All articles by Maura Maxwell – Page 30
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      NewsSpanish fruit and veg exports reach new record in 2024
Shipments up by 6 per cent in value and 8 per cent in volume
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      NewsPeru makes first-ever break-bulk shipment of fruit
Milestone provides new alternative for exporters amid ongoing global container shortage
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      NewsMaersk urges container pickup ahead of potential port strike
Carrier said proactive measure will help mitigate any potential disruptions at the terminals
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      CommentCecilio Peregrín elected as new president of Fepex
Board also appoints Joan Serentill and Jose Vicente Almudever as vice-presidents for fruits and flowers and plants
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      NewsKorean team develops edible biofilm to extend shelf-life of fruit
Researchers believe the natural polysaccharide-based edible coating can replace synthetic packaging
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      NewsFreshuelva expands international recruitment process
Association plans to source workers from Colombia, Ecuador and Honduras as well as Morocco this season
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      NewsSun World’s Global Partner Network keeps on growing
More new marketers and importers join licensee community in the past year
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      NewsNew project aims to improve tomato growing with AI
TomatoGuard uses AI-powered digital nose sensor to detect early signs of crop stress
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      NewsLatAm exporters face uncertain start to 2025
Year ends with rising freight rates as further strike action looms in US, says Seal
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      NewsAgroponiente celebrates B Corp accreditation
CEO Imanol Almudí said award echoes company’s philosophy of ‘conscious agriculture’
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      NewsStePac develops greener packaging alternative for broccoli
Solution designed to ease transition from environmentally unfriendly ice-filled polystyrene foam and waxed carton boxes
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      NewsSubsole’s table grape campaign off to strong start
Company reports brisk movement in US market and high prices in Europe
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      NewsNew project to peel away the secrets of potato blight
Initiative will study Phytophthora, a group of fungus-like microbes that cause many devastating plant diseases
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      NewsFruit exports up and running at Port of Chancay
Key products shipped through the port were blueberries, grapes, avocados and mangoes
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      NewsCTGC hires director of community service and health programmes
Newly created role will oversee implementation and management of community outreach efforts
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      NewsFruit World gears up for “exceptional” mandarin harvest
Company reports record-high Brix levels in new-season crop
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      NewsFyffes launches search to find Ireland’s fittest school
Multinational teams up with Olympian David Gillick for ten-week challenge, now in its fourth year
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      NewsGarcés Fruit secures airfreight first in Chile
Company becomes the first Chilean fruit exporter certified for safe air shipments by DGAC
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      NewsTropical Blue shows promise in Southern Europe, says GPG
Plantings of the early season low-chill blueberry variety have grown significantly in southern Spain
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      NewsChilean exporters set sights on Morocco
Morocco seen as a key strategic objective, both as a market and a gateway to Africa
 

