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Dan Branson and Bert Mucci of Mucci Farms on the company’s mission to expand

“Domestically grown produce has become a necessity”

Year after year, demand for local produce is consistently on the rise as consumers have always preferred to support local farmers and businesses wherever they can. “Although…

Ricky Chong with Sutherland, S.A. on the Chilean cherry season

“We will have to take more risks this season and absorb additional costs”

This past Tuesday, the Chilean cherry harvest kicked off for Sutherland, S.A. “We are off to a late start this year due to unseasonably cool weather in our growing region…

Shorter supplies and higher demand

US onion industry sees some of the highest markets ever seen this time of year

Supplies of onions are tight, but available, right now. John Harris of Fort Morgan CO-based Paradigm Fresh notes there’s a shortage of red onions in most growing regions.…

Proprietary variety of blueberries hits peak availability for holidays

Just in time for the holiday season, Driscoll’s Sweetest Batch™ Blueberries are in peak availability and available nationwide. Driscoll’s is marketing a complete berry patch…

United States

Impact of inflation and supply chain woes felt in October

Twenty months into the pandemic, fresh produce retailing remains in flux. IRI, 210 Analytics and the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) have documented the…

US vertical farm hires new Retail Advisor

Infarm has appointed Suzy Monford as Retail Advisor to support the company’s expansion road map in the U.S. and Canada. The company has a strong presence…

American Farm Bureau Federation

Farm Bureau survey results:

US Thanksgiving dinner costs up 14 percent

Enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends is very important for many Americans. However, Farm Bureau’s 36th annual survey indicates the average cost of this year’s…

Southeast Produce Council announces Power of Produce 2022 panel

The Southeast Produce Council has unveiled its panel of retail superheroes that completes the SEPC University Educational Session – Power of Produce 2022. FMI – The Food…

Drought and high temperatures California drive down almond supplies

Almond production in California is expected to drop 10% to 1.3 million tons this year because of high temperatures and drought. Apart from this, the return of…

Due to progress in reduction of import boxes on Californian terminals

Postponement of container dwell fee

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have decided to delay consideration of the "container dwell fee", directed at ocean carriers, until 22 November. The…

Collaboration helps study new connections between cranberries and health

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., the agricultural cooperative owned by more than 700 farmer families, and Brightseed, an A.I.-led biosciences company, announced…

Special Greenhouse

New hydroponically grown specialty berry pack launches next month

Rooting thousands of strawberry plants on elevated tables the first week of October, Oppy, under the Ocean Spray license, will launch its first-ever specialty berry pack in…

Global focus citrus

Lemon campaign around one month late in the Sele Plain

A one month delay in the start of the lemon campaign was registered in the Sele Plain (Salerno) this year. "The delay was mainly due to the high summer temperatures, but the…

Retail

Dreamstime

Food Lion: $50mln deposit to support diverse-owned lending at M&F Bank

Target Corporation: Q3 earnings

Canada: Loblaw reports Q3 profit, revenue up from year agoLoblaw Companies Ltd. beat expectations as it reported its 3rd-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago, helped…

New organic specialty citrus micro-brand launches

Homegrown Organic Farms is pleased to introduce the Buck Brand organic specialty citrus micro-brand. The new brand will add to the growing list of specialty micro-brands, like…

One load hidden in cauliflower shipment

Laredo CBP Officers seize drugs worth over $53.2 mln at World Trade Bridge

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations officers seized narcotics in two enforcement actions this weekend, totaling over $53,200,000 in street…

Fresno County farmers led the nation in crop production value for third straight year

Fresno County farmers continue to defy the odds with innovation and resiliency. In 2020, Fresno County led the nation in crop production value for the third…

US Charge d’Affaires celebrates 15th anniversary of Morocco-US Free Trade Agreement

On November 16, David Greene, the Charge d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Morocco, commemorated the 15th anniversary of the US-Morocco FTA by visiting a Kantari…

APPIBRAS holds 1st Brazilian Symposium on pitayas in December

On December 14th, the pitayas Producers Association of Brazil (Appibras) will hold the 1st Brazilian Pitayas Symposium. The conference will have a hybrid…

