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FreshPlaza summer break

We will be back 8th August!

It's that time of year again when the FreshPlaza team heads to the beach for a well deserved rest. We will be back fresher than ever on 8th of August to bring you all of your…

Peruvian avocados arrive in the U.S. with record supplies and the largest multi-tactic marketing campaign

Avocados from Peru are making a significant push into the U.S. market right now by exporting during its June to early October window an expected record 300 million pounds and…

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW CUCUMBER

As a heatwave sweeps across Europe, bringing scorching temperatures in many places, the popular summer vegetable, cucumber, has reached prices, almost double those recorded…

Strong demand on organic blueberries following conventional tightness

After a slightly later start to the season, supplies of organic blueberries are building. “We are in the peak of the front side of the season. It feels like some of the later…

California grape volumes heading toward peak supplies

California grapes are in the early stages of San Joaquin Valley production and building steadily. “We’re not very far off from reaching peak supplies. We’re not quite there…

Importer begins sourcing avocados from Jalisco, Mexico

LGS Specialty Sales, an importer of citrus, avocados, grapes and persimmons, will begin sourcing avocados from Jalisco, Mexico immediately following the USDA-APHIS…

(July 2022)

Maersk North America transpacific update

Maersk North America has again supplied its transpacific update, dated July 22nd. The release states: "Your supply chain’s well-being is our top priority. We at…

Montana

Flathead Lake cherry harvest is just around the corner

Storms, floods, and cooler weather are expected to delay the first harvest of Flathead Lake cherries this year. Despite the delay and a few orchards that…

JBT Corporation acquires Alco-food-machines

JBT Corporation, a global technology solutions provider to high-value segments of the food and beverage industry, announced today it has acquired…

Foodservice conference 2022: the buyers’ perspectives

International Fresh Produce Association’s Foodservice Conference is coming up on July 28-29 in Monterey, California. This year’s event will see a record number…

Special Automation

Company's first Cultivate Next venture fund cohort includes Hyphen and Meati Foods

Chipotle invests in robotic makeline and plant based protein via its new venture fund

Chipotle Mexican Grill has announced it is investing in Hyphen, a foodservice platform designed to help restaurant owners, operators, and budding chefs move their business…

Gobal Focus Softfruit / Stonefruit

Is northern Michigan at risk of losing its cherry crown?

Traverse City has long been known as the “Cherry Capital of the World.” The first National Cherry Festival was hosted here in 1925—known at the time as “the Blessing of the…

Daniel Newport - Pinnacle Fresh

"We plan to increase volumes on both mandarins and blood oranges breaking our 2021 record for volume exported"

Pinnacle Fresh have been developing the Dracula citrus brand for quite a few years now, it started around 6 years ago with Dracula Blood oranges going to the US for the…

Robinson Fresh grows 'new age' grape varieties to diversify supply base

Robinson Fresh, a division of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based C.H. Robinson Worldwide, is currently shipping a combination of legacy and “new age” grapes to…

Dole perfects a meticulous process to supply grapes year-round

According to Bill Goldfield, Dole Food’s director of corporate communications, Charlotte-based Dole Food Co. is now a year-round supplier of grapes, with…

Unitedpotatocanada.com

Estimate of 2022 Canadian potato acreage

Reduced seeded acreage in 2022 due to multiple factors

Statistics Canada released their first estimate of potato acreage in Canada as a result of data obtained from their survey of potato growers in Canada. The 2022 potato acreage…

WinField United and AgVend offer the ability to provide a premier, unified digital experience

New collaboration offers ag retailers a competitive advantage at the farmgate

WinField United and AgVend have announced a new collaboration that allows agricultural retailers and growers the ability to access WinField United's…

Oriental Fruit Fly quarantine in Los Angeles County

A portion of Los Angeles County has been placed under quarantine for the Oriental fruit fly following the detection of 14 flies in the North Hills area of the…

California growers show strong support for Citrus Research Board

California citrus growers recently voted by a large margin to continue their support of the Citrus Research Board (CRB) in a state-mandated referendum. The…

Pennsylvania peach season ongoing, despite late freeze

The Pennsylvania peach season is progressing unevenly, from “good” to “terrible” depending on what part of Pennsylvania the grower is from. Dennis and Glenn…

UPGC US potato acreage planted estimate - June 30, 2022

Washington acreage estimated to be up 5,000 acres or 3.1% over 2021 crop

The Idaho acreage is estimated to be down 25,000 acres below 2021, lower than even 2020 levels in the first year of the pandemic. A large amount of the cuts are coming from…

