Thursday, November 12, 2020
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United Fresh webinar

Trade, immigration and Child Nutrition Reauthorization under the new presidential administration

This week, the United Fresh Produce Association held a webinar to look at what impact the results of the election might have on the produce industry, now that the results of…

Rain hinders harvesting of limes in Mexico

Supplies of limes out of Mexico are slightly down compared to last year at this time for a variety of reasons. “We had three days of rain last week and that slowed down the…

Chestnut demand and pricing difficult to predict

Supplies of imported chestnuts are underway, though supplies seem to be shorter than last year at this time. Chestnut packing house in China. “Chinese chestnuts just started…

PMA virtual town hall

How will the pandemic affect consumer shopping habits this holiday season?

This week’s PMA virtual town hall looked ahead at the end-of-the-year holiday season and how this year’s changes in consumer habits might impact this year’s holiday season.…

Bard Valley expands staff to meet growing demand

Bard Valley Medjool Date Growers announces the addition of two new members to its sales team and the internal promotion of three key staff members. The…

New dates are April 6-8

SEPC reschedules Southern Exposure to Q2 2021

The Southeast Produce Council has announced that Southern Exposure, which was scheduled to be held February 25-27, 2021, will now take place April 6-8, 2021,…

Strong supply of table grapes expected for winter import season

LGS Specialty Sales is ready for a strong grape season from December 2020 through early May 2021. For the next sixth months, LGS will be providing shoppers with access to red, green, black…

Edible Garden

US: Crowdinvesting campaign to scale greenhouse grower

Greenhouse company Edible Garden® today announces the launch of an equity crowdfunding campaign via crowd investment platform Republic, which will help fund the…

Mexico reinstates labeling exemption for US food service products

Two weeks ago, the US potato industry was informed that Mexico rescinded its new front of pack labeling regulation, reinstating the exemption for food service…

Village Farms' clean energy subsidiary renewed

Village Farms International, Inc. announced Village Farms' wholly owned subsidiary, Village Farms Clean Energy, Inc., has renewed and extended its existing…

Special Wholesale markets

Denis Piper, Melzig LLC, on club apple varieties and the start of the citrus season

"Every year we are being offered five varieties that claim to be the new Pink Lady"

Apples are one of the staple foods in the German retail trade; right now consumers are enjoying freshly harvested produce. Every year there are new club varieties that want to…

Global focus citrus

Demand and competition on mandarins getting stronger

North America’s mandarin season looks to be a competitive one on several fronts this winter. Domestically, California is already in production on mandarins. “They have started…

Retail

EPA: Meijer fleet regarded nationally as industry leader for sustainability

Amazon plans to open its first fulfillment center in Republic, Missouri

US: Meijer fleet regarded nationally as industry leader for sustainability by EPAFor the third consecutive year, Meijer is recognized as a SmartWay® Excellence Award winner as…

2020-2021 Florida all orange forecast at 57.0 million boxes

The 2020-2021 Florida all orange forecast released today by the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board is carried forward from October at 57.0 million boxes, down 15 percent from…

Celebrate World Pear Day on December 5th

Pear Bureau Northwest is launching the 2020 edition of its annual World Pear Day on December 5. Taking place the first Saturday of December in coordination…

Index Fresh and Apeel

New partnership will save avocados from wastestream

A new partnership between Index Fresh and Apeel will create more happy endings for avocados by preserving freshness for consumers, creating more consistent…

Hurricane Zeta damages citrus and nurseries near New Orleans

Hurricane Zeta hit Louisiana's citrus growers right at harvest time, and hit them hard. “We have some growers with up to 75% of their citrus laying on the…

Market and Crop Update for November 12, 2020

Washington onions: Demand is brisk and smaller sizes still enjoy greatest demand at this point

MARKETWashington:Brenden Kent with Sunset Produce in Prosser reported in to OnionBusiness on Nov. 11, saying, “I believe the market is doing pretty well, all…

Steve Lutz talks COVID produce shopping trends

Consumers have moved away from eating at restaurants and more toward shopping for food and eating at home over the past nine months, and that’s been out of…

