Daily Archives: 06/01/2022

Del Monte

Del Monte’s green recognition

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Del Monte reports on its sustainability programmes
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Del Monte’s sustainability programmes delivered a ‘strong close to 2021’,  as the company scored an A- in the water security category and B in the climate change and forest categories.  The company has also won in the Environmental Initiatives category at the 2021 SEAL (Sustainability, Environmental Achievement & Leadership) Business Sustainability Awards.

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IG opens new cold storage facility

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IG's new cold storage facility in India increases its total facilities to 17
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IG has opened a new cold storage facility in Dehli. The leading fruit importer continues its plans to grow its footprint across India. The new facility has capacity to store 3500 pallets.

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Container shipping’s 2022 outlook

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Container shipping's 2022 outlook - another record year ahead for shipping lines?
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Container shipping’s 2022 outlook – will this year be even more lucrative than 2021? Shipping lines reported record profits last year, and the consensus is that this year will be ‘extremely strong for ocean carriers and extremely expensive for cargo shippers’. 

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Port of Oakland to expedite agricultural products

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New interagency effort to improve flow of agricultural products
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Port of Oakland has launched a new interagency effort to improve the flow of agricultural products. The aim is provide relief to agricultural exporters who face shortages of export capacity and huge logistics price increases.

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Plastic

French plastic packaging ban begins

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New law banning plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables now in force
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New French law banning plastic packaging for fresh fruit and vegetables is now in force. The ban is ‘a real revolution’ according to President Emmanuel Macron, as France takes the lead globally on this issue. Spain plans a similar ban from 2023. 

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Banana

Banana industry at inflection point

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Could 2022 be a moment of reckoning for the banana industry?
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The banana industry ‘is at an inflection point’ and 2022 could be a ‘moment of reckoning’.  Key problems include price pressures and changes to pesticide requirements. The FreshPlaza team interviewed Hugo Castro of Ecuadorian supplier Gina Fruit. 

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