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“The Ecuadorian pitahaya sector has been achieving nice growth in recent years, with our sales registering constant annual increases. We currently export to some 15 countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. Some of our main destinations are Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the […]

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Potato processing is undergoing a deep transformation, as the need to guarantee increasingly higher quality standards is combined with the growing difficulty in finding labour, thereby accelerating the adoption of advanced technologies along the entire supply chain. In this context, the Sgorbati Group proposes an approach based on the integration of different technological solutions, with […]

Of all the reef containers arriving at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, around 98% are then transported by truck. According to Chris Reidsma, that can be done more efficiently and sustainably. His company, Raillogix, focuses on refrigerated rail transport as an alternative.Raillogix is part of the Rail Innovators Group and offers integrated rail […]

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“We ought to be twice as busy as we are,” says Steve Oosthuizen of Cape Fruit Coolers with cold facilities situated outside Cape Town. “This time of the year, we’re usually very busy with citrus and avocados, apples and pears. But we’re waiting for citrus to pick up, and these storms have delayed and impacted […]

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The summer tourist season in Greece is currently entering its first active phase, with tourist arrivals increasing week by week. However, June is the month when tourism activity reaches peak levels, significantly influencing fruit and vegetable orders from restaurants and hotels, not only for local summer produce, but also for imported exotic products such as […]

Lower wages remain a considerable advantage to producing in Poland. Derreck Bac of the Springfresh Group says labor costs in that country are still about one-third those in the Netherlands. “For a long time, it was thought that those differences would shrink, but they haven’t,” says Derreck. According to him, regional wage differences persist. “That […]

A new export season for Egyptian table grapes has just begun. This season is marked by shifts on several fronts: variety selection, packaging, and competitiveness. “This reflects the ongoing development of the table grape sector, with notable changes driven primarily by market demands rather than by production expansion alone,” explains Mohammed Ezzat, CEO of Green […]

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