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Heavy rains in Chile damage grape crop and more

Just as Chile’s grape season is starting to ramp up – with volumes strengthening these past two weeks – heavy rains have hit all the growing regions in the country. Mike…

California storms could tighten strawberries for Valentine’s Day

The rainstorms over California this week may throw a wrench into supplies of strawberries for Valentine’s Day. “I fear California may not rebound for a few weeks if this rain…

Port logistics challenge blueberry availability

Supplies of blueberries in North America are tighter than usual due largely to issues in logistics. Currently, blueberries are largely coming in from Chile,…

Courchesne Larose USA welcomes new president

Canada-based Group Courchesne Larose has nominated Danny Dumas as president of Courchesne Larose USA. Dumas will oversee the company’s interests and…

Fresh fruit importer and exporter sees 100% growth during 2020

Salix Fruits, importer and exporter of fresh fruits, closed its 2020 balance shipping more than 40,000 pallets of fruit, which implied a 100% growth and an increase in the…

Canadian breaks World Record by eating three Carolina reapers in under 10 seconds

A Canadian with a love for spicy food broke a Guinness World Record by eating three Carolina reaper chili peppers in under 10 seconds. A video was shared of…

Pacific Coast Fruit Co. buys Northwest Specialty Produce

Pacific Coast Fruit Co., one of the Pacific Northwest’s largest independent produce distributors with warehouses in Kent and Portland, has acquired Seattle…

Canadian grower launches new logo

Red Sun Farms, a vertically integrated high-tech greenhouse grower with locations in Canada, USA, and Mexico, responds to customer demands for more visible branding in the…

USMCA Seasonal Perishable Products - Update for 24-30 January, 2021

Lack of available skilled labor means some US ports are facing unloading backlogs of weeks or more

Shipping issues and weather conditions continue to impact arrivals and domestic harvest volumes. Lack of available skilled labor means some US ports are facing unloading…

Carolina Food Co.

Creating healthy options for on-campus cooking

Carolina Food Co. introduces Fresh Lane for students

To help time-pressed students get fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy ingredients for at-home cooking, Carolina Food Co. has added Fresh Lane — a small grocery store…

Special Asia

Hainan longans stay fresher than imported Thai longan

Fresh longans easily spoil after they are harvested. They quickly develop enzymes that turn the fruit brown. In order to keep the fruit fresh and extend its shelf life, they…

Global Focus Organics

New line of sustainable packaging for Fair Trade organic grower

Wholesum, Fair Trade certified growers and shippers of organic produce, launched a new sustainable packaging line of vegetables that will hit retail shelves this month. The…

Retail

Dreamstime

Amazon and University of Southern California: Joint research center

Loblaws has partnered with Loop

US: UNFI taps Walmex VP Dorn Wenninger to lead produceWalmart Mexico executive Dorn Wenninger has joined United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) as senior vice president of produce.…

University of California, San Diego, research:

‘Pistachio nuts can contribute to weight loss’

According to a study published in the July 2020 issue of Nutrients, adding US pistachios to your diet can contribute to weight loss and may contribute to other…

Limoneira.com

Limoneira announces new Director of Human Resources

Limoneira Company a diversified citrus growing, packing, selling and marketing company with related agribusiness activities and real estate development…

Associated Potato Growers Inc. packages Red River Valley potatoes for US buyers

Associated Potato Growers Inc., one of the largest potato packing cooperatives in the Midwest, marketing yellow and red potatoes to buyers across the United…

McCain Foods South Africa appoints new managing director

McCain Foods South Africa has appointed Unathi Mhlatyana as its new managing director (MD) effective yesterday. Mhlatyana brings more than 20 years experience…

Francois Rossouw - Mooigezicht Estates

Chinese market has South African grape growers on the edge of their seats

The Hex River harvest started unusually late, by ten to fourteen days, which cut into their window to market grapes to China (fortunately Chinese New Year is late this year).…

Fresh Publishers turns 25

A room in the attic and a plan to publish a book for the Dutch fruit and vegetable trading sector. That's how, on 1 February 1996, Boekhout Publishers' adventure began.…

Second ASOEX Report: "There will be a lower production and export volume"

The effects of the intense rains in the Chilean fruit sector are getting worse

The intense rains registered in the central and southern areas of the country, which in some cases included hail, have had serious consequences on seasonal fruit crops, such…

Saint Lucia banana growers hopeful after collapse of WinFresh

There is a possibility that Saint Lucia banana growers, operating under the Fairtrade brand, could benefit financially from the collapse of WinFresh. Still,…

The sweet potato is the Caribbean’s regenerative giant

Originally domesticated in Latin America more than 5,000 years ago, sweet potatoes currently grow in more developing countries than any other root crop, with…

The new Yvyrá apple continues to surprise due to its low demand for winter cold

Since its launch onto the plant market in 2018, ‘GVU Yvyrá’ has been surprising its own creators, due to its rusticity and a harvest date that is increasingly earlier in the…

"The solution lies not in less but in better packaging"

"The packaging industry is under pressure to change the negative image of plastics and packaging into a positive one. After all, packaging was created to get food to the…

Replacing rigid crates with collapsable ones cuts 20,000 truck trips

Fruit and vegetable transportation to be made more sustainable

Things are changing in the packaging world. Euro Pool System (EPS) is replacing its rigid crates with folding ones. This Dutch company focuses on reusable packaging in the…

Carlos Masiá: "The reduction in the acreage devoted to strawberries in Huelva is, unfortunately, a reality"

"We are pioneers in marketing 100% of our own varieties"

In January, there usually starts to be a significant supply of strawberries in Huelva, although this year has started with bad weather and the cold slowing down the…

Sea-Intelligence

Sea-Intelligence Global Liner Performance report - issue 113

Record-low global schedule reliability of 44.6% in December 2020

Sea-Intelligence has published issue 113 of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up to and including December 2020. As the report…

Paul Heemels, Heemels Agro, the Netherlands

“Cooking shows are making celeriac more popular”

These days, celeriac is sold year-round. You can begin harvesting these in the summer, but this root vegetable sells especially well in the winter. “The colder the weather,…

Quico Peiró, Operations Director Grupo Cañamás

"This second part of the citrus campaign is radically different from the first"

The first part of the citrus campaign has been characterized by the great volume available, although with small sizes and a lot of discards in the case of the Navelina and…

In Belgium, Lidl and Plastinet Flexibles' efforts to reduce plastic is paying off

At the beginning of 2020, Lidl and Plastinet Flexibles began a project in Belgium. They wanted to see how they could reduce plastic waste in the store's fruit and vegetable…

Why mandarin oranges are handed out at Chinese New Year

With the Chinese New Year coming up, invariably oranges will be given as gifts between families, friends and even among companies. There are four types of…

Bonduelle: First half Year 2020-2021 financial results

The Bonduelle Group's revenue stands for the 1st half of financial year 2020-2021 at € 1,441.5 million, stable at -0.1% on reported figures and an increase of…

A single kiwi provides the recommended daily intake of vitamin C

Kiwis have 92.17 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 grams, i.e. nearly twice as much as oranges. "Consuming a single piece provides 116% of the recommended daily…

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