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OVERVIEW GLOBAL AVOCADO MARKET

The avocado market is currently in a stalemate. Severe shortages are reported in Peru, the main supplying country, and this is taking a toll on prices. The ongoing corona…

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Technical Sales Manager - China

California stone fruit season begins

The California stone fruit season has already kicked off for Kingsburg Orchards in their Kettleman region ranches in Kingsburg. Harvest began this past Monday with yellow…

Foodservice demand for hot peppers picking up

Hot pepper demand is slowly rebuilding as restaurants and other foodservice outlets begin reopening. “As of March, our numbers started getting better and climbing weekly,”…

ProEx Food Announces Their Gesamtnutzung Initiative

"Now that the most obvious needs have been taken care of, we can start looking at what is next"

Sustainability is one of the big issues in the fresh produce sector. In terms of packaging the market has been dominated by the focus on different materials and an overall…

Tomato grower hosts 7th annual 5K charity run

Lipman Family Farms, a field tomato grower based in Immokalee, FL, held its annual 5K Run for Backpacks as a hybrid event this past weekend. Each year, the company hosts this…

Re-cap of Banana Day international event

On April 21, the Ecuadorian Banana Cluster celebrated Banana Day with a high-level international event on the sector's industry and its future. It was attended…

Budget 2021 comes up short for Canada’s fruit and vegetable growers

On behalf of Canada’s fruit and vegetable growers, the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) applauds the federal government’s commitment to COVID recovery and…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Pharr International Bridge, Texas

Customs Field Operations seizes over $4 million in methamphetamine smuggled fresh produce shipment

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted a load of alleged methamphetamine worth…

New Penn State study

Higher mushroom consumption said to be associated with lower risk of cancer

Next time you make a salad, you might want to consider adding mushrooms to it. That’s because higher mushroom consumption is associated with a lower risk of…

Norfolk County, Canada

Cold snap freezes early asparagus

In Norfolk County, low temperatures have interrupted an unusually early asparagus harvest. Marc Wall, co-owner of Sandy Shore Farms near Fairground: “Three…

Global Focus Machinery/Packaging

Berry Gardens to use ‘Prevented Ocean Plastic’ for punnets

Berry and stone fruit production marketing group Berry Gardens will launch new recycled packaging for its proprietary punnets this summer, using Prevented Ocean Plastic.…

Special South Africa

Bill Weyland, NJ – VP Sales

“Seven Seas South African import program has shown tremendous growth over the past 4 years”

Tom Lange Co. has had roots in South Africa since 2001, when it invested in a citrus operation and its marketing company named Seven Seas. With an eye towards expansion, Tom…

Retail

Dreamstime

Big Y has launched myPicks online ordering

Misfits Market has raised $200mln in Series C funding

US: Cardenas Markets grows in the digital ageChanges in shopping habits driven by the COVID-19 pandemic are transforming the operating systems of supermarket chains. Cardenas…

Ginseng farmers see shade covers destroyed in Brant, Norfolk and Oxford counties

Late April's heavy snowfall strikes Canadian growers hard

The late April snow and frost is dealing quite a blow to some Southwestern Ontario farmers. Some of this week’s most impacted producers are ginseng farmers, as…

University of Wyoming research

Farmer's market coupon programs for low-income people can improve fruit and veg consumption

A study done by the University of Wyoming and a food justice non-profit seems to indicate that farmers market coupon programs for low-income people can improve…

ASOEX

Asia positions itself as the main destination for Chilean fruits with a 15.28% increase

According to information provided by the Association of Fruit Exporters of Chile AG (ASOEX), Chile has exported 1,686,346 tons of fruits so far in the current…

Mushroom-derived materials researched to replace Styrofoam

Biotech firm Ecovative -based in Green Island, NY - has developed a material from mushrooms that they hope might one day replace Styrofoam packaging. The company grows the biodegradable…

Maharashtra district in lockdown until May 1st

Indian grape season ended earlier than expected

The Indian table grape season has come to an end earlier than expected, after the season had started slightly later. For the past two weeks the availability of the fruit…

Cooler weather would put “cherry on top” of good apple season

Granny Smith and Pink Lady apples are currently being harvested in South Africa, while the Fuji crop is finished in what is expected to be a record apple crop. South Africa's…

Massive upscale planned for Tomberry tomato brand after successful launch in Australia

The company that brought "the world’s smallest tomatoes” to Australia says the demand is so high for the product that the company has had to significantly upscale. The unique…

Start of the season at the Vienna wholesale market

"Turkish sweet corn comes onto a virtually empty market"

Sweet corn has always been considered the barbecue garnish par excellence: the vegetable therefore sees great demand, especially in summer. The first batches from Turkey have…

Natural Branding aims to be response to upcoming plastic ban in France

The AGEC bill (anti-waste law for a circular economy), adopted on January 30, provides for a ban on plastic packaging on fruit and vegetables as of January 1, 2022 in France.…

“Current frost damage should not have any real effect on total blueberry volumes”

Poland has already had to deal with some nights of frost, and more frost is expected in the upcoming days. Luckily, so far none of the minor damages that have occurred in the…

Serroplast

High tech solution to store blueberries and small fruits

The production season of blueberries and small fruits in Europe is peaking and will continue until September. It is important to preserve the post-harvesting quality of the…

Red bell pepper making a difference this year

Over the past few years, a trend has been rewarding greenhouse bell pepper growers, especially when it comes to the most popular varieties on the market. This is particularly…

Ángel Izquierdo, manager of Soltir: "Large calibers abound; there is little to be packed in flowpacks"

Murcia should have 30% more peppers than what is currently available

In April, the Region of Murcia has taken over from Almeria in the national production of peppers in Spain. However, the delay caused by the weather at the start of the Murcian…

22nd China International Vegetable Science and Technology Expo showcases 300 new vegetable varieties

On April 20, 2021, the 22nd China (Shouguang) International Vegetable Science and Technology Expo/2021 China (Shouguang) International Vegetable Seed Industry Expo opened its…

Vietnamese coconut export season is at its peak as prices rise

This is the peak period of the Vietnamese coconut export season. The price of coconuts from the Ben Tre regions rose to a high level. Mary is a sales manager at the Vietnamese…

BayWa Global Produce subsidiary

TFC-Holland invests in Softripe® technology

The exotic products specialist TFC-Holland in Maasdijk, the Netherlands, has become one of the first companies in Europe toimplement the new Softripe® technology. This…

Argentina

Entre Rios produced 20% and 30% less oranges and mandarins in 2020 than in the previous year

According to a report prepared by Concoridia's National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), Entre Rios produced 22% fewer citrus than in the 2019…

Agriculture Minister Peter David stresses food security

Grenada positioning itself become major fresh produce supplier in southern Caribbean

The government of Grenada has stated it is in the first stage of implementing a strategy that will result in the island becoming a major supplier of fresh…

Jamaica ships 4,7 tons of Julie and East Indian mangoes to UK

Approximately 4,7 tons of mangoes were shipped to the United Kingdom from the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston today. The mangoes were exported…

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