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California eyes good Navel orange eating season

This season’s crop of Navel oranges is flat compared to last year at this time. “The crop shows good eating quality and size structure. It’s looking to be a great-tasting citrus…

Ups and downs for 2021-2022 Chilean stone fruit season

The Chilean stone fruit seeing is looking at opportunities and challenges for 2021-2022. CHERRIES: The U.S. will likely see greater volumes of cherries this season. Chile is…

US strawberry prices to stay elevated into December

Torrential rains last week brought an early end to Central California’s strawberry-growing season. And with a big storm also hitting Mexico’s main strawberry…

Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill delivers major water improvements for the West

In response to passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by the U.S. House of Representatives, Western Growers President & CEO Dave Puglia issued…

U.S.M.C.A. Seasonal Perishable Products Weekly Update

Extreme measures taken by the most congested ports are yielding some results, but progress remains slow due to backlog

The apparent widespread lack of available workers at retail threatens to turn shoppers even more towards online commerce; this at a time when the supply chain…

$20M available for certified, transitioning organic producers

Organic farmers and ranchers faced numerous supply chain and economic challenges throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A new $20 million investment from…

Georgia farmers experiment with new crops as the climate changes

Warmer winters are making it more difficult to grow the state’s traditional peaches and blueberries. Satsuma mandarin oranges are a new experimental crop for…

California farmers may have to sell crops domestically due to supply chain issues

The United Nations index that measures food prices climbed 3% in October and is at its highest level since 2011, the organization reported Thursday. High…

USDA restricts PACA violators in California and Texas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of…

Fruit-picking robot-maker Dogtooth gets backing from prominent investors

A fruit-picking robotics business which has seen growing demand as a result of labour shortages in the agricultural sector will next week unveil a multimillion pound…

Special Greenhouse

FreshPlaza November Special -Greenhouse

This month FreshPlaza will be will be highlighting greenhouses and greenhouse tech in our special. Is your company involved in this sector? Do you have new and exciting…

Global focus citrus

Intercitrus

"The Spanish citrus sector is on the ropes due to the loss of competitiveness over the supply of third countries"

The Spanish Citrus Interbranch organization formally and personally requested the general director of the Agrifood Industry of the Ministry of Agriculture, Jose Miguel…

USDA Fresh Deciduous Fruit Annual

China: Weather conditions during crop development in 2021 expected to have little impact on apples, pears, and table grapes production

Weather conditions during crop development in 2021 are expected to have little impact on the production of apples, pears, and table grapes, forecast at 45 MMT, 18 MMT, and 11…

Empowering sustainable economic development

Dole Wonderful World themed booth shows up at the 4th CIIE

On November 5, 2021, the 4th China International Import Expo officially kicked off. As the world's first national exhibition with the theme of import, it promotes the…

Anne de Rouw - Ranpak

Paper Is an effective – and cost-effective – cold chain packing solution

During the pandemic, use of ecommerce spiked, including online purchasing of food products that require thermal protection during the shipping process. In most cases, products…

USDA

17 percent drop in the forecast Egyptian grape production

Post revises 2020/2021 production forecast down. Egypt experienced a difficult table grapes season due to unexpected weather conditions. In April and May this year, a heat…

Intelligent Growth Solutions:

Scottish firm raises £42.2 million in funding

Intelligent Growth Solutions Ltd, a Scottish agritech business, has announced the conclusion of its Series B funding round with a total raise of £42.2 million ($58 million).…

Professor Mark Turner - University of Queensland

Effective supply chain risk management strategies are the key to preventing food poisoning outbreaks in fresh produce industry

A leading Australian professor of food microbiology believes the final product testing of fruit and vegetables is not solely an effective control strategy in controlling…

China: Early start of Chile's cherry exports thanks to Frisco

Shawn Liu has more than ten years working experience in the international fruit import business. Having worked for Alibaba's TMall in the past overseeing imported fruits, he…

