Raspberry blog

The Raspberry market has been continually growing in recent years, and there is no sign of it slowing down any time soon. There has been huge development in raspberry sizing and flavour, with sustainability also playing a big part. There is increasing focus on durability, with disease-resistance playing an important role in the breeding process. Many growers opt for growing raspberries in substrate, this garantess fewer pesticides and is also hugely sustainable.

The current market demand is consumer looking for large fruit, light colours and good shelf life. Growers are busy developing good yields and low cultivation costs to keep up with the needs.

 

 

Peru

The Peruvian growers are aiming for international markets and are still in the stage of accumulating experience in overseas markets, such as the United States. The majority of raspberry producers in Peru are small farmers. They have between one to five or eight hectares.

There is a high productivity in this region, with 10,000 plants per hectare which allow producer to obtain 6000-7000kg in the first year, increasing to 12-15000kg in the 2nd year.

The entry of new patented varieties will increase this production even more, having the advantage of perfect soil, water and climate conditions. The size of the berries is almost double that of Chilean raspberries and begins to produce fruit from the age of five months.

An UK-based company is launching an independent Raspberry variety trial that spans from nine countries and includes 22 commercially licensed varieties. This trial, which will be underway through to December 2021, will provide an opportunity for propagators to see how their plants deliver against a range of criteria.

Poland

In Poland, growers are investing in construction of effective irrigation and fertigation systems to keep up with the changing Raspberry landscape. Estimate production for this year is expected to reach 122 thousand tons, which is 60% more than last season.

The situation in the international trade is favorable, which was an additional factor that contributed to good price levels. Up to 70% of Polish Raspberries are sold to industrial customers.

Serbia

The cultivation of raspberries is dominant in Serbia, with 40,000 hectares cultivating berries. In the last year, 209 million euros of frozen raspberries alone were exported. They have seen excellent export results during the pandemic. The average export price is around 1.5 EUR per kilogram, which means that it would be good to export more first class than now. However, the big problem is still low yields of only 5.5 tons per hectare, which is at the level of underdeveloped production. the solutions for improving the sector are quality planting material, strict control and application of standards, development of contractual relations, coordination of producers, buyers and processors, development of real cooperatives, education.

Spain

Recent hurricane-type winds devasted numerous agriculture production sites, causing severe damage in the west of the province. In particular, the greenhouse infrastructures containing raspberries was damaged causing big losses. The Spanish association reported a 10 percent decrease in raspberry plantations for the 2020-21 season. Prices are also under pressure and demand is low due to large volumes being sold from other countries.

Australia

Australia produces Raspberries to supply fresh berry markets locally and interstate. Tasmania is the largest Raspberry producer in this region, and although the state’s berry processing sector is currently small, it has recently experienced significant expansion in infrastructure investments. These include freeze drying and cool store facilities and enhancing capacity to produce semi-processed products such as seedless purees.

Chile

Chilean berry market is on the rise and continues to offer high quality produce. Automation process in IQF and optical sorters have played a key role in increasing the production and sales. Chile is one of the leading countries in the export of Berries, with companies orientating around high quality production.

Our Raspberries are grown in optimal growing environments and are valued for their colour, flavour and firmness. We ensure our organic products are grown with natural fertilizers and living organisms such as microbes and bees that replace fertilizers, and on farms that practice soil rotation to obtain the perfect soil balance.

We make sure our products are sustainably sourced to reduce the environmental and social impacts of their production.

We take great measures to be an honest supplier, and ensure our products are ethically sourced. Our organic farmers and producers adhere to legislative requirements in relation to organic production as well as our own strict internal standards. Organic standards rely on farming practices designed to minimize the impact on the environment, ensuring the agricultural system operates as naturally as possible. Tradelink’s quality assurance doesn’t stop at the fields, the processing plants that are used are an important part of the process.

Read more on our Raspberries here!

