GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW SWEET POTATOES

The global sweet potato market is seeing mixed results, with some countries experiencing growth while others face challenges. In the Netherlands, the…

Increased costs continue to pressure organic banana growers and shippers

Following a tricky winter, the supply of organic bananas is good and where it was expected to be. For Organics Unlimited, its current supply of organic…

Pickle cucumbers making inroads into fresh market

“We’re the third largest grower-packer of pickles in North America and it’s something we’re proud of,” says Carmen Bartucci with CanAm Fresh. While the…

Overlap in Mexican watermelon supply ahead?

The weather in Mexico looks to be delaying some watermelon production. In Northwest Mexico, the majority of watermelon comes from Sonora. “The first…

A first look at the 2023 British Columbia cherry crop

Global Fruit shares its first 2023 crop update from its orchards in British Columbia, Canada.  Creston, B.C. is where Global Fruit has its own orchards with…

The director of Driscoll's Blueberry Breeding will give a lecture on 3 May 2023

"I will explain the secret aspects behind the blueberry at Macfrut"

Driscoll's, an American agricultural farm with a hundred years in the tradition of blueberries and a modern-day trailblazer in innovation, will be at…

Village Farms applies for medical cannabis cultivation license

Village Farms is applying for a license from the Texas Department of Public Safety to grow cannabis in a one-acre greenhouse at its Marfa location, in…

Canada opens its market to Colombian blueberries

The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) announced the opening of the Canadian market for the export of Colombian blueberries. This process began at the…

Via new management systems like hydroponics

International companies to strengthen the Mexican blueberry industry

Numerous companies related to the new management systems in blueberry cultivation will participate in the XXVI International Blueberry Seminar, that the May 31…

Digging deeper into regenerative agriculture for Earth Day

Braga Fresh, home of Josie’s Organics, is marking Earth Day by sharing the progress of the company’s commitment to harvest and take to market…

PM Pham Minh Chinh asks US to open market for Vietnamese goods

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh spoke to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack in a meeting on April 19, 2023.  Pham Minh Chinh asked the U.S. to open its…

AgroFresh partners with sensor tech developer

As part of its commitment to bring forward technological solutions that reduce food loss and promote sustainable agriculture, AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a…

Port Wentworth facility

Lineage Logistics celebrates the grand opening of Savannah Fresh

Lineage Logistics a prominent temperature-controlled industrial REIT and integrated solutions providers worldwide, has celebrated the grand opening of its…

IT executive featured panelist at CPMA 2023

ZAG Technical Services (ZAG), an IT consulting firm, managed services and IT security provider specializing in the ag and food & beverage industries,…

Reading a tomato plant remotely

Have you ever walked through a greenhouse crop with a skilled grower who could intuitively "read" a plant as if the green leaves were lines on a page? This skill, which…

Reduced cargo mobility at Port of Long Beach

Port of Long Beach (POLB) reported a decline in volumes during March, nearly one-third from the same month last year. Retailers continue to clear…

Organic Produce Summit 2023 looks at what lies ahead in grocery marketing

Leaders from three progressive grocery operations will discuss the future of supermarket retailing and the role of fresh produce during the Retailer…

To expand digital farm management solutions and pursue additional acquisitions

CropX closes $30m Series C in round led by Aliaxis

CropX Technologies, a prominent player in digital agronomic farm management, today announced the completion of a Series C financing round with $30…

US neonicotinoid regulation update

The proposed neonicitinoids (neonic) regulations have been reviewed by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) and were completed April 12, 2023. The…

Chile pepper season is starting in southern Colorado, but there are concerns about season ahead

Although the chile pepper season is starting in Pueblo County, one farmer says there are going to be challenges this season. As of mid-March, Colorado's…

Cold weather is causing some Washington growers to push back planting

Kyle Beus is the owner of Angel Brook farm in Pasco, Washington. He has been farming for a while now, typically growing sweet corn, cantaloupe and watermelon.…

Some US states are testing Medicaid coverage for healthy food

In the fall of 2022, the Biden administration issued a national strategy to address issues in hunger, nutrition, and health. Included in that document is…

Nick Bakelaar, Spot:

"US sweet potatoes should be available until the new season starts in November"

In Europe, local sweet potato production in Spain and Portugal is nearly over. Currently, the available products come almost exclusively from the…

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Kenyan avocado season running late, delays in port hamper exports

The Kenyan avocado season is running late this year, the Kenyan Growers Association officially opened the export season on 24th March, some growers are…

