Organic pear availability sees boost in 2023 Pacific Northwest crop

Northwest pears got a slightly earlier harvest start and will also finish up early this fall. Superfresh Growers began packing organic Bartlett pears…

Mastronardi adds two Kentucky greenhouses to US network

Mastronardi Produce is adding two high-tech greenhouse operations in Kentucky into its US farm network. The high-tech greenhouse facilities –…

Export volume won't increase on Mexican limes

The lack of volume on limes out of Mexico looks to continue in the near future. Based on field visits in Veracruz, Tabasco, Oaxaca, Merida, Jalisco and…

Preparing for the Global Produce & Floral Show

From developing a Mexican strawberry program to an expanded import business

IFPA’s Global Produce & Floral Show will be held in two weeks and the Tom Lange Family of Companies is preparing for the event. The company’s President…

Domestic Lemonade apple program expands

The Giumarra Companies announces its exclusive, domestic Lemonade™ apple volume will increase to promotable levels this fall. The vibrant, yellow apple…

“Why do other industries sell produce-related merchandise, but our industry doesn’t?”

Nike is seeing the trend of sports players not drinking sodas and has been creating fresh produce gear with fruit labels. Included are fruit platter…

Divine Flavor restructures executive sales team

Nogales-based produce distributor and grower Divine Flavor has restructured its executive sales team—elevating Patrick Cortes to vice president of…

President of California Avocado Commission departs

The California Avocado Commission (CAC) announced that Jeff Oberman, who served as president and CEO of the organization since October 2022, has left the…

Mexican growers see increased exports of berries and avocados

During recent years, exports of Mexican agri products such as berries and avocados have soared. On July 28, 2022, exports began to the United States, the main…

Ecuadorian banana sector on shared responsibility, social and living wages in Latam -

“The matter of living wages in Ecuador cannot be discussed separately from the issue of a fair price for bananas."

Ahead of upcoming negotiations on banana contracts for 2024, the Ecuadorian Banana Cluster highlights the importance of ensuring social sustainability…

ARS scientists develop ever-flowering fruit to feed astronauts

Space travel in the future is expected to last from several months to years, and astronauts will need to maintain healthy diets during those extended…

First HLB detection in the county

Detection of Huanglongbing leads to quarantine in Ventura County

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has declared a quarantine in Ventura County following the detection of the citrus disease…

Overturned lorry spills celery on highway near Aurora, Ontario

A lorry spilled its entire load of celery sticks across a motorway in Canada, forcing the road to close. It overturned on Highway 400 near the town of Aurora,…

Texas pumpkin yields negatively affected by heat and drought

Texas pumpkin producers are experiencing another season of yields, well below average. According to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert Mark Carroll,…

Researchers develop high-frequency wireless technology to determine fruit quality

About one-third of all food produced in the United States gets tossed each year. Worldwide, the United Nations has estimated that half of all fruits and…

USDA

US year-to-year production changes for selected fruit and tree nuts

The USDA has released revised numbers reflecting year-to-year production changes for selected fruit and tree nuts. Sweet cherry production changes in particular are…

AgriForce invests in food safety technology

AgriForce Growing Systems has purchased a 14% stake in Radical Clean Solutions ("RCS"). RCS has developed and is commercializing a suite of proprietary…

Walnuts have many healthy advantages

The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans highlighted that nuts like walnuts should be included in the diets of adults and kids alike due to their stellar…

World Groves brings on national sales manager

World Groves out of Santa Maria, Ca. is pleased to announce the newest addition to its team. Billy Pemelton Jr. is joining the sales team as national sales…

Market and Crop Update for October 5, 2023

'Demand this week has been relatively unchanged, there’s not an overwhelming amount of business'

Western Colorado:Don Ed Holmes with The Onion House in Weslaco, TX told us on October 2 that his Olathe grower, John Harold, is running reds and yellows and…

California Department of Food and Agriculture

California Tango and W. Murcott Afourer mandarin forecast

The 2023-24 California forecast for only the Tango and W. Murcott Afourer Mandarin varieties is 21.0 million 40-lb. cartons. This forecast is based on…

Very busy second day at Fruit Attraction

The second day is traditionally the busiest at Madrid's Fruit Attraction, and a lot of exhibitors said it was the busiest day ever but exhibitors in…

Panama seeks 20% increase of fresh produce exports to Europe

The Export and Investment Promotion Authority of Panama (ProPanama) estimates that Panamanian companies will increase their exports of fruits and…

Loadshedding halves potato supply

Political activist says stunting is visible as potatoes shoot past R100 per 10kg

The average price for a 10kg bag of potatoes has gone far beyond the R100/10 kg bag ceiling, trading at R121 (6.25 euros) this week, a 136% higher than…

Dave Zoetemelk - Inspira Farms Cooling

"We recognized the need for reliable and efficient cooling solutions specifically tailored to the unique requirements of potato trade"

Since 2012, InspiraFarms Cooling have specialized in providing African agribusiness in the fruit and vegetable industry with the tools, technology, and…

Lebanese exporters seek to attract European buyers

Lebanese fruit exports have continued to improve since 2021, despite a difficult market configuration. Growers are benefiting from good production…

VerticalFarmDaily.com

Algae grower pivots from hybrid to growing indoors without daylight

Anyone in De Kwakel who gets a chance to look inside Lgem soon sees algae moving around through glass tubes at a fast pace. The systems are fully…

Open days at the Maraldi Sementi experimental laboratories:

Operators from all over the world to see the latest developments in the Italian fresh-cut industry

The technical days organized by Maraldi Sementi at their headquarters in the Italian municipality of Cesena were attended by delegations from the…

Hungarian watermelons ended good, but mixed 2023 season

Hungary's 2023 watermelon season, which has just ended, was mixed for growers around the country but overall described as good. "The season started…

Francesca LaSpina - Romeo’s Best

"The weather has been very kind to us and volumes have been good"

The main grape harvest in Australia is yet to start, but the first harvest at Romeo's Best started on 10th July with the ARRA SweetieTM variety. Back…

BayWa Global Produce and Nufri S.A.T. establish joint venture to expand blueberry business

Joining forces to expand the supply of berries for the European market: As part of a joint venture, Munich-based portfolio manager BayWa Global Produce GmbH…

The walnut harvest has begun in Georgia: what should producers expect?

Walnut harvesting has begun in Georgia. Despite significant precipitation, the harvest will continue as planned, EastFruit reports. According to the founder of…

M.B. Nieuwenhuijse and LC Packaging -

Dutch onion packers help prevent 50,000 kg of plastic from entering the ocean

To help stem the tide of ocean plastic and to secure a sustainable future for generations to come, M.B. Nieuwenhuijse and LC Packaging have supported…

Queensland crowns new Mango Monarch at the 2023 Brisbane Markets Mango Auction

Queensland has crowned a new Mango Monarch at the 2023 Brisbane Markets Mango Auction, with Domenico Casagrande taking the title of Mango King with his $40,000…

Japanese yen at about 150 per dollar yesterday

After an unexpected surge stoked speculation that Japanese authorities could have intervened to support the currency, the yen sat on the stronger side of 150…