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GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW TOMATOES

At the start of the New Year the global tomato market is faced with many of the same issues seen in 2022, with the increase in energy costs putting pressure on grower margins…

Heavy rains could cause gaps in California production

It’s a storm that looks to be hitting the entire state. Following a day of evacuation orders and flash flood warnings in parts of California after heavy wind and rain, where…

Delegations of US retailers and wholesalers visit Chilean cherries and stone fruit farms

Several delegations of US retailers and wholesalers have made full use of being able to travel again to visit Chilean cherries and stone fruit farms over the past few weeks.…

Looking ahead at the 2023 apple crop

This past year was an unusual year in the orchards. Difficult weather during both the bloom and harvest windows in Washington State had many growers worried about the crop.…

USDA

Peru: Blueberry Annual Voluntary

Peruvian blueberry production for MY2022 to reach a record 280,000 tons

With ideal conditions for high productivity and a nearly year-round harvest, Peru's blueberry production continues to rise. FAS Lima forecasts Peruvian blueberry production…

Paul DiMare of DiMare Fresh passed away

Paul DiMare, chief executive officer and president of DiMare Fresh, passed away on Friday, December 30, at age 81. His company was one of the largest…

PACA updates from the USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against Valvilla Produce LLC (Valvilla) for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural…

Japanese pepper harvest robot launched

Japanese agritech startup AGRIST has released their intelligence-powered harvesting robot at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The new robot "L" picks…

IMG Citrus acquires new cold storage facility and farmland in Florida

IMG Citrus, an integrated fresh citrus company based in Vero Beach, Florida in the United States, announced the acquisition of the J&J Fresh Produce assets located in Vero…

More research is necessary, claims one environmental toxicologist

New ‘spray-on wrapper’ might be a plastic-free food packaging alternative

A collaboration of scientists from Rutgers and Harvard University has resulted in a biodegradable spray-on food wrapper. The researchers believe this wrapper…

Special Fruit Logistica

“We have successfully exported our oranges to Japan”

After its first successful shipment of oranges to Japan, more regular shipments to the Japanese market are expected, says Ahmed AlHagrawy, Head of Marketing & Sales for…

Global Focus Bananas

José Antonio Hidalgo, AEBE Ecuador:

Ecuador predicts another challenging global banana market for 2023

The Ecuadorian banana industry is likened to a machine that cannot afford to stop running. As the industry waits for the final figures to close the 2022 year, the world leader…

Retail

Dreamstime

Lidl US now has a new private-label produce line

SpartanNash has acquired Great Lakes Foods

US: Hy-Vee drops plan to have two CEOsHy-Vee has abandoned the dual-CEO management structure it announced last year, according to a spokesperson for the Midwestern supermarket…

Ready-to-eat meal service expands into Canada

Factor, a U.S. ready-to-eat (RTE) meal delivery service, announced the expansion of its brand into Canada beginning this month. Factor was acquired by HelloFresh Group in 2020…

US experts concerned about the impact of warm winter weather on fruit crops

Nikki Rothwell with Michigan State University Extension oversees the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center in Traverse City, which experienced…

Firm exhibits technology at Potato Expo

HarvestEye tech company ventures into North America

Precision agriculture technology company HarvestEye is presenting its machine learning driven insights at the Potato Expo in Colorado, North America’s largest…

Nova Scotia grape growers alert as spotted lanternfly gets closer to Canada

A potentially devastating invasive fly that could threaten cultivation in the Niagara region is being watched by Nova Scotia grape growers, but it is not yet a…

Lamb Weston reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2023 Results & updates FY2023 outlook

Net sales up 27 percent versus Q2 2022

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. has announced its fiscal second quarter 2023 results and updated its fiscal 2023 outlook. “We delivered strong top and bottom-line…

Chairman Jay Collins highlights challenges facing the citrus industry

Florida Senate Agriculture Committee has first meeting

The Florida Senate Agriculture Committee met Wednesday for the first time leading into the 2023 regular session, and Chairman Jay Collins acknowledged that the…

Son of Hortifrut’s founder appointed as new Chairman

Hortifrut’s Board of Directors appointed Nicolás Moller (48) as the new Chairman of the company, a global business platform for producing and commercializing fresh and frozen…

To standardize the quality of the exported blueberry, the Chilean Blueberry Committee has created a classification for the varieties marketed in the country,…

Second 2021 outbreak in the UK was due to imported watermelons from Spain

The United Kingdom was hit by two outbreaks linked to melon in 2021, according to a recently released study. It was already known that the country was part of…

"Will the high prices paid at origin for second-season mandarins be sustainable?"

The organic clementine and mandarin season is currently in the transition period between the first and the second part of the campaign. Almost all of the Clemenules has…

Valerio Nucci, founder of GNA srl

"2023 will be an important year for us"

Since 1987, GNA's mission has been to develop machines and automatic systems for packaging food and non-food products. The company, based in the heart of the packaging valley…

"Top and side cameras view each onion from 16 angles"

After success in Brussels sprouts, TechNature wants to conquer the onion and potato market with its optical grader too

TechNature has recently gained considerable ground in the Dutch Brussels sprout sorting market with its SproutCam. This advanced camera system processes images using Deep…

Optimizing blanching of IQF fruit and vegetables for maximum profit

As the shelf life of consumer goods is one of the major concerns for consumers, IQF fruits and vegetables are becoming more and more popular. Therefore, it makes sense that…

Snijpunt in the Netherlands -

Exploring new products: cucumber and zucchini halved and cleaned of seeds

Having introduced vegetable sticks earlier this year, Snijpunt in the Netherlands are now exploring the following new products: cucumber and zucchini halved and cleaned of…

Reservoirs' water capacity decreased slightly this week

South Africans urged to curb water use

The Department of Water and Sanitation has called on South Africans to use water sparingly and to adhere to regulatory water restrictions. It stated: “A weekly…

Kenya Avocado Excellence Awards

Silafrica’s fruit and vegetable export crates win Packaging Innovation of the Year

Silafrica, the leading manufacturer of FMCG packaging solutions in East Africa, is proud to announce that its foldable export crates for fruit and vegetables,…

Caribbean breadfruit traced back to its Oceania origin

Cooked breadfruit often has a potato-like consistency that grows softer, sweeter, and more custard-like as the mature fruit ripens fully. While you may never…

"We have rescued plums from going to landfill and we have put them in a delicious sorbet"

The Australian frozen treats saving imperfect plums and reducing food waste

A new partnership between a leading Australian stone fruit grower and one of the country’s most popular ice cream brands has helped save imperfect premium plums that were…

DataLiner

Freight forwarder Asia Shipping looms in the India-Latin America trade

Asia Shipping, a Brazilian multinational specializing in the integration of cargo, commemorates its leadership among freight forwarders in trade between India and Latin…

Enthusiasm for mixing grape varieties makes export impossible

The Soviet fashion for a "collection" of different varieties of table grapes, which has also become a modern Ukrainian trend, is the reason why producers do…

MSC, CMA CGM, Evergreen and Zim most active fleet builders in 2022

MSC, CMA CGM, Evergreen Marine Corporation and Zim Lines registered the largest fleet growth among liner operators in 2022, according to Alphaliner's latest…

Drewry

Container spot rates end 43-week falling streak

The Drewry’s World Container Index finally shot green in its first-ever quote for 2023, ending at US$2,135, recording an appreciation of 0.7%, after having trodden the red…

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