February 8, 2024
Fruit Logistica 2024 Opens in Berlin with Its Most International Lineup Yet
BERLIN — Messe Berlin opened its doors on February 7 for Fruit Logistica 2024, and the headline figures signal a trade firmly back on…
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January 22, 2024
EU Deforestation Rules Are Live: What Produce Supply Chains Must Prepare
The EU Deforestation Regulation — EU 2023/1115 — entered into force on June 29, 2023, and its phased obligations are now rolling out. The…
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January 8, 2024
2024 Freight Outlook: Two Chokepoints and a New Normal for Produce Exporters
Produce exporters enter 2024 facing a logistics map redrawn at both ends of the world. In the east, Red Sea transits remain disrupted by…
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December 22, 2023
Red Sea Crisis Reroutes Asia–Europe Cargo Around Africa
One of container shipping's most important shortcuts is effectively closed. After Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea escalated through…
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December 8, 2023
India Bans Onion Exports: Global Buyers Scramble for Cover
India — the world's largest onion exporter — has prohibited all onion exports effective December 8, 2023, through March 31, 2024, a dramatic escalation…
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November 22, 2023
COP28 to Put Food Systems on the Climate Agenda for the First Time
When COP28 opens in Dubai next week, food and agriculture will have something they have never had at a UN climate summit: their own…
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November 8, 2023
US Anti-Dumping Watch: Commerce Nears Decision on Garlic Chunks from China
US importers of Chinese garlic products are watching the calendar closely. The Department of Commerce is expected to issue its preliminary determination on…
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October 22, 2023
China Ginger Prices Climb Nearly 50% as Export Volumes Tumble
Ginger has delivered one of the most volatile produce stories of 2023. Wholesale prices at Beijing's Xinfadi market climbed from 11.44 to 17 RMB…
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October 8, 2023
Anuga 2023 in Cologne: 7,800 Exhibitors Signal Where Food Trade Is Headed
Cologne became the center of the global food trade from October 7 to 11 as Anuga 2023 opened with more than 7,800 exhibitors from…
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