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  Nearly 90% of international trade from Africa happens by sea, yet a lack of infrastructure and long ship waiting times continue to hamper productivity for the African maritime sector. A wave of new investments is set to change this and drive growth over the medium term, according to aContinue Reading

  Until now, Liquidseal was only known in the flower sector. The company makes environmentally friendly post harvest products that extend shelf life. In addition to the recipes developed by the company for use on lily bulbs and cut roses, an application for fruit is now available as well.  Continue Reading

  Carica papaya is the scientific name of the papaya, a fruit little known in the Spanish province of Almeria, although in recent times it has attracted more attention after being the focus of various seminars. Since 2012, the University of Almeria, together with the Cajamar Foundation, has launched an experimentalContinue Reading

  Avocados From Mexico (AFM), the No. 1 selling avocado brand in the U.S., celebrated their year-round love of music with their first-ever appearance at South By Southwest (SXSW), and in the process, dominated SXSW-related social buzz. According to data from the social media monitoring company Keyhole, AFM’s #GuacNRoll activitiesContinue Reading

by Nichola Watson, Fresh Plaza   As the South African avocado harvest gets underway, we can see from the table that the export volumes have not changed much since 2010, but the figures do not tell the full story. Avocados have an on-year and an off-year. 2013 for example was anContinue Reading

by Miranda Saunders and Elloise Farrow-Smith, ABC North Coast   A macadamia processing plant near Lismore has cracked a world-first for nut treatment. The pasteurisation machine at the Alphadale company MPC reduces levels of micro-organisms through non-chemical methods.   “The pasteuriser treats food in a way that reduces the levels ofContinue Reading

  The controversial Resolution No. 37/16 of Senasa caused concern among citrus producers and packers, because of the restrictions embodied in the document, which prevented the free movement of unprocessed fruit between the Argentine Coast and the northern part of the province of Buenos Aires, in order to prevent theContinue Reading

  A mission of the European Union (EU) will travel to Uruguay in April to assess whether the action plan being carried out by the country against the Blackspot citrus disease (caused by the fungus Guignardia citricarpa) is adequate to allow exports to continue as they used to.   This issueContinue Reading

by Maggie Giuffrida, The Produce News   Robinson Fresh has carefully crafted its business practices to ensure that supply availability for pineapples is not compromised. “The dual country strategy that Robinson Fresh has in place for pineapple allows us to diversify supply production and risk whenever weather events hit one regionContinue Reading

  Indonesia has the potential to export tropical fruits to various countries, according to Kafi Kurnia, Head of the Indonesian Export-Import of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association (Assibisindo). Yet there are several factors hindering this potentially lucrative business.   Based on a report from Indonesia’s Agriculture Ministry there exists solidContinue Reading

by Yzza Ibrahim, Fresh Plaza   Kenya registered a significant increase in mango production across the 2015/2016 season compared to the previous season, witnessing an increase of 27% on season-to-season basis. Mangos From Kenya reported 30% jump in exports, largely attributed to their intense continuous training that guides farmers to plantContinue Reading