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What lies ahead for organic produce in 2023?

Following a recent report that detailed 2022 sales of fresh organic produce grew by 3 percent, while volume declined by –3.7 percent, where does that leave the outlook for…

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Senior Commercial Manager (Sales and Procurement)

Vanguard International enters into strategic partnership

International fresh produce companies Vanguard International and RK Growers (RKG) have entered into a strategic partnership to continue to grow their…

Otay Mesa CBP officers seize narcotics concealed in a shipment of radish

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility seized a large quantity of narcotics concealed within a shipment of…

Challenges with produce exports: there is light at the end of the tunnel

Some produce varieties travel long distances to meet counter-season demand before being consumed. Lately, global trade of fresh produce has been challenging. “It has been…

USDA

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement seasonal perishable products - weekly update

USDA statistics show how Mexico dominates US imports of fruits and vegetables

The latest USDA statistics show how Mexico dominates U.S. imports of fruits and vegetables. Many fresh produce commodities coming from Mexico show double-digit gains over the…

Alejandro Fuentes, President of Agap:

“Peruvians need to have peace, they have to go back to work"

Tomorrow will mark two months of a deep political crises in Peru with the fresh produce export sector calling for peace. Leading the call for peace on behalf of Peru’s table…

Washington grower-shipper volunteers 100+ hours in 2022

Superfresh Growers® is proud to announce it had a busy year of giving back. In 2022, the team gave 117 hours of company-sponsored volunteer time back to the community. At the…

China, US and Europe market performance:

Chile and Peru cherries, grapes and blueberry January 2023 market feedback

Chilean and Peruvian cherries, blueberries and table grapes have done well in key markets of China, the US and Europe during January 2023. The Chinese Golden week during week…

USDA

National Retail Report - specialty crops

Retailers offered deals on cherries, grapes, strawberries, mangoes, blackberries and peaches

This week stores used promotions for the Super Bowl and Valentine's Day to entice shoppers. Specials on avocados, cilantro, limes, and tomatoes had football fans doing their…

Alert among Chilean fruit growers due to extreme heat wave

Fruit producers linked to regional associations and Fedefruta are attentive in their properties to these days' heat wave alert, as temperatures are expected to…

Special Fruit Logistica

Year-round blueberry program presented in Berlin

Blueberries and avocados are two of Camposol’s key products. In blueberries, the company has developed a sustained supply from Peru, and starting this year, the company will…

New generation of sustainable and trackable pallets brought to UK and Europe

Pallet Earth is changing the way the world moves, challenging the world's traditional supply chain infrastructure and the use of wooden pallets with its new generation of…

Global Focus Grapes

Blockades and protests impact Peru's table grape exports

“We went from exporting 2.9 million boxes of table grapes in week 4 of last year to only 126,000 in the same week of this year”

The social instability, blockades, and mobilizations in Peru have greatly impacted its agricultural sector. The data for January exports will only be available…

Retail

Dreamstime

JOKR doubles down on Brazil as it secures $50mln on $1.3bln valuation

CRISP & GREEN inks largest multi-unit deal in company history with 40-units sold across 7 states

US: Grocery consumers sue to block Kroger’s $25 bln buy of AlbertsonsA private lawsuit filed in California seeks to stop Kroger Co's planned $25bln purchase of rival…

Agreement taps Ashdod Port’s tech incubator.

Maersk North America and Ashdod Port Company to collaborate on logistics and supply chain innovation

Ashdod Port Company has signed an agreement with Maersk North America - to collaborate on innovation opportunities in supply chain logistics. The agreement enables Israeli…

SMARTKAS partners with BerryWorld

SMARTKAS, a Dutch agtech enterprise that designs, builds, owns and operates smart farms, is pleased to announce its partnership with BerryWorld. Left, Mark Kirby, Chief Commercial…

Ferm O Feed and Plant Health Cure merge to continue operations as Den Ouden GrowSolutions

Ferm O Feed and Plant Health Cure (PHC) have merged, as of 30 January 2023. Both business units will continue together under the name Den Ouden GrowSolutions. Ferm O Feed has…

Florida's citrus troubles drive up orange juice prices

Orange growers in Florida are facing what's forecast to be their smallest crop in 90 years. The state is expected to produce 18 million 90-pound boxes of…

Agtonomy unveils groundbreaking TeleFarme Solution for specialty crop farmers

Agtonomy, an ag tech software company with a focus on developing climate-smart solutions for specialty crop farmers, announces its new TeleFarmer™ Solution.…

Spotted lanternfly quarantine zone expands to all 21 counties of New Jersey

New Jersey officials are now asking residents and businesses in all of the state’s 21 counties to help stop the spread of those the spotted lanternfly. The…

New quarantine area in San Diego County due to Huanglongbing detection

Following the detection of the citrus plant disease Huanglongbing (HLB) in a residential citrus tree in the Rancho Bernardo area, a newly established…

Laurie Adams - Burlington Berries

Oversupply leads to challenging Tasmanian strawberry season

Due to the LaNina effect across the region, Tasmania has seen cooler and wetter weather through the spring and summer, there have also been record low lights levels. These…

Prices for Egyptian spring onions increasing as a result of lower availability

“Overall spring onion quantity will decrease over the coming weeks”

The Egyptian spring onion season has been smooth so far. However, thanks to the weather conditions, challenges in terms of availability might be coming up soon, says Mai…

Vergers Cancel launches the Adour Kiwi - Red Label PGI

“We can now offer a premium product that is geographically identified”

Vergers Cancel has been established in the Adour production basin for many years. But the group of producers grew stronger in 2021 by taking over the kiwi activity of…

Soc. Coop. Scaccianoce

Citrus fruit - high prices and lower purchasing power

“We commercialize various types of citrus fruits to cover a wide commercial calendar. Our fruits are obtained from approximately thirty hectares, fifteen of which owned by us.…

Three new AVA™ strawberry varieties launched

Angus Soft Fruits are proud to announce the release of three new strawberry varieties, bred to produce delicious fruit throughout the winter season. Intended for production in…

Mihai Ciobanu - Fresh4cast

"Being able to do in seconds what takes minutes in other systems, allows customers more agile planning"

Fresh4cast has been providing forecasting and planning software for fruit and vegetables for the last ten years. CEO Mihai Ciobanu talks about the journey so far and about the…

European demand for 'turbo ripening' of fruit increasing

Frigotec GmbH from Germany, with its patented Softripe fruit ripening system, successfully introduced "turbo ripening" function in the Softripe ripening programme, customers…

"Tatayoyo delivers an evolution to the pepper category"

A tropical adventure with flavor, that's what the pepper brand Tatayoyo is all about. Rijk Zwaan is very proud that this snack pepper has been nominated for the Fruit…

New easy-to-use potatoes

Video Dutch company introduces convenience line

"People want pure, fair, preferably unprocessed potatoes. Yet, at the same time, they demand convenience," says Leon van den Oord. "At Jac van den Oord Potatoes, we've…

Supply disruptions led to higher prices for imported tomatoes in Ukraine

A noticeable increase in demand for greenhouse tomatoes in the Ukrainian market, as well as a significant reduction in their supply, stimulate another price…

First ten months of 2022

Egypt: 46.3% increase in exports to Romania

According to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), there was an increase in the value of Egyptian exports to Romania, reaching…

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