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Plenty of variety trials in Mexico and Canada: larger, more resistant varieties are the 'new standard'

Anyone who has ever visited a large North American supermarket is familiar with the large bags containing snack peppers of all colors. Iwan van Vliet, co-owner of Westland…

Banana volume down 20 percent in Mexico and Central America

Banana supplies are down by an estimated 20 percent. “There’s a huge drop in banana supplies that’s all across the Americas--Central America, Colombia, Mexico. Everyone is…

After hiatus of four years, regaining market share will be the priority

Indian pomegranate arils can be exported to the US again

India is finally able to export pomegranate arils to the United States again, says Kaushal Khakhar, CEO of Indian fresh produce exporter Kay Bee Exports: “The restriction on…

Photo report

Video Feedback from the industry on IFPA’s Global Produce & Floral Show

This past Friday and Saturday, October 28 and 29, the International Fresh Produce Association held their Global Produce & Floral Show in Orlando, Florida. For the first time…

SugarBee apples to be sold collaboratively with new partnership

With the fall 2022 crop of SugarBee® apples in early harvest, Regal Fruit International, LLC is pleased to announce that sales of this proprietary brand will be coordinated by…

Grower-shipper celebrates employee milestone

For Pommer Fresh Foods, its success is thanks to the quality of its team, its partners and its customers. The company believes that it would be impossible to get where it is…

Vegetable breeder introduces new parsnip variety

Through its seed breeding program, vegetable breeder Tozer has pioneered the development of F1 hybrid parsnip varieties with the release of Gladiator, the F1 hybrid parsnip.…

Produce marketer launches retail kit

Vanguard International has launched a Digital Retailer Kit. In one download, customers will access a range of high-quality digital and print-ready content and all the latest…

Food prices to go up as a result of weak Canadian dollar

Food economist Mike von Massow from the University of Guelph, says that trips to the grocery store could become more painful for Canadians due to the low…

Threat of rail strike prompts US businesses to petition government intervention

US businesses are increasingly worried about the renewed threat of a railroad strike after two unions, looking to the Biden administration and Congress to…

Special Asia Fruit Logistica

Asia Fruit Logistica ready to reunite the trade

Asia Fruit Logistica and Asiafruit Congress welcome the global fresh fruit and vegetable industry to Bangkok this week. Asia’s premier fresh produce trade show and conference…

Global Focus Citrus

FreshPlaza November Global Focus on Citrus

In November FreshPlaza will be focussing on citrus. Are you a grower, importer or exporter of these products? We would love to hear from you. You can send us some information…

Retail

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Food Lion: Expansion of To Go services at 27 additional stores

Lidl Thanksgiving dinner for less than $30

US: Albertsons says it planned $4bln payout before Kroger dealPlans by Albertsons Cos. to pay $4bln to shareholders as a special dividend were developed before the company…

Oregon Governor Brown promotes blueberries during trade mission to Asia

Oregon Governor Kate Brown recently returned from a 12-day tour in Asia. During her trade mission, Brown visited Japan and South Korea, aiming to bolster trade…

Sun Gro Horticulture to acquire Pelemix Americas operations

Sun Gro® Horticulture has finalized a deal to acquire Pelemix Mexico and Pelemix USA. The company also announced that it has tapped Sun Gro’s Export Sales Vice…

Cold-Tolerant Citrus Production Workshop

Florida: Cold-hardy citrus growers learn about fruit sales

Growers in Florida’s central and southern citrus belts have long been familiar with ways to market and get paid for their fruit. But those elements of the…

North Carolina

State funding helps Henderson County apple farmers recover from spring freezes

In April 2021, two freezes devastated Henderson County, wiping out 70 percent of its apple crop. At the time, the issue was viewed as a local one by the state…

To boost sales and quality of vegetable, fruit, nut, nursery specialty crops:

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture invites proposals for $1 million in federal grants

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is accepting project proposals for $1 million in federal funding to increase the visibility and competitiveness of…

