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Unseasonable warmth leads to boost in California kohlrabi supplies

Supplies of kohlrabi from California are proving plentiful right now. Matt Hiltner of Santa Maria, CA-based Babé Farms, Inc.--which has nicknamed the unusually shaped veg…

More apples for Nova Scotia this season

Nova Scotia has ended up with a bumper crop of apples this season. “While that may signal that last year we were down, in some cases we have twice the fruit in the same…

Florida may see freight rate advantage for winter vegetables

Quality is excellent this season for Florida produce. That’s the outlook for the winter vegetable season out of the state. “We had quite a bit of rain early this fall but…

First Arctic apple Fuji crop harvested

Okanagan Specialty Fruits® (OSF) has completed the harvest of its 2021 Arctic® apple crop. Arctic apple varieties, which stay orchard fresh longer, are developed and grown by…

University of Guelph research:

Natural chemical might keep fruits and vegetables fresh for longer

Researchers working at the University of Guelph in Canada have discovered they can use hexanal (a compound naturally produced by fruits and veggies) to keep…

New research takes aim at devastating citrus greening

Citrus greening, or Huanglongbing disease, HLB, is the most devastating disease for orange and grapefruit trees in the U.S. Prevention and treatment methods…

Commodity.com

Current situation underscores importance of domestic production

Many US farms are struggling to obtain supplies and equipment they need

The early days and weeks of the pandemic were difficult for many agricultural businesses in the US, as shutdowns created major disruptions for some of their primary customers.…

Argentinian Blueberry Committee

Weekly Argentinean blueberry arrivals

Total weekly blueberry arrivals from Argentina at 6,975 tons in week 47

Total weekly blueberry arrivals from Argentina stood at 6,975 tons in week 47, compared to 8,547 tons last year. Shipments to the US, all send shipped by sea, amounted to 219…

Anton Viljoen – South African Table Grape Industry

New grape varieties increase the competitiveness of the Northern Cape

The grape harvest started two weeks ago in the Northern Cape. “It’s a very good harvest hanging there, with really very satisfactory berry sizing,” says Anton Viljoen,…

New NextGen Apple Fellowship applications open

The U.S. Apple Association announced the launch of its new emerging apple leader program, the NextGen Apple Fellowship. The program focuses on providing eight…

Special Year Overview

FreshPlaza December Special -Year overview

In December we are taking a look back at the big events, highs and lows of 2021 in year overview articles. MarketingWould you like to get some extra promotion for your produce…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

December 9

Final Quality Summit of 2021 focuses on kiwifruit

Hazel Technologies, Inc. announces its final Quality Summit of 2021 featuring the kiwifruit category. A one-hour event will be held on Thursday December 9th (*December 10…

Retail

Dreamstime

Largest retail acquisition in Co-op's history

7-Eleven and Nuro team up to launch 1st autonomous commercial delivery in California

eCommerce platform Pepper raises $16mln in Series A funding to enhance ordering experience for food distributorsPepper, the eCommerce platform for food distributors, has…

Describing international marketing efforts for Florida citrus

The Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC) described its 2020-21 international marketing efforts at last month’s meeting of the Florida Citrus Commission, which…

Market and Crop Update for December 2, 2021

East Oregon: Demand for onions has been fairly steady this week

MARKET Idaho-E. Oregon: Steve Baker with Baker & Murakami Produce in Ontario, OR, told us on Dec. 1 that the overall onion market has not seen too much of a…

“There’s a production shortage of about 50%, which will be good for demand”

The citrus season in Egypt comes with challenges this year. Prices of transport and raw materials have increased, leaving a mark on the final price of the product. A shortage…

Ron Jongejan, Fresh-flow: “Our quality's catching up”

In Europe, the growth in avocado consumption has not yet ended. Neither has the number of countries supplying avocados. You can grow this product in almost all warmer…

Adrian Raisbeck - mbora

Partnering with small-scale farmers through revenue-sharing alternative to aid

On the southeastern shore of Lake Malawi, a project called mbora is proving itself an alternative to aid dependency in rural African communities, says project founder Adrian…

South Africa sees increased citrus exports despite port problems

In 2021, Southern African citrus growers exported 161,6 million 15-kg equivalent cartons of local citrus. This amounted to 18,6 million cartons more than last…

