What lies ahead for summer bell peppers?

Industry-wide, a lot remains up in the air as the summer bell pepper season approaches. So says Kevin Batt, category director of greenhouse for Oppy.   “Only time…

Canadian shippers await more Mexican mango volume

Mango supplies out of Mexico and into Canada got a slow start this season. “They were delayed because of the weather,” says Maria Cavazos of MC Produce…

Early start for Florida dill pickle cucumbers

The dill pickle cucumber crop out of Florida is getting underway early this year. “Normally we’d be starting April 10-15th but the heat’s got…

Despite heavy rains, California almonds could be out of luck

California is the world’s largest producer of the nut, contributing 80% of the globe’s almond supply in 2020. Almonds raked in around $5 billion for…

California Giant Berry Farms appoints director of sustainability

California Giant Berry Farms has appointed Justin Kosta as director of sustainability. Kosta will play a pivotal role in the expansion of California Giant’s…

Mission Produce releases 2022 sustainability report

Mission Produce, Inc. has announced the release of its third annual sustainability report, “Finest for the Future,” which communicates the Company’s global…

Chile walnuts priced at premium to US product -

High Middle East and Asia demand for Chilean inshell walnuts

As Chile’s harvest of walnuts started earlier this month (March) in the northern areas, demand for the inshell product is strong in the Middle Eastern…

Nahuel Lavino, Fama:

“Declaration of state of emergency for Argentina’s citrus is not of much help at all”

The declaration of state of emergency for Argentina’s citrus sector “is not of much help at all, it only helps you postpone the payment of taxes,…

Apple grower-shipper commits to conservation with pollinator garden

The hum and buzz of pollination is a welcome sound within the apple industry. Pollinators like honeybees and butterflies are vital to farmers, ensuring…

The state generates a quarter of the national income from the sale of this vegetable

Guanajuato is the leading producer of Mexican lettuce

“For more than a decade, Guanajuato has been the leading producer of lettuce. Our product is well known at the national and international level and…

Penn State research

Could mushroom consumption be the key to healthy aging?

In a recent article in FUNGI magazine, Robert Beelman, professor emeritus of food science in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State, drew…

New Mexico boosts chili production

New Mexico produced more than 53,000 tons of its most famous crop during the last growing season. Chili is one of the official state vegetables; in 2014, the…

Employees at Belle Glade sweet corn producer return to work after chemical leak

On Thursday, one day after a chemical leak forced everyone to evacuate, the employees at one of the largest sweet corn producers in the world returned to work.…

Recent California storms lead to strawberry shortages in Arizona

Across Phoenix, berries have gone missing from some grocery store shelves lately. This is due to a shortage that is expected to last several weeks. Many…

There might be a substitute for expensive black truffles

With a high price, depending on the season, black truffles are an ingredient reserved for the most lavish meals. However, one mushroom, could be a more…

CIV attends INN in Australia and Strawberry Symposium in California

The latest CIV strawberries have been presented at the recent North America Strawberry Symposium, which took place on March 7-10, 2023, at San Louis…

Asia accounted for 16.7% of total Peruvian table grape exports in 2022

In 2022, Peruvian grape exports reached US$1,362,740,000 for 554,730 tons, showing an increase of +9% in value and +8.1% in volume compared to US$1,249,800,000…

The country opened a desalination plant in Agadir and plans to have a new one in the Dajla area

Tomato cultivation in Morocco continues to grow

Morocco's agricultural sector has grown thanks to the Maroc Vert multi-year plan that was completed in 2020 and allowed the agricultural sector to account for…

Abdellah Elyamlahi, avocado exporter: "We'll break the record next year"

End of the avocado season in Morocco, volumes almost hit an all-time record

Despite a decrease in in yield recorded earlier this year, the avocado season in Morocco has recovered in fine form and ended on a positive note.…

Stonefruit producers losing patience with Transnet

The South African fruit industry is investigating the possibility of a partial privatisation of Cape Town's harbour, with a loading zone only for fresh…

"We need to leverage the fact that we are all here and want to have a conversation"

Addressing global supply and demand challenges is a key issue at World Avocado Congress

Increasing market demand for avocados, ahead of an expected production oversupply, has been one of the issues front and centre of the 10th World…

New GS1 guideline issued for Traceability for Food to meet new US FDA regulations

A new GS1 Traceability for Food guideline has been released to assist food companies in meeting the new US FDA regulations, for export of fresh produce…

"Price hype is damaging the healthy operation of the Lane Late navel orange market"

The Lane Late navel orange, which goes on the market every spring, is a late-ripening citrus variety. It is well-known because of its good taste and…

PSA Terminal leads Nhava Sheva Port’s fiscal 2023 throughput growth

Nhava Sheva Port (JNPT), India's busiest public gateway, logged an all-time throughput high in the fiscal year 2022-23, which ended on 31 March,…

“Orri mandarins performed well compared to grapefruits and oranges”

The Orri mandarin has performed rather well this season, says Planet Israel export manager, Betsalel Ohana: “We started the season in uncertainty, due…

Volumes for Ukrainian apples running low ahead of season's end

“After our victory in the war, we will have a horticultural boom”

As the infrastructure in Ukraine is restored, the ability to export apples has also returned, says Volodymyr Gurzhiy of Ukrainian apple exporter USPA…

IBO summit 2023:

Poland, a booming market for blueberry consumption

The 2023 International Blueberry Organization (IBO) Summit will be taking place on July 3-6 in Poland, in the scenic city of Lublin – the capital of…

Press release

Organic apples: Italy and France work together to face the “delicate economic situation"

“The organic apple sector in Europe is faced with a particularly delicate economic situation, which has led the Italian and French economic…

UN water conference -

Importance of collective action for responsible water management underlined by Nature’s Pride

The UN water conference in New York has resulted in a Water Action Agenda with 700 commitments to tackle the global water crisis and promote…

Nova Siri Genetics opens the doors to the strawberry and berry research and experimentation center

One year after the official opening, Nova Siri Genetics (NSG) reopened the doors of the hub that gathers the company's research and experimentation…

Climate change is one of the main concerns of Europe's fruit and vegetable regions

The Assembly of European Fruit and Vegetable Regions, AREFLH, representing 16 regions and 38 producer organizations from 10 European countries - including the…

Cup of blueberries a day could help improve brain function

New research has found that eating a handful of wild blueberries daily has health benefits, including lowered blood pressure, faster reaction time and improved…

The Irish explorer who brought potatoes to Greece

A 19th-century Irish adventurer and explorer is credited with introducing the potato to Greece shortly after it won its independence from the Ottoman Empire.  William…

Lidl shopper sees mysterious coded message on a blueberry

A Lidl shopper found a strange secret coded message on his breakfast fruit. The customer came across the code 'ABS' etched onto one of his blueberries.…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Colombia at £1.10: up 3% 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…