Opportunities for Ecuadorian mango exports

Ecuador is the largest banana exporter in the world. But that country boasts many other tropical fruits too. Andrea Boekhoud-Montoya of Ecuador's Trade & Investment Office in…

Mini Symposium Avocado Normec Food Care

Avocados: Trendy fruit with challenges

“The avocado is tasty, healthy and trendy, but not without challenges,” said Jelger de Vriend, Director of Normec Food Care, when opening the Mini Symposium Avocado his…

The Greenery wants to expand Sweet Sensation acreage to 400 ha

"Within six years, we want to have expanded the current 230 hectares of Sweet Sensation pears to 400 hectares," says Rob van der Weele. He is the Sweet Sensation product…

Alejandro Peiró, commercial director of Peiró Camaró:

"The start of this citrus season has been marked by historically low demand"

The Spanish citrus season, which kicked off in September with the first extra-early mandarins, is currently underway with more consistent quantities, although with lower…

USDA - Fresh Deciduous Fruit Annual

Korea’s 2021/22 pear production is projected to surge by nearly 40 percent

Korea’s 2021/22 pear production is projected to surge by nearly 40 percent, driven mostly by increased yields. Korean pear consumption is expected rise by a similar level.…

Dry Misting proves a solution for turbulent green asparagus season

An eight-week trial was done some time ago at one of Cobrey Farms' biggest cold stores. That was in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, the United Kingdom. It was done to determine…

Australian banana grower trials geolocation for bunches

Bartle Frere Bananas, which supplies Aldi and other chains, is trialling radiofrequency identification (RFID) tags on bunches of bananas in its paddocks and…

India doubled apple imports in the 2020/21 season

The largest increase in fresh apple imports in the 2020/21 season (August-July) was noted in India. The volume of apple exports to India during the season…

The Dominican Republic has the potential to increase its exports

The executive director of the National Competitiveness Council, Peter Prazmowski, participated in the Public Policy Dialogue organized by the National…

China: Falling vegetable prices bring consumers relief

Vegetable prices are falling nationwide after recent good weather relieved tight supplies, according to agriculture officials and experts. Since late September,…

International markets begin to review the price of a box of bananas based on global cost increases

The Regional Agreement for Shared Responsibility signed in Guayaquil on October 27 by banana producers and exporters from Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala,…

Continental Farmers Group launches modern potato storage facility in Ukraine

The Continental Farmers Group completed the construction of the new potato storage facility with the total area of over 6 thousand m2 in the village of Chukva…

Video IV International Tomato Symposium

The "IV Simposio internazionale sul Pomodoro" (IV International Tomato Symposium) held in Comiso (RG, Sicily) held a lot of interest for the entire Italian and international…

China funds project to strengthen fruit value-chains in Sri Lanka

A project to provide technical assistance to improve the production and commercialization of fruit value-chains in Sri Lanka has been launched by the Food and…

Kenyan bans avocado exports from 15th November

The horticulture regulator has slapped a ban on export of Kenya's popular avocado varieties to curb harvesting of immature crop by hungry farmers and dealers.…

Coconut and pineapple push up Philippine ag exports to $3.7Bln

The country’s agricultural exports from January to September grew by 1.4 percent to $3.724 billion, driven by double-digit growth in the export receipts of…

PHL-Japan trade deal review stalls on market-access issue

No progress has been made with the general review of the Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA) this year due to concerns over market access…

Uzbekistan increases exports of table grapes by 58% in 2021

From the beginning of June to the end of October 2021, the exports of table grapes from Uzbekistan increased by 58% in volume compared to the same period in…

International Container Terminal Services, Inc

ICTSI reports significant profit jump during 2021

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has reported important increases in its financial results for the nine months of the year, with net…

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Greer’s Markets plans to offer customers drone delivery service

Who tops Fortune's Best Workplaces in Retail 2021 list?For the 6th consecutive year, Great Place to Work and Fortune magazine have ranked Wegmans Food Markets Inc. No. 1 on…

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