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Strong first season for inaugural organic cauliflower production

A Victorian fresh produce business is finding that demand is quite strong for its organic cauliflower, which is in its first year of production. Butler Market Gardens last…

Imappests

iMapPESTS Sentinel 2 launches in Brussels sprout crop in Langhorne Creek South Australia

Far out Brussels sprout!

The iMapPESTS team’s second mobile surveillance unit, Sentinel 2, has been deployed to a crop of Brussels sprouts in Langhorne Creek, South Australia — a wine region south of…

AIGN to manage global commercialization for 3 Australian-bred plums

The Associated International Group of Nurseries (AIGN®) has made it their corporate mission to seek out new opportunities in tree fruit selections to share among their…

Immediate clarity needed on seasonal workers

Australia: Citrus will rot unless NSW Government acts soon

Citrus Australia CEO Nathan Hancock says NSW citrus crops will be left to rot unless NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard provides citrus growers with immediate…

Australian National Audit Office audit report

Australian Dept of Agriculture, Water and the Environment mismanaged water buyback scheme

The Australian government's handling of the water buyback scheme has been the subject of a scathing report by the Australian National Audit Office; it claims…

Jimmy Teo

New South Wales avocado growers expect best-ever harvest

It seems that NSW avocado growers are now on track to have the best harvest ever. The forecast harvest is 1.6 million trays, up from 1.1 mln trays last year.…

Southern Queensland broccoli destined for major retailers in Singapore

Thanks to a collaboration between the Southern Queensland Export Hub, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and local producer, Qualipac, locally produced broccoli is ready…

Manel Simon, director of Afrucat:

"The early end of the stone fruit season will give more room to pears and apples"

Recently, the fruit and vegetable sector of Lleida has been accused of being responsible for most COVID-19 infections in the Segrià region. “A certain association and the…

Holy Fresh and Pagoda work together to help Chinese farmers in Laibin increase their production and income

Holy Fresh entered into an agreement with cooperative partners Pagoda and the Guangxi Agricultural Investment Group. The companies invested together in a standardized…

Charles Gantz – Anlin Shipping

Conventional shipping & Covid-19: should South Africa’s grape & stonefruit sectors take note?

Citrus companies are setting an example with their increased return to conventional shipping this season, in large degree to compensate for the delays and inefficiencies at…

Special Latin America

Siris Barrios of Amazon-Fruit Frexot Productora y Comercializadora S.A:

“The local pricing for pitahaya destined for the US market fluctuates a lot”

Ecuador is one of the countries known for their production of exotic fruits and vegetables. In the Palora region of the country, pitahaya is one of the most important…

Global Focus Soft/Stonefruit

Alexstar

More than 6,000 tons expected this season

UK growers forecast bumper cherry crop

Only one decade after cherry orchards were almost wiped out in Britain, growers are celebrating such a bumper crop this year that they are able to export the…

"Blind expansions led to slow sales"

"Chinese Market of Lanshan bitter gourd yet to be developed"

White bitter gourd, a local variety from Lanshan County, is known as the "king of bitter gourds” in China thanks to its long shape, white color, high yield, and excellent…

PMA Foodservice Delivered Session

Developments in the sustainable packaging industry

On Monday July 20th, the PMA Foodservice Delivered virtual event kicked off with multiple webinars and sessions for visitors to attend. One of these was a sustainable…

Transport costs caused demand to drop slightly

Indian date season coming to an end

The date season in India is getting close to an end. Although volumes are down slightly compared to other the previous season, quality has been good this year. The major…

"We want to raise awareness on vertical farming in Italy"

“As we’re located in Italy, a country with great farming traditions, some people would think that we don’t need indoor farming. But, especially today, this is wrong. In fact,…

Marcel Verdellen, Satori Holland:

"There was no money to be made on limes in recent months"

After the market for limes had been overloaded for several weeks, there have been drastically fewer arrivals from Brazil and Mexico in recent weeks, says Marcel Verdellen of…

Mexican mangoes switch growing regions

Supplies of mangoes out of Mexico are steady as the country readies to transition to a new growing region. Currently, mangoes come from the Nayarit region of Mexico but will…

