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Exp. Group shares plans to expand into Europe

“One thing we have learned from the pandemic is that quality and steady supply don’t come for granted,” says Anthony Serafino with US based Exp. Group, who owns the company…

Expanded availability of Sumo Citrus this season

It’s peak season for California grown Sumo Citrus®. The oversized easy peeler started shipping at the end of December and fruit availability is expected through April. It was…

Banana supplies still low in many regions

Supplies of bananas coming into North America continue to be low and will likely stay that way until next month. “Stem counts are low so supplies are somewhere between 15-20…

Prices strengthening on Mexican raspberries

Volume of raspberries and blackberries out of Mexico will increase come early spring. “For both berries, typically, due to the cultural management techniques used in Mexico in…

New sales manager for Family Tree Farms

Family Tree Farms, a stone fruit and blueberry supplier, has named Ryan Howard as its new sales manager effective immediately. “I’m very grateful for the opportunity to serve…

Report shows Ambrosia tops in apple sales growth

CMI’s CatStats® report, released January 31, 2023, demonstrates Ambrosia Gold®’s performance. With high promotable volume of the apple in both conventional and organic options…

New mango bins available via mango board

The National Mango Board (NMB) is offering a limited number of Honey and Rounds display bins to both U.S. retailers and U.S. mango shippers on a first-come, first-served…

adding 500 people to the team

Mexico: Rising Farms boosts capacity fivefold

Quintupling. That's what Rising Farms will be doing. The Mexico-based high-tech greenhouse company announced it will expand their growing acreage from 12 to 62 acres (25…

English and German editions

Fruit Logistica magazine FreshPlaza/Primeur now available online

Fruit Logistica will be held between Wednesday 8th and Friday 10 February in Berlin. FreshPlaza and Primeur have joined together to publish a 160 page tradeshow magazine. It…

Potato retail sales on the rise: dollar sales increase 17.2% in Q4 2022

Potato retail sales increased in dollar sales by 17.2% but decreased in volume sales by -1.3% from October – December 2022 compared to the same timeframe a year ago. Despite a…

Special Fruit Logistica

Marco to co-exhibit with ATS affiliate, Raytec Vision, at Fruit Logistica

Marco is set to co-exhibit with ATS affiliate, Raytec Vision S.p.A., at Fruit Logistica, Berlin 2023. Their expert sales team will be running meetings and…

Global Focus Grapes

“Piura's total table grape production is slightly higher than Ica's”

The cultivation of table grapes in Piura has experienced a huge boom in the last two decades. Twenty years ago, Ica was the representative region of this crop;…

Retail

Dreamstime

Kroger opens an Ocado-automated “spoke” facility in South Florida

Costco: January sales results

US: New Whole Foods Market in Bozeman, Montana is now openWhole Foods Market opened its new 31,718-square-foot store in Bozeman, Montana, located at 2905 W. Main Street on…

Nonprofit launches 10th location in San Antonio, Texas

Brighter Bites, a national nonprofit that delivers fresh fruits and vegetables directly into families’ hands, has launched its 10th location in San Antonio, Texas. This…

February 23, 2023

Watermelon board to present study findings in economic evaluation presentation

National Watermelon Promotion Board (NWPB), along with research partner, Armada Corporate Intelligence, Inc., invite all interested parties to its 2017-2021…

Florida growers to vote on Marketing Order Amendments

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a referendum April 3–May 1 on proposed amendments to the federal marketing order regulating the handling…

G&R Farms promotes from within

G&R Farms, a third generation premier Vidalia Onion grower in southeast Georgia, has announced the promotion of two senior team members, Steven Shuman and Cliff Riner, to executive…

Onfleet welcomes Cory Woolf as chief financial officer, announces new partnership ecosystem

Onfleet, the last mile delivery management software company, made two announcements at Manifest: Cory Woolf has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, and…

Market and Crop Update for February 2, 2023

'Demand for onions has been slightly off the norm for the last couple of weeks'

MARKETWashington/Idaho-E. Oregon:John Vlahandreas with Wada Farms reported in from his Salem, OR office this week. “Wada is still shipping out of Idaho-E.…

31% higher than last year’s base price of $105

California canning tomato price at record high

The 2023 California canning tomato price is set at $138 per ton for the conventional crop. This is a record price, 31% higher than last year’s base price of…

