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Retractable roof versus conventional tunnels

A 75% reduction in chemical sprays and 61% more raspberries

Last week, an article was published on trials of growing strawberries under retractable flat-roof cooling houses in Irapuato, Mexico. At the same site, at 1,700 m. elevation,…

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Grower Manager Fresh Produce

Mexican lemon crop going longer this year

Lemon supplies are still coming out of Mexico. “That’s where we’re pulling from. Mexico has gone a really long time this year--it’s longer than usual,” says…

Some companies will have to cancel trip to Fruit Logistica

Strong earthquake leads to logistical complications in Turkey

A massive earthquake has hit both Turkey and Syria. Next to the tragic loss of human life, the earthquake will also have consequences for growers and traders…

Tight supplies pressure Wisconsin potato pricing

Demand is on the quieter side for storage Wisconsin russet potatoes. However, this is consistent with historical potato movement at this time of year. “Overall, the potato…

New carrot line debuts

BDA/Dorot Farm, an exporter of fresh and sweet carrots from Israel, is launching a new line of product for the new season at the Fruit Logistica in Berlin on February 8, 2023.…

Fewer pinking issues with packed, sliced iceberg lettuce and romaine lettuce

PerfoTec is showing promising results with a new recyclable film specifically tailored for the packaging of sliced iceberg lettuce and romaine lettuce. Specialists in the…

Chile wildfires: Potential damage to fruit production areas being assessed

The fruit export sector of Chile is busy assessing any potential damage that raging wildfires could have caused in the 7th largest production area in the south-central part of…

Enza Zaden appoints Andreas Sewing as CSO

The Supervisory Board of the international vegetables breeding company Enza Zaden announced that Andreas Sewing has been appointed Chief Scientific Officer and…

New vice president of marketing for Markon

Markon Cooperative announced Nelia Alamo has joined its team as vice president of marketing. Alamo comes with over 25 years of experience in the produce…

Global Focus Grapes

Grapes moving into promotional volumes next month

While supplies of grapes had been wavering in the past month, overall volumes are now starting to maintain a sense of normalcy. Peru: Peru’s political unrest means grape…

Retail

Dreamstime

Foodcellar Market is the first retailer to fully deploy Instacart’s new Scan & Pay checkout technology

Kroger to bring its digital farmers market concept to more customers

US: FoodShot winner About Fresh talks transforming healthcare to improve food accessibility“We need to broaden the definition of what constitutes access to food”, says About…

New career networking program gives an EDGE

The Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) is expanding its career networking program, Encouraging Discovery & Growth in Education (EDGE). EDGE is the…

2023 NextGen Apple Fellowship Class announced

The U.S. Apple Association announced the 2023 class of its emerging leader program, the NextGen Apple Fellowship. Six fellows from across the country have been…

Colombia's Caribbean Region's banana production increased by 2% and now accounts for 48% of the country's banana exports

According to preliminary figures, Colombia exported 1.8 million tons of bananas in 2022, i.e. 7% less than in the previous year. However, production in the…

Sustainable on-the-go snack

"We're expanding distribution of single-serve bananas in Europe to address food waste"

Fresh Del Monte has announced a strong expansion plan of its convenient 24-count single-serve Del Monte banana box across the European market. The product is packed in a small…

Lean van Schalkwyk – Neofresh

Last of Neofresh’s litchis but the ginger never stops

From its base in Hectorspruit, Neofresh manages its subtropical fruit operations from its late litchi farm in White River, Mpumalanga Province, northeastwards to where the…

Oscar van Turenhout, OV Fruit:

"Good demand for South African pears, with large ones especially popular"

The South African pear season started early at OV Fruit. "We'll receive the first container of Williams Bon Chrétien pears today. Starting next week, we'll get larger weekly…

For OP Terre della Luce, Fruit Logistica coincides with the start of the new campaign

"Visitors can taste strawberries served by chefs"

The Organizzazione di Produttori Terre della Luce will be attending the Fruit Logistica trade fair in Berlin again this year, for the fifth time. "The German fruit and…

