Blackberry pricing coming back down

Thanks to warmer spring temperatures, supplies of blackberries from Mexico will start increasing next month. “It’s been a fairly cool spring until now…

Early summer finish for domestic pears

Pear supplies out of the Pacific Northwest are slowing down as growers and shippers head into the summer fruit season. At Sage Fruit, Kaci Komstadius…

British Columbia greenhouse grower shows new products at CPMA 2023

This one is close to home. That's the feeling Windset Farms® has going into this week's CPMA show in Toronto on April 25-27. "Windset Farms is a…

A spring outlook on Vidalia onions

Vidalia season is underway and Keystone Fruit Marketing offers up an outlook on its Sugar Sweet onion season. Seasonal timingVidalia season started on April 17…

International Fresh Produce Association

IFPA submits comments on packaging to European Commission

International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) submitted public comments on the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and…

Fruit breeder expands cherry season window with low-chill cherries

International Fruit Genetics LLC (IFG) is expanding its low-chill cherry program and closing a gap that has eluded retailers and cherry lovers for…

Helping reduce methane emissions by solving a sticky problem for US produce exporters

We see them every time we purchase fresh fruits and vegetables: price look up (PLU) labels. The little coin-size stickers are stuck to everything from apples,…

Late start for California Red Scale

This year’s first male flight of California red scale is noticeably later than in prior years, according to Sandipa Gautam, area citrus integrated pest…

Growers are reconsidering their selling methods

Vanguard CEO Craig Stauffer says the fresh produce industry offers a tightly knit global network that fosters both competition and support among farmers…

Containers shifting away from US Pacific ports: Gulf of Mexico the big winner

More than 1m teus per year have shifted away from US West Coast ports, with Gulf of Mexico ports being the big winners, according to a report by Descartes…

A smart countertop system that extends shelf life of fruits, vegetables and wine

GreenLifeTech launches FreshDefendHome

FreshDefendHome™ is a smart countertop system with patent-pending technology that extends the shelf life of fruits and vegetables by up to 5 times. The system…

Elite Global Fresh Trading expands export of UAE-grown blueberries to new markets in Asia-Pacific

Elite Global Fresh Trading (EGFT), a subsidiary of Yas Holding’s agriculture division Elite Agro Holding (EAG) and a prominent UAE trader of fresh produce, has…

For distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs

USDA announces plans to purchase fresh and frozen peaches

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Fresh and Frozen Peaches for distribution to various food nutrition assistance…

The current fresh bell pepper market in the US

Bell pepper is widely grown in the US, although its production is mainly concentrated in California and Florida. Georgia and New Jersey are…

Abdelmoumen El Achkar, CEO of ECOMAC:

"The avocado industry in Morocco needs more consolidation and maturity"

The avocado season in Morocco came to an end in April and was marked by good volumes exceeding 40,000 tons, and good quality of the produce allowing…

“We’re on target to clock double the volume of the 2022 mango season”

The Indian mango production is still quite high this season, despite the unseasonal rains in February, Kaushal Khakhar, CEO of Indian fresh produce…

Envy and Candine boost Blue Whale sales in Spain

In an atypical campaign marked by the aftermath of the heat wave, Envy and Candine have boosted Blue Whale's sales in Spain. Following these results,…

Procesavo:

"We collect and pay for your rejected and damaged avocados across Europe.”

Importers and distributors of avocado’s in Europe need not worry about carrying the costs of rejected and damaged products anymore, Procesavo will…

Roudy Akiki - CT Technologies

“This is a big development, as at the moment there are no facilities”

CT Technologies is a cold chain solution provider founded more than 30 years ago with a vision to design and build sustainable facilities for food…

Vince Persoon starts at European sales office Beta Best Produce

"Good sales of Peruvian pomegranates, especially a shortage of large sizes"

Last year, the Peruvian grower Complejo Agroindustrial Beta started a European sales office on the Dutch market, called Beta Best Produce. The company…

Conflict in Sudan paralyzes agricultural exports

The armed conflict that erupted in Sudan on April 14 has brought agricultural exports to a standstill. According to a Sudanese exporter, reporting the…

"Adverse climate is not the only reason for the difficult strawberry season in Egypt"

With the strawberry season coming to an end, producers have reported a difficult situation marked by large losses of volume, and a considerable increase in…

North African group relocates part of its production to Montenegro

The Morocco-Tunisian group RioFresh announced, through a statement by its CEO Fatma Zramdini, the development of a new agricultural production activity…

Seven years of drought catch up with Gamtoos citrus orchards

Despite modest rainfall every now and then, the Gamtoos Valley’s drought is, alas, still with farmers who have now experienced six years of water…

Record Trade Show attendance and new speakers announced for Hort Connections 2023

Preparations for Hort Connections 2023 are well underway, with the Trade Show sold out two months before the doors open, new speakers and events added…

Valenciaport sees quarterly decline in container traffic despite March’s increase

Port of Valencia handled more than 1.1 million TEUs in the first quarter of the year, translating to a year-on-year decrease of nearly 10%, despite the box…

Xenia® marketing season ends successfully:

'Premium pear stands its ground in volatile market environment'

Xenia®, the new pear club variety of the German Fruit Variety Consortium (DOSK), is saying goodbye to the German market after a successful season. Just in time…

Carrier Transicold Global Container Refrigeration moves toward industry 5.0 through innovative collaboration with robots

Carrier Transicold’s Global Container Refrigeration factory in Singapore, a key manufacturing site for Carrier’s refrigerated container systems globally, is…

Drewry’s all-new Container Freight Portal combines ocean freight procurement and cost benchmarking intelligence

Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the ocean freight cost benchmarking and procurement support division of Drewry Shipping Consultants, has announced the launch of…

A rapid reduction in the supply of white cabbage provoked a price rise in Ukraine

Prices for white cabbage in Ukraine are growing rapidly, EastFruit project analysts inform. There are fewer offers on the market, while the demand for white…

New Zealand citrus provides essential health benefits

New Zealand’s favourite citrus fruit are now in season and Kiwi shoppers are encouraged to enjoy this important produce throughout the day for a great tasting,…

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Dutch processing figures

Strong processing potato demand pushes free-buy prices to all-time highs

Dutch potato processors union Vavi recently released the latest Dutch processing figures which showed strong demand for raw material in March 2023. The…

Harvard to buy Spanish fruit and vegetable giant Greentastic for 250 million

Spain's agricultural sector continues to attract foreign venture capital

According to sources in the sector, Solum Partners, a US fund financed by Harvard University, has reached an agreement to acquire Greentastic, a large Spanish…

Johor, Malaysia

Agroforestry Group expands its Musang King durian plantation to meet demand

Agroforestry Group today announced that it is currently in the midst of expanding its Musang King durian plantation in Johor, Malaysia. The preparation and…

US-China tensions amplify global trade shifts

Political tensions between the US and China are contributing to lower container shipments between the world’s two largest economies, on top of an…

52% of drugs seized in Ecuadorian ports between 2020 and 2023 smuggled in banana shipments

Ecuador will use the four scanners that the National Customs Service of Ecuador (SENAE) received on Monday from the US Embassy in Quito to strengthen security…