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Canadians and their food: money, anxiety and climate change

Canadians want to eat healthier. They worry more. These are just a few insights that came out of CPMA’s Fresh Week closing event Friday that examined the Canadian consumer.…

Bright vegetable varieties attract consumers in spring

With spring in play and foodservice businesses reopening again across the country, what does this mean for spring vegetable demand? Popular spring vegetable items include…

How family-owned company turned into successful exporter in just three years

First California cherries harvested this week

Harvest of the first California cherries is starting early this week. “We suspect climate change has resulted in changing micro-climates in the state of California and over…

Pablo Ricaud, Rising Farms:

"We want to become the biggest in Mexico"

The ambitions of the Rising Farms team are impressive. The young company wants to become the biggest grower in Mexico – not just by growing tomatoes, but also by introducing…

Salad line wins best new product award at CPMA

The Star Group has won Best New Product at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s (CPMA) 95th annual Fresh Week with Inspired Salads. The Superfood Salad is part of the…

New crop California organic potatoes start shipping

Starting April 26, Cal-Organic Farms will start shipping freshly harvested, new crop red and gold potatoes to customers from its facility in Lamont, CA. The company’s organic…

Produce can’t match March 2020 levels but demand remains solid

March 2020 experienced the biggest spikes in the history of grocery retailing said Anne-Marie Roerink, president, 210 Analytics. After an initial flurry of trips in mid-March,…

Colorado orchard sets frost alarms to protect peach crop

April temperatures causing problems for Michigan fruit growers

This April have surprised US growers with big temperature swings. The morning of April 2nd, temperatures dropped to 16 degrees. This hard freeze damaged some…

Canada

'South Okanagan cherry growers will cope with the early frost damage'

Last week’s sunny days were followed by some cooler than normal nights. This has resulted in some blossom damage to the cherry trees in South Okanagan. Still,…

Global Focus Machinery/Packaging

CPMA

Best in Organics awarded to compostable bagged potato line

EarthFresh is excited to announce its Best in Organic Product Award in the New Product Showcase at the CPMA’s Fresh Week Virtual Trade Show and Conference. EarthFresh organic…

Special South Africa

Crispin Russell - ArcAqua

South African ozone sterilisation technology “hasn't been a hard sell”, says chief technology officer

The use of chlorine and peracetic acid to sterilise fruit is increasingly being replaced by ozone to remove bacteria, mould and fungi without leaving a residue. ArcAqua, a…

Retail

Dreamstime

The Save Mart Companies and Simbe: Robot Tally pilot

ShopRite: Fresh to Table store-within-a-store concept debut

US: Imperfect Foods delivery workers unionizeFood delivery workers at San Francisco-based Imperfect Foods have voted to unionize, according to United Food and Commercial…

Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs

SACPA discusses challenges facing Albertan agriculture amid pandemic

Last Thursday, Lynn Jacobson - the president of the Alberta Federation of Agriculture – had an in-depth discussion with the Southern Alberta Council on Public…

American Mushroom Institute awarded $40,000 in state grant funding

An important program to promote the nutritional, culinary, and health benefits of Pennsylvania-grown mushrooms will receive $40,000 in state grant funding…

USDA

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement Seasonal Perishable Products Weekly Update

Movement out of California central district expected to increase

High transportation costs and light demand continue to limit produce shipments. With the increasing availability of vaccines and other demands for transportation, competition…

Agralia makes its Agricooler solution available to Chilean farmers

How to improve the accumulation of cold hours in cherry trees

The winter cold is essential for perennials in cold areas, while deciduous plants avoid cold damage by going into winter dormancy. A certain amount of cold hours is necessary…

Millions of dollars in losses due to the banana workers' strike in the Panamanian province of Bocas del Toro

The banana workers' strike in Bocas del Toro, which has lasted for more than 15 days, is generating millions in losses. Producers are protesting the placement…

"85% of the economy of Antioquia's banana axis depends on the banana agribusiness"

In 2020, bananas ranked as Colombia's fifth most commercialized non-mining-energy product in international markets, with sales amounting to 905 million…

Greenyard raises its expectations for the full financial year

Greenyard announced that it raises its Adjusted EBITDA guidance to approximately EUR 116m-117m for the full financial year 2020/2021. The last quarter showed a…

MSC could become the world's largest shipping line by 2022

MSC currently operates a fleet of 587 container ships with a total transport capacity of 3,892,732 TEU. Meanwhile, Maersk has a fleet of 711 vessels with a…

Interview with Riccardo Martini of DCS Tramaco

"Shortage of containers in Italian ports"

The pandemic, the Suez Canal blockade and the sharp price hike on containers had a huge impact on the logistics sector, especially for those who work on a global scale. We…

Does RNAi-based technology fit within EU sustainability goals?

If we were farmers in Europe today, we would probably have major concerns about our future. In fact, the European Commission foresees a radical transformation of the food…

Interko unveils Containerised Ripening Room

Interko, a designer, manufacturer and installer of fresh fruit ripening rooms has unveiled its Containerised Ripening Room following five years of research and development in…

Oliver Wendt (Solidus Solutions) on sustainable packaging innovations

"We want to curb the throwaway mentality through sophisticated small packaging"

The first local asparagus and berries are already in circulation, and traders are trying to influence consumers with new, innovative product packaging. Dutch company Solidus…

Eddy Kreukniet (Exsa Europe):

"New varieties will significantly extend Egyptian grape season"

The European white grape market is currently grappling with delayed volumes. These are arriving from India now that the Suez Chanel blockage is resolved. "As a result, we're…

Youtube.com

Japan

Video Two mangoes fetch 200,000 yen in season’s first auction

A pair of premium mangoes have fetched 200,000 yen (€1,540) in the season’s first auction for the fruit in southwestern Japan. Source: nippon.com

Durian express delivery service delivers fresh Musang King durian to Hong Kong customers within 24 hours after harvest

The Malaysian durian production volume significantly declined this year. In addition, transport costs were extremely high during the pandemic. That is why the pressure on…

"Premium Chinese products emerge, but domestic market lacks strong brands"

The outbreak of Covid-19 last year created major obstacles for overseas transport, which significantly reduced Chinese import of overseas products. Under these circumstances,…

Finistere Ventures - Aotearoa Fund

New multi-million dollar fund established to help NZ's growing agtech industry reach its commercialisation potential

Leading global agrifood technology capital investor, Finistere Ventures is helping to bridge the gap between New Zealand's "world-leading" agriculture research through to the…

Frigga releases single-use, real-time 4G thermometers with global coverage

Frigga supplies real-time temperature monitoring solutions. Their current real-time thermometers provide services for clients in all five continents. These clients come from…

Egypt: A one-on-one with the CEO of Raya Foods

After becoming Egypt’s second-largest exporter of frozen fruits and vegetables, the Raya Foods company expanded into local market with its brand Lazah. Arab…

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