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Virtual New York Produce Show kicks off with retailer perspective on 2020

The virtual edition of the New York Produce Show kicked off yesterday, December 9th, and will run through Friday December 11th. The show consists of general sessions in the…

Israeli conventional and organic peppers enter strong US market

The Israeli pepper season was off to a bit of a late start this year, due to high temperatures in the country during the summer. Despite the delay, the volumes are now…

Good supplies but demand shifts for North America oranges

Domestic supplies of oranges are good and improving as the season gets going. In California, Keith Wilson with Cecelia Packing Corporation in Orange Cove, CA notes that the…

PMA virtual town hall

How precision nutrition can drive produce marketing

This week’s virtual town hall focused on precision nutrition. “This is a customizable approach to dietary management by providing tailored nutritional advice,” explains Max…

CEO Organics Unlimited receives global award

Organics Unlimited, CEO and president Mayra Velazquez de León has been named the 2020 Global Trade Ambassador – Mexico award recipient from Women in International Trade – Los…

Dutch scale-up PlantLab launches first production site in USA

PlantLab, a Dutch company, has opened a new production site in Indianapolis (Indiana). This first-ever ‘Plant Paradise’ in the United States is growing vegetables for the…

Blueberry app to help growers battle diseases and pests

A new University of Florida app will help the state’s blueberry growers identify and manage disease and insect injuries commonly encountered in Florida before their crop is…

Organic Grower Roundtable highlights bright spots and challenges

Leaders from three organic fresh produce companies agree that the outlook for the organic industry is positive heading into the new year, as they explored a wide range of…

Washington grower’s KIKU® apples see strong growth

CMI Orchards has announced significant growth in KIKU® brand apple sales and production. KIKU® sales have grown 37 percent in volume compared to last year. According to Nielsen Answers…

United Fresh Tom Stenzel comments on Vilsack USDA nomination

President-Elect Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he would nominate Tom Vilsack to be his Secretary of Agriculture. Vilsack previously served as USDA Secretary…

Berry grower expands Florida strawberry farm

International grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, Wish Farms, is adding acreage to its Florida strawberry farm…

Special Year Overview

Year Overview 2020 - May

In May of 2020 some of the European countries were able to leave lockdown status, bringing back some opportunities for the catering sector and the likes. It was also the month…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Exotic items such as calabaza see increased demand

Supplies of calabaza are good and prices are currently strong. Alan Goldberg of A&B Tropical Produce in Miami, FL notes that supplies generally come from Costa Rica. “I think…

Retail

Dreamstime

Metro is partnering with Bringg

Food Lion has rolled out 112 remodeled stores

Kroger breaks into top 10 U.S. e-commerce companiesRiding the success of its ongoing investments in e-commerce and powered by a COVID-19 surge in online grocery sales, The…

Ecuador expects sales to the US market will increase by 20%

Ecuador and the US sign a trade agreement

On Tuesday, December 8, Ecuador and the United States signed the First Phase of a broader trade agreement that will eliminate obstacles, simplify trade,…

UK and Canada sign trade agreement

The UK’s Deputy High Commissioner for Canada David Reed, and Canadian Deputy Minister of International Trade John Hannaford signed the UK-Canada Trade…

Apple, cherry, and blueberry trees show limited pollination

The decline in pollinators threatens crop yields in the US

Most of the world's crops depend on pollinators. Thus, the decline in their populations, including those of wild and honey bees, is raising concerns about food…

United Fresh BrandStorm™ marketing conference goes virtual

United Fresh’s sixth annual BrandStorm™ event will take place online March 9-11, 2021. The signature marketing conference will gather produce marketers for…

Managing COVID-19 risks in the citrus industry

The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly changed so much. SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) is primarily transmitted person-to-person, with no evidence it is transmitted by…

Produce marketing agency unveils 2021 event calendars

DMA Solutions has released its annual Social Media planning and Produce Marketer’s event calendars to support marketing efforts for the produce industry in…

Utilizing Verified Rescued Produce™

Full Harvest(R) helps Danone North America address food waste with launch of new product line

Full Harvest(R), the business-to-business online marketplace for surplus and imperfect produce, co-announced with Danone North America the launch of Two Good…

Prize for ice cream with veggies

Do you remember an article we published on ice cream with veggies? Not too enthusiastic about it? Well, maybe this product will suit you better. There's a new ice with veggies…

