March 15, 2024 | Ingredients

Vietnam’s pepper exports drop in first two months of 2024

The increase in export prices has led to a continuous rise in domestic pepper prices The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported that Vietnam exported 35,000 tonnes of pepper…

March 8, 2024 | Food

Saudi’s date exports jump by 14% in 2023

The export markets for Saudi Arabia’s dates have seen remarkable growth, especially in China, where exports soared by 121 per cent in 2023 The National Centre for Palms and Dates…

March 8, 2024 | Middle East

Qatar launches 5 new e-services for food safety system ‘Watheq’

The new services include food consignment inspection for export and re-export, as well as requests for food export and re-export certificates, and certificate verification The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH)…

March 6, 2024 | Africa

Ethiopia and Netherlands jointly build cooling centre for fresh produce exports

The project, known as Cool Port Addis, is designed to facilitate the export of horticultural crops from Ethiopia in a cooled state to the port of Rotterdam The Ethiopian government…

March 5, 2024 | Company News

Folk Maritime launches new container line in Saudi Arabia

The new box carrier is expected to provide its customers with non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) services and create new trade lanes, offering end-to-end shipping solutions A new shipping company…

February 29, 2024 | Europe

European Commission gathers views from all stakeholders in food supply chain

Farmers and their associations raised concerns about the prevalence of unfair practices within the food supply chain The European Commission is calling farmers and all smaller suppliers across the food…

February 22, 2024 | Supply chain

Red Sea crisis spiralling ocean freight rates from Far East to US 

The latest data released by Xeneta indicates a peak may have been reached after spot rates from the Far East into the US declined slightly since the last round of…

February 21, 2024 | Company News

Netherlands’ WEC Lines enters refrigerated container market

The new 45ft refrigerated containers are all equipped with a state-of-the-art (electric) cooling system to maintain precise temperature control within a range from -30ºC to +30ºC Dutch shipping company WEC…

February 19, 2024 | Policy and Regulatory

Phillippines National Food Hub to stimulate food and agro-industrial corridor

The hub is positioned as the country’s premium wholesale market and distribution hub for high-value and top-quality food products The PHP8.5-billion National Food Hub at the Clark Airport Complex is…

February 16, 2024 | Policy and Regulatory

Suez Canal Authority and MSC Group discuss developments and situation in Red Sea

The meeting was aimed at discussing ways of cooperation and reviewing the navigation policies of MSC in the Suez Canal The Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, Admiral Ossama Rabiee,…