Strong start for YOOM Black Cocktail Tomato production

As the season changes, supplies of the YOOM‍® Black Cocktail Tomato, which first debuted at the International Fresh Produce Association Trade Show in…

California strawberry pricing could stay firm until after Mother’s Day

Supplies of strawberries in California are picking up at a good pace. “The weather has turned, and it’s good because we’re getting the traditional warm…

Papaya increasingly in demand in the United States

Papaya is a popular tropical fruit in Latin America and increasingly in demand in the United States, which has boosted the growth of the industry in…

Canadian greenhouse grower opens new distribution center

Nature Fresh Farms® is expanding its operations, adding 60,000 square feet to its footprint in Delta, Ohio, with the opening of a new distribution…

Chopped Salad Kit line introduces five new flavors

Dole Fresh Vegetables introduces five new flavor varieties to its DOLE® Chopped Salad Kit product line. In addition to the new flavors, the new kits…

Canadian government welcomes court decision

P.E.I. Potato Board's attempt to lift seed potato export ban denied by federal court

The P.E.I. Potato Board suffered a setback in its attempt to lift the export ban on seed potatoes due to a potato wart outbreak two years ago. The board…

This season's US orange harvest expected to reach 86-year low

It was expected that the harvest would amount to 62,25 million boxes or 2,57 million tons, an 86 year low and a decline of 23% on the previous season. The USDA…

Chemmy Alcott closes the women’s conference in Orlando

The Women's Fresh Perspectives Conference in Orlando, Florida, began Sunday with the Opening General Session led by Vicki Myoda, Predictive Index…

Reddit.com

Canadians are running to buy Avo-cat-o statues

Apparently, it’s time for another shopping trend: Avo-cat-o. Last summer, Canadians wouldn’t stop quaking up about the Duckana figures sold at London…

Mexican avocado industry highlights biodiversity efforts ahead of Earth Day

Without a healthy planet, there can be no thriving avocado industry. That’s why the Mexican avocado industry has aligned its sustainability strategy…

Saucony

Saucony creates Sustainable Shadow sneakers using mushroom-based formula

For its Spring/Summer 2023 collection, Saucony has crafted its staple Shadow 6000 in its most sustainably minded construction to date. The…

Promotable volume coming on for spring asparagus

JMB is ramping up for the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) tradeshow taking place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada April 25th – 27th. Harvested out of…

Drought conditions improving across eastern North Carolina

North Carolina is a major producer of sweet potatoes, tobacco, cotton, peanuts, and even cucumbers. ENC farmers prepare to plant their seeds and use a variety…

April 1, 2023

Northwest Region potato stocks totaled 75.6 mln hundredweight

Potato stocks in Idaho on April 1, 2023 totaled 42.0 million cwt. Disappearance of the Idaho crop to date was 78.7 million cwt. April 1 potato stocks in Oregon…

New apples from University of Maryland might counter changing climate and labor shortages

University of Maryland researchers have developed what may just be the perfect apples for American growers trying to adapt to a changing world. The two new…

Rwandan chilli volumes and prices are on the rise

Chilli pepper volumes in Rwanda are on the rise, with both domestic and foreign demand being strong, says Mr. Jean-Claude Niyomugabo, co-founder of…

Exports to Russia recover

Japanese grapefruit market: no fireworks, despite shortage

The first vessel carrying South African grapefruit to Japan was loaded at the port of Durban this past weekend, a week or two earlier than the…

India ready to import more avocados from Tanzania

Binaya Srikanta Pradhan, the Indian High Commissioner said yesterday that the country was ready to import as much avocado as is available in Tanzania. He made…

Who has seen the star-shaped grapes from Japan?

Apparently, doctored pictures that appear to show star-shaped grapes have circulated online for months. This has caused some netizens to believe they are a…

Rockit Global announces new China country manager

As Rockit gears up to deliver its latest season, the New Zealand snack sized apple brand is excited to welcome a new China Country Manager – Sales and…

Philippines

BARMM coconut project gets allocated P72.8 mln

The Department of Agriculture has allocated P72.8 million (€1.24 mln) for the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) in the Bangsamoro…

Banana growers see exports declining

Production of Cavendish bananas, the main export variety, remains threatened by Fusarium wilt or Panama disease, likely dampening exports, according to the…

Jordan set to increase date production, reach new Eastern European markets

Jordan with its production of mainly Medjool and Barhi dates -400 meter below sea level is set to increase production volumes and reach more markets in…

Henk van der Mey, Hars&Hagebauer

"Mango market switches smoothly from Peru to West Africa"

Last year, there were plenty of mangoes from Peru and West Africa. Prices dropped, and the transition from the Peruvian to the West African season,…

Jacob Aktalan, MG Fruit:

'"Great prices for overseas melons"

Even though the warm weather has not yet fully taken hold in Northwestern Europe, the melon market is remarkably good. "In fact, for overseas melons,…

Turkish stone fruit season underway

“Stone fruit volumes are up between 20 and 30 per cent in the early regions”

Although volumes are still low, Turkish stone fruits are slowly coming on to the market. In the following weeks, the stone fruit season will fully kick…

A solution to improve Melon's port harvest profitability

“Spain produces much more than Piel de Sapo melons. There are large melon exporting companies in Almeria, Campo de Cartagena, and other areas of Murcia…

Thanks to continuity and cooperation, Dutch chili peppers are available earlier every year

There are already plenty of Dutch chili peppers available at Nature's Pride. Advanced cultivation systems, continuity and cooperation ensure an early…

"Quicker, better grading process, using fewer people"

Last year, Fruitbedrijf en Pakstation Tijssen began using a brand-new production warehouse. The Dutch fruit company grows and sorts apples and pears.…

RaboResearch Global Orange Juice Outlook 2023/24:

Orange juice prices to remain higher for longer on the back of tight global supply

For now, the orange juice market is staying tight for at least another season, unless there is a significant supply-side surprise for the 2023/24…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Colombia at £1.10: no change from last week

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…

Candy

Highest-paid strawberry of all time wins over operators in Italy and abroad

"When I made all my customers sell my fruit for twice the price of other strawberries, everyone called me crazy. But now the situation is out of…

Believed to have originated from Ecuador

Oslo: Again cocaine found in banana shipment

For the second time in less than three weeks, Oslo police have seized as much as 900 kilos of cocaine found in boxes of bananas believed to have originated…

IBO President Peter McPherson:

Bernadine Strik remembered as a 'true legend and friend of the global blueberry industry'

The International Blueberry Organisation (IBO) sadly notes the recent passing of Bernadine Strik, who did so much to develop the growing of blueberries into…

EastFruit

Expensive imported potatoes of the 2023 harvest became available on the Moldovan market

The first batches of imported potatoes arrived in Moldova, as businessmen say, in the first days of April. Potatoes come from Egypt and possibly…

Merab Chitanava

A good hazelnut harvest is expected in Georgia in 2023

The head of the Georgian Hazelnut Growers Association (GHGA) forecasts a much better hazelnut harvest in 2023 compared to last year, provided that hazelnut…