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New Zealand

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/123514596/pacific-workers-to-pick-fruit-in-nsw-while-nz-govt-picks-fight-with-farmers

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https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/300167951/significant-negative-commercial-impacts-on-nzs-meat-industry-if-proposed-uk-eu-trade-offer-goes-ahead

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https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/123528554/new-zealand-wine-exports-hit-record-2-billion

 

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https://www.interest.co.nz/rural-news/108176/angus-kebbell-investigates-how-covid-has-changed-and-improved-way-livestock-traded

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https://www.interest.co.nz/rural-news/108096/guy-trafford-observes-when-new-zealand-producers-are-required-adhere-higher

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Australia

https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/7025336/analysis-of-argentina-shows-australia-is-well-placed-to-capture-asian-grain-markets-this-year/?cs=5153

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https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/7028722/pendulum-swinging-on-wheat-prices/?cs=5153

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https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/7031541/china-to-impose-duties-on-australian-wine/?cs=4715

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https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/7020262/crop-expectations-increasing/?cs=4714

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https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/7028078/barley-the-crop-most-reliant-on-china/?cs=4714

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South America

https://en.mercopress.com/2020/11/26/brazil-renews-wheat-import-quota-free-of-tariff-from-outside-mercosur

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https://en.mercopress.com/2020/11/25/china-competes-in-the-dredging-of-paraguay-parana-waterway-which-handles-90-million-tons-of-grains

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https://en.mercopress.com/2020/11/26/consumer-confidence-in-brazil-fell-in-november-concern-over-covid-19-and-end-of-emergency-transfers

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Food Updates

https://www.supermarketperimeter.com/articles/5937-pandemic-drives-strong-demand-for-california-fruit

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Which countries are true food innovators?

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Scientists discover genetics behind deadly oat blight

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https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/7030005/study-to-boost-global-wheat-crop-breeding/?cs=5153

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https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/7029902/fast-facts-add-up-to-good-news-story-for-red-meat/?cs=13513

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Agriculture is becoming more integrated in the ago-food chain and the global market, while environmental, food safety and quality, and animal welfare regulations are also increasingly impacting on the sector.

Family and small farms are essential to our economy and well-being of the nations around the world. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), about 90 percent of the world’s 570 million farms are small and most are found in the rural areas of the developing world, but they produce food for a substantial proportion of the world’s population.

Today, there is a need for a sustainable agriculture in order to tackle the triple challenge of producing more food, creating more jobs and preserving the natural resource base: small family farmers lie at the heart of the solution. Not only do they support the competitiveness and sustainability of rural and farm economies, they serve to:

  • Protect and enhance natural resources and the environment
  • Provide a nursery for the development of new enterprises and marketing systems
  • Maintain rural populations

Some examples are seen in Bolivia, where traditional farming communities are working to preserve their ancient seed diversity. By planting and harvesting ancestral varieties of quinoa and over 150 varieties of traditional potatoes, they’re building up a store of seeds and making them accessible to growers.

In Nigeria they are tapping into the IDH block farming model to help develop agricultural practices in a sustainable way, especially the cassava industry in which they are the worlds largest producing country. The block farming model is a structure used to manage supply chains in an inclusive and sustainable way, with a block farm as the focal point of production.

Also in Nigeria, there are several complementary procedures in place to ensure processing factories have a reliable supply of cassava to overcome the challenges in the supply chain. It works by structuring the connections between processing companies and smallholder farmers in a mutually beneficial way, in combination with the financial, educational and technical provisions necessary to kick-start effective production.

These small farmers are faced with many challenges along the way. Productivity, assets, access to markets, off-farm employment, poverty climate change, food security and migration, are just some of the issues.

In view of its high significance and due to its role in generating jobs and income, family farming plays a strategic part not only for food production, but also for developing durable solutions for the improvement of living conditions in rural areas and for the quality of the food supply.

Tradelink works to improve the economic conditions and quality of life within small and family farm communities. In particular, our focus is to:

  • Boost confidence, production, and profits for small farm communities
  • Develop new and enhanced methods to reduce production costs
  • Ensure that farmers are educated about:
    • whole farm planning
    • estate planning and farm transition
    • risk management
    • market opportunities
  • Set up research for specialty crops and apply technologies and the correct practices in field use
  • Guarantee that all farmers have equivalent access to government programs and services.

