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Spanish persimmons on their way to the US

Known for bringing in citrus from Morocco and South America as well as bringing in avocados from Mexico and South America, LGS Specialty Sales also has a niche persimmon…

More growers and maturing trees means a boost in Mexican fig production

Supplies of figs are more ample this year which in turn is meeting good, if not better, demand than last year. While California wrapped up its fig production last month,…

Prices correcting on lettuce supplies

Lettuce supplies continue to be light though there are expectations that the new year will bring improved supplies. Jay Angulo of Baloian Farms notes its volume of lettuce has…

Trademark registration increases cost of misusing the 'USDA organic seal'

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) from the USDA has announced it has registered the USDA organic seal trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark…

The season was opened with an attractive ceremony in Guangzhou

"Chile's cherry harvest season coincides with China's Spring Festival"

On December 17, the Association of Chilean Fruit Exporters (ASOEX) and Jiangnonghui Market Service Management Company held a launch ceremony for the 2022-2023…

USDA

Chilean Blueberry Annual Voluntary

Acreage went from around 7,000 ha in MY 2010/11 to over 18,000 ha in MY 2021/22

Blueberry area planted went from around 7,000 hectares (ha) in marketing year (MY) 2010/11 to over 18,000 ha in MY 2021/22. The United States is the top market for Chilean…

Fruit processor expands distribution by acquiring Michigan trucking company

The Peterson family is pleased to announce the addition of JVC Enterprises, Inc. to the Peterson Farms family of companies. JVC Enterprises, Inc., located in Byron Center,…

Washington State

Japanese beetle quarantine boundaries expanded by emergency rule

The Japanese beetle eradication project leaders confirmed Japanese beetles have spread beyond the initial quarantine area adopted earlier this year. On…

Placon releases tamper-evident post-consumer round deli product line

Placon continues its sustainable, thermoformed packaging innovations with their new Crystal Seal® Cravings™ product line, made with recycled PET material. With increasing…

Citrus Research and Development Foundation

CRDF allocates year-end funds to HLB research projects

The Citrus Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) met for its December board meeting to discuss several topics before heading into the new year. One of the…

Special Latin America

Ecuador exported 22.24 million fewer boxes of bananas up to November 2022

Ecuador, the world leader in banana exports, has seen a -6,42% decrease, that is 22.24 million fewer boxes, in exports from January to November 2022, compared to the same…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

"Short supply in the ginger market, the prices of high-quality products continue to rise"

The new season of ginger began to be harvested in early October, the storage of fresh ginger has been completed, and the ginger out of storage has started to be exported. Due…

Retail

Dreamstime

Block on Albertsons $4bln dividend extended by Court

Kroger: What America is eating for the holidays

US: United Natural Foods names Ron Selders its new President of FreshUnited Natural Foods, Inc. (the “Company” or “UNFI”) announced that Ron Selders has been named President…

Market and Crop Update for December 22, 2022

“Demand was good at the start of the week”

MARKETWashington:John Vlahandreas with Wada Farms in Salem, OR, told us on Dec. 21 that “This week there really aren’t many orders because there isn’t much to…

“Chronicling Tennessee’s Specialty Crop Landscape”

Project enables Tennessee growers to make informed decisions on specialty crop production

Growers in the state of Tennessee are able to make informed decisions about producing and marketing specialty crops with the aid of multi-year project led by…

South Australian Produce Market

"The quality is starting to look good after an unperfect start"

After a slow start to the season generally across the state, supply and quality is returning across many summer fruit and vegetable lines in time for Christmas, according to…

Preiss Agrar e.K.

Jan Preiss, Preiss Agrar e.K., on the current import campaign

"Egypt is expected to export fewer table oranges to Europe at higher prices"

The Egyptian sweet potato season is nearing its end. Everyone can look back on a mixed marketing season, Jan Preiss of import company Preiss Agrar, Handel & Beratung from…

Jose Carlos Romero, of Good Berry Fruits:

"The new varieties have allowed us to already start the blueberry campaign"

The start of Huelva's strawberry and planting campaign was determined by the high temperatures and drought in the region. The planting phase finished almost at the end of…

Hopes are that the market will improve after Fruit Logistica

“Main challenge for kiwi exporters is the oversupply and low demand in Europe”

According to George and Christos Kolios, of Greek kiwi exporter Kolios S.A., the kiwi season in Greece has been a very challenging one so far, with higher prices and an…

Torres Tropical

Investing in sustainability, Fairtrade, and organic

Exotics importer Torres Tropical keeps evolving. This year, this Dutch company invested in a packaging line for sustainable packaging and will put a new warehouse into use…

Bulltec

A very gentle grader specifically for sweet potatoes

Bulltec from Cesena supplied the PPAS potato consortium in Camigliatello Silano (Cosenza) with an electronic grader for sweet potatoes made up of a two-channel conveyor system…

Finò brand specialising in fennel

"We aim to make our product known abroad"

"We are reinforcing our positions abroad, also thanks to the inclusion of specific sales figures. The aim is to further increase the presence of our Finò throughout Europe".…

It's budget and planning time for the Italian PO Terre della Luce

A year marked by price increases and business uncertainties is coming to a close

For Terre della Luce, a growers' association from the southern Italian region of Basilicata, it is time to take stock of the past year and plan activities for the next season.…

Case study:

Dutch potato sorting machines improve quality and accuracy in Germany

During the production of its potato products, Wernsing Feinkost GmbH has been using optical sorting machines to assess the quality of the potatoes for many years. For a long…

Dutch machine manufacturer increases capacity

A Dutch machine manufacturer had a new press brake installed in mid-2022, increasing the capacity of their machinery. Now, during the last quarter, Sormac has…

Pacific International Lines makes first CA reefer delivery of fresh avocados to Singapore

Pacific International Lines (PIL) has announced that it has made its first delivery of fresh avocados to Singapore from Australia using its latest 40” high…

"Since the relaxation of pandemic control measures, overseas orders for garlic have risen sharply"

Since the new garlic came into the market at the end of June, the demand in overseas markets has been sluggish, coupled with the large inventory of garlic from the previous…

Goh Ah Huat, - Daikin Refrigeration

"This technology works well for all perishables but particularly on commodities such as lettuce, cut flowers"

Daikin Active CA was launched into the market in 2017. The Daikin CA unit works within a shipping container with self-contained nitrogen generator that produces its own…

While reducing agrochemical use

Harnessing the power of wild potatoes to feed a climate-challenged world

As the global population burgeons past 8 billion and climate change makes it harder to grow food, scientists in South America are tapping the power of wild potatoes to breed…

Sea Intelligence

Chinese New Year 2023: Deployed capacity remains high

Traditionally, Chinese New Year (CNY) sees a production slowdown in Asia, and the shipping lines blank sailings in order to bring supply in line with demand. In 2020, we saw…

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