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California bell peppers shift growing regions

Supplies of bell peppers are transitioning growing regions in California. In the state, growing is moving from the Coachella region in southern California to Bakersfield in…

Downward adjustment for Mexican table grape production

As Sonora passes the halfway point of the 2022 table grape season, the grower-members of AALPUM make a statement to the supply chain partners. In the broadest…

Fresh Produce Alliance applauds the introduction of financial protection legislation in Canada

The members of the Fresh Produce Alliance [comprised of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA), the Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution…

Strong demand and limited supplies continue for California prunes

The California Prune Board’s executive committee is estimating 75,000 short tons (68,000 MT) in volume for the 2022 prune crop year. While it is still early, this estimation…

Green Giant® survey reveals broccoli to be America's favorite vegetable in 2022

Green Giant®, has announced new consumer survey results that found that broccoli remains America's favorite vegetable for 2022. The Green Giant brand polled over 5,000 Americans…

Iván Marambio will assume the presidency of ASOEX in September

Iván Marambio Castaño will assume the presidency of ASOEX in September of this year; a leadership that will mark a new stage in the history of the Association of Fruit…

Brand donates five percent of profits from its sales of Tractor products to support farmers

Chipotle introduces first seasonal drink - Watermelon Limeade by Tractor Beverage Co.

Chipotle Mexican Grill has announced its first seasonal beverage, Watermelon Limeade, available for a limited time at all restaurants in the US and Canada.…

ZENB introduces first ever spaghetti made from 100% yellow peas

ZENB, a direct-to-consumer plant-based food brand that is expanding its pasta offerings with the launch of spaghetti made with 100% yellow peas, including the…

Artichoke grower/marketer announces new sales representative

Ocean Mist Farms, a grower and marketer of fresh artichokes in the U.S., is pleased to announce that Jenny Rivera has joined the company as a sales…

AGCO to use Apex.OS software for Fendt Xaver self-driving agricultural vehicle

Apex.AI has announced that AGCO is adding capabilities to its Fendt Xaver concept vehicle. AGCO will incorporate the Apex.OS software development kit, or SDK,…

Fruit Logistica will sponsor the VII International Berry Congress

Fruit Logistica will, once again, support the Spanish berries sector by sponsoring the VII International Berry Congress. The event, organized by Freshuelva, will take place on…

Organic Produce Summit

Sunkist puts old logo back on new packaging

Sunkist Growers is excited to showcase its organic citrus portfolio at the upcoming Organic Produce Summit (OPS) July 13–14, 2022 in Monterey, California. Along with lemons…

Global Focus Cooling and Logistics

Container shipping situation worsens due to congestion, delays and empty containers

Supply chain challenges continue to worsen, exacerbated by higher levels of port congestion and shipping delays at ports in Shanghai and elsewhere in China due…

Retail

Dreamstime

Instacart has partnered with Pressed

SpartanNash has purchased Shop-N-Save Food Centers

US: Instacart adds juice and snack maker Pressed as latest brand storefrontInstacart has partnered with Pressed, a maker of cold-pressed juice and plant-based snacks, to…

Earle van der Watt – evdw

Bridging the gap between Africa and international agricultural investors

Five years ago Earle van der Watt decided to start a financial advisory firm that offers chartered and management accountancy services to a variety of clients, from family…

Hondurans combat drought and poverty with cashews

A community group in the dry south of Honduras is diversifying crops to adapt to the climate crisis. Members of the cooperative tend their cashew trees in…

Greenyard announces solid financial year with increased profitability and strong cash generation

Last financial year was very different than anticipated, in many ways. In April 2021, at the start of Greenyard’s financial year, no one could have imagined…

"That's obviously one of the factors that’s having a flow-on price to prices of fruit and veggies"

Labor's changes to PALM scheme may not solely address ag workforce issues, according to Minister

Australia's newly sworn-in Agriculture Minister has admitted that the Federal Government's policy position on extending the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme may…