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New Zealand

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/123475715/rangitikei-farmers-cut-fuel-use-in-half-with-gps-technology

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https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/cropping/123419825/covid-career-change-expilot-lands-on-feet-with-new-job-in-horticulture

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https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/rural/2020/11/new-online-platform-to-give-consumers-producers-verified-data-about-primary-sector-products.html

 

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https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/rural/2020/11/modest-rise-for-dairy-prices-in-latest-global-dairy-trade-auction.html

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https://www.interest.co.nz/rural-news/108079/global-foodservice-struggles-are-set-extend-2021-softening-returns-nz-red-meat

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Australia

https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/7022274/graincorp-smashes-all-time-record/?cs=5159

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https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/7018566/seeding-soil-wetters-boost-crop-yields/?cs=5159

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https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/7023820/covid-affects-wheat-demand/?cs=5153

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https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/7023521/farm-robots-may-cause-some-serious-problems-warn-researchers/?cs=4720

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https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/7022239/harvest-continues-apace-in-sa-in-spite-of-covid-scare/?cs=5153

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South America

https://en.mercopress.com/2020/11/17/argentina-meat-industry-plans-investments-to-increase-exports-33-in-three-years

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https://en.mercopress.com/2020/11/21/us-soybeans-futures-hit-a-four-year-high-on-dry-conditions-in-key-south-american-crop-areas

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https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/economy/global-crop-supply-fears-send-soybeans-to-highest-in-six-years.phtml

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https://gro-intelligence.com/insights/articles/argentine-drought-reduces-wheat-production-to-5-year-low

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Food Updates

Researchers from Japan find new way of testing for antioxidants

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Soft drinks industry hits back at aspartame claims

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https://www.supermarketperimeter.com/articles/5910-survey-chicken-popularity-flies-during-the-pandemic

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https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/7024369/premium-aaco-beef-cuts-pulled-from-aussie-market-to-meet-us-demand/?cs=5151

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New targets set to reduce antibiotics usage in UK farms

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Argentina has had a hard time the last twelve months, not just in legume production, but this is the purpose of this report so we will be focusing on that.

Argentina’s farm lands have had both the severest droughts in two decades, frosts and floods all in short order, and this has affected production and exports in an unparalleled way.

The Department of Agroeconomic Information (DIA) estimates a production of only 74,700 tons of legumes will be exported in 2020, 47 percent below even the 2017 season which exported 140,800 tons.  The extent of the issue needs to seen against the sowing of a record 1.32 million acres (this excludes soy which is by far the main crop of beans in Argentina).

The drought was not the only issue facing the farmers. The winters deep frost they had in the middle of the season deeply affected and reduced the production yield, sizes and final quality further reducing availability of #1 grade product, making the issue even worse than tonnage produced suggests.  This was especially harsh in parts of Cordoba, one of the main growing regions.

However, high increase in demand due to the Covid19 devastation, helped mitigate some of the pain for the farmers, but inflicted it in other areas, especially where contractual obligations were impossible to meet.

The current harvest of chickpeas in Tucuman is good.  However, in the North (Salta, Jujuy and other Provinces) yields are very poor and quality is down.  Some growers are only harvesting 135kg per acre.  Sizing is about 60% 8mm and the rest 7mm and just a very few batches with 9mm.

With Salta being one of the main growing regions for organic beans, this is affecting supply lines seriously.  We need to see final figures of Cordoba where hopefully some volume can be picked up.

The other major market factor to keep an eye on is a potential second wave of Covid19.  Legumes have proved to show exceptionally strong demand globally and prices are expected to rise, especially because of global depletion of last season’s carry over.

Also, to add to the price pressure is the rise in freight costs.  While sea freight has mainly seen disruptions and container unbalance, not only because of Covid19 but because of trade tensions, internal trucking rates are at an all-time high, meaning Canadian and Mexican product is not able to counter the price increases.

Weather forecasts for the new season are looking much more positive.  With sowing starting for the new crop, especially in Cordoba, ground conditions are good and high acreage is being planted in anticipation of the high demand.  There is no indications by meteorologists that this historic weather disruption will occur again this season and we are hopeful Argentina will once again be the exporter it once was in 2021.

 

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The importance of shipping in supporting and sustaining today’s global society makes it indispensable to the world. As the world’s population continues to grow, particularly in developing countries, low-cost and efficient maritime transport has an essential role to play in growth and sustainable development.

Without shipping, intercontinental trade, the bulk transport of raw materials, and the import/export of affordable food and manufactured goods would simply not be possible.

Shipping is the life blood of the global economy, and is constantly fighting the challenges of technological, environmental and geopolitical issues that test the resilience of the maritime sector. Companies are increasingly turned to liquefied natural gas (LNG) to reduce their impact on the environment.

This industry is also adjusting by embracing automation. Autonomous cargo ships have long been touted as the next big thing, combining cost-efficiency with green credentials.

