Magnus Olson on California stone fruit production

“In terms of water allocation, it’s a blessing of a year”

California’s rainy winter was great for the snowpack in the mountains and water runoff in spring and summer. However, the colder weather pushed harvest…

Heat, humidity cause greater shrink in Mexican lime pack outs

High temperatures are impacting the Mexican lime crop. “It’s been 100 degrees for awhile with 90 percent humidity and that’s not normal for Veracruz.…

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A visit to the urban jungle in the midst of New York: Farm.One 2.0

"We want to introduce the craft farming concept. Look at it like the craft brewing industry, which started to pop up 10 to 15 years ago in small…

Later end to Mexican grape season

The Mexican grape season looks to be finishing much differently than it started. While both Mexico and Coachella, California are still harvesting,…

How to maintain avocado supplies during the Mexican crop transition

Mission Produce announced a twofold approach to maintain supply reliability and quality amid the Mexican avocado crop transition: 1) leverage its owned…

Tight supplies and high markets on raspberries

Supplies of raspberries continue to be very short. “They’re out of Mexico right now and the heat there has burnt up much of the crops so it’s a matter of…

Grower loses most of his strawberries due to rain in Nova Scotia

Shane Morse from Harry Morse Farm in Somerset, north of Berwick, is currently faced with sodden strawberry fields. Yesterday, he’d hoped to have pickers out in…

Organic Produce Summit 2023:

Organic and fresh-cut vegetables on display

Lipman Family Farms will exhibit in booth #511 during this summer's Organic Produce Summit, where it will showcase its Grown True organic vegetable…

August 4

Texas International Produce Association hosts Lime Grades Training Day

The Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) announced that on August 4th, it will host a “Lime Grades & Standards Training Day.” “The volume of limes…

Benefitting peach, plum and nectarine growers at the same time

Heavy rains damage cherry crop in Niagara-on-the-Lake

Near Niagara-on-the-Lake, in Ontario, heavy rains have damaged this season’s cherry crop. However, although the rain that fell over the past few weeks reduced…

Illegal table grapes from Egypt seized and destroyed by Italian authorities

Grapa Varieties, successfully uncovered and halted the illegal shipment from Egypt to Italy, of their proprietary white seedless grape variety, Early…

US date palm research leads to improved irrigation guidelines

The default for date growers is to apply excessive water, but doing so is neither economically nor environmentally sound. To help growers, Ali Montazar, UC…

Eastern growers say crops are abundant this summer

Berries from Prince Edward Island expected to go to market this week

Although the weather station in Charlottetown, PEI, recorded near average temperatures for the months of May and June, it’s possible the region’s berries did…

ProHass decreases its Hass avocado export forecast for 2023

The Hass Avocado Producers Association of Peru (ProHass), which in March had estimated the country would ship more than 630,000 tons of Hass avocado, has…

Louis De Cleene, Devos Group:

"Low European yields could benefit Belgian pears"

For the new season, the Belgian pear situation looks good so far. During the recent Interpera, preliminary estimates were announced, which predict the…

The fair will focus even more on foreign operators

Agrovoltaic solutions and Innovation Hub For Healthy Food - what's new at Macfrut 2024

Macfrut is promoting the 2024 edition with a presentation in Cesenatico, in the heart of Romagna. On July 3rd, Cesena Fiera President Renzo Piraccini,…

10th International Walnut Symposium to be held in Turkey in 2027

Turkish walnut consumption three times higher than its production

Turkey’s walnut production doesn’t come close to covering the consumption, says Cengiz Bostanci, who works for the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and…

Sandy Booth - New Forest Fruit

Exceptionally late strawberry season, record low light levels

The strawberry harvest got off to a late start in most regions of the UK, this was also the case in Hampshire which is normally one of the earliest…

Italy's Lualtek transfers technological innovation to greenhouse farming

A sensor that measures EC the liquid component in soils above ground

The monitoring and control of the salt concentration of the nutrient solution (water + fertilizer) both at the starting point (fertigator) and at the…

Sustainability-minded guitar maker is innovating with biomaterials like mycelium

Rachel Rosenkrantz is a sustainability-minded guitar-maker who is innovating with biomaterials. She trained as an industrial designer, but embarked on…

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Spanish berry outlook

Spanish strawberries mainly destined for domestic market, EU and UK

The Spanish strawberry sector is robust, with production mainly destined for the domestic market, the EU and UK. Other berry production, especially…

Portuguese authorities arrest 24 suspects as cocaine is found in acai berry shipment

A number of actions have been carried out over recent months in Brazil, Spain and Portugal to target the members of this highly professional criminal…

Melons from Uzbekistan vs Spanish melons in the supermarkets of Latvia

According to EastFruit, a melon from Uzbekistan has reappeared in supermarkets in Latvia, which is positioned as the “Central Asian melon”. The retail price…

Moroccan avocados pass the flowering phase without complications, promising higher volumes

Three months before the start of the avocado campaign in Morocco, producers are announcing a good harvest, with yields higher than last year, according…

Kenya’s imports from Tanzania at a three-year low

Kenya's imports from Tanzania dropped to the lowest level in three years between January and March. This was partly due to renewed trade tensions between the…

Machine sorting company unveils new research orchard in New Zealand

Scientific research into the causes and effects of growing conditions on fruit will make sorting and grading even more effective. Tomra Food has…

Australia supports development of Agri-food Industrial Park in Cambodia

Australia has been supporting the development of an Agri-food Industrial Park (AIP) in Cambodia; the park will increase Cambodia’s agricultural value-added…

Iran delivered over 4,700 tons of greenhouse products to Russia

Iran has exported over 4,736 tons of produce from the greenhouses in Tehran province to Russia over the past three months, according to Jabrail Baradari, the…

"The market demand for disposable USB temperature and humidity loggers continues to grow"

It is the peak fruit season in the northern hemisphere. With the increase in the import and export volume of the fruit industry, the market demand for…

Filipino Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla:

'Six or seven individuals linked to onion cartel are under investigation'

The Filipino Department of Justice is investigating at least six or seven personalities behind the cartel that hoards, controls and manipulates the price of…

Worldwide orange juice availability has declined by 10 to 12% this season

Worldwide availability of orange juice (OJ) has declined by 10% to 12% this season (2022–23) compared to the prior season, economist Marisa Zansler told the…

World Meteorological Organization declares El Niño will continue during H2 2023

According to a new update from the World Meteorological Organization, there is a 90% probability of the El Niño event continuing during the second half of…