This year’s citrus game plan is maximising value, not volume

Southern Africa’s citrus volumes continue their upward trajectory – an estimate of over 166 million 15kg cartons at this point, from 127.2 million…

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Morocco ranked third in global tomato exports

Tomatoes are the main export category for Morocco, and the country has been steadily increasing the volume of tomato exports for several years,…

Diether Everaerts, BFV:

"The cold, dark weather significantly delaying Belgian cherries"

In early April, it was all hands on deck on Dutch and Belgian cherry farms. The frost caused sleepless nights for growers protecting the early…

Sergio Orobal, Catman Fresh Manager:

“It's hard to defend orange prices that compensate their high production costs and can compete with the Egyptian orange”

The Spanish citrus campaign is already entering its final stretch. In general, producers have achieved good prices this year and it's been harder for…

Antonio del Moral, from Agroalgaida: "Without the processing industry, production for the fresh market would not be profitable"

“After retail chains check the product, sweet potato discards can increase to 60 or 70%”

The sweet potato campaign started in the northwestern region of Cadiz with the planting of seedlings at a time of great uncertainty as the Hydrographic…

Genesis Herbs:

Israeli's fully automated basil growing extends shelf life up to 20 days

In the heart of the pastoral region of northern Israel lies a new agricultural initiative that attempts to transform Herbal Farming by bringing it one…

Heinz Düpmann, Managing Director of Düpmann & Co. on the supply of garlic from China, Spain and Italy:

"Due to the increased demand for European goods, we have invested in peeling technology"

China is by far the world's largest producer of garlic. Thus, Düpmann Ltd & Co. purchases large volumes from this country, as well as from Spain and…

TR Turoni

Technologies to save water and increase efficiency

The agronomic season that has just started is looking particularly complicated when it comes to irrigation: some areas in Italy are already…

Il Girasole Soc. Coop.: "The greatest challenge will be the procurement of water resources"

Citrus fruit campaign will be remembered due to good sales prices

"Although the weather of the past year is forcing us to remain realistic and wait for the end of the season to make an assessment, we could say that…

Stephen McCormack - McCormack Family Farms

Ireland saw the wettest March on record, production gaps inevitable

The weather last month was not kind to Irish growers, in fact it was the wettest March on record with 140mm of rain falling, the average for March is…

Increased costs mean growers can't afford their practices anymore

"Many Polish apple growers are choosing cheaper cultivation options"

The end of the apple season in Poland comes with challenging circumstances, says Jakub Krawczyk, export manager for Polish apple exporter Appolonia:…

Fruit and vegetable companies are interested in the mobile fruit and vegetable processing unit

AINIA has presented a mobile unit that allows farmers to process IV range fruits and vegetables on the field where they're grown and obtain…

Turning used big bags into big bags again

First closed loop recycling solution for FIBCs

Packaging manufacturer and distributor LC Packaging and plastic recycler Healix have developed a high-quality closed loop recycling solution for FIBCs.…

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China is ready to invest $50 million in a large agrilogistics center in Uzbekistan

China International Trust and Investment Corporation (CITIC GROUP), one of the largest state-owned investment corporations in China, plans to invest…

EastFruit

What will Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and others lose from the ban on imports from Ukraine?

At the end of last week, Poland quite unexpectedly introduced a temporary ban on the imports and transit of Ukrainian agricultural products, and…

Messe Dortmund, September 26 to 28, 2023:

VertiFarm to present tomorrow's cultivation and breeding methods

VertiFarm, the industry platform and international trade show for next-level farming and new food systems, is to be held between 26 and 28 September 26…

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Researchers develop new drought tolerant variety of tomatoes

Researchers at Hebrew University, Israel have succeeded in developing tomato varieties capable of producing a high yield even in extreme drought…

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World Container Index - 20 Apr

Drewry’s composite World Container Index increased by 4% per 40ft container this week

Drewry’s composite World Container Index increased by 4% to $1,773.58 per 40ft container this week – the first increase in 15 weeks. Drewry's detailed assessment for…

Supermarket Sales Data

Aldi, Tesco and Sainsburys still major retailers for British apples

Every month,  British Apples & Pears collate data from our British Apple & Pear growers on the quantity of British apples they sold to UK supermarkets. The…

Tropic’s non-browning gene-edited banana cleared for production in the Philippines

Tropic's non-browning bananas have the potential to significantly reduce food waste and CO2 emissions along the supply chain by more than 25%, as over 60% of…

Vinh Long exports first shipment of sweet potatoes to China

Vietnam’s 70 sweet potato cultivation areas and 13 packaging facilities have been licenced to export to China. Of these, Vinh Long has 27 planting areas and…