FASCINATING INVESTIGATION

Have you ever wondered when a container turns up at your warehouse, where it has been and what parts of the world it has travelled to before it reached you?  Shipping containers travel all over the world, from the far East to the busy ports of London and Europe, across the Atlantic to the dockyards of the USA.

The BBC decided to follow a container for a whole year for interest to see exactly where it travelled to.  They marked and tracked a container using GPS for just over 12 months, in which it travelled over 50,000 miles, mostly by sea, but also by train and road.  It traced a very interesting journey through the main events of 2009 – for a short while it stood in a Japan port while global trade was almost at a standstill.

It went on travelling from Scotland to China, through the Suez Canal and visiting Brazil and Singapore, charted by the BBC through television, radio and online until it was unloaded and finished its journey back at the Television Centre in London UK.  In total it circled the globe more than twice, carrying loads of whisky, bathroom scales, and cat food,  and was followed with great interest by an audience including school children and has now been donated by NYK to be refitted as a soup kitchen in Africa for people who have been affected by the global recession.

TRADELINKS COMMITMENT

TradeLink International is active in preventative measures to avoid any type of event which may cause quality issues or a delay in the customers supply chain. Measures in place before a shipment include fluid communications with growers in their own language (usually Spanish) to ensure our requirements are fully understood as well as regular visits to the farm.

Before Shipment

Once an order is ready to ship, a final analysis by a third party laboratory is undertaken to check the actual batch that is being shipped matches the specifications and standards accepted by the customer and regulations in the country the product is being shipped to.

 Shipment tracking

Each one of our orders are tracked by our operations staff and weekly updates are sent to our client with information on the progress of the order, shipping information and any issues we foresee, such as delays in the shipping channels or ports.

 

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Rice Flour Updates

Rice flour (also rice powder) is a form of flour made from rice. It is distinct from rice starch, which is usually produced by steeping rice in lye. Rice flour is a particularly good substitute for wheat flour, which causes irritation in the digestive systems of those who are gluten-intolerant. Rice flour is also used as a thickening agent in recipes that are refrigerated or frozen since it inhibits liquid separation.

There is a high demand for acceptable gluten-free foods that provide greater protein. The worldwide Rice Flour market size was USD 12490 million and it is expected to reach USD 16190 million by the end of 2026, with a CAGR of 3.7% During 2020-2026.

In the UK, producers have been working around the clock to address the Flour Shortage during recent months, as flour became one of the first products to be snapped up by consumers as they went into lockdown.

Here is a quick overview of the different types of rice flour:

  • White Rice Flour – Made from polished white rice, white rice flour is the finest and lightest of the varieties. Unlike other types of rice flour, you can easily bake with white rice flour as the only flour and it works well as a direct replacement for wheat flour.
  • Brown Rice Flour – This type of rice flour is made from brown rice – rice that has not had the outer bran removed. Brown rice flour is heavier than white rice flour and has a slight nutty flavor. It is rich in fiber and protein and works well as a thickener or for dredging meats and fried foods. It behaves differently than wheat so is best used with other flours for baking.
  • Glutinous Rice Flour – Though the name might lead you to think otherwise, glutinous rice flour does not contain gluten. The term “glutinous” is simply used to describe the stickiness of the rice when it is cooked. The Japanese term for glutinous rice flour is “mochigomeko” and it is used to make mochi. This flour is also known as “mochiko” or sweet rice flour.

Ingenious Uses of Rice Flour

Researchers are studying new methods of processing rice flour and new methods of predicting rice flour characteristics. Rice and maize flours, along with various techniques or additives have also been applied to improve physicochemical properties, acceptance, and shelf life of dough and bread.

Satake Corp., a food processing company based in Japan, has developed a bread production method using rice flour that is capable of producing an equivalent texture to wheat flour bread without using any of the seven main allergens, such as wheat, mandatory to list, along with 21 others, on food products in Japan.

Whole Foods, an organic grocery store in San Francisco, have carried out a new plant-based bacon, which it announced in 300 of its stores. Hooray bacon is made primarily from coconut oil, rice flour, tapioca starch, liquid smoke, mushrooms, salt, maple syrup and beet juice.

Back in 2015, Rocha Parra developed an apple pomace-enriched formulation of GF baked product along with cassava starch and rice flour!

Bread from rice flour has long been studied and developed throughout Japan. Traditionally, however, bread made with rice flour alone has had a lower viscosity than that with wheat flour, therefore, it needed to be mixed with wheat-derived gluten to make the dough rise sufficiently for that wheat bread like texture.

