Increasing demand for the carriage of dry bulk overtakes shipping supply in dry markets causing, as any armchair economist could predict, rising freight rates. But it's not a super-surge by any means... Only a few brave souls would have predicted … [Read more...]
“Standards for Empty Shipping Container Inspection” – updated and freely available now!
Shippers of containerised plant products can now access the updated and freely available "Standards for Empty Shipping Container Inspection" document which gives guidance on export-acceptable shipping containers. Covering container inspection, … [Read more...]
Explainer: why is there a shortage of food quality containers around the world?
Producers of all kinds of agricultural produce around the world may be finding it difficult to obtain a food quality container to ship their goods to export markets. Unfortunately, this is a complex problem and, alas, it is one we have seen … [Read more...]
Australia’s grain trade: emergence from adversity
Pat O’Shannassy, chief executive officer, Grain Trade Australia reports that the 2020-21 season Australian winter-based grain crop is generally very favourable as compared to the recent drought-ravaged seasons of recent years. Grain Trade … [Read more...]
Increasing biosecurity risk from voracious plant pest
We are sad to advise industry that there is a growing problem worldwide with the “Khapra Beetle” (Trogoderma granarium). It’s a tiny little hairy larva and, as an adult, it is a reddish-brown oval beetle. It's a tiny bug. But it's a big destroyer … [Read more...]