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JASA Packaging opens second North America office

In response to fast growing demand and a desire to be located close customers’ facilities, JASA Packaging has expanded with a second office in North America. The family-owned…

Steady honeydew and cantaloupe supplies see good demand

Supplies of imported honeydew and cantaloupe melons are steady and the season should finish strong before supplies switch back to domestic product. Currently, Legend Produce LLC…

Growing volumes of Mexican limes could bring down pricing

Supplies of limes out of Mexico are light currently. “This is due to the time of the season. Year after year, supplies are always limited during the months of January through…

Genomic tools will help support better mite resistance

Honey bee colony collapse could mean food insecurity

Honey bee colony collapse is a significant problem for Canada, and globally. Important crops including canola, blueberry, cranberry, almond, pear, apples and…

Freight Logistics Optimization Works will speed up delivery times and reduce consumer costs

Biden-⁠Harris administration announces new initiative to improve supply chain data flow

Since taking office, the Biden-Harris Administration has been focused on addressing supply chain vulnerabilities and congestion, working to speed up the…

The first Sanya mangoes were exported to Canada this season

Recently, more than 600 kilograms of Sanya mangoes were flown from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Xiamen and then transferred to Vancouver, Canada. This was the first…

Sweet potato displays offering coloring and flavor

Country Sweet Produce’s Bako Sweet is giving shoppers what they want this Easter with brightly colored, triple-washed, and consistently sized sweet potatoes. As we enter into…

Strong start to California avocado season

With California avocado season officially underway, West Pak Avocado, a California-based avocado supplier, saw record volume in February. West Pak Avocado saw record volume of…

Visible SCM and its subsidiary brands to be rebranded to Maersk E-Commerce Logistics

Maersk North America rebrands e-commerce business unit

Visible SCM and its subsidiary brands will be rebranded to Maersk E-Commerce Logistics effective March 18, 2022. In August 2021, Maersk announced the acquisition of Visible…

Hass Avocado Board debuts avocado growth online toolkit via webinar today

The Hass Avocado Board (HAB) is kicking off year two of its industry webinar series today from 1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. PT with the unveiling of the new Avocado…

Special Fruit Logistica

Industrial market taking higher volumes of Polish apples than usual

The Polish apple season is still in full swing, but orders for long transit are just about to finish up. Prices have hardly changed since the beginning of the season, which is…

Global Focus Australia / New Zealand

Neil Barker - BGP International

"If people are forced to discount the price this will cause a big problem when combined with the big shipping rates"

The Australian citrus harvest will start with mandarins at the end of April/ beginning of May. The orange harvest will start at the same time, with the first of the export…

Retail

Dreamstime

Alimentation Couche-Tard: Net earnings up in 3rd quarter

GrubMarket has completed the acquisition of SunFed

US: The Fresh Market named Best Supermarket for 2nd yearFor the 2nd year in a row, The Fresh Market has been named the "Best Supermarket in America" in USA Today’s 10Best…

New Gary Sinise Vidalia onion promotion for Memorial Day and July 4th

LG Herndon Jr Farms is excited to announce its partnership with the Gary Sinise Foundation for the 2022 Vidalia onion season. This partnership will have two…

USDA to invest 250 million to support American-made fertilizer

The US Department of Agriculture has announced it will support additional fertilizer production for American farmers to address rising costs, including the…

Port of Los Angeles

Top US port sets import record but is monitoring shutdowns in Chinese cities

The busiest US seaport expects its robust flow of imports to continue in the near term, but is closely monitoring Covid-19 shutdowns in major cities in China.…

Citrus exports also at risk

Argentine exports of pears and apples to Russia are canceled

Some 30% of Argentine pear and apple exports that were destined for Russia could not be carried out due to the Ukrainian situation. The Argentine Citrus…

Participants insist the sector be declared in emergency

Ecuador: Second day of banana grower strikes

Dozens of producers from that province, from El Oro, Guayas and Cotopaxi once again requested the national government to declare a state of emergency in the…

Routes to Russian ports cancelled by shipping lines

Challenging season for Indian grapes

High shipping rates, low availability of containers as well as the war in Ukraine have made the Indian grape season more difficult than in previous years. With shipping lines…