Health Benefits

Rice flour has many properties that are advantageous for human health, such as high digestibility, low calories (low absorption potential of oil), and functional components, when compared to wheat flour

Rice flour is a key alternative to flour for minimizing food allergies, and many products based on rice flour, such as breads, cakes, and noodles, are commercially available. However, gluten is an important determinant of the texture of food products because its network structure holds air and provides elasticity.

Evolution of gluten-free flours

Complications arising from the elimination of the combined storage protein in wheat, barley, rye and oats mean there is no simple one-to-one substitution, creating a not-unreasonable perception that gluten-free production is difficult, time-consuming and costly. Close to a decade after its initial introduction, manufacturers continue to experiment with new ways to create delicious, more nutritious gluten-free baked goods.

We’ve come a long way in our understanding of how to use ingredient blends, especially starch blends, to better address flavor and texture  a food stylist and recipe developer, works with a variety of manufacturers and food associations to keep innovation and accessibility at the forefront of food through the development of recipes and formulations using interesting gluten-free flours in creative ways.

You can click here to read more on our Rice Flour, or email us at sales@tradelinksa.com for more information!

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After recovering from droughts in the NSW region, Australias Chickpea crops are about 70% larger than that of 2019. The forecast is predicted to produce more than 700,000t of chickpeas in 2020-21, with Bangladesh and Pakistan being the tops buyers of Australian chickpeas.

Bangladesh has bought some new-crop chickpeas out of central Queensland already, and is the likely customer for two 10,000t parcels booked out of Mackay in December and January. This has supported prices paid to growers which have peaked in the past month at $670/t

At present pricing levels throughout the pulse sector are remaining relatively strong, although the market has this week fallen to around $640/t, down $15-$20/t since late last week as shipment rolls into the November-December slot.

A national chickpea breeding program launched last month from the NSW Department of Primary Industries Tamworth Agricultural Institute under a $30 million plan to boost production and exports. The Chickpea Breeding Australia (CBA) program would be a 5-year partnership between the NSW Government and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC).

Chickpea Breeding Australia will give our farmers an edge over their global counterparts through the development of new chickpea varieties, and by increasing yield, quality and disease resistance. This state produces 44 per cent of the nation’s chickpea production, this is a crop which allows nitrogen fixation for following crops and has firm prices. This is an important and strategic investment in both operations and infrastructure that will result in significant increases in chickpea breeding capacity over the next five years

Back in December 2017, India imposed a 30-per-cent tariff on chickpeas, and increased it to 40pc in February 2018 to support prices for its domestic crop. However some traders are already buying chickpeas at a premium based on the potential of the tariffs being lifted.

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New Zealand

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/123374065/kiwifruit-export-confidence-drives-multimillion-dollar-pack-house-investment

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https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/123351454/likely-reduction-in-overseas-travellers-picking-blueberries-in-southland

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https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/rural/2020/11/perfect-growing-conditions-lead-to-bumper-strawberry-crop.html

 

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https://www.interest.co.nz/rural-news/107860/agriculture-will-change-pastoral-agriculture-will-survive-and-prosper-it-all-about

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https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/rural/2020/11/jacinda-ardern-confident-new-zealand-meat-covid-free.html

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Australia

https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/7006385/australian-harvest-puts-pressure-on-wheat-prices/?cs=5159

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https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/7008872/genetic-resistance-to-fungal-disease-critical/?cs=5159

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https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/7014311/large-feedlot-numbers-boost-demand-for-grain/?cs=4714

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https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/7005744/australia-is-well-placed-to-offer-some-of-the-worlds-best-value-grain-this-season/?cs=4714

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https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/7010746/graincorp-buoyant-on-back-of-big-harvest/?cs=4714

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South America

https://en.mercopress.com/2020/11/16/china-claims-it-found-coronavirus-on-beef-and-tripe-from-argentina-brazil-bolivia-and-new-zealand

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https://en.mercopress.com/2020/11/14/brazil-record-rice-exports-and-imports-during-october

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https://en.mercopress.com/2020/11/10/brazil-allows-import-of-genetically-modified-soy-and-corn-from-united-states

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https://www.producereport.com/article/press-release-chilean-cherries-caring-every-healthy-moment

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Food Updates

https://www.supermarketperimeter.com/articles/5860-overall-apple-sales-are-down-but-bagged-sales-are-up

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World’s most popular artificial sweetener must be banned, say experts

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A soup-er idea

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https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/7008591/pushing-the-envelope-on-high-yielding-crops/?cs=5159

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https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/7006466/rapid-barley-variety-testing/?cs=5159

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Food Chain Risks

The food industry’s supply chain continues to develop complexity and, as a result, many companies are finding it difficult to document their end-to-end supply chains. Safety breakdowns at certain points in the food supply chain, including contaminated foods, adulterated ingredients and the presence of unlabeled allergens, can have serious, potentially life-threatening outcomes.

