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GLOBAL OVERVIEW KIWIFRUIT

It's all go in the world of kiwis, as the European season makes way for the New Zealand season, with Zespri at the forefront. The demand for kiwis on many market continues to…

Organic lettuce heading back to Salinas

Organic lettuces are transitioning from Yuma, Arizona, back to Salinas, California, at the moment. Organic lettuce is transitioning back to Salinas from Yuma. “In general, lettuce…

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Head Grower Hydroponic Greenhouse

Coachella continues the transition to new grape varieties

The early part of the California grape season is about 10-15 days away from starting. Rob Spinelli of Anthony Vineyards in Bakersfield, California says production will begin…

Lidl brochure annoys and worries customers

Discounter offers cucumbers for €4.65 per kg

Cucumbers are a popular feature in many salads or as a raw food. In the current brochure of the discounter Lidl, however, they are offered for the steep price…

Cinco de Mayo saw US avocado prices soaring

Last week, prices for a carton of 48 Hass avocados hit a high of about $78.75 on average. That reflects the price for avocados coming into the United States…

Mom-approved snack boards for Mother’s Day

It’s Mother’s Day this weekend, so what are some ways you can make the day a special one for Mom? How about creating a snack board customized to her taste for a delicious way…

Early Argentina 2022/23 citrus campaign figures show less sent to Russia

As the first containers of Argentina's 2022/23 citrus campaign have just been packed and sent on their way to world markets, the early statistics for week 18 shows an…

Pilar Núñez Reina, of Sugoiport: "We are interested in investments in agriculture from foreign capital"

"Our gulupa production has the potential to reach up to 60 tons per month"

Colombia, which accounts for an estimated 10% of the planet's biodiversity, is one of the world's megadiverse countries, identified as such by the Environmental Conservation…

Peruvian producers take care of children and communities

The global fruit trade truly does impact the rural communities beyond just creating jobs. This is demonstrated in Peru where producers are taking their social responsibility very…

How a fruit producer is adapting to climate change with genetics

The team at International Fruit Genetics (IFG) is no stranger to ‘customizing’ crops. The Bakersfield, California-based company uses natural breeding…

Special Asia

"We work hard to help plum producers and retailers extend the shelf life of their fruit"

This is the peak period of the plum season. Plums are easily damaged during transport or in storage. When temperatures are too low the stone starts to rot, while high…

Global Focus Melons/Kiwifruit

Joaquin Hidalgo, General Manager of Grupo AGF Fashion: "There will be a shortage until mid-July"

"We started the Spanish watermelon campaign with much lower volumes than planned"

The watermelon season has started late in the Spanish province of Almeria, with lower volumes and quality problems caused by the impact of heavy rains and haze. The first…

Retail

Dreamstime

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage: Q2 fiscal 2022 results

Sprouts continues focus on new products to grow basket size

US: Ingles Markets tallies another double-digit sales gain in Q2Ingles Markets kept up its fiscal 2022 sales momentum with a double-digit net sales increase in the second…

Hortifrut and IG Berries join forces to create a new partnership in India

The new partnership between Hortifrut and IG Berries is set for significant growth with a US$20 million investment commitment by Hortifrut, world leader in…

The plantations damaged by tropical storms Eta and Iota are recovering

Honduran banana exports increase by $15.8 million in the first two months of 2022

According to data from the Central Bank of Honduras, banana exports totaled 58.4 million dollars in the first two months of the year, showing an increase of…

Taiwan Tech mission conducts watermelon and apple melon variety trials in Saint Lucia

The Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) is continuing trials for new crop varieties in Saint Lucia. In April, the team highlighted the production of two watermelon…

Senators Feinstein & Padilla call on carriers to ensure California ag products reach global markets

Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) have called on 13 major shipping carriers to secure additional containers to export U.S.…

IFPA announces emcee for Food as Medicine Summit

International Fresh Produce Association’s (IFPA) vice-president of nutrition & health, Mollie Van Lieu, has been announced as the emcee for the Food as…

