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Vessel with South African citrus to arrive in empty US market today

South Africa started packing citrus fruit for the North American market the second week of May and the first fruit was shipped in containers to Port Newark in New Jersey.…

British Columbia’s late cherry harvest will be healthy for the market

British Columbia (BC) grows about 95 percent of all cherries grown in Canada. It is the latest cherry growing region in North America and this year, harvest starts even later…

Canadian greenhouse grower adds Utah to locally grown network

Mastronardi Produce is adding Longvine Growing Co. to its growing U.S. network. SUNSET® products will now be grown in a 28-acre greenhouse in Mona, Utah, owned…

Chilean table grape exporters estimate losses of 30%

Exporters have to pay fines for the delays in the return of containers and throw their fruit into the sea

The delays that Chilean table grapes have suffered upon their arrival in the United States have caused losses of close to 30 million dollars. According to…

Water availability and high costs challenge cabbage production

Cabbage supplies have transitioned from Texas to Mexico where supplies will continue to come out of until December 2022. “The summer months are too hot for Texas production so…

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Fresh Del Monte breaks Guinness World Record for world's largest fruit display

Fresh Del Monte has announced it has broken the Guinness World Records™ title for the world's largest fruit display, in collaboration with Jewel-Osco! Sanctioned as an…

New Jersey peach season to kick off early July

Locally grown Jersey fresh peaches should be available in plentiful supplies from very early July until mid-September, according to the New Jersey Peach Promotion Council. “Our season usually…

USDA

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

Mexican avocado crossings through Texas are expected to increase slightly

The movement of Peruvian asparagus through South Florida ports of entry is expected to remain about the same. Trading on light supplies of jumbo moderate, others very slow for…

Sweet potato category up for summer growth

As outdoor adventures, swimming, road trips and grilling take center stage for shoppers this month, Bako Sweet is ramping up merchandising efforts amidst a historically quiet…

New CFO for Peak of the Market

Peak of the Market Ltd. is proud to announce that Kyle Hemenway has joined its team as chief financial officer. Hemenway draws from well-rounded career experience to develop a unique,…

Organic Produce Summit

Zespri highlights display units, packaging and sustainability initiatives

For this kiwifruit grower, it’s welcoming the chance to be back together. “We’re just really happy to meet with retailers in person again. It’s been a while,” says Susan…

Global Focus Cooling and Logistics

Up to 14% less containership CO2 emissions through Just In Time arrivals

Containerships can reduce fuel consumption and resulting carbon dioxide emissions by 14% on a per voyage basis using Just In Time (JIT) arrival. It is the first global study…

Retail

Dreamstime

First time Amazon plans to use drones for customer deliveries in the U.S.

Apollo Funds have agreed to acquire Hispanic grocer Cardenas Markets

U.S. e-grocery sales trend down again in MayOnline grocery sales fell again on a sequential basis in May, with the month-to-month decrease nearly double the size of the…

60% of Camposol's citrus production comes from Uruguay

Camposol reported that 60% of its citrus production comes from Uruguay. "It allows us to supply our customers for a long period of time, as it complements the…

Port of Long Beach executive director, Mario Cordero:

'Port of Long Beach is ready for summertime container surge'

The Port of Long Beach reported the second busiest month in its history, handling more than 890,000 TEU in May. Still, this figure represents a 1.8% decline…

Midstream Lighting to acquire Hyperion Grow Lights

Midstream Lighting has announced an agreement to acquire Hyperion Grow Lights as part of a strategy to dramatically enhance support for greenhouse growers within the European…

Chile's kiwi harvest has ended

The Chilean kiwi harvest ended in week 20, the Kiwi Committee reported. It was a challenging season in logistical terms, with high costs and high inflation. "We faced different…

A Taste of Brazil at the Javits Center in NYC

Summer Fancy Food Show features 22 Brazilian exhibitors

ApexBrasil, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, along with Uvibra, BSCA and Abrafrutas, is sponsoring 22 Brazilian food and beverage companies…

Renner

Footwear collection uses product, discarded by juice or wine industry

Renner presents shoes made with grape leftovers

Lojas Renner (Renner Stores), the largest Brazilian department stores clothing company, has devised another collection of Selo Re – Responsible Fashion. Manufactured from…

A positive 2022/2023 season is coming for prunes market

The view of the market by José Tomás Quezada, commercial manager of Pacific Nut Company Chile, after his experience as moderator at the Congress in Dubai. In mid-May, the…

Egyptian garlic took a bit longer to dry, leaving little room for error

“It’ll be a real challenge to deliver all of our orders within a very short time frame”

The season for fresh dry garlic in Egypt has started, and the upcoming weeks will be busy for the garlic traders. Due to a lack of hot weather, it took a bit longer to…

Pick n Pay mandarins raise funds for hospitalized children from across Africa

It has become customary for Pick n Pay to leverage the popularity of mandarins for the causes close to their heart. Last year the South African retailer collected funds for…

Del Monte Foods plants 1,000 trees in Murang’a, Kenya

In Kenya, Del Monte is planting 1,000 trees in Murang'a County in response to the drought that has hit the East African nation. The initiative will also be carried out in…

“Our earlier start of the Barhi date season is definitely an advantage for us”

The fresh Barhi date season in India is about to kick off. One fresh date exporter says that demand has been very solid leading up to the start of the season, despite higher…

Japan: Consumer Affairs Agency to add walnuts to allergen list

Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) announced that it will add walnuts to the list of allergens that food manufacturers and importers must include on product…

Ginger prices fell continuously, and the market continued to be not positive

The low price of ginger has been running for more than half a year. Although there are no obvious ups and downs at the current stage, the development of the…

Jaime Sánchez, product manager at SanLucar, on the cherry season:

"Summer cherries are already widespread in practically all European countries"

Given the low supply of stone fruit, for example, apricots and nectarines, the demand for cherries is very high, as Jaime Sánchez of SanLucar tells us. "This is also helped by…

Mélissa Gea, Grand Etal Bio:

Growing supply of sweet potatoes on the French market

Grand Etal Bio is a French producer, importer and marketer based in Perpignan. This year, the company had its first sweet potato campaign, from November 15th 2021 until…

"In Andalusia, 130 million kilos of carrots are being discarded due to lack of market options"

The worst possible prospects have become a reality this carrot campaign in Andalusia. After months looking after the plots, making investments at a time when the price of…

José Antonio García, from Spain (AILIMPO) and Justin Chadwick, from South Africa (CGA)

Current co-chairs of the World Citrus Organization (WCO) re-elected

On June 1, 2022, the members of the World Citrus Organization (WCO) met at the entity's Annual General Meeting. At the meeting, the current WCO co-chairs were re-elected for a…

'How potato processors can improve profitability and sustainability by using the latest steam peeling solutions'

Peeling potatoes on potato processing lines can be a bit like peeling notes from a wad of dollar bills and then throwing them away. Because mechanized peel removal also…

McDonald’s replacement opens in Moscow

A re-imaged McDonald’s has opened its doors in Moscow this Sunday. It replaces the fast-food chain that left the country as a consequence of the Russian…

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