Sergio Torres with Camposol

“We focus on creating opportunities for 2023”

Reflecting on 2022, it was a very challenging year for many companies in the industry. “It was a year in which we saw ocean freight rates increase…

Potatoes to see strong markets ahead in the coming years

There will be strong markets for potatoes in the next few years. That’s what Tony Wisdom Founder and CEO of Skagit Valley Farm and Valley Pride Sales…

Early yields lower for California leafy greens

Leafy green supplies are expected to be closer to regular supply levels in the second half of May. “Things are starting to settle down a little bit…

Avocado trade will continue to grow in increasingly competitive market

Rabobank recently published their World Avocado Trade Map, charting global avocado production, consumption and trade. According to the bank, avocado…

“This important transaction demonstrates the attractiveness of Chilean companies to foreign investors”

A Canadian pension fund launches takeover bid for 49.9% of Hortifrut

According to information published by Diario Financiero, the Canadian pension fund PSP Investments has initiated a Public Offer to Acquire Shares (OPA) with…

Smaller US citrus crop offers unique opportunity for Australian producers

The current Florida citrus harvest has been challenged by extreme weather events such as freezing temperatures, cyclones, hail storms and a drought. Production…

Majority of British Columbia cherry trees have completed pollination

Just seven days ago the team at Global Fruit was seeing the very first flowers starting to emerge, and right now the majority of orchards have…

Red Globe passes ‘mantle’ of most produced table grape in Peru to Sweet Globe

Red Globe, the mainstay table grape cultivar of Peru has finally had to pass the ‘mantle’ of most produced grape to the white seedless Sweet Globe.…

Voting for People’s Choice is open now

Announcing 5th Annual Chef Invitational semi-finalists

California Giant Berry Farms has announced nine semi-finalists of its 5th annual 2023 Chef Invitational. The chef semi-finalists and their recipes are:…

Greenhouse grower distributes eMagazine ‘The Power of a Greenhouse’

Pure Flavor® shares the power of greenhouse growing year-round in the brand's quarterly Live Deliciously® eMagazine. This 10th edition of the…

Grower-shipper donates $3 million to education center for migrant children

Lipman Family Farms is proud to have presented a check for $3 million to the Redlands Christian Migrant Association’s (RCMA) Immokalee Community…

USDA

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement seasonal perishable products - weekly update

Mexican imports of 2022 asparagus through California and Arizona are expected to remain the same

Seasonal changes have led to a shift in various commodities. Asparagus has replaced blueberries, as the number of both domestic and international…

Chang Farm recalls Mung Bean Sprouts due to possible health risk

Lancaster Foods recalls limited quantity of 3 brands of already-expired products

Lancaster Foods is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of 3 brands of already-expired Robinson Fresh, Lancaster, and Giant brand Kale, Spinach and…

USDA

National Retail Report - specialty crops

Retailers prepared enthusiastically for Cinco de mayo last week

Retailers prepared enthusiastically for the Cinco de mayo fiesta rush this week. Avocados, sweet onions, cilantro, mangoes, pineapples, jalapenos,…

Pennsylvania

Donna Bella Farms in Berks County is closing; 161 people to be laid off

Donna Bella Farms in Berks County is closing and its leased mushroom growing operations will permanently cease operations. The company filed a WARN (Worker…

The world's top five biggest exporters of ginger

As detailed by the Head of ADEX Consulting-CIEN ADEX, Lizbeth Pumasunco, China is the world's leading exporter of ginger with shipments of US$536 million and a…

Returns to proposed dividend of € 0.10 per share -

Greenyard expects to reach €5.4bn sales by March 2026

Greenyard has decided to reinstate a dividend policy with a dividend of € 0.10 per share proposed for the full financial year, which ended in March 2023. This…

Agrícola Las Flores arranges the first mango exports from the department of Magdalena

"At the moment, our Colombian Keitt mango is only competing in the European market with fruit from Africa"

