Due to the uncertainties surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, the next edition of the International Agricultural Machinery Fair (FIMA) in Zaragoza has been moved back from February to April 26-30, 2022. […]
mar 04/01/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
The latest data from NielsenIQ show that the UK’s organic market UK grew by 6.5% in the year to 25 September. This contrasts with non-organic food sales, which have slowed […]
mar 09/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The supply crisis in the UK is leading supermarkets to resort to cardboard cut-outs of fruit, vegetables and other groceries to fill gaps on shelves. Tesco has begun using pictures […]
mar 02/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The UK logistics sector has hit back at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s claim that the supply crunch currently hitting the country is the fault of the logistics sector. David Wells, […]
mer 27/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Fairtrade has announced an increase in its Minimum Price for bananas due to rising export costs and falling import prices, which have hit producers hard.
mar 19/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Major US retailers have begun to charter their own vessels in an attempt to overcome global supply chain disruptions, according to Reuters. The retailers include Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Costco […]
lun 18/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
New Zealand kiwifruit exporter Zespri has said that shipments to China will continue as normal after some of its fruit tested positive for Covid-19 in the country. The firm launched […]
lun 04/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Sales in UK supermarkets fell by 1.9% during the 12 weeks to 5 September 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, according to the latest figures from Kantar. However, […]
mer 22/09/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
A new survey in the US has found that it is convenience rather than safety concerns that is driving more grocery shoppers to go online. In the study by digital […]
lun 20/09/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
After a two-week closure due to a Covid-19 detection, China has begun to reopen one of the terminals at the Ningbo-Zhoushan, the world’s third-largest container port. The port’s Meishan terminal […]
lun 30/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Covid-19 is reported to have been detected at a market in China’s Ganzhou city, on the surface of durian packages imported from Thailand, according to the Office of Agricultural Affairs […]
mer 25/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
