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ZZ2’s avocado packing house

ZZ2 to build one of world's largest avocado packing houses
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ZZ2 to build one of the world’s largest avocado packing houses. The packing house will be in Limpopo, South Africa. It will pack tomatoes and avocados.  The facility will handle 70000 metric tons of avocados every year. 

Source: FreshFruitPortal.com

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Freight rates rise

Freight rates continue rising

Freight rates continue rising
Freight rates rise

Freight rates continue rising. The supply chain faces challenges on maritime routes to meet  demand for cargo and raw materials. The challenges include container shortages and delayed shipments.  The delays at Yantian port have caused problems for global trade. 

Source: FPC FreshtalkDaily

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Cold chain market outlook

Cold chain market outlook
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Cold chain market outlook. Reportlinker.com estimates growth of 12.93% in 2021. Increased demand from the pharmaceutical and processed food sectors have influenced growth. The cold chain market is expected to reach $344.51 billion in 2025. This is at a CAGR of 9.49%. 

Important to note that global reefer trade reduced to 0.4% in 2020. Industry experts Drewry expect seaborne reefer traffic to grow at an average rate of 4% after 2021

Source: Yahoo Finance

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Thermo King launches ThermoKare

Thermo King launches ThermoKare

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Thermo King® launches ThermoKare. Its new fleet monitoring offering. The new service combines Thermo King expertise with TracKing Connected Solutions which has two-way communication capabilities. This will enable continuous 24/7 monitoring of refrigerated fleets.

Source: Thermo King

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Evergreen

Evergreen orders 6000 reefers

Evergreen orders 6000 reefers
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Evergreen orders 6000 reefers from China. The order was placed with Guangdong Fuwa Equipment Manufacturing (Fuwa) which only builds reefers. As a result of this order, Evergreen’s total fleet is now 78,000 boxes (including subsidiaries).

Source: The Loadstar

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EU farm to fork

EU Farm to Fork Strategy

EU Code of Conduct for all farm to fork actors
EU farm to fork

The EU Farm to Fork Strategy includes a code of conduct on responsible food business and marketing practices. The code has actions that can be undertaken in order to tangibly improve sustainability performance. Food processors, food service operators and retailers can voluntarily undertake these actions.

Source: European Commission

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Vegetables

Sustainability in food logistics

From farm to fork, the world's food supply chain relies on robust logistics
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The food supply chain relies on robust logistics. How can perishables reach a growing population with minimal damage and optimum freshness? And how can suppliers demonstrate sustainability? In the cold chain, refrigerated containers require constant energy and fuel to keep products at the correct temperature. Reefer containers need to be plugged in aboard vessels, making carbon emission reporting more complex. 

Source: Food Logistics

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Kuehne+Nagel acquire Salmosped

Kuehne+Nagel acquire Salmosped and expand into seafood logistics market
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Kuehne+Nagel have agreed to purchase Norwegian air freight forwarder Salmosped. The company’s expansion into the seafood logistics continues. The company now has operations in most of the main salmon production centres. 

Source: The Loadstar

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Vegetables discarded in fields

Brexit and COVID causing staff shortages on British farms

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British farms hit twice by impact of Brexit and COVID as staff shortages cause major problems. A farm in Southern England had to discard huge amounts of courgettes as it had no staff to pick them. And with a lorry driver shortage making it extremely hard to transport produce to supermarkets, British farmers are facing significant challenges. 

Source: FPCFreshtalkDaily

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Insecurity in Chinese fruit market

Fruit importers to China feel impact of global shipping disruption

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Irregular shipping conditions and global shipping capacity problems are causing significant problems for the Chinese import orange market. Chinese ports are struggling with backlogs and fruit is now left rotting in containers.  The Chinese fruit market is ‘decentralising’ as a result of these import challenges that citrus-producing countries such as Peru are experiencing.

Source: FreshPlaza

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