The global scale of food fraud is estimated to be around $50 billion a year. In the tragic Ugandan case, government officials were arrested over fraudulent activities related to procurement of maize flour and beans for COVID food relief. This should act as a stark warning to many in the agriculture and food industry, that with changing demands for how food is produced, coupled with our rapidly changing climate, new food safety risks will undoubtedly emerge.

From Farm to Fork, it is essential to understand the supply chain in order to meet customers’ demands to identify and mitigate any known risks and provide a traceable supply chain, having customer safety is a primary focus.

Eight risks in the supply chain

1. Fierce competition on supply costs

Due to continual downward pressure on supply costs, food businesses are often forced to source from further afield, often opting to source globally. As a result, the chance of risk events arising deeper in the supply chain increases, putting pressure on manufacturers to reconsider their controls.

2. Need for strong legislation

Steps have already been made in legislation to allow for earlier prevention of food safety incidents occurring, such as FSMA. While it is important that lawmakers are proactive in their response, the focus has primarily been on food safety, and there is still a difficulty in treating food fraud as its own separate entity.

3. Most companies manage their suppliers through contractual arrangements, rather than more formal monitoring

A dependence on contractual deals places the responsibility on suppliers to manage their own supply chain. As a result, any risks or liabilities lie with the supplier; however, this does not eliminate the risk to the ultimate food manufacturer.

4. Many companies source raw materials through brokers and agents, resulting in loss of supplier relationships

One of the biggest challenges preventing full traceability of our food is the fragmented nature of the supply chain. Tradelink has our boots on the ground and we invest the time and money to provide ethical knowledge of a product’s source of origin.

5. Ever-changing consumer demands placing pressure on continuity and traceable supply

Traceability is no longer a request from consumers, but a demand, and one that is only growing stronger. Consumers are no longer just looking for a source of ‘fuel’ in the food they eat. They are much better informed about the impact of diet, with food choices often guided by specific dietary requirements or the latest food trend. Given the need to cater to more diverse consumer preferences, there is added pressure on businesses to provide more information to consumers such as ingredient origin, nutritional information and allergens. Brand protection, demand forecasting and consumer loyalty all becomes possible for early adapters who show themselves to be taking practical steps to guarantee the authenticity of their products.

6. Food brands have inadequate resources for mitigating risks

To mitigate risks, food businesses need to make supplier diversity management a primary focus. This increases focus on building holistic supplier relationships of trust and transparency.

7. The growth of private labels

There is an obvious financial motivation for retailers to sell private label products, as this allows them to maintain an identity in a price-competitive market. However, most retailers do not have manufacturing infrastructure and rely on suppliers to assess, interpret, and manage risk. Again, this ties a food retailer’s brand equity to its suppliers, emphasizing the need to manage downstream risk.

8. Influence of organized crime

High-scale food fraud is not a naturally occurring phenomenon but rather exists because of highly organized criminal activity. It’s been mentioned that food fraud becomes food crime when it no longer involves random acts by “rogues” within the food industry, but becomes an organized activity by groups that knowingly set out to deceive and or injure, those purchasing food.

To combat the growing threat organized crime has on our food supply, it is vital that governments devote resources to organizations with the sole responsibility of identifying food crime.

Conclusion

The growth of the global food supply chain may bring with its complexity and challenges, but also great opportunities. If actors can interject their

processes with the kind of joined up thinking outlined above, with the help of technological tools that are becoming more and more accessible, the benefits will be significant, not just for them, but for all of us.

Our Promise to You

We understand and manage the innovative and disruptive solutions that help identify and manage food safety supply chain risk. Our team work on an enterprise level and are dedicated to detecting potential risks which could lead to food safety and quality failures, resulting in damage to a company’s brand reputation. We also understand the implications of cost reduction initiatives on food safety and balance the risk/reward equation. All our products pass through our risk-ranking methodology to detect potential food safety issues.

 

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