Promising open market for Moroccan citrus

“We have some reduction on our volume, so that therefore means that there is a nice open market. The fruits we do have are selling very well,” says Stephanie De Wit; owner of…

Corné Grundlingh & Dihan Blom – TopFruit

New apple season-opener is “extremely interesting”

The first semi-commercial blocks of Sassy™ apples were established in the Western Cape last year, with more to follow next year. “The cultivar is completely unique, especially…

Ecuador will be the third South American country to sign an FTA with China

According to the Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment, and Fisheries of Ecuador, this year, Ecuador will become the third country in South America…

EU eases melon rules for Honduras

The European Commission has relaxed checks on melons from Honduras. Changes were made as part of updated legislation on the rate of official controls and…

WAPA releases the first apple and pear stock figures of 2023

European apple stocks in January were 6% lower than 2022

WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, released the apple and pear stock figures from 1 January 2023. The figures show that in Europe apple stocks decreased by -6%…

IBO announces program for 2023 summit in Poland

The International Blueberry Organization (IBO) has announced an exciting program for the upcoming IBO Summit, which will be held in Lublin, Poland from July 3-6, 2023,…

Proseal marks a 25-year milestone

1998: the Google search engine was launched, Cher’s Believe was the UK’s best-selling single of the year, Arsenal won the Premiership title – and tray sealing specialist…

Interko introduces next generation ripening cooler

Interko, the designer, manufacturer and installer of state-of-the-art fresh fruit ripening rooms, has launched a next generation cooler that further cuts energy and labour…

“Trickier than ever to find the right supply/demand balance”

Smaller chicory yield expected in Belgium

This year’s Belgian chicory yield is 20% lower than usual. That could prove beneficial, even though cost prices have risen substantially. “It’s trickier than ever to find a…

Penny

Penny avoids waste in banana supply chain and relies on IFCO Banana Lift Lock solution

"Lower CO2 emissions, perfectly ripened bananas and increased efficiency in the banana supply chain"

Penny is accelerating its sustainability activities and the elimination of waste by switching to IFCO's Banana Lift Lock solution. "With the reusable packaging containers…

“We offer both a direct B2B marketplace and a free source of knowledge for farmers”

The modern international fruit trade faces many challenges, which requires a shift towards digital solutions, says WikiFarmer co-founder and CEO Ilias Sousis: “Supply chains…

Yaniv Cohen, CEO of Hadiklaim, about the new global Myjool brand of Medjool’s dates:

"Our new target audience is young, active, and health-conscious"

In Israel, people eat, on average, 2.5 kg of Medjool dates each on a yearly basis. In France, that is 400 g; in the Netherlands, 300 g; and in the U.S., barely 70 g - those numbers…

Retilplast

"DUE-Z-R" covers to help producers fight climate change

"'DUE-Z-R' is an innovative product we introduced to counter and mitigate the unpredictability of climate change. It is basically a ventilation corridor at the center of rows…

Omar Papi of Futura srl

Technologies and sorters: upturn after slowdown due to pandemic and wars

A new direction is being taken in 2023 for the fruit and vegetable sorting technology company Futura Srl of Cesena (Forlì-Cesena). We interviewed owner Omar Papi, who is on…

Better Turkish pomegranate season than last year

“Procedures applied at the Bulgarian border gate continue to affect our business”

Turkish pomegranate growers are gaining more knowledge with every season that passes. As a result, Berkay Özküçük, marketing director for Turkish fresh produce exporter…

Bayer and Kimitec join forces to bring the next generation of Biologicals to millions of growers worldwide

Bayer and Kimitec have announced a new strategic partnership focused on accelerating the development and commercialization of biological crop protection…

Tasmanian grown cherries marketing campaign runs again in Taiwan

Following a very successful 2021-22 promotional campaign, Fruit Growers Tasmania is running a second marketing campaign in Taiwan for Tasmanian cherries. Last season the…

New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers ask for an explanation

Confidence in Zespri has dropped over lack of pay

In an update to growers on 20 January, Zespri said growers would not get progress payments as fruit quality issues had resulted in additional costs. This has…

Pre-mooring waiting times will continue to improve in 2023

Pre-mooring waiting times showed clear signs of improvement towards the end of 2022, despite increasing disruptions due to strikes in the transport sector, and…

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