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Springworks Farm opens new 40,000 sq. ft. aquaponic greenhouse

"The COVID outbreak exposed the risks inherent to our centralized industry"

Here are some remarkable numbers for you. Trevor Kenkel is 26 years old today. He started growing lettuce and fish in an aquaponic setting 10 years ago and founded his company…

Colombian protests impact the produce supply chain

The ongoing protests against the Colombian government in the South American country have affected an unexpected part of the produce industry. “It’s a little surprising that…

Northwest growers weather the storms and push on into cherry harvest

Cool weather has continued to slow the start to the Northwest cherry harvest over the past week. Fortunately, that allowed many growers the time to mitigate any effects from…

Dollar at near multi-month high after announcement U.S. Federal Reserve

After the U.S. Federal Reserve surprised markets last week by signaling it would raise interest rates and end emergency bond-buying sooner than expected, the…

Argentina: Citrus Semi-annual

Experts revise estimate for fresh lemon production to 1.15 million tons for MY 2020/21

For MY 2020/21, industry experts have revised their estimate for fresh lemon production to 1.15 million tons (MT), up 12 percent from prior estimates, as…

Fruit sales track ahead as produce demand is robust

Weekly consumer demand for fresh fruits and vegetables continues to be robust compared with the 2019 pre-pandemic baseline. According to the May IRI primary shopper survey…

César Pérez, of Frescura Tropical: "Our avocado is already on Japanese shelves"

Dominican Tropical avocado will soon arrive in Honduras

Dominican avocados have entered a new market in Central America, after having already reached consumers in Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua. "Bilateral agreements have already…

Chinese apples struggle in export market, while the import apple market continues to flourish

China, one of the world's largest apple producers and exporters, is responsible for more than 50% of the global apple production volume. In recent years,…

China was the main market for the fruit, and the Netherlands was the main market for organic plums

Chile exported 119,000 tons of plums in the first five months of the year

According to information compiled by the Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa), Chile exported 119,000 tons of plums from January to May 2021,…

USDA

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement seasonal perishable products update - Week of June 13-19, 2021

Movement of asparagus from Walla Walla District and Lower Yakima Valley expected to decrease

As vaccination rates rise and more and more aspects of life return to normal, the wide-spread shortage of labor and workers becomes increasingly apparent. While many levels of…

Special Mediterranean

Pedro Navarro, commercial director of Gregal:

"The demand for melon and watermelon has significantly increased in Europe"

The Spanish melon and watermelon campaign has been moving to the Region of Murcia at a time when the improvement of the weather on the continent is creating more favorable…

Global Focus Cooling and Logistics

Dataliner

Brazil: Trade with Arab market features high freight costs

International trade has been facing an increase in maritime freight prices, which has been affecting the transport of goods between Brazil and the Arab market. Although…

Retail

Dreamstime

CStore Decisions 2021 Convenience Store Chain of the Year: Yesway

Brookshire Grocery is raising wages

Many Canadians are shopping online, but few are committing: StudyMore than half (53%) of Canadians are doing at least some of their grocery shopping online - and an additional…

Sales remain stagnant and prices are low

European retailers will soon make the switch from southern hemisphere onions to Spanish onions

Spanish onion sales remain stagnant and prices have yet to rebound; a result of the fact that the food service channel has yet to recover from the impact of the pandemic. "The…

"The 24 sorting lines with Cherryscan allow us to process up to 5,000 tons of cherries per season"

Automation in the sorting and grading of cherries allows an optimal evaluation of each fruit and guarantees uniformity in the quality, adding a significant amount of value to…

How new technologies can prevent fruit waste

Globally, an astounding 1.3 billion tons of food are either thrown away or lost along the value chain, which is approximately a third of the entire food production. What most…

Case Packer - CP3

Proseal's fully automated, high-speed crate, box packaging system

The British company, Proseal has expanded its product portfolio. It's launched a fully automated, high-speed packaging system for crates and boxes. Proseal's new CP3…

More Dutch-corrugated cardboard products: "Soon, no need to turn customers away anymore"

The demand for corrugated cardboard has exploded in recent years. Were it up to Henk de Jong, the first corrugated cardboard would have rolled off the machines in a new…

Portugal: Algarve avocado growers to generate annual revenues of €40 million

According to a study carried out by Agro.Ges, a consultancy specialising in agricultural matters, the production of avocados in the Algarve will generate…

Grape exports South Korea set fresh high in 2020

South Korean grape exports have shot up 35 percent year-on-year in 2020, coming to a new and record high, data showed. These sales come on the back of the…

There is still a huge potential for imported cherries in the Chinese market

Cherries are an expensive fruit with a high value and excellent flavor. They have become very popular with young people in recent years, even trending online. Imported…

Indiatimes.com

These are the world's most expensive fruits

Who doesn’t love yummy fruits? Of course, all we do. Fruits are something that makes our diet complete. But if you thought dragon fruit, kiwi and passion fruit were exotic,…

Australian table grapes pass the test in the Republic of Korea

In mid-April, the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency Korea (APQA) advised Australia’s Seoul Agriculture Counsellor of the high compliance rates achieved across…

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