Dreamtime

Chinese lockdowns might alter Indian container supply forecasts

As new Covid lockdowns in China are becoming another major challenge for global supply chains already facing widespread dysfunctions. Container lines operating to and from…

Instagram

Japanese artist carves gorgeous objects from fruits and vegetables

Japanese artist Gaku is someone who sees fruits and vegetables as something more than foodstuffs. She carves wonderfully intricate geometric patterns into a variety of fruits,…

Andries Pretorus – Label Pro

Confusion in South African industry around plastic fruit labels

Conventional polypropylene labels affixed directly to fruit and vegetables have been banned in France and Flanders since the start of this year unless the labels are in part…

Kakuzi packhouse and orchards bag China Export approval seal from KEPHIS

Kenyan integrated agro-business firm Kakuzi PLC has become one of the first local entities to secure approval from the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), to…

PepsiCo launches Kgodiso Development Fund to help build a sustainable food system in South Africa

Food and beverage company PepsiCo today launched the Kgodiso Development Fund, a five-year, R600 million investment to help transform the food system in South…

MSC joins White House FLOW initiative to improve supply chain data-sharing

Relying on a common digital infrastructure to connect the supply chain is vital to moving goods more efficiently. So, MSC is delighted to join Freight…

Lemon and grapefruit market report from Ailimpo:

Greater competition and pressure expected in the European lemon market this summer

The Spanish Fino (or Primofiori) lemon campaign is about to end and prices have remained stable. For the past two weeks, the prices of trading operations have been rising due…

AM Fresh Group is positioned to sell direct to retail in France, Italy and Benelux

AM Fresh, a global company in agrotechnology, announces the opening of a commercial office in Perpignan, France, to prepare its direct implementation in the French market and…

Celestino Recatalá, president of ASOPROA:

"Many Valencian growers might switch to avocado cultivation this year"

The Region of Valencia is, after Andalusia, the second largest avocado production area in mainland Spain. "Avocado cultivation has been developing in this autonomous region…

De Groot Fresh Group: Bananas' cost price has risen sharply

In Europe, banana demand is usually good in the first 18 weeks of the year, with higher market prices. This year, however, differs from previous years, says…

Sunflower oil shortage means all hands on deck at potato processors

"We're sure of only another month's deliveries"

This week, word came that it is all hands on deck at Belgian potato processors. Ukraine and Russia supply 75% of that country's sunflower oil. They use that to…

Greek watermelon growers are preparing for the season

“There are a lot of unanswered questions for the upcoming summer”

The higher prices as well as the conflict in Ukraine are leaving some uncertainties for the upcoming watermelon season in Europe. On top of that, there is no way of knowing if…

Mono-material corrugated board: Move forward with recyclable coatings

Almost every branch of industry with a need for transport and product packaging is increasingly concerned with the packaging materials used to date, with their environmental…

Sunraysia’s table grapes hit export gold

Table grape growers across the Sunraysia region are smiling. They are expecting a bumper 2022 season and demand from overseas customers is sky-high. Family growers like Rocky…

Youtube.com

DNA testing proves its heritage

Video ‘World’s largest potato’ from New Zealand turns out to be a gourd

What some thought to be the world’s biggest potato has been ruled as being a gourd following a DNA test in Scotland. The oversized fruit, that was named Dug, was found in…

Costa Group investment comes to fruition

The market sees a growth period ahead for fresh produce grower and marketer Costa Group, as a period of investment and growth initiatives looks to bear fruit for the company. Investment…

Company expects to wind down container operations from Russia by end-April

Maersk temporarily suspends new intercontinental rail bookings between Asia and Europe

International shipping company A.P. Moeller-Maersk has temporarily suspended new intercontinental rail bookings without exception on both east and westbound…

New research offers fresh thinking about payments regulation post-Brexit

The Payments Association (formerly The Emerging Payments Association (EPA)), UK Finance, the collective voice for the banking and finance industry and global…

Who were the world's top vegetable importers in 2021?

In 2021, the United States was the world's largest importer of vegetables. The North American country imported 13.488 billion dollars worth of vegetables,…

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