Demand increasing on Michigan squash

Demand is strengthening for squash out of Michigan. "It has been picking up here in the last couple of weeks," says Jordan Vande Guchte of Superior…

Avocado growing continues to expand in Peru

While the main 2024 Peruvian avocado season has finished, Hass avocado production continues to grow annually on both the coast and in the mountains of…

First strawberry flat of the season harvested in Florida

Wish Farms has harvested the first strawberry flat in Florida. Farm manager, Chris Parks, announced the accomplishment to the Florida Strawberry…

Bowery Farming closes its doors

Bowery Farming, a New York-based vertical farming business, has ceased operations of all its farms based on former employees, confirming the closure(s) as they are actively…

Seasonal commodities trend:

Asparagus and avocado prices drop, cucumber prices surge

This report provides a trend analysis of the volume and prices of Seasonal Perishable commodities. Volume represents the current week, and prices…

Gabriel Herrera, CEO of Estco Foods:

"With commercial intelligence and alliances, Peruvian mangoes and lemons can make their way into the global market"

"Peruvian mangoes, once highly valued, are facing fierce competition due to the strong presence of Brazilian mangoes in Europe, which has caused the…

U.S. potato sales volume up 5.4% with mixed dollar results, July-Sept 2024

U.S. retail sales volume of potatoes was up 5.4% in July–September 2024 compared to the same period last year. Every category where volume…

Peru exported a record volume of mandarins this year

Peru exported a record 210,658,965 kilos of fresh mandarins from the start of the year until October 28. This is 31.95% more volume than the 159,652,055 kilos…

HH Fresh Trading recalls enoki mushrooms due to listeria risk

HH Fresh Trading Corp of California is recalling its 200g of Taiwan Enoki because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria…

Seasonal shift in retail ads with holiday focus amidst varied produce prices

Ads this week were still full of Autumn items, but retailers showed they are ready to roll into the holiday season by offering deals on meal favorites,…

Mango prices drop in São Francisco Valley due to export decline and surplus

The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Irrigation, Fishing, and Aquaculture of Bahia (Seagri) attributes the decline in mango prices, exacerbating the…

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Zag Technical Services offering free cyber-security tips

As National Cybersecurity Awareness Month comes to a close, ZAG Technical Services has a reminder for businesses everywhere: There's nothing scarier…

Weekly banana price report - week 44

Colombia, Costa Rica prices up; Belize, Guatemala down in market update

Colombia experienced the highest increase in price, with a rise of £0.07 (9%) from the previous week. Costa Rica also saw a slight increase of £0.02…

Lualtek

Sensors 4.0 for saving on fertigation

"This spring we installed the Lualtek system for the first time in our highly specialised above-ground greenhouse. The need for greater precision in…

Luca Castellino of the Piedmont-based F.lli Castellino company:

Chestnut flakes have already become a very popular novelty on the market

"Up until a fortnight or so ago, the 2024 campaign for chestnuts and marroni in Piedmont was excellent in terms of quality, thanks to the favourable…

Plant-lowering robot launched

What's next for robotizing greenhouse growing? Plant lowering! Arugga AI Farming, the Israel-based start-up company known for bringing pollination robots to tomato greenhouse…

Exotic Roots is ready for the winter season

"For many consumers, exotic fruits are becoming more and more common products"

The summer season from Spain and Italy is gradually coming to an end at Exotic Roots. "Due to the increasingly colder weather, there's less supply from…

VOEN Vöhringer GmbH & Co. KG

VOEN system achieves pleasing results in soft fruit cultivation

"The system enables continuously stable qualities and quantities"

For many years, growers of sweet cherries, plums and other stone fruit have relied on the innovative covering systems from VOEN Vöhringer. In recent…

"Some niche fruits are popular in the export market"

"Red grape export performance has declined, highlighting the need for variety update"

The export season for Chinese grapes is nearing its end, with red grapes remaining the main export variety. "This year, several major red…

