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California rains delay lettuce plantings in Salinas

Following the ample rainstorms, supplies of lettuce could be short again this spring. “The biggest challenge is currently working around the atmospheric river of rain we’ve…

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South America ships larger mango volumes to the US this season

During the winter months, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru are the main shippers of mangos to the United States. Brazil and Ecuador have already ended their seasons, which means Peru…

Cool temperatures, rains and political unrest impact grape shipments into North America

Supplies of grapes in North America will likely continue being tight for the rest of the month. Starting with Peru, supplies there were pushed back by a few weeks following…

Pure Flavor acquires Ontario greenhouse bell pepper farm

Greenhouse fruit and vegetable company Pure Flavor® has acquired DeTemporada Farms, a 25-acre greenhouse bell pepper farm located in Merlin, Ontario. Pure Flavor's strategic…

New varieties account for more than 50% of exports

Chilean table grape export forecast

The Table Grape Committee of ASOEX (Chilean Fruit Exporters Association) has released its fourth export forecast for the 2022/23 season. It shows a 1.2 percent increase from…

Apple grower-shipper upgrades grading and sorting tech

In mid-December, Apple King of Yakima, Washington upgraded its Ellips TrueSort apple grading and sorting technology to incorporate Ellips’ “Deep Learning” solution called…

“The re-opening of the US market for arils from India can bring in considerable demand”

The rainy weather in India has resulted in lower volumes from the usual pomegranate growing regions. GVK Naidu, managing director of Sam Agri, states that newer plantations…

Produce closes out the year setting new records

“The year ended with inflation taking the headlines,” said Jonna Parker, team lead, fresh at IRI. “According to the December IRI primary shopper survey, 93 percent believe…

Retailer registration opens for Organic Produce Summit 2023

Retailer registration for Organic Produce Summit 2023 is now open, with qualified individuals from retail and direct-to-consumer buying organizations eligible for…

Colombian golden berry producer hopes to boost the fruit’s popularity

Last year (2022) was a difficult year for Colombian exotic fruit exporters with better growing conditions and prices hoped for in 2023. According to Luis Reyes, director of…

Special Fruit Logistica

Who will take this year’s Fruit Logistica Innovation Award?

Ten finalists are in contention to win the 2023 Fruit Logistica Innovation Award, the most coveted international prize for innovation in the fresh produce…

Global Focus Bananas

Local growers cannot compete with imports from Mozambique

Uncertain future for KwaZulu Natal banana farmers

According to banana farmers on South Africa’s South Coast, the future is uncertain in terms of sales and job provision for their staff. The farmers are faced…

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Amazon workers' union victory upheld by U.S. labor board directorA U.S. labor board director has upheld Amazon.com Inc workers' landmark union victory at a warehouse in New…

New clean food solution for potato browning introduced

The top product quality challenge facing fresh-cut potato processors is enzymatic browning and a common browning preventative –sulfites – can trigger an…

Scaling up US vegetable farms for wholesale markets

USDA makes mushroom and watermelon appointments

The USDA has announced the appointment of three members to serve on the Mushroom Council as well as 10 members to serve on the National Watermelon Promotion…

US: Emerging technologies tackle upstream food waste

In the United States in 2019, more than a third of the 229 million tons of available food went unsold or uneaten. ReFED, a New York-based nonprofit focused on…

Market and Crop Update for January 12, 2023

'Overall demand for onions is steady for this time of year'

MARKETIdaho-E. Oregon/Washington:John Vlahandreas with Wada Farms reported in from his sales office in Salem, OR, this week. “I am shipping mostly out of…

India rules out FTA with US for now

The Modi government and the Biden administration are "thinking big" in terms of their trade and commerce relationship. The previous Trump administration…

Automatically captured digital assets deliver transparency and traceability

"Content of each individual carton is photographed and analyzed before shipment"

DiMuto is building one of the world's first blockchain and AI empowered solutions that independently generate fresh produce quality control data and analyses it. Its system,…

The five most popular types of mandarin oranges for Chinese New Year

Mandarin oranges are essential for the Chinese New Year festivities. It’s a tradition for those who celebrate it to exchange a bright and fresh pair of this…

Chilean cherries in China see smooth sales and container movement

As this year’s very early Chinese New Year celebration draws near, on Sunday 22 January, Chile has seen very good sales and movement of hundreds of containers per day since…

Kobus Bothma – Namibian Grape Growers Association

Namibian grapes exceed expectations

The previous highest exports of Namibian grapes of 8.5 million 4.5kg cartons (in 2020/21) have been surpassed by this season’s 9 million cartons which came in higher than the…

Pietie Wolfaardt – Ceres Cascade Farms

South African stone fruit looks to make up lost ground

In the orchards of Ceres Cascade Farms in Prince Alfred Hamlet, where it is not unusual to see all manner of wild buck undisturbed by orchard activities, the stone fruit…

Versatile peaches and nectarines from South Africa focus of UK campaign

South African producers will be highlighting the versatility of nectarines and peaches as they look to excite UK consumers about new-season stone fruit – but it comes with a…

Rob Kent - Kent Exports

"There will be good volumes available in February of the large yellow/brown varieties"

Rob Kent moved from Australia to Singapore with his family a year ago to be closer to the markets which his company, Kent Exports supplies. “I have been very pleased with how…

Jean-Pierre Caruel, Sofruileg “The yellow kiwi market is developing rapidly”

Haegeum: the new variety of yellow kiwis

Haegeum: this is the name of the new variety of yellow kiwis developed under license by Sofruileg, a French company specialized in research and development, as well as license…

Richard Hahne, Managing Director of Ziegler & Co. on the current blood orange season

"We want to offer our customers exclusive products that cannot be found in supermarkets"

As the exclusive partner of San Lucar at the Nuremberg wholesale market, Ziegler & Co. offers many varieties of the globally active company. In keeping with the season, the…

Ukrainian apple season going well given the circumstances

“The main volume of Royal Gala has already been exported”

The apple harvest in Ukraine was delayed this year, and according to Volodymyr Gurzhiy of Ukrainian apple exporter USPA, Ukrainian apple exporters had to deal with their…

Dutch fruit and vegetable export value up by 2% in 2022, volume down 1%

The Dutch fruit and vegetable trade sector had a particularly demanding 2022. Early in the year, the lockdown made things difficult for food service fruit and vegetable…

Shane Talling - VEG-UK

December cold snap creating quality issues in sprouts and cauliflower

UK winter vegetable production is feeling the effects of the severe cold snap which hit the country in December last year and there seem to be quite a few quality issues in…

EU monthly orange imports at 5,546 tons in December of last year

According to the latest report of the Enhanced Monitoring of citrus imports by the EU, total imports of citrus in the EU have seen a year-on-year decline in the first half of…

MSC acquires Darsena Toscana terminal in Livorno

Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), the ports arm of leading liner Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), has struck a deal with Gruppo Investimenti Portuali (GIP) to…

Scientists have introduced a pumpkin-like cherry with a mango taste

If you love cherries, this fast-growing, vine-like cherry variety is for you... maybe. Because although the fruit of the Brazilian cherry is indeed a cherry,…

EU Copernicus Climate Change Service:

'Last eight years were the eight warmest on record for planet'

The last eight years have been the eight warmest on record, a new report shows. An analysis by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said that…

Saint Lucia: Banana farmers to benefit from 30% fertilizer subsidy again

Effective January 10, Saint Lucia banana farmers, were again able to benefit from a 30% discount on fertilizer. According to Agriculture Minister Alfred…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Belize at £0.84: 17% drop from last week

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale…

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