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OVERVIEW GLOBAL BANANA MARKET

The banana production volumes have decreased somewhat due to some cooler temperatures in the tropics. Consequently, prices have risen. Nevertheless, the price level in Europe…

FL blueberry season arrives early as import season winds down sooner than usual

Blueberries are supplied in the US year-round from many different origins. Right now, the supplies come mainly from imports from the Southern hemisphere, but the Florida…

Lack of weather issues mean plenty of kale

Supplies of kale are ample right now. “Like most commodities, supplies of kale are good,” says Russ Widerburg of Oxnard, Ca.’s Boskovich Farms Inc. “Production on everything…

UC Davis and Oppy™ complete successful trials with Hazel™ for kiwi

Hazel Technologies Inc., a USDA-funded technology company delivering new packaging solutions for fresh produce to extend shelf-life, increase sales, and combat food waste,…

California avocado company receives Whole Foods Supplier Award

Whole Foods Market has announced the winners of its eighth annual Supplier Awards, honoring 32 of the company’s suppliers which include Del Rey Avocado, for their outstanding…

Limited edition premium blackberries launched

Driscoll’s announced the launch of Limited Edition Sweetest Batch™ Blackberries. The flavor-packed blackberry is the sweetest sensation to hit the produce aisle this winter…

Chicago-area tomato grower completes expansion

With the completion of its Phase 3 greenhouse in fall of 2019, Chicago-area tomato grower MightyVine is harvesting 22.5 acres of premium-quality tomatoes. The expansion, built…

California-based lemon company highlights sustainability practices in new report

Limoneira Company released its inaugural Sustainability Report, outlining its history of commitment to environmental and social responsibility and…

Katie Fitzgerald to be keynote speaker

United Fresh Women in Produce nominations now open

Held each year in conjunction with the United Fresh Convention & Expo, Women in Produce recognizes the contributions of all women working in the produce…

Global Focus Organics

First organic pears from Argentina about to arrive in the US

This week, the season’s first organic pears from Argentina will arrive into the US. “We have a couple containers of Bartletts on the water with half of the volume arriving…

Special Southern Exposure

Side Delights® announces launch "Journey of a Potato" educational video

Side Delights® announced it will launch the “Journey of a Potato” video in Tampa during Southern Exposure 2020: Produce on Parade! Under the “Grown Where it Matters” campaign,…

Retail

Hy-Vee has acquired four QuikTrip stores

Loblaw: Higher earnings in Q4

US: Wegmans, Publix and Nugget Markets ‘show the way forward’Three grocers were named to the coveted 2020 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For: Wegmans, Publix Super Markets…

Lueon launches upgraded dryer for vegetables

The fresh fruits and veg industry is fast developing, especially nowadays when consumers are becoming more and more focused on convenience products, and more companies are…

Tomatoes growing on NYC's fifth avenue as part of museum exhibition

80 Acres Farms will grow tomatoes on one of the busiest streets in New York outside the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum as part of the Guggenheim’s new exhibition in…

Banana company to feature 14 new fan-created stickers on their bananas

This past September, Chiquita announced its “Fuel the Fun” promotion, encouraging fans around the world to submit their own unique Chiquita banana sticker design. Each…

Texas strawberry season gets an early start

According to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert, Larry Stein, mild winter conditions have Texas’ strawberry crops flowering and fruiting before the…

USDA PACA restrictions update

As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the Department of Agriculture…

Organto announced record fourth quarter revenues for fiscal year 2019

Organto Foods Inc., an integrated provider of fresh organic vegetables and fruits announced expected record revenues for the fourth quarter and fiscal year…

Potatoes USA - exports show strong growth

According to a Potatoes USA press release, exports of US potatoes and products showed a strong growth through the first six months of the July 2019 – June 2020 marketing year.…

First prison sentence for the illegal exploitation of the Orri mandarin in Spain

The Criminal Court number 12 of Valencia has sentenced a producer to three months and one day in prison, losing also the right to passive suffrage during the time of the…

South African grapefruit producers watching Chinese market very closely for signs of recovery

Rain disrupts lemon packing as Northern Hemisphere markets run empty

Alliance Fruit, citrus and subtropical grower-exporter based in Hoedspruit, has been exporting lemons for a month, as Northern Hemisphere markets are running short, but all…