OP Opens

A commercial network is also built by taking part in international fairs

Danilo Alba from OP Opens summarizes the PO's mission as "a new way of being together, actively cooperating to grow together and provide the market with those answers and…

Nico Vandevannet, De Levende Aarde:

"If base prices don't rise, I fear this may well be the last generation of local Belgian growers"

Belgian farmers are struggling. "There are all kinds of new environmental and financial rules. Try and find your way through all that as a farmer. And if that's all not…

Rústicas del Guadalquivir increases its blueberry varieties catalog

"The vast majority of the berry sector is focusing on varietal development"

The pace at which producers are requesting protection for berry varieties, and the number of entities applying for these rights, are an indicator of the…

Sealand Europe becomes cold chain partner for Egypt’s Magrabi Agriculture

Sealand Europe, a subsidiary of Maersk, is pleased to announce a multi-year agreement with Magrabi Agriculture to provide the fresh produce company with…

EastFruit

Onion exports appear to be banned and import duty zeroed in Azerbaijan, too

The onion hysteria in the region has led to a wave of export bans, and it reached Azerbaijan. As EastFruit analysts have already reported, the exports of very expensive onions…

Prices for inshell walnuts decreased in Moldova

Wholesale prices for inshell walnuts in Moldova started decreasing at the beginning of February. Based upon data by the EastFruit monitoring, they fell in…

Ports in Australia and Japan ink collaboration agreement

The new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) and the Port of Himeji aims to promote collaboration and information…

Special recognition for Dutch “company with a family”

In honor of its 100th anniversary, the company, NNZ, has been awarded the title of 'Koninklijk' (Royal) by His Majesty King Willem-Alexander. In front of colleagues,…

Operational impact of earthquake in Turkey and Syria

Turkish earthquake-hit Iskenderun port halts operations

An earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on the morning of Monday 6 February 2023. Such was the magnitude of the earthquake that there has been significant damage to…

US economist Catherine Mann:

‘Brexit is making inflation worse for the UK’

Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann has issued her opinions on the Brexit debate, blaming UK’s departure from the European Union for adding to…

BASF

New Iceberg lettuce elongated neck varieties enable mechanized harvesting

BASF has developed a series of Iceberg lettuce varieties that allow collecting them mechanically, thus giving the Iceberg variety a new boost. The company, which operates in the…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Colombia at £0.77: 21% 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…

France

Listeria infections reported linked to Jay & Joy vegetable alternatives to cheese

The Ministry of Health in France published a press release concerning listeriosis cases, stating: The health authorities have been informed of the occurrence…

Russia imported 5,000 tons of Turkmeni tomatoes

Since the beginning of 2023, Rosselkhoznadzor for the Moscow region has inspected over 270 vehicles and carried out quarantine phytosanitary control of about 5 thousand…

Air Cargo closes 2022 near pre-pandemic levels

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that 2022 full-year demand for air cargo took a significant step back…

EastFruit

Onion prices in Ukraine hit an all-time record in the history of country’s independence

Selling prices for onions in Ukraine set another record last week, breaking the mark of 30 UAH/kg ($0.82/kg), EastFruit project analysts report. Undoubtedly, the increase in…

Saai launches artificial intelligence platform for family farmers

Saai has launched the world’s first artificial intelligence platform for family farmers. The WhatsApp-based platform Hi Saai uses billions of data points on…

Breakthrough in Northern Irish protocol dispute

As part of efforts to resolve the long-running dispute over the Northern Irish protocol, EU and UK negotiators have made a breakthrough in reducing checks on…

Menglian county, Yunnan province

Avocados boost income for Chinese farmers

Avocados are now a major cash crop in Menglian county, Yunnan province, which has been growing the fruit since 2014. With a seasonal output of 15,000 tons, it…

Onions become currency in Filipino store

A retail store in the Philippines accepted onions as payment for select in-store items on Saturday. A branch of the Japan Home Center accepts one onion in…

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