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Higher losses in oranges

Florida grapefruit industry seeing minimal fruit loss post Hurricane Ian

Following Hurricane Ian’s arrival, Florida grapefruit looks to have made its way through the event with minimal effects. “We got extremely lucky,” says Dan Richey of…

Chinese Begonia apple exported around the globe for the first time

In a small region in China, an apple with the aroma of Begonia flowers is grown, although some say it has the aroma of strawberries. “It’s the world’s sweetest apple with a…

Real-time in-transit visibility reduces losses in produce shipments

A multi-sensor tracker containing the technology to measure hyper-accurate location, temperature, humidity, shock, and light exposure of shipments - all packed into a small…

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Idaho potato acreage and yields down for 2022-2023 crop

Potato acreage is down and yields are relatively low in Idaho. “Growers aren’t feeling very positive about their yields--they’re looking to be lower,” says Ryan Wahlen of…

GROW scholars receive education and chase their professional dreams

As September has come to a close, Organics Unlimited is busy wrapping up GROW Month, a month when retailers celebrate how the GROW program positively impacts underserved…

Exports from Brazil soar in response

Hurricane Ian worsens outlook for US orange juice industry

Hurricane Ian is likely to have worsened what was already expected to be the smallest US orange crop in 55 years after it blasted through a large fruit-producing area when it…

Inflation, high shipping rates squeeze profit margins of Costa Rican pineapples

Despite the high inflation and the increased shipping rates squeezing its profit margins, the Costa Rican pineapple grower and exporter Tropicales del Valle continues to…

USDA

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

Peruvian blueberry imports through Southern California ports of entry movement expected to remain the same

This hurricane season has been somewhat quiet until now. Hurricane Ian has changed all that and made landfall around Ft. Myers, Florida, and the surrounding communities.…

USDA

National Retail Report - Specialty Crops (FVWRETAIL)

Melons, summer squash and most stone fruit go by the wayside as retailers filled their bins with fall favorites

This week we saw melons, summer squash, and most stone fruit go by the wayside as retailers filled up their bins with fall favorites. Cranberries made their first appearance…

Williams Sonoma and pomegranate shipper launch co-branded product line

Home retailer Williams Sonoma announced a partnership with POM Wonderful, a grower-shipper of California-grown pomegranates. The two collaborated to develop a product line…

IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show

FreshPlaza Special on IFPA’s Global Produce & Floral Show

After a two-year hiatus, the produce industry is looking forward to seeing each other in person for IFPA’s Global Produce & Floral Show. The event will take place in Orlando,…

Global Focus Top Fruit

FreshPlaza October Global Focus on Top fruit

In October FreshPlaza will be focussing on top fruit. Are you a grower, importer or exporter of these products? We would love to hear from you. You can send us some…

Retail

Dreamstime

Too Good To Go announced its official launch in the greater Los Angeles area

Kroger celebrated the five-year anniversary of its Zero Hunger | Zero Waste impact plan

EG America pushes ahead with Tom Thumb-to-Cumberland Farms rebannersEG Group, a leading convenience, coffee, and fuel retailer in the United States, has completed the first…

International and Spanish Tradeshow Magazine - Primeur Fruit Attraction

Fruit Attraction will be held between Tuesday 4th October and Thursday 6th October in Madrid. FreshPlaza and Primeur have joined together to publish a 150 page tradeshow…

Costa Rica will suspend tariff benefits for Panama

In 2020, a tribunal ruled in favor of Costa Rica, after Panama imposed limitations on the importation of fresh tomatoes from Costa Rica. Costa Rica’s Minister…

Colombia: Land occupations raise tensions and scare off investors

In parts of Colombia, land occupations have increased since the election of president Gustavo Petro, who has promised to spend tens of billions of dollars to…

Dominican farmers encouraged to grow passionfruit and guava

New DEXIA multi-fruit extractor improves efficiency for exports

The Dominica Export Import Agency (DEXIA) has purchased and installed a state-of-the-art, industrial-grade multi-fruit extractor for processing and pulping of fruits for local…

Riaan Sonnekus & Nadia Pretorius, Checkers

A tour of the Checkers fresh produce aisles

There is a story behind each of the 800 to 965 lines in the fresh produce aisles of a Checkers FreshX store, where potatoes, bananas, tomatoes, apples and onions are always…