Peru increased its fresh blueberry exports twelvefold in five years

In five years, Peru increased its fresh blueberry exports by twelve times, going from 12.951 tons in the 2015/2016 season to 176.912 tons in the 2021/2022…

Chilean potato exports decrease by 54% and imports grow by 61%

Between January and October 2021, Chile's potato exports fell by 54.4% over the first ten months of 2020, totaling 1.4 million dollars. During this period,…

"Growers have developed good relationships with key trading partners in the Middle East and Asia"

Australian carrots continue to be a popular vegetable at home and abroad

Australian carrot growers grew enough of the vegetable to fill 330 Olympic-sized swimming pools, with 335,000 tonnes produced nationwide, according to Australia's peak…

What will greenhouse lettuce growers do after Christmas?

Now that it is winter, growers are cultivating lettuce, warm and dry, in greenhouses. At least, if they dare to do so. The recent high prices for gas and electricity may cause…

Primland

Launch of the Oscar Red kiwi campaign!

After developing its Oscar Gold kiwi, Primland is continuing its varietal innovation approach and now offers the red Oscar Red Kiwi Passion kiwi to consumers. The fruit is…

Roberto Latorre and Roelant Komen (CarSol Europe) about the overseas season:

"Significant blueberry volumes; good current demand too"

Last year, people could not eat out and retail blueberry sales rose significantly. "There is currently no extra movement yet. Even though eateries in the Netherlands have to…

Daniel Horn (Link Frischgemüse und Topfkräuter Ltd) on their specialized product range

"We now offer around 85 potted herbs from our own nursery"

The German vegetable season is now largely drawing to a close. The Karlsruhe-based wholesale business of Link Frischgemüse und Topfkräuter Ltd is also gradually running out of…

Wim Waterman, Waterman Onions:

"Lower prices mean Dutch onions can now compete in Europe"

Wim Waterman has provided an update on the Waterman Onions site. He shares his expectations of the export opportunities in the second half of the Dutch onion season. "As I've…

UK company gains CDR / HSE authorisation

“We provide a complete service, and can deliver EMC2 on a next day basis."

The Ethylene Management Co designs and manufactures generators for ripening fruit such as bananas and avocados. These generators were developed by John O’Brien who is now a…

EU banana market

Total production of bananas in the EU a little over 600,000 tons in 2021

According to Member States notifications, the total production of bananas in the EU stood approximately at a little over 600,000 tons in 2021 (including forecasts from…

Wout Cnops, Shipex:

“There’s an ever-increasing demand for frozen fries”

"Frozen fries exports just keep growing," says Wout Cnops, Commercial Director at Shipex. This Belgian general foods exporter focuses on frozen fries. These…

India grants market access for avocados from Tanzania

Tanzania’s Ministry of Agriculture has announced the opening of another avocado market in India. The health authorities on plants in India have -for the first…

USDA

Fresh fruits market brief - Philippines

Global exports of fresh fruits to Philippines increased to $695 million in 2020

Since the start of COVID-19, Philippine consumers have incorporated more fresh fruit into their diet. Global exports of fresh fruits to the Philippines increased 36 percent to…

Eurostat

EU produced 54.0 million tons of potatoes in 2020

In the EU potatoes are grown on 1.5 million hectares. The EU produced 54.0 million tons of potatoes in 2020, which was 2.9 million tons more than in 2019 (an increase of 5.6…

EU presents €300 billion answer to China's Belt and Road

Yesterday, the European Commission unveiled its plan to invest €300 billion euros ($340 billion) globally by 2027 in infrastructure, digital and climate…

Cheapest kiwis sold in Georgia, cheapest avocados in Ukraine

In November 2021, kiwi prices were the lowest in stores in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. This can be explained by the fact that Georgia continues to…

What are the trends in food packaging?

Reducing, reusing, and recycling are the pillars of waste management, including in the packaging sector. These are the basis of the upcoming trends in food…

UN Food and Agriculture Organization:

‘Global food imports are set to hit a record $ 1.75 trillion in 2021’

According to a report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, global food imports are set to hit a record $ 1.75 trillion in 2021. This…

Trolls join UN campaign for healthier diets and sustainable living

As part of the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, the Trolls are joining the United Nations, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the…

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