How truffles took root around the world

Every morning for three months of the year, Lola wakes at 8 and goes hunting. She races past oak trees, running at full speed through a 50-hectare field set in…

'Brazil has large market opportunities for vertical farming'

“We're looking for investors to help us expand into 10 additional cities in Brazil. We have a big population to feed and with these 10 new farms, we plan to reduce our…

South African blueberry industry makes up for lost time

The South African blueberry industry is making up for precious time lost during the recent port labour strike action. This weekend 3,500 tonnes of blueberries left Cape Town…

Solynta and RegenZ partner to bring hybrid potatoes to South Africa

South African seed potato producer RegenZ and European hybrid potato seed innovator Solynta announced today a partnership to bring hybrid true potatoes to the South African…

South African table grape industry 1st crop estimate for the 2022/2023 season

Grape crop estimate of approximately 71.7 million cartons is anticipated

The South African table grape industry expects 2022/2023 season volumes inspected for export to decrease by approximately 7.65% in comparison to figures…

World Avocado Congress keynote speakers to address changing world of supply and demand

A line-up of keynote speakers has been announced for the 10th World Avocado Congress, taking place in Auckland, New Zealand, from 2-5 April 2023. “The World…

Australian Mango Industry Association

Australian mango production increasing with strong volumes predicted in coming weeks

Despite some issues with rain and heat across some of the Australian mango growing regions over the past week, it did not stop the industry from dispatching half a million…

The first batch of 2022-2023 Chilean cherries landed in China by air

On October 30, this year's Chilean cherries landed at Shanghai Airport. There will be an opening ceremony in Jiaxing Haiguangxing Market, which means the 2022-2023 production…

Jacco van Kessel, Van Kessel Fruit:

"Club varieties should become increasingly important"

"Tough" is how Jacco van Kessel, General Manager at Van Kessel Fruit (VKF), describes the Dutch top fruit market in early October. "The apple market is especially challenging.…

There’s competition in Europe's mango market

Is this a challenging year for Brazilian mango exports? That's putting it mildly. So far, that country's local market is absorbing its mangoes well, but exports to Europe are…

“Turkey could be one of the preferred countries to buy the tomatoes from”

Turkey has become a large player in terms of tomato production, says Sibel Karakay, export director for Turkish produce exporter Compass Fruit: “According to the Turkish…

Austrian potato variety trials successfully accomplished

The Horizon 2020 EU project Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato (ADAPT), in which Europatat is participating, aims at developing new strategies to make…

Nut growers invited to the international conference

“Nuts of Ukraine 2022: exchange of experience with Georgia”

On November 19, 2022, the international conference “Nuts of Ukraine: exchange of experience with Georgia” will be held in the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi. The event will be…

Ultramatic AG new partner of Tramper Technology in Switzerland

Ultramatic AG recently became Tramper Technology's new partner for the Swiss market. The Winterthur-based family business of HansMartin Kessler and his son Martin Kessler…

HZPC’s Potato Days 2022

‘No time to waste’ in the fight against hunger and climate change

On 9, 10 and 11 November, HZPC will open its doors in Joure – and online – to anyone with a passion for potatoes. During Potato Days 2022, the company will…

The Chilean fruit's Southeast Asian market diversification strategy is making progress

The President of ASOEX, Ivan Marambio, the General Manager of ASOEX, Miguel Canala-Echeverria, the General Secretary of ASOEX, Rodrigo Gallardo, and the…

ONE reports quarterly revenue and profit growth, forecasts lower full-year earnings

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced improved financial results during the third quarter of the year (second quarter of the company's financial year) amid…

A sophisticated Japanese tomato that is grown in Granada

The Amela tomato (which means "sweetness" in a Japanese dialect) is an authentic gourmet tomato that has a high level of sweetness thanks to its Brix degrees,…

New pesticide usage norms to impact agri-exports from developing countries

A well-guided effort is underway to seek the revocation of the inconsistent trade measures imposed by WTO at the next meeting of the World Trade Organisation -…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Cameroon sell for £0.95

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale…

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