California sees back to back record almond crops

Supplies of California almonds are up, though it’s anticipated that demand will increase in the coming weeks. “We’re coming off a record crop and the volume is higher right…

Chile signs historic memorandum of understanding with China

The Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX) announced the signing of an important Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the China Chamber of Commerce of Import & Export…

Nogal Wildlife Reserve honored with Blue Flag Award for 12th year

For the 12th consecutive year, the Blue Flag Ecological Program has honored Chiquita with an award in its Natural Spaces category, highlighting the brand’s environmental…

Pear production below the norm

2020 is still characterized by lower quantities with respect to the past 10 years after a disastrous 2019 caused by scarce blossoming, brown marmorated stink bug and brown…

Coscia di Ribera pear campaign just started

The Coscia pear campaign has just started with the first quantities harvested in Ribera (AG). Parlapiano fruit has been producing and selling this summer fruit for years.…

Jan Kees Boon, Fruit and Vegetable Facts

Egypt exports increasing amounts of fruits and vegetables

Water is vital to maintaining Egypt's position as a producer and exporter of, among other things, fresh fruit and vegetables. Nile water plays a crucial role in this.…

Mr. Wu Bin - Hainan Wushen Ecological Agricultural Development Co., Ltd.

"Production volume of Chinese dwarf bananas declines by 30%"

"The production volume of Hainan dwarf bananas declined by 30% in comparison with last year. There are several reasons for this development. First, the…

PMA Fresh Connections: Southern Africa conference moves to virtual

PMA released a statement announcing the Fresh Connections: Southern Africa which takes place between 18 and 20 August 2020 will be virtual. "Join us at Fresh…

PML reports business in good health, despite pandemic

PML, the global perishable cargo specialist reports the business has successfully risen to the challenges associated with the current Covid-19 outbreak and to…

Citrus Industry

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Rootstock offers high hopes for HLB tolerance, possibly resistance

According to University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences citrus breeder Jude Grosser, new Sugar Belle hybrid rootstock LB8-9xS13#16 has quite a history.…

Navistar

Navistar invests in autonomous trucking company

Navistar and TuSimple partner to bring autonomous trucks to market

Navistar International Corporation, a producer of International® brand commercial trucks, proprietary diesel engines, and IC Bus® brand school and commercial…

Yanadee

Brazilian orange juice exports: 2019-20 harvest produces 1,07 million tons

Brazilian orange juice exports at now a total volume of 1.07 million tons in the 2019/2020 harvest. This number is an increase of 17% compared to the previous…

Mosaymay

Why are fruit and vegetables so expensive in Japan?

Fresh fruit and vegetable prices in Japan can be exorbitant. In the case of fruit, it's commonplace to hear people say that this is because so much care goes into the…

Ifapa published the results of the assessment of 12 strawberry varieties in Huelva's campaign

Plared 13 and Rociera, the most productive; Fortuna, the tastiest strawberry varieties

The Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training Institute (Ifapa) of Andalusia's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Sustainable Development published the…

AM FRESH launches its new sustainability strategy

AM FRESH Group is proud to be launching its new sustainability strategy. As a vertically integrated global company of FRESH foods, AM FRESH recognises the importance of…

Saga Robotics

‘Robot Highways’ project

Fruit picking robots and vertical farming receive government funding

A fruit picking robot scheme led by Saga Robotics in Lincoln will receive nearly £2.5 million as part of a new UK government funding initiative to drive…

Rixie

US: Fruit thieves strike Michigan farms

Michigan farmers are having problems with fruit theft. According to the Michigan Farm Bureau, the latest incident involves Corey Lake Orchards near Three Rivers.…

Iron Heart

What does the future hold for reefer shipping and the cold chain?

Despite the impact of COVID-19 on the supply chain, the transportation of perishable goods is set to grow in 2020 as plant-based diets become popular, demand for high vitamin…

Retail

Auchan Retail: 4 country deal with Glovo

Walmart has restarted discussions about selling majority stake in UK supermarket Asda

UK: Morrisons to introduce 4 day working weeks at HQ - with a small catchMorrisons is reportedly set to shake-up its head office working practices by introducing 4 day weeks -…

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