Keitt mangoes grown in the Colombian department of Magdalena are already, for the first time, on their way to the European market. These mangoes are,…

Challenges and opportunities in the Colombian banana industry

According to Gabriel Mancilla, the owner and manager of Finca La Trinidad, the current banana season has been good in terms of prices, but the cost of…

Caimito Fruits is now expanding into Europe, offering exotic fresh fruits from Panama

Caimito Fruits Europe S.L, a new fruit distribution company incorporated by Panama-based pineapple farm Caimito Fruits Panama, is set to make history…

Locally-grown Florida Pearl white strawberries on sale from this week

South African strawberry afficionados in for a Woolworths treat

South African retailer Woolworths is always looking to distinguish itself through fruit. This week’s introduction of the Florida Pearl white…

SAAGA encourages South Africans to add an avo (or two) to any meal

Due to the expected increase in avocado volumes (now estimated at 20 million 4 kg cartons for exports) and an early start to the 2023 season, the South…

A.P. Moller - Maersk inaugurates its first warehouse & distribution facility in Cape Town, South Africa

A. P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk), a global integrator of logistics, today inaugurated its first warehousing & distribution (W&D) facility in Cape Town,…

Aleksandra Neumann, Schrijnwerkers Plants:

“Machine harvesting is blueberry cultivation's future”

Every year, Schrijnwerkers Plants propagates about 1.5 million blueberry plants for the European market on its Dutch production site. In recent…

Eddy Kreukniet, Exsa Europe:

"Entire overseas citrus line is much earlier"

"The overseas citrus season is, once again, off to an interesting start," says Exsa Europe's Eddy Kreukniet. "Especially noticeable is that citrus…

Fruidor continues its partnership with The Walt Disney Company France

After the cherry tomato (Les Nouveaux Producteurs) and the banana of Guadeloupe and Martinique, Fruidor continues its partnership with The Walt Disney…

Food Futures Conference Program Released

The program for Australia’s largest conference on agricultural development in northern Australia has officially been released. The three-day, Northern…

Week 18 Wholesale Fruit Market Report

New Zealand's red pears are on the market, and the price of blueberries varies greatly among different varieties

This year's "May Day" holiday has significantly boosted fruit sales. After the holiday, the traffic in the fruit market decreased this week, and the…

Unitec presented integrated technology for blueberry supply chain at Macfrut 2023

The 2023 edition of Macfrut saw Unitec involved as a technical partner of the International Blueberry Days event. By supporting this event the group…

Daily drone flights give 'live feed' of port activities

World first in Antwerp port area: drone network officially launched

Six autonomous drones will perform daily flights in the Antwerp port area, a world first that will make an important contribution to overall security…

Korean pine nuts will be added to the list of strategically important goods

Korean pine nuts will be added to the list of strategically important goods, according to a draft government resolution posted for public discussion by the…

South China Agricultural University

Chinese scientists discover how passion fruit can kill fruit fly eggs

Sources say Chinese scientists have recently discovered that passion fruit can directly kill the eggs of fruit flies. This might point to a new method to…

There's a scientific reason

How did Brussels sprouts become more palatable?

Brussels sprouts went from being a rather despised vegetable, certainly among young children, but they have been accepted more and more in the past decades. It…

Why moviegoers should dread on-screen asparagus

Movie analyst David Mouriquand was surprised to discover that asparagus only shows up in films and television shows as a harbinger of doom. The second they…

Doctor reveals simple trick to getting rid of garlic breath in seconds

Garlic can linger on someone's breath for up to a day. However, Dr. Megan Rossi has shared a simple trick for getting rid of garlic breath without having to…

Wholesale prices of bananas in Europe

EU average prices for bananas mostly unchanged in week 17

Week 16, average wholesale prices of bananas produced within Europe stood at €105/100 kgs in Spain. Prices in the Portugal came in at €200 per 100 kgs,…