Wisconsin grocery stores will struggle with tight supplies throughout the summer

Wisconsin grocery stores have been facing supply shortages this summer. Brandon Scholz, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Grocers Association, said due to…

Major container carriers to raise peak-season levy for India-US trades

After a brief gap that has seen some signs of freight rate softening and corrections, container lines actively operating on India-US trades are looking to…

Youtube.com

Video How mushroom growth time lapses are filmed

US director Louie Schwartzberg has spent decades filming mushroom time lapse videos and recently, he went into detail about how captures these amazing videos for Netflix’s…

Two UF startup companies boost struggling citrus industry using AI

Now that Florida’s citrus industry ended this year’s growing season with its lowest production in eight decades, an unlikely union has formed between two…

Trucker protests halt cargo movement at Port of Oakland

Trucker protests that started last Monday over the implementation of AB5 law, have shut down operations at shipping terminals at the Port of Oakland. The…

Due to possible health risk

Eat Just, Inc. recalls Just Egg Chopped Spring Greens

Eat Just, Inc., located in Alameda, California, is voluntarily recalling select lots of JUST Egg Chopped Spring Greens products from a limited number of retail stores located…

Aartsen is always in motion

"Within the company, you will often hear, 'never a dull moment at Aartsen'. We're continually in motion. We're also massively eager to work with our partners all over the…

Why does fluidization matter in IQF Freezing?

By spending years studying the frozen food processing market, OctoFrost developed a turnkey solution for the frozen food processors; an IQF Freezer with patented bedplate…

“The emerging market for figs is definitely Far East Asia”

Just like the many other fruits that are grown in Turkey, figs have also benefited from the weather conditions during cultivation. Akin Soyleyen, marketing manager for Turkish…

Global Fresh International (GFI) opens office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

In just five years, Global Fresh International (GFI) - a participation of Direct Source International (DSI) from The Netherlands - has made significant presence in the Asian…

Novozymes and AgroFresh form partnership to unlock the potential of biotechnology to fight food waste

Recently, Novozymes and AgroFresh decided to form a research and commercialization partnership aimed at developing biological solutions that can improve post-harvest food…

PHOTO REPORT: Australian Pineapple Field Days 2022

The Australian pineapple industry has presented a number of industry members with awards as part of the annual field days, which was attended by more than 160 delegates. This…

Amélie Tacon-Santos, Sakata Vegetables Europe S.A.S

New Bimi Broccoli vegetable now available in supermarkets in France

"The first French production was put on the market on June 16 and will be available until the end of October," reports Amélie Tacon Santos, Food Chain Manager at Sakata…

Return to average avocado crop for Israel's 2022-2023 season expected

A return to an average avocado crop for the coming 2022-2023 Israel harvest season, due to start in August, is expected after a record crop last year for Granot Fresh, the…

Registration is open for the event on 27 August 2022 in Imola (Italy)

Mechanized harvesting demo in a super-intensive almond orchard

After an on-site tour at Italy's Romagna Impianti, Fruit Net System and Agrimillora are planning another open day to offer the chance to see a mechanized harvesting demo in a…

Orogel Fresco invests on 4 hectares of golden kiwifruit

Over the past few months, Orogel Fresco has planted four hectares of golden kiwifruit - the Jintao club variety by Jingold - in Cesena that will start producing in 2024. But…

Zanarini Consulting

A consulting company with coaching services for entrepreneurs

Companies in the fruit and vegetable sector may need coaching for their organization. "The necessary premise," said Matteo Zanarini owner of Zanarini Consulting, "that led me…

“The lighter the peeler, the easier the user experience”

With the northern hemisphere entering the harvest season, pineapples, mangos and melons are consumed in large quantities. The Japanese peeler innovator Astra is again busy…

Daily Fresh Radish turns 30

"We can do any color mixes of radishes, as long as we know on time"

This year, the Dutch radish farm, Daily Fresh Radish, turns 30. "Much has changed in those years, and a lot more is going to change," says John Grootscholten. "In the coming…

"Everyone sees that all products have increased in price, except for the apples"

A lack of workers is affecting everyone, not only in Poland but also in the rest of Europe. According to Jakub Krawczyk, export manager for Appolonia, there isn’t a simple…

Company looks to open more such facilities across Africa

Nile opens new Gauteng cross-docking hub

Nile, an agritech startup that connects vegetable and fruit producers directly with commercial buyers via an accessible online platform, has recently opened a state-of-the-art…

Marna de Lange – SocioTech, Jeanine Kirkman & Gus Doyle – Umsizi

Schoeman Boerdery extends a hand to a hundred rural communities

Unlike in the South African mining sector, where 1% of net profit by law has to go towards social and labour programmes, no such legal obligation exists for farming…