Bad news for growers, not so for consumers

NZ avocado exports have dropped off

Chaos in the shipping industry has contributed to avocado exports dropping off in the past year, which is a problem for growers, but is not so bad for local…

Australia’s agricultural sector sees farmer confidence declining in latest quarter

The ‘rise and rise’ of input costs and fallout from the war in Ukraine are weighing on sentiment in Australia’s agricultural sector, with farmer confidence…

HortNZ

3 Kings Cherries:

New packhouse shows confidence

One of the youngest fruit growing grandsons from the original Paulin family in Central Otago, has created his own cherry orchard, along with a state-of-the-art packhouse. 3…

New proposal from Fellini Patrizio's 'I Freschissimi' line

Snack cherries packaged in the field

How can you fully maximize the value of cherries while tickling consumers' taste buds? By snack cherries in 200-gram cups. This is the proposal of the Fellini Patrizio company…

Kölla update on grape harvests in Egypt, Spain and Italy

Kölla has released the following update on the grape harvests in Egypt, Spain and Italy. Egypt: harvest in May with 10 days delayWith the focus on white seedless grapes, the…

Logistics UK:

'Uncertain conditions continue to put pressure on supply chains'

The disruption to global supply chains, which began at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and had a significant knock-on effect on businesses around the globe,…

Grupo La Caña presented the first avocado varieties produced by the Green Motion platform's research

Grupo La Caña and Eurosemillas organized and carried out an event in which researchers specializing in genetics from the University of California in Riverside…

Italy

Apulian cherries reach the European market

La Grande Bellezza Italiana cherries can once again be found on the shelves of Italian supermarkets, but also in the rest of Europe. "We are currently packaging cherries of…

USDA

Fresh apples, grapes and pears: World Markets and Trade

'Imports are expected to slip on reduced shipments to Russia'

World production for 2021/22 is projected up 1.0 million tons to 81.6 million as China supplies edge upward and several EU Member States recover from the previous year’s…

EU wholesale prices of bananas

EU wholesale prices of yellow bananas imported from Latin America €111 in week 22

The average wholesale prices of ACP bananas in € per 100 kgs stood at €108 in France in week 22 of this year, at €76 in the Netherlands and at €78 in Spain. EU wholesale prices…

André Schaap officially started as Sales Director Europe at Allfresh

Allfresh has been operating in the European market for years as a supplier of sweet potatoes, red onions, spring onions and fresh and frozen strawberries. "Due…

Apple sales enter the traditional off-season, and the impact of seasonal fruits is obvious

Since June, the apple market has continued to be sluggish in May, the price remained stable and weak, the downstream demand has been limited, the enthusiasm of…

“Frozen strawberries are liked by customer because of their stable price advantage”

Many Asian consumers are familiar with pineapples from the Philippines and Taiwan, but few of them know that Indonesia also exports a huge volume of pineapples each year. Stevan…

"Despite the computer chip shortage, we still offer a stable supply of temperature and humidity data loggers"

The cold supply chain market is rapidly developing and the use of temperature and humidity data loggers grows more important every day. Beijing Sino-Agricultural Biosciences…

Smurfit Kappa invests over USD23 million in a more sustainable future in Mexico

Smurfit Kappa has invested USD23.5 million to upgrade its Nuevo Laredo sheet plant in Mexico to become a fully integrated corrugated plant. The investment includes a…

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Bemoaning the closure of McDonald's in Russia

Video Moscow guitar builder features French fries-themed electric guitar

McDonald’s announced that they were exiting the Russian Federation after 32 years of operation. One Russian was more shocked by the news than others. What better way to get…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Current avg week prices of bananas at £0.93 for bananas from Colombia

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale…

From rotting potatoes to nourishing prebiotics

Food waste is a problem of supersized proportions. One third of the food we grow – 1.3 billion tons – is wasted. Not only is this shameful when 690 million…

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