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Chefs maximize the versatility of cress

It can sit on the plate next to a steak as a punchy side salad. It can be whirled into a pesto. It can be lightly sautéed along with fresh spring vegetables and tossed into a…

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Fighting HLB disease with finger limes?

Could finger limes be part of the solution in Florida’s struggle with the HLB disease affecting its grapefruit? Dr. Manjul Dutt thinks possibly so. Dutt, a research assistant…

Victory for hydroponic growers

Judge rules: This lettuce can be organic

Good news for the organic growers of the US. Or at least, for the organic hydroponic growers of the US. The U.S. District Court in San Francisco has affirmed the legality of…

Tennessee tomato operation expands with new acquisition

Smoky Mountain Family Farms' (SMFF) tomato farming operation has announced a strategic plan for the expansion and the acquisition of Triple C Family Farms of…

Taiwan detects pesticide in 800 boxes of US apples

Excess levels of pesticide residue have been found in a shipment of 800 boxes of US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Tuesday. The FDA stated…

Honoring Farmworker Awareness Week through Fair Trade choices

In observance of National Farmworker Awareness Week, Wholesum celebrates another successful year with its Fair-Trade program, which empowers farmworkers, brings equity to the…

SweeTango club apple variety popular with consumers

Poised to begin the second half of their marketing season, SweeTango® apple growers across North America are advising retailers to stock up to meet continued strong demand…

Hazel Tech® welcomes new account executive

Hazel Tech® announces industry veteran Stacey Lessel has joined the company as an AgTech account executive. Lessel joins Hazel Tech following 18 years of…

Washington Apple Commission announces re-appointment of five board members

The Washington Apple Commission has welcomed the recent re-election of five commissioners to the Board of Directors.The commissioners, who were elected for a…

Subway Restaurants

Subway Canada introduces new Potato Bun Sidekicks made with Canadian Potatoes Français

Some of the best ingredients in the world are grown right here in Canada. This spring, Subway® Restaurants is celebrating Canadian quality with a new addition to their Under…

Global Focus Bananas

Strong market for Dominican organic bananas right now

Banana volumes coming out of the Dominican Republic are currently lower than usual, says Jose Bernard of Coopabando, a cooperative of small organic banana producers. “While…

Special Australia / New Zealand

Freshcare introduces new QR code security

Freshcare is introducing QR codes on certificates across all its Standards to add a greater level of security and allow users to access real time up to date information on a…

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Couche-Tard has signed a deal to sell 49 stores in Oklahoma

Produce distribution center opened by Sprouts Farmers Market

US: Douglas Hacker to succeed Dennis Eidson as SpartanNash chairmanSpartanNash Chairman Dennis Eidson plans to retire after nearly 5 years in the post, and Lead Independent…

New partnership to bring longer lasting avocados to retail shelves

Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc., marketer and distributor of fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, has announced that through a partnership with Apeel,…

SAG certifies last shipments of Chilean blueberries of the season

Chile’s Agricultural and Livestock Service has reported it is certifying the last shipments of fresh blueberries of the season. Of the total exported by the…

PMA celebrates Virtual Town Hall anniversary and returns to SXSW

In March of 2020, life as we knew it came to a stop. Despite being weeks out from a series of in-person events that were quickly postponed, Produce Marketing…

Florida growers confronted with Citrus Greening

DeSoto County’s citrus producers are struggling more with Citrus Greening this growing season than with the Covid situation. While the pandemic has slammed the…

Annual policy summit focuses on advancing the imported produce industry

Following Tomato Week 2021, the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) has shifted focus to the upcoming Spring Policy Summit 2021 (SPS21). This year…

90 percent of Baja California berries shipped to US

The Mexican state of Baja California is the third producer of berries nationwide; 90 percent of its production ends up on US tables. Data from the Ministry of…

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End of the 2020-21 Chilean blueberry season has arrived

With 598 tons exported during week 10, the end of the 2020-21 season of blueberries from Chile has arrived, with some minimum volumes still to be exported. This campaign…

Mexico's banana production increased by 2.9%

Mexico is the world's 12th biggest producer of bananas in the world and its banana production increased by 2.9% in 2020, totaling 2,469,000 tons and 274…

South Korea opens its market to Colombian Hass avocados

The Colombian Ministry of Agriculture announced that South Korea had opened its market for Colombia's Hass avocados. This opening was possible thanks to the…

"Cherry Express" connects Chile and Hong Kong in 23 days

It is reported that since the start of the cherry export season, TPS (Terminal Pacífico Sur Valparaíso) has transported 170,000 tons between November 2020 and…

Shortage of shipping containers is mostly solved

Export price of Chinese garlic stabilized in the last two weeks

The market price of Chinese garlic was on the rise prior to the Chinese Spring festival [12 February, 2021], and began to fall afterwards. In the last two weeks the market…

Fruit and vegetable growers in flood affected New South Wales waiting to see full impacts of the disaster

Fruit and vegetable wholesalers are hoping that the impacts from the flooding in Northern New South Wales remain minimal to supply. In what the NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian…

Maersk points to year-on-year increase in reefer supply to their SA customers

Little sign of let-up in reefer equipment shortfall as citrus season starts

South African fruit exporters feel particularly vulnerable to the vagaries of global trade at the moment as they see ships, not prepared to wait outside a congested South…

SA berry industry body relaunched as blueberry export growth soars

Data shows a significant increase in South African blueberry exports for the 2020/2021 season. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic last year,…

inotec LLC focuses on innovative labeling technology for the food industry

"RFID labeling is rapidly gaining traction in the food industry"

Strict specifications and legal guidelines; total precision and exacty hygiene are important in the food industry. Inotec LLC, headquartered in Neumünster, Germany, can look…

Lizette Farm Store, the Netherlands:

"You can no longer do without an asparagus peeling machine"

Thirteen years ago, Eric and Lizette de Loo bought an asparagus peeler, almost by accident. They were one of the first to do so. It was exciting at first. But they now have…

SCEA Hermant invests in TOMRA 3A sorting machine

SCEA Hermant has invested in a TOMRA 3A sorting machine to optimize the quality of potatoes and onions sold at fresh markets For two years, SCEA Hermant carefully considered…

Maraldi Sementi

Video Pioneers in the research on wild rocket

Before the Sele plain (Salerno) became the most important hub in Europe for agricultural productions destined to the fresh-cut industry, Maraldi Sementi was already studying…

Precious metal hidden in tomato boxes

Israeli Border Security stops gold smuggling attempt

Smugglers attempting to smuggle in gold from Gaza to the Palestinian Authority by hiding the goods in tomato boxes. They were thwarted by security forces on Tuesday. The 13…

How beneficial are dates for men?

Research does not show that eating dates provides any sexual health benefits for males. That said, the fruit’s high nutrient content may promote general…

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