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GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW BANANAS
Industry reacts to Washington asking to remove tariffs on apples to India
Results of retractable cooling roof trials with strawberries in Mexico
Prices coming down on Florida mandarins and oranges
PPC Flexible Packaging acquires Stepac, Mapfresh Holdings
Banana partnership aims to relaunch Somalia banana production
Michroma
Michroma closes $6.4 mln in seed financing to commercialize natural food colorings from mushrooms
C.H. Robinson reports 2022 Fourth Quarter Results
"We're increasing our focus on delivering a scalable operating model to lower our costs"
English and German editions
Fruit Logistica magazine FreshPlaza/Primeur now available online
"Following France, other European countries will ban plastic packaging"
Global Focus Grapes
First organic table grape exports from Peru to US a success for producer
Retail
Dreamstime
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage: First quarter fiscal 2023 results
Amazon is closing some Fresh supermarkets and Go convenience stores as it looks to curtail expenses
Some growers are looking to plant alternative crops
Too much heat and low demand hurts San Joaquin Valley walnut crop
USDA funds FIU team with $500,000 to speed up research
Scientists believe weapon against citrus greening already exists in nature
Florida congressional leaders seek help for seasonal crop producers
“A world with better blueberries”
Top Honduran fruit and vegetable exports to the US
United Fruits starting with Costa Rican melons in week 7
"Costa Rican melon season begins with more Cantaloupe and fewer yellow melons"
Antony Allen - Avolution
“This year is looking to be a great consolidation year in preparation for the next few years of growth"
NZ High Court allows appeal of kiwifruit land valuation
Visa crisis continues to hamper the movement of Moroccan agricultural exports
First shipments of the Egyptian onion season depart next week, as the European market is in short supply
Payment, a thorn in the side of Iranian exporters
Floating Robotics
Switzerland: Beerstecher puts ETH picking robot into operation
"We are impressed with how well the robot handles picking and defoliation"
“Our systems deliver low footprint, high-quality crops with minimal energy requirements”
ASTRA celebrates its peeler now being sold in 50 countries
"Our automatic peelers are sold to 50 countries"
Leon van den Hombergh, Frankort&Koning:
"Never-before-seen melon prices for time of year"
Maarten Voois, PEQ:
"We offer overseas producers a total package access to the European market”
Nele Van Avermaet (VLAM), Herman Lion (Lathouwers) about Chicory Week
Chicory: "To reverse the downward [consumption] trend you must create awareness among young people"
How can young people be won over to chicory?
Jan Groen, Green Organics:
“We’re reaching a point where conventional costs more than organic”
Premium vacuum drying facility for fresh produce
Eurica Scholtz - Berg River Table Grape Producers Association
Berg River farmers avoid loadshedding through pilot project with Eskom
Ceradini Group, Italy
Inflation hasn't stopped kiwi sales
Organic purple pointed cabbage: a trendy vegetable that could be here to stay
Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals (RST)
'Our ambition is to be the best in class shortsea terminal in Europe within a few years'
SATI 2022/23 season update:
South African table grape export volumes -8% lower than last year
EastFruit
Apple exports from Turkey decline due to falling shipments to India
Linton Growing joins Driscoll’s nursery network
Freshinset
Vidre+ works to extend the shelf-life of tomatoes
Drewry
World Container Index - 02 Feb
Drewry’s composite World Container Index decreased to $2,033.70 per 40ft container this week
Wave of new container vessels may help ease effects of inflation
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