27 January 2012EU banana market trends higherThe combination of good demand and an ongoing shortage of Latin American fruit has forced Spot pricing to rise towards last year’s levels. 27 January 2012Setback in Psa-V battleThe first results of field trials in New Zealand to find a solution to the kiwifruit vine-killing disease have come back largely negative. 27 January 2012French fruit farms fall 20% in a decadePeaches and pears are the most affected with the land dedicated to production shrinking 40% and 45% respectively since 2000. 27 January 2012Rebound forecast for Chilean topfruit exportsApple volumes are forecast to rise marginally after a year-on-year fall in 2011 while pear shipments will rise for the second successive year. 27 January 2012Forth Ports takes control at TilburyThe rebranded London Container Terminal will become the third largest box facility in the UK, offering a combination of shortsea, deepsea and coastal feeder operations. |
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26 January 2012Hollow victory for JFCThe UK’s Court of Appeal has overturned an interim antisuit injunction secured by Star Reefers but ordered costs to be offset against the US$21m owed to the reefer owner. 26 January 2012Crisis builds for box linesContainer lines are ‘running out of options’ to stem losses as steaming slows to Clipper speed, exhausting a solution that helped restore profitability in 2010. 26 January 2012NZ kiwifruit exports forecast 15m trays lowerSingle channel marketer Zespri is cautiously predicting a harvest of about 90m trays of kiwifruit this season, down from the record 105m trays shipped in 2011. 26 January 2012Floods hit Ecuadorian banana productionUp to 2,000 hectares of plantations in Guayas Province are reported to be under water as the River Cañar bursts its banks, helping to further inflate the exit price. 26 January 2012Asian Citrus Psyllid found in CaliforniaThe insect responsible for spreading Citrus Greening has been detected in Southern California groves according to the state’s Department of Food and Agriculture. 25 January 2012Sumifru ‘plans Cambodian banana farm’Australia-based Indochina Gateway Capital and Japan’s Sumifru Corporation are reportedly to invest US$35m in banana cultivation in Koh Kong province. 25 January 2012Vestas makes planning applicationThe Danish wind turbine manufacturer has taken a giant stride in pushing ahead with its plans to transform the UK Port of Sheerness. 25 January 2012Agrolibano plans transpacific export programmeThe Honduran Agriculture Ministry and the country’s largest integrated melon producer have signed an agreement permitting exports to Taiwan and Japan. 25 January 2012Pakistani citrus exporters warn of difficult yearShippers say that exports to Indonesia are now under threat as the required political agreements have failed to take place. 25 January 2012Kloosterboer claims sustainability awardThe Kloosterboer Group is to become the first cold store operator to receive the Lean and Green Award. |
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