“We went from exporting 2.9 million boxes of table grapes in week 4 of last year to only 126,000 in the same week of this year”
The social instability, blockades, and mobilizations in Peru have greatly impacted its agricultural sector. The data for January exports will only be available in the coming weeks, but different

Kiwifruit harvest threatened by Bay of Plenty flooding
Kiwifruit vines in the Bay of Plenty took a direct hit last week and the total cost won't be revealed until the floods drain away. Kiwifruit have been washed clean in the Papamoa surf, while their

Southern African citrus exports to Russia surpass expectations
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had little effect on Southern African citrus exports to Russia last year, at least from a volume point of view. In fact, export volumes in 2022 exceeded the

Turning over a new LEAF
Sustainable food and farming group Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) held its first in-person conference in three years on Friday (3 March) in Warwickshire. Tackling the themes ‘tradition,

DP World sets new UK record
DP World saw a 5 per cent rise in the volume of trade handled by its two hubs in the UK last year, as the leading provider of smart logistics solutions continued to extend its reach further into

Fresh produce consumption among Europeans drop 10% in 2022
The latest estimates from the Freshfel Europe Consumption Monitor suggest that the average consumption of fresh produce among Europeans fell by 10% in 2022 from 364g per capita per day in 2021.

Flooding exposes vulnerability of Australia’s supply chains
This year’s flooding has exposed how fragile and unsustainable some of Australia’s supply chains are. Road has steadily increased its share of domestic non-bulk trade. In the 1970s, road