Loss of life, crop and infrastructure damage over wide areas of eastern South Africa

Farmers count the cost after three weeks of hail and wind

The hail storms repeatedly pelting eastern South Africa over the past three weeks were the manifestation of three separate cutoff low pressure systems…

Harvey Cleeton - VitaFresh Produce

"The continued bad weather makes it difficult to predict, I think there will be a few difficult weeks ahead"

Despite the tragic situations in some parts of Spain the bell pepper export continues. Harvey Cleeton from Vitafresh Produce said that they had had an…

Lower onion acreage in Egypt for next season

The last Egyptian onion export campaign began in April 2024, following a six-month export ban. This ban was justified by soaring prices on the local…

New Zealand apple sector set for expansion in 2024/2025 after Cyclone Gabrielle recovery

New Zealand's apple-planted area in the 2024/2025 market year (MY) is forecast to increase substantially to 11,100 hectares (ha) from the damaged area…

Wholesale fruit and vegetable prices - week 44

Minor apple price changes, significant berry drops, mixed vegetable trends

Apples, this week, saw a minor price decrease for varieties like Bramley's Seedling and Cox's Orange, dropping by £0.02 and £0.01 per kilogram,…

Selma woman pleads guilty to $650,000 crop insurance fraud scheme

Jatinderjeet "Jyoti" Sihota, 37, of Selma, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit crop insurance fraud, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.…

WA avocado exports surge over 400% to $36.8 million in 2023-24

Western Australian avocados are a smash hit in the global marketplace, with exports of the green and gold fruit surging in the past year. Asia and the Middle…

Japanese 'Cheonhafumu' persimmons fetch 6 589 USD at auction

In a recent event that caught the attention of the agricultural sector, two premium sweet persimmon brands, "Cheonhafumu (Tenkafubu)," developed by Gifu…

Brazil's orange juice exports up in value, down in volume amid weather woes

In late October, São Paulo state and Triângulo Mineiro, key areas for the citrus industry, experienced regular rainfall and mild temperatures. This change in…

Australia's hazelnut industry uses robotic dogs and research to boost production

Australia's hazelnut sector is engaging with Charles Sturt University specialists to deploy robotic dogs in orchards, aiming to deter birds and enhance nut…

Pre-cut fruit will become more important than ready-to-eat fruit"

Bama wants to significantly increase the share of Norwegian fruit and vegetables in the coming years

Bama Gruppen AS is Norway's largest fruit, vegetable, berry and potato distributor. The company also supplies fresh cuts, flowers and plants, natural…

Shift from bananas to coffee in Uganda risks food security amid price swings

The Cobweb theory posits that price volatility in agricultural markets leads to supply fluctuations, creating a cycle of price changes. In Uganda, coffee…

East African network enhances potato breeding through collaboration

Since 1998, the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) has focused on potato breeding, a crucial yet underappreciated aspect of Ethiopia's…

Vietnam sees surge in durian prices amid rising international demand

In Vietnam, a notable shift in durian prices was observed on Monday, particularly in the Mekong Delta and Central Highlands, the country's foremost…

Syria's citrus production drops amid challenges and conflicting estimates

Bassam Ali, head of the Citrus Export Committee, revealed that the current citrus production in Syria is estimated at 250,000 tons, a figure that contrasts…

Saudi Arabia's potato production soars by 47%, boosting self-sufficiency to 86%

The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in Saudi Arabia has reported a 47% increase in potato production in 2023, with the country achieving an 86%…

Chinese researchers revolutionize grape breeding with AI, quadrupling efficiency

Researchers in Shenzhen, China, led by Zhou Yongfeng from the Agricultural Genomics Institute at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, have developed a…

NZ kiwifruit season uncertain as cold snap hits flower development

Initial excitement for an outstanding kiwifruit season in New Zealand has been moderated following a colder September, which impacted flower development for…