High speculation in Spain makes selling difficult and facilitates competition from third countries

"We will not ship oranges to China until normality is restored"

Spanish orange exporters are still uncertain about how the events in China and the trade crisis caused by the coronavirus will develop. "At the moment, exports of Spanish…

Benjamin Vincent, Blue Whale:

“Our cardboard trays for 4 organic fruits will be available in early March”

At Fruit Logistica 2020, Blue Whale presented its tray for 4 fruits “Elément Terre Bio” made of 99.6% cardboard. “We started developing the project a little before the…

Chilean companies donate 1,800 boxes of cherries to China

Garces Fruit is the largest cherry plantation and export company in Chile. Although Chile and China are on different sides of the world, the relationship…

10,000 tons of Peruvian mango can't be exported to China because of the coronavirus

Avocado producers from Casma in the Ancash region are very concerned about the stoppage of mango and avocado exports to China due to the health crisis that the…

March 10, Horst (Netherlands)

Delphy organizes fourth International Blueberry Conference

On Tuesday 10 March 2020, Delphy will organize the fourth International Blueberry Conference. The venue for this event will be the Park Hotel in Horst in the…

The health benefits of soursop

For centuries, soursop juice has been a form of pain reliever while pulverized seeds and concoctions made of leaves are also popular forms of natural remedies. The fruit is…

Azerbaijan tomato growers add blueberries to assortment

There's much talk about the opportunities in the Azerbaijan industry - but what's it like trying to take these opportunities? Back in 2012 the Azerbaijan company WeGrow…

Bruno Volonteri, CondiFrance:

“Delicate phase for the garlic market”

“The garlic market is in a delicate phase. For five weeks now, the imports from China have been completely blocked because of the coronavirus, which leads to great confusion…

A producer from Lleida presents a new apple and chocolate snack

The Alpicat-based family business, dedicated to the production of fruit, has presented an innovative project in which a selected and large-sized Lleida apple (80-85) ends up…

BerryWorld harvests first Tasmanian raspberries

BerryWorld Australia has begun picking its first Tasmanian-grown raspberries, with the Orielton region now the third to enter production since joint venture partner Piñata…

In cooperation with their domestic and foreign partners

Joy Wing Mau donates high quality fruit boxes to medical staff

China ’s government is working hard to fight against the current COVID-2019. Chinese companies continue to help at the front line of the fight against the disease, and their…

Ellepot GrowBag and AIR Tray

Plastic bags no longer needed in propagation

Following on their success within the fruit and nut segments, the company has developed the Ellepot GrowBag, which along with their AIR Tray technology, eliminates the…

Annual Sustainability Certificate to be awarded to retailers for third year in a row

IFCO is awarding its annual Sustainability Certificate in Europe and North America for the third time in a row. IFCO’s sustainability certification initiative…

Statement by Tim O'Mally of Nationwide Produce:

"Where are we going to find workers from for our industry?"

It’s difficult to know where to begin with latest policy by the Home Office to effectively put a block on low-skilled labour from Europe. Let’s start with the…

"Of all the fruits that are exported to Europe, bananas continue to be the most consumed"

Marianne Van Steen, ambassador of the European Union in EcuadorIn an interview with Elcomercio.com, spoke about the current situation of banana exports from…

Second year in a row

Egypt tops list of countries exporting oranges

For the second year in a row, Egypt has topped the list of countries that export oranges, with exports totaling 1.7 million tons in 2019, accounting for 38…

World revised figures show halt in rise of potato production

The increase in world potato production stalled in 2018 and failed to recover significantly in 2019. World output slipped by 1.5% to 368.247 million tonnes in 2018 figures…

Detecting Salmonella in less than eight hours

Germany: Researchers developing rapid Salmonella detection tester

A team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Branch Bioanalytics and Bioprocesses are working with the German microbiology and food…

The plastic packaging problem

The most common form of food packaging is plastic. It's cheap, it's disposable, it won't break if you drop it, and it ticks the boxes for food safety. Bonus: there's even a recycle…

Carrefour and Nestlé intent on improving child nutrition

Carrefour and Nestlé have announced that they are joining forces to help parents get their children to adopt a healthier and more sustainable diet, promoting…

The most valuable Brands in the US in 2020

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