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PHOTO REPORT Fruit Logistica 2023

Fruit Logistica 2023 took place last week in Berlin and this year it was back to normal timing after being held in April last year. The first day seemed to be busiest for…

GLOBAL FRUIT LOGISTICA

Fruit Logistica, one of the largest international trade fairs in the fruit and vegetable industry, was held from 8-10 February in Berlin, bringing together attendees from all…

California strawberry volume coming on stronger

California supplies of strawberries are picking up just in time for Valentine’s Day tomorrow, a holiday long associated with the berry. “Demand is good as we get into…

Balancing production and pricing on Peruvian and Mexican mangoes

Growers and shippers are hoping that the mango market in Canada will stabilize now that Mexico is well underway with production. “We had a very difficult market with an…

Michigan Honeycrisp supplies winding down

Supplies of almost all varieties of apples from Michigan are still ample. “They’re excellent on Gala, Fuji, Reds, Golds and Ambrosia. We had a record crop this year and…

Chilly temperatures on both coasts impact corn production

Supplies of corn are snug nationwide. On the East coast, production is underway in Florida though colder temperatures have impacted corn crops there. Meanwhile, on the West…

Nature Fresh Farms welcomes key account managers

Nature Fresh Farms is expanding their sales team, welcoming three new key account managers, and aligning their team with the growth in sales and retail partnerships they…

USDA

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement seasonal perishable products - weekly update

Strawberries increase in popularity each year - Valentine’s Day approaching

As Valentine’s Day approaches, strawberries increase in popularity each year. In the U.S., most of the strawberries, an estimated 80-90%, come from California annually,…

CBP Officers in Calexico detect over $5 million worth of methamphetamine in shipment of radishes

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers have seized another narcotic shipment concealed within pallets of radishes at the Calexico Port of Entry. On…

February storage apples down 7.3 percent over last year

According to a monthly survey from US Apple, the total number of apples in storage on February 1, 2023 was 103.1 million bushels, 7.3 percent less than last…

Special Fruit Logistica

Shelf-life extension products in the spotlight

A plant-based coating for fruits, which helps them retain moisture, a working automated scrubber for produce bins and a new case packer was among the solutions highlighted by…

Tatayoyo snack pepper wins Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2023

The new snack pepper brand Tatayoyo has won the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2023! The Dutch vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan is extremely honored by this recognition…

Global Focus Grapes

Home compostable grape bag winner in global packaging competition

Jac. Vandenberg’s SUNRAYS® brand was celebrated for excellence in package innovation and sustainable design at the prestigious PAC Global Awards Wednesday night. The company’s…

Retail

Dreamstime

MOM's Organic Market opened its first store in New England

Kroger and Albertsons are advancing plans to sell between 250 and 300 stores - sources

US: How Hungryroot grew through reinventionThe high-tech grocery delivery-healthy meal planning hybrid has reimagined its business model twice since 2015. But founder and CEO…

USDA

National Retail Report - specialty crops

Valentine's Day and Super Bowl promotions characterized this week

Valentine's Day and the Super Bowl promotions lined up this week for colorful displays of sweet treats and savory snacks. Sweethearts could find roses and tulips to be…

February 2023 holding reports

Total Canadian potato storage holdings down slightly over 2022 numbers for same period

Total Canadian Potato Storage Holdings on February 1, 2023 are down slightly (-1.8%) over 2022 numbers for the same period, but are still 5.8% above the 3-yr. average, mostly…

New Alberta strawberry grower opts for geothermal heat

US company Freshbay is launching a large-scale, deep earth geothermal powered, 19-acre controlled environment agriculture (CEA) facility expected to begin…

Cranberries, fresh grapes, avocados and asparagus

Agri exports Peru reached record high of US$10.421 billion in 2022

Peru's agricultural exports reached a record high of US$10.421 billion in 2022, a 13.6% growth compared to the sales recorded in 2021. Between January and…

Christo Nortje – Blydeverwacht

"We need to convince the market that not only Wonderful is a good pomegranate"

Due to heavy rain in December during the third flowering of pomegranates, fruit set was lower than normal and the pomegranate crop will be smaller this season, says the…

South African stone fruit back on track after port issues are resolved

South Africa’s stone fruit industry is back running at full speed and exporters say they are in a stronger position following last year’s port strikes. A port and rail worker strike…

New Zealand 2023

World Avocado Congress keynote speaker proposes: ‘the golden age is over’

Members of the global avocado community attending the World Avocado Congress NZ 2023 can expect to be challenged by Eric Imbert, an international researcher;…

Potatoes New Zealand Incorporated: CEO resigns

Potatoes New Zealand Incorporated have issued a statement about the resignation of their CEO, stating: "We are writing to inform you of the resignation of…

Northland avocado growers heavily affected by Cyclone Gabrielle

Next season’s avocado crop has already been extensively damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle. Maungatapere avocado grower Mike Eagles said next year’s avocado harvest…

Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko:

"Papua New Guinea to increase fruit picker quota in NZ"

According to Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko, the PNG government is looking at increasing and boosting its fruit pickers quota in New Zealand from…

Rob Grabert, BioOrganic:

"Something must be done; else organic growers won't risk it anymore"

Rob Grabert used to be involved with Dutch international volleyball. That means he is used to solving problems transparently. "In sports, you have to work together very…

AI gets water cutting of leeks to the right place

GEGE Machinebouw introduced waterjet cutting lines for products, including leeks, about a decade ago. This innovation means using a moving waterjet blade to process leeks has…

Südwestdeutsche Saatzucht buys asparagus activities from BASF

The company Südwestdeutsche Saatzucht is strengthening its activities in the asparagus sector by the acquisition of the asparagus activities of BASF's vegetable seed business,…

European Commission

DG Agri dashboard Apples

Member states' apple stocks on 1 December 2022 at 4,419,513 tons

The ongoing crop 2022/23 for was initially estimated by WAPA at a volume very similar to the preceding crop; since the month of August 2022, however, several Member States…

British potato supplier expands potato handling capacity

The British potato supplier Cockerill has recently expanded their dolly- and crate loading capacity to 240 bags per minute. The commissioning of the third Lan Handling dolly…

EastFruit

Onion prices in Ukraine are beyond the wildest expectations

Onions remain one of the most demanded positions in the fruit and vegetable market of Ukraine, EastFruit project analysts report. Trade in the segment is currently very…

Will there be a harvest?

February frosts in Moldova could cause the loss of 30-40% of apricot tree buds

The atmospheric temperature in the north of Moldova dropped to – 5-6°C during the day and to – 9-11°C at night this week. It was a few degrees warmer in the…

Myanmar exports 50 tons of avocados to Malaysia

The Myanmar Avocado Producer and Exporter Association (MAPEA) says that avocados produced in Myanmar were being exported only to Malaysia under an MOU. In this…

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