Russia stops tomato imports from various countries

"Detection of Pepino Mosaic virus is due to vaccination of the seeds"

News has come out that Russia will not allow imports of tomatoes from Uzbekistan, Turkey, Armenia, Morocco and some other countries anymore due to detection of the pepino…

Jan van der Voort, Anaco Greeve, the Netherlands:

"Water shortages and hot summer taking their toll on Moroccan citrus"

The demand for citrus seemed endless in the spring and summer. And the demand for overseas citrus reached an unprecedented level. That demand has now disappeared entirely.…

Bertus Schipper, Zoutewelle, the Netherlands:

"Renewed demand on melon market, after some tough weeks"

The European melon market has been terrible recently. But, demand has been picking up for most varieties in the past two weeks. "The low prices are partly due to Brazil having sent…

Koen Merkus (Fresh Forward) about the upcoming Calinda strawberry season

"The Calinda's traits break away from the Spanish strawberry stereotype"

The new Spanish Calinda strawberry season is about to start. "We should export some 30.000 tons of Calinda strawberries to North-West Europe next season. That's roughly 20%…

Víctor Martínez, of Amefruits, in Alicante, Spain:

"We are bearing the pressure on lemon prices quite well"

Lemon producers are currently dealing with a difficult market situation in a context marked by falling demand from the hospitality sector, which in Europe is operating at a…

Henri Abrieu, Blue Whale Superalp:

"There's a dynamic pear market at the moment"

"The pear market is quite active, at least when it comes to alpine products," says Henri Abrieu, of Blue Whale Superalp. The company, based in Vallée de la Durance, is…

Emilia Lewandowska on the Polish apple season

“We exported 30% more apples this autumn”

The Polish apple season made good progress during the autumn season, with exports for one specific exporter going up by 30 per cent compared to last year. Prices seem to have…

New proposals from Zanarini

Potatoes upgrade both in packaging and offering

"We want to treat high-quality potatoes as if they were cookies, and that's why they are packed in beautiful cardboard boxes that are also appealing to the eye," said Matteo…

OP Esperidio Soc. Coop.

Positive feedback for the first Sicilian oranges of the 2020/21 campaign

Producers from the OP Esperidio cooperative work on around 1100 hectares with the best citrus fruit productions - early and late varieties - on the foothills of Mount Etna in…

PMA Australia-New Zealand

Food safety more of a focus for consumers than packaging sustainability in COVID-19 affected year

The COVID-19 pandemic has temporarily shifted consumers' views when it comes to the priority of sustainability in fruit and vegetable packaging, according to Produce Marketing…

January-November 2020

Peruvian garlic exports' FOB value increases by 54%

Peruvian fresh garlic exports between January and November 2020 amounted to 10,429,104 kilos and a FOB value of 21,999,389 dollars. These figures reveal a moderate 3.3%…

Ashton Valley Fresh

Growth and diversification for an Australian premium fruit juicing company in a challenging year

This year has been a big year of change and diversification for one of Australia's leading premium fruit juice companies. South Australia's Ashton Valley Fresh released three…

First report of Curvularia lunata on bananas in Pakistan

Banana fruits infected with rot disease were collected from the local market of Lahore, Pakistan. The observed symptoms were dry, decayed, sunken lesions with dark grey to…

MEC Ivan Meyer on Gross Domestic Product statistics for agriculture

South Africa: Quarter three GDP results confirm agriculture continues to shine

"I am pleased to note that StatsSA‘s release of South Africa’s third-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) statistics highlights that the agricultural sector…

Tomatoes offer affordable source of Parkinson’s disease drug

Scientists have produced a tomato enriched in the Parkinson’s disease drug L-DOPA in what could become a new, affordable source of one of the world’s essential…

Malaysia: High court delays decision on Durian farms

A group of more than 200 durian farmers in Pahang, who are part of an ongoing legal dispute against a private corporation looking to take over their farms, won…

Video Smart irrigation technique

Some crops need a lot of water to grow. There are different kinds of irrigation options, but we haven't seen this one before! Smart solution!

Kakis are not just for eating, they can also be drunk

Los Cervecéuticos, a company based in the Spanish municipality of Xàtiva and specialized in so-called signature beers, has just launched a new beer in tribute…

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