Frederick Ferreira, SP Ferreira – Down South

India is very competitive for South African orange exports

Down South, based in Stellenbosch, has exported mostly citrus, with a balance of apples, pears and grapes, from South Africa since 1997.From their growers in Limpopo and the…

Dane Castle - Castleton Farm

Blueberries from the most northerly producer in the world

The Mitchell family have farmed at Castleton since 1992, formerly run by Murray Mitchell, it is now operated by his son Ross. The farm, situated in Aberdeenshire on the east…

Hannah Goos - Berry World UK

"We are now coming into the final UK peak on strawberries and blueberries"

At the start of the UK soft fruit season weather and growing degree hours have been relatively in line with the 3 year average and much better than last year where there were…

USDA

Citrus Semi-annual European Union

EU orange production expected at 6.1 million MT in MY 2021/22

For MY 2021/22, EU orange production is expected at 6.1 million MT, below previous season levels, driven by moderate production declines registered in Spain and Italy, which…

Big strawberry announcement set to take place at BerryQuest

Hort Innovation is set to make a significant announcement for the Australian strawberry industry at next week's BerryQuest International 2022 on the Gold…

New supply chain service for Australian exporters

Australian exporters of perishable produce will have access to real-time information on supply chains and logistics under the new service established by the…

China stone fruit annual

Cherry production forecast at 650,000 tons, peaches and nectarines at 16.8 million tons

China’s cherry production is forecast at 650,000 MT in MY 2022/23, driven by expanded area in the northwest and southwest. Cherry imports from the U.S. are…

Free service to customer growers:

Use Rivulis App for monitoring crops and detecting irrigation issues with satellite imagery

Rivulis has launched ReelView, giving growers using Rivulis products access to an advanced set of crop monitoring tools from their mobile phone. Currently, Rivulis is running a…

Asia responsible for nearly 69% of global melon production

Melons rank among the most popular fruits in the world, generating over $27 billion in market revenue in 2018. According to the Food and Agriculture…

Overall European onion demand gaining but still below past years

Interesting stats from AMI Market Weekly on the European onion market came our way this week via New Zealand through Robert Bell with Western Onion in…

Perth artist gets $50k art award for his project ‘Low Yield Fruit’

Perth artist Nathan Beard has won a Minderoo arts fund award for his project ‘Low Yield Fruit’. He was been named the inaugural winner of the $50,000 Minderoo Artist Fund…

Puerto Coquimbo restarted Chilean citrus exports after 4 years

After having stopped exporting citrus fruits in 2018, the Puerto Coquimbo Terminal (TPC) has resumed exporting these fruits, benefitting producers in that…

Import and export of fresh apples in June 2022

In June 2022, China exported 31,400 tons of fresh apples, with an export value of US$43 million and an average unit price of US$1359.69 per ton. Compared with…

Almost 2,000 hectares in Honduras no longer produce bananas as some 13 companies haven't recovered from storms Eta and Iota

More than ten independent agricultural companies with farms in Higuerito, Guachias, and other communities, which provided bananas to Chiquita and Dole for…

India:

Prices of Californian almonds and other imported fruits up on rupee drop

Prices of Californian almonds, Washington apples, imported cherries, kiwis and berries have gone up by up to 15% due to the recent rupee depreciation. This is…

Mexico

Tamaulipas plans to export 50,000 tons of yellow lemon

The head of the National Food Health, Safety, and Quality Service (Senasica), Humberto Vazquez Ramirez, stated they projected Tamaulipas would increase its…

Women advised to eat potassium-rich foods to improve heart health

‘A banana a day can keep heart attacks in women away’

Women who eat bananas, avocados and salmon could reduce the negative effects of salt in the diet, according to a study published today in the European Heart…

How to turn shipping emissions into food for plants

Digital freight forwarding platform Shypple and Value Maritime are partnering up for a cleaner future for the shipping industry. There are 60,000 oil-driven…

Frozen French fry company McCain ends presence in Russia

Frozen French fry specialist McCain is ending its commercial presence in Russia, where it set up shop at the turn of the 1990s. Like many Western companies,…

Avocado: 13 benefits of this fruit considered a superfood

Avocado is a superfood. Good for health and well-being. Although the term is not recognized by science, the foods that earn this mark have rich bioactive…

Retail

Dreamstime

Uber Eats plans to roll out an updated online grocery delivery experience

7-Eleven slashed about 880 corporate jobs in the United States

US: Amazon Fresh grocery store opens in EncinoAmazon Fresh has expanded its Southern California footprint with the opening of a new supermarket in Encino, featuring the…

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