Flame sterilizing potato seed tuber cutting machine could minimize spread of diseases

Potatoes are vegetatively propagated; cutting the seed tubers is a common practice followed by growers as a way to increase seed availability for planting.…

New three-pound mesh bags for Mountain King baby golds and reds

MountainKing has introduced new, three-pound mesh bags of its popular baby-sized Red and Gold potatoes designed to generate a higher ring for retail grocers…

Acquisition expected to reduce supply chain risk and reduce costs

B&G Foods acquires frozen vegetable manufacturing operations of Growers Express

B&G Foods, Inc. announced that effective today it has acquired the frozen vegetable manufacturing operations of Growers Express, LLC. Growers Express is an…

Fresh Express celebrates National Salad Month

Fresh Express® is celebrating National Salad Month with a series of promotional activities throughout the month of May, anchored by an online and social…

Oregon hazelnuts: Growers and trees rebound after last year’s storm

Oregon growers are rebounding after a devastating ice storm in February 2021 that damaged hazelnut trees throughout the Willamette Valley. Despite the damage…

Lemon exports affected by continuing strike

Kirkwood packhouses stand empty while citrus producers remain in talks with community

Two weeks and two days into the violent strike in the Eastern Cape's Sundays River Valley, and orchards and packhouses are still deserted, although there is an expectation…

Charles Gantz – Anlin Shipping (Reefer Alliance)

Specialised reefer vessels take the reins in Russian trade

Conventional shipping to the USA, taking a variety of citrus from the Western Cape, kicks off in two weeks, says Charles Gantz, managing director/CEO of Anlin Shipping, Reefer…

Magdaline Kamau - Mofarm Exporters

European demand for Kenyan avocados is still rising for Hass, while exporter prepares for Chinese exports

The ban on exporting avocados from Kenya was lifted in the first week of March for the Fuerte variety and in the third week of March for the Hass variety. The ban had been…

Randolf Aaldijk, Origin Fruit Direct

"We'd received the first grapefruits loaded in Durban before the deluge hit that area"

The first shipment of South African grapefruit has arrived at Origin Fruit Direct in Rotterdam. "The fruit looks excellent; they're well colored and have the correct internal…

"We are also extremely proud to introduce the first fully home-compostable package for our pre-packaged fruit"

Tasmanian organic apple grower preparing to launch new variety next season

A Tasmanian organic apple producer is looking forward to launching a new variety onto the Australian market next year. R&R Smith has the commercial license to a variety from…

“It is still very risky to work in Ukraine now”

As the war in Ukraine is currently mostly focused on the East of the country, some life in the Western regions is picking up again. However, the precautions do not make it…

Jan Franje, Franje Onions:

"Onion exports came to a sudden stop this week"

"The whole onion season's been unusual, and this week's no exception. Trade suddenly just stopped. That's true for us and the other traders I've spoken to. First, it was…

Nicolas Vandenbogaerde, Top Harvest:

"You'd expect service to increase along with the container prices"

Top Harvest has expanded its range and sales markets considerably in recent years. "We used to export mainly Western European bulk products, like potatoes, carrots, and…

Patrick Gerritsen, Bio4Pack:

"World first with EN-certified 3-layer film for home composting"

"With the introduction of a 3-layer film that meets the European standard for home composting, Bio4Pack has a world first with which the company confirms its leading role in…

Sicily's Op Agrologica

The Sicilian stone fruit campaign has just started

The harvesting campaign of Sicilian stone fruits started a few days ago. In this area the mild climate means that the season is fairly predictable, within a wide margin,…

HZPC keeps profit expectations intact

Despite the fact that the conflict in Ukraine is affecting HZPC's sales, HZPC is keeping its profit forecast intact after three quarters in the 2021-2022…

Singapore study

Fruit and vegetable consumption will maintain cognitive function when ageing

A team led by Professor Koh Woon Puay from the Healthy Longevity Translational Research Programme at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, studied the data…

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