The SDGP project supports Rwanda growers with seeds and knowledge

Mega aeroponic greenhouse multiplies potato seeds in Rwanda

The SDGP Potato Value Chain Project Rwanda was launched to support the entirety of the Rwandan potato supply chain, from seed to table. "Our job is to optimize and maximize…

Helien Verhagen, East4Fresh-Color2Food:

"Huge demand for new Portuguese sweet potato crop"

At East4Fresh-Color2Food in the Netherlands, harvesting the first conventional sweet potatoes has kicked off the new Portuguese sweet potato season. Helien Verhagen expects a…

Juan Manuel Coello, director of Patatas Meléndez:

"The low supply, the sizes available and high prices make for a very uncertain winter for potatoes"

The Spanish potato harvest is already in its final stages in the north, in the late producing areas of Segovia. There are different varieties, with a predominance of frying…

Hugo Steeds, of Pérez Zara Agrícola: "The use of micro-sprinklers unnecessarily increases the crop's water footprint"

"The consumer deserves to eat an exceptional avocado and not a mediocre fruit at an unjustifiable price"

In recent years, the province of Cadiz has seen an expansion in avocado cultivation which, according to Hugo Steeds, is now estimated to extend over some 2,500 hectares in the…

Dominik Gedon and Michael Bandel from CompoPac:

Fully compostable and 100 percent climate-neutral nets and vine climbing aids made of cellulose

What France started with its nationwide ban on plastic is now gradually gaining a foothold in other countries. In view of this, TVU Garnvertrieb Ltd from Leutershausen is now…

Moldova-special: Piet Schotel of the CBI

"We have worked with Moldovan companies that get it and are real entrepreneurs"

Moldovan growers are not getting support from only USAID's HVAA project, as covered in an earlier part of our Moldovan special. The Netherlands Center for the Promotion of…

A nursery located in one of the driest areas in Europe has successfully produced kiwi

Producers have accomplished growing kiwi outside its growing area for the first time

"We are the southernmost nursery in all of Europe that has grown kiwi in the driest conditions to date," stated Didier Diaz, the director of Diego Díaz Viveros. Facing the…

Guangzhou Fruit Wholesale Market Report - Week 39

Vietnamese durian sales are ideal, but product movement of Australian oranges slowed down

The seven day holiday for National Day began on Saturday the 1st of October. However, National Day is not a holiday that involves gift giving, so the impact on fruit sales is…

Top Fruits

"Hi-technology gives us a competitive position on the global market”

Started in 1986 as an agricultural paradise business at Batu Pahat, Top Fruits owns one of the largest Durian farms in Malaysia, with total durian plantations of almost…

Container News analysis:

India container freight rates continue to slide amid weakening demand

Container freight rates on trades out of India continue to taper off amid falling demand, according to a new market analysis by Container News. On the…

“We provide clients a complete innovative solution for farming”

Agritek has various areas of expertise, such as building greenhouses and making profitable farming feasible even in the desert ecosystem, says Mr. Nehayet Rasoul, Chief…

Freshfel Europe defends fresh produce sector competitiveness in the European agenda

On Friday Freshfel Europe met the Czech Republic Deputy Minister of Agriculture, the EU Member State currently in charge of the rotating Presidency of the…

Easing supply chain bottlenecks

Maersk offers environmentally friendly rail solution for Spanish reefer exports

A Maersk Company, a subsidiary of Maersk and specialized in Intra-European logistics, is launching a new rail product from Spain to the UK especially designed…

TomaTech-Nirit appoints Julia Parry as new VP Business Development & Downstream

There is a buzz of excitement around Tomatech-Nirit. The recent merger of the two tomato-focused breeding companies (TomaTech and Nirit) clearly pointed to the emergence of a…

“Commercial expert in fruit and vegetables”: new training launched by Sanlucar and the AHK

The company SanLucar and the German Chamber of Commerce for Spain - AHK have launched the new program called "Commercial Expert in Fruit and Vegetables" this year. A new…

GlobalData survey:

Aldi takes fourth place in UK grocery market in 2022 as 3.1 million shoppers switch to the discounter

Discounters are benefitting the most from the cost-of-living crisis, with their low cost and quality credentials appealing to consumers who are shifting their…

Citrosol acquires Fomesa Fruitech and Brogdex Ibérica

Citrosol, a leader in post-harvest fruit and vegetable treatments and technologies in the Mediterranean basin and Peru and with high penetration in countries,…

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