Day two of the Shanghai International Fruit Expo was well visited

Chinese fruit market changed during the pandemic

The second day of the Shanghai International Fruit Expo was another success. The expo floor was bustling as before, and crowds of visitors enjoyed a wide variety of company…

Only an active response to the global shipping crisis can guarantee a steady import volume

"Our Belgian pears and New Zealand avocados received great feedback during the Shanghai International Fruit Expo"

The first Shanghai International Fruit Expo took place in the Shanghai New International Expo Center on November 15-17, and was a great success. One of the companies invited…

CGA: Black swan events caused this year’s 43 CBS and 15 (probably fewer) FCM interceptions

South Africa puts SPS citrus revisions to the European Commission

South Africa will today be discussing a set of revisions to their current phytosanitary systems with the European Commission standing committee on plant health after a year of…

One of South Africa’s foremost avocado growers branches out into coffee

While some areas of South Africa feature the ideal conditions for growing coffee, only a few farmers are planting the crop, as it is highly labor-intensive.…

Edward Velasco - Rodanto

Slow start to Moroccan strawberry season, but bigger volumes

The first Moroccan strawberries of the season arrived at Rodanto at the end of last week. Edward Velasco from the company said it has been a slow start to the season but the…

Roelf Pienaar & Conrad Fick – Tru-Cape

Europe was surprise package of past apple and pear season

“We’re in the music business now,” quipped Roelf Pienaar, managing director of Tru-Cape at the release of their song ‘Take-aways from nature’, performed by Sunset Sweatshop…

Harvey Cleeton - Vitafresh Produce

“The investment in Moroccan agriculture in the last ten years has been extensive"

The Dutch salad import season is coming to an end and UK importers are focussing on Spain and Morocco. “We have salads from Spain and Morocco coming in right now,” said Harvey…

“Most companies in Poland are selling to North African markets”

The harvest for one company’s apple season is now completely finished. Busy times are coming up though, as the exporter intends to ship as much as possible before the…

Società Egiziaca

Mechanization makes the difference when it comes to crop planning

"We have to deal with the lack of labor every day, so we have adjusted our plans with other products that enable the whole production process to be mechanized, converting…

Rosa Latorre, of Difrusol:

"There are still not many companies working with aromatic herbs"

The export campaign for aromatic herbs kicked off recently in the Spanish province of Murcia, which is where the country mostly grows them. Their main commercial window goes…

Presenting fruit peeling machines with proven reliability

"Five years ago, the melon and pineapple peeler mod. PL4D was born, thus doubling the production capacity and maintaining the same standards of reliability and safety compared…

International potato fair Interpom continues with strengthened health protocol

The international potato fair Interpom, scheduled from November 28 to 30 in Kortrijk Xpo, will continue. The tightened Covid approach that the government…

November 24, 25, and 26

16 companies and a score of experts will participate in the VI Dalías Early Pepper Conference

The Dalías Casino will host the VI Dalías Early Pepper Conference on November 24, 25, and 26. “The programming is more intense when compared to previous years…

Enrique Rossi - Budou Farms

Windy weather creates some nervous moments for a Victorian grape grower

Strong winds have added another challenge as one of Victoria's leading table grape growers prepares for the summer season. Budou Farms co-owner Enrique Rossi believes it is a…

Australian Institute of Botanical Science

Northern Territory, Australia

New species of fig discovered on Uluru

Systematic botanist Dr. Russell Barrett says new research shows central Australian populations represent a distinct species, which they've now described as Ficus desertorum,…

Fiji: Fresh fruit import bill stands at $17 million

The nation of Fiji imports $17million worth of fresh fruits annually. These fruits include grapes, oranges, apples, pears and kiwi fruit together with…

Climate change is biggest fresh sector challenge behind Covid

Fresh sector producers are only just recovering from the pandemic, only to face another global challenge. Climate change is impacting food production more and…

Youtube.com

Video Agricultural robots on the march

Agriculture robots are getting deployed to do farming work, from seeding and harvesting to plant inspection. These robots use specially designed grippers and 3D cameras to…

ZIM reports record financial results for the Third Quarter of 2021

Generated highest ever quarterly net income of $1.46 billion

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., a global container liner shipping company, announced today its consolidated results for the three and nine months ended September 30,…

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