NGA show and Indoor Ag-Con to co-locate events in May 2021

Las Vegas events will provide retailers with access to indoor farming resources

The NGA Show, the leading trade show and conference for independent grocers, and Indoor Ag-Con, the premier agriculture conference and trade show for the indoor and vertical…

Mintec Thanksgiving Dinner Index

US Thanksgiving meal prices up in 2020

Most US consumers are more than ever looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving on 26th November. However, Mintec’s Thanksgiving Dinner Index indicates that while consumers…

International Blueberry Organization

IBO state of the blueberry industry report

The IBO state of the industry report exists for the purpose of empowering participants throughout the blueberry industry with improved information. The IBO holds a conviction…

Orango launches patented solution with magnets

"We see opportunities for reusable lids in the convenience fruit segment"

orango® has developed and patented a reusable lid that uses magnets. The innovative solution is made of silicone and the first samples are already successfully in circulation,…

EdenCoco, from the coconut tree to the consumer's palate

Coconut water with no preservatives or additives

The Brazilian EdenCoco Comercial Importadora e Exportadora has launched a new product in the coconut water market. It consists of a coconut of 400-500 grams, with an average…

Yigit Gokyigit on the Turkish chestnut season

“Prices for Turkish chestnuts are a lot more competitive this season”

The export of chestnuts from Turkey will commence shortly. The harvest started last week and one exporter is having a higher demand this year. Even though COVID-19 affects the…

Kornelia Lewikowska on the Polish cauliflower season

“Despite our concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic, demand proved to be high”

The Polish cauliflower season is nearing its end. The season was better than expected. There were worries that the pandemic could cause demand to be low, but looking back the…

Domestic blueberry price plummets

Blueberry oversupply in Europe puts a damper on South African season

The small South African market is receiving an unusually large amount of blueberries this season, fruit that was grown for export, causing the domestic price to crash to an…

"We buy growers' fruit that perhaps they cannot sell in their season"

Strong demand for a new Australian frozen fruit range in the inaugural year of sales

A newly formed Australian frozen fruit company says demand for its product range has been strong in the first six months of sales. Aussie Frozen Fruit was launched into the Woolworths supermarket in…

Agricultural industry in El Salvador reports heavy losses due to rainfall

Yesterday, El Salvador's fruit and vegetable producers reported losses of over 6 million dollars due to heavy rainfall associated with tropical storm Eta. Many…

Peruvian strawberry shipments fell by 13% between January and October

According to a report by Fresh Fruit, Peru exported a gross volume of 8,655 tons of strawberry between January and October of this year, i.e. 13% less than in…

Experts say it won't last long

Trans-Pacific container freight rates up 184%

In the past three months, freight rates for container liners have continued to climb and warehouse shortages have become prevalent. Against the backdrop of a…

End of the 2020 Season

Chilean citrus exports grow by 10%

According to the Citrus Committee of Chile ASOEX, the country exported a total of 368,000 tons of citrus fruits during the 2020 season, i.e. 10% more than in…

Agriculture Minister Floyd Green:

‘Jamaican production incentive program is bearing fruit’

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Floyd Green, has stated that the government’s $1.5-billion Production Incentive Program is bearing fruit, with increases…

New research project will provide insight into kiwifruit disease Psa

A new research project that may help future-proof the kiwifruit industry has received a Fast Start Marsden grant. The project, led by Dr Jay Jayaraman at Plant…

Major developments for increased food safety

Insort presents third generation Sherlock Safeguard®

Insort is proud to announce another major development for increased safety in food production with the Sherlock Safeguard®. The heart of the machine is the latest generation…

Video How far do COVID particles travel through the air?

This Japanese-built super computer shows how far COVID-19 particles travel through the air without a face mask to stop them.

Bolt Threads

Vegan leather

Mushroom 'unleather' embraced by major fashion brands

Recently, the world has been starting to embrace a more sustainable and animal-friendly alternative: vegan leather. In fact, according to a report by Grand View Research, the…

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