Early start to Florida Valencia orange season following 2022’s hurricanes

The Florida Valencia orange season is getting an early start this year largely due to the fall’s Hurricanes Ian and Nicole. “The packing houses have…

Lower eggplant supply from Honduras

Supply of eggplant out of Honduras has been steady but is also about to be slightly lower in volume. “It has good volume right now and production year-round.…

How did California’s crops fare following the snow, rain and cold?

California’s weekend saw a number of weather events make their way through Southern California--from snow to rain to ice. How did things affect the ag…

Remembering Jim Shanley of Shanley Farms

James J. Shanley, 61, of Morro Bay, California, died tragically in a swimming accident while on vacation in Costa Rica on February 15, 2023. He was…

Davis Worldwide and Halo testing UK program

DeltaTrak pioneering program to reuse or recycle data loggers in US and EU

Every month the fresh produce industry uses millions of data loggers, a tiny bit of electronic equipment which stores vital information for growers,…

Early bird registration deadline for CPMA 2023 fast approaching

Early bird registration for the 2023 CPMA Convention and Trade Show (CPMA 2023) taking place April 25-27, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre,…

Hamburg Süd North America update

Seasonal weather patterns have impacted services to and from North America

Hamburg Süd aims to provide customers with the most relevant and up-to-date information to help them navigate this period of heightened volatility. It issued  the…

Awe Sum Organics announces new VP of Sales and Business Development

Kevin Leap, with over 25 years of organic produce sales experience, has recently joined Awe Sum Organics, the leading importer of Peruvian organic table…

Canadian Fairtrade banana president named 2023 Changemaker

Equifruit’s president Jennie Coleman is among the winners of this year’s Globe and Mail Changemakers Award. The award recognizes emerging business leaders who…

Study finds watermelon intake associated with higher diet quality

The National Watermelon Promotion Board (NWPB) recently partnered with Nutrition Impact LLC on a research project to “determine the intake of watermelon and…

ProducePay adds new leadership

ProducePay™ has appointed Karl Varsanyi, Manolo Reyes and Ravi Jolly to newly created leadership positions overseeing the expansion of the company’s marketplace. These…

Florida processed orange standards reduced

The Florida Citrus Commission (FCC) on Feb. 22 reduced processed orange maturity standards for the remainder of this season due to the negative effects of…

"Quality and consistency are key to improving the situation of Chilean citrus"

Juan Enrique Ortuzar, president of the Citrus Committee of Asoex, analyzed the 2022 season in which exports fell by 32% to 268,100 tons; the lowest volume…

Josua van Straaten – Pineapple Growers’ Association of South Africa

First sunburn, then rain: now pineapple growers hope for upturn in volumes and demand

A small group of KwaZulu-Natal pineapple growers supply the whole of South Africa with fresh pineapples. In Hluhluwe, Queen pineapples are produced on…

"We are aware of the necessity to support our fellow Moroccan citizens"

Moroccan tomato producers support the imposition of export quotas

Morocco introduced new quotas on tomato exports on February 19th, in an effort to boost local supply and lower prices before the fasting month of Ramadan. The…

Zimbabwe

Green Afrique Tech promotes high-value fruit cultivation

Bulawayo company Green Afrique Technologies, which produces passion fruit, is now looking at producing the kiwano horned melon (amagaki/magaka) and dragon…

Roelf Pienaar & Conrad Fick – Tru-Cape

Club varieties bear the brunt in subdued European topfruit market

The “massive” impact of hail in Ceres and Grabouw was probably underestimated in the South African topfruit industry’s first crop estimate, according…

Difficult year impacts T&G Global 2022 annual results

A third season of COVID-19 harvest and supply chain disruptions, rising labor and input costs, and the impact of quality issues in some of the New Zealand…

Denies plans to 'trim' some of its avocado farms

Costa calls for more export market access

A recent media report stated that Costa was looking at “trimming” some of its avocado farms,. However, late last week the company rejected that premise. A…

Hamburg Süd market update Latin America February 2023

Hamburg Süd has given out its 'market update Latin America February 2023, stating:  As part of our commitment to provide you with the most up-to-date and relevant…

TradeMap

The impact of recent South American free trade agreements on Australian agriculture

South America is becoming a major competitor for Australian agricultural products in Asian markets. The signing of 45 free trade agreements (FTAs)…

Spain increases pineapple orders from Panama

Capitan Piña, a pineapple grower from Panama has seen increased orders from Spain. The owner, Ing. Eliezer Dominguez says: “Our expectations for this…

"Demand and prices for colored pineapple remain stable, while those for green pineapple have fallen, despite scarcity"

The vast majority of pineapples currently consumed in Spain come from Costa Rica. Although the demand is not high at this time of the year, that for…

Marcel van Rooijen, Trofi:

"Mango market well balanced again, despite large supply,"

The Peruvian mango supply is just about peaking. Nevertheless, according to Marcel van Rooijen of Trofi in the Netherlands, the market has regained a…

Food and Farming Minister Spencer addresses vegetable crisis

UK govt tells grocers to reconsider relationships with farmers

As Britain entered a third week of vegetable shortages, the government told big supermarket groups to re-examine their relationships with farmers. On Monday,…

MSC CEO tells TPM23 conference:

“The global nature of trade will prevail”

Speaking for the first time at this year’s Transpacific Maritime Conference known as TPM23, MSC CEO Soren Toft gave a detailed overview of the…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Colombia at £1.12 per kg

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…

Bid on various high-quality food processing machines

Industrial Auctions is organizing an interesting auction in Nordelph (UK) on behalf of Fountain Group Ltd. The offer consists, for example, of mixers,…

"Our fresh-keeping technology can extend the storage life of kiwi fruit by 120~150%"

The freshness of fruit directly affects the profit of retailers. How to better ensure the quality of fruits during transportation and retailing and…

AI-powered DiMuto Financial Services expands into US and Mexico with Grupo Paisano financing deal

DiMuto, a global Agri-FinTech company, has expanded its AI-powered Financial Services to the US and Mexico through its latest financing deal with Grupo…

CN analysis:

Freight rates on India trades continue to cool amid demand challenges

The ongoing rate slide on Indian container trades is showing no sign of a reversal, according to the latest market analysis by Container News. On the westbound…

China Shenshan Orchard Holdings Co. Ltd -

Chinese Kiwi fruit grower sees -23.5% revenue drop for 2022 due to drought

China Shenshan Orchard Holdings Co. Ltd., a leading producer of kiwifruits in China announced its financial results for the full year ended 31 December 2022,…

Cosco opens sea and air logistics center in Guangzhou

China’s Cosco Shipping has opened a sea and air logistics center in Guangzhou Airport’s economic zone. The facility is to include warehousing, logistics,…