Outlook on citrus exports to the US

South Africa ready to serve the world’s most demanding market

South Africa is gearing up for a new citrus season. “We are entering the 25th year of shipping citrus to the United States,” says Suhanra Conradie with…

How fruit breeding adapts to climate change

Fruit breeding has a long generation time as it takes years to develop a new table grape or cherry variety. As a result, global warming is a…

Dole introduces new, sweetest pineapple

Dole Food Company is introducing a new juicier, more aromatic and golden pineapple in response to consumer demand for a sweeter pineapple-eating…

Herb production transitions to New Jersey this week

Domestic herb supplies are good coming out of the South and Southeastern U.S. “We are also transitioning now into New Jersey and will probably start…

Sunkist fruit now also available in the Netherlands and Belgium

"Good partners are the basis for Aartsen's continued development as a company. We never underestimate our partners' importance as they help us stand…

Fluctuating temperatures delayed Mexican spring cucumbers by two weeks

The spring crop of slicing cucumbers has started out in northern Mexico. “Production has been a bit on the slow side due to cooler weather and that has…

Florida citrus forecast remains mostly flat

The newest citrus forecast update from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows its estimates for the 2022-23 season remain mostly the same,…

Grapefruit prototypes sold for over $100 a box at the 1904 World's Fair

If grapefruit were a person, it might be that neighbor of yours who you enjoy having a chat with whenever you run into them at the corner grocery store, but…

April apple storage down 5.5 percent from last year

According to a monthly survey from US Apple, the total number of apples in storage on April 1, 2023 was 71.3 million bushels, 5.5 percent less than last…

The Natural Fruit Company

US Early Pride variety will fill gap in the mandarin production in November and December

"We believe that, with the varieties available in the second part of the season and with the existing volumes in Spain, we can cover the whole period…

Getting ready for red potato summer season

As the prime summer selling season for red potatoes approaches and supplies of russets and yellows continue to tighten, MountainKing is packing record numbers…

Florida Tomato Committee seeks nominations for 2023-2025

The Florida Tomato Committee will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday, May 10, for tomato producers to nominate fellow growers or themselves to serve on the…

Michigan Apple Committee announces 2023 research funding

The Michigan Apple Committee board approved funding for 2023 industry research projects at its March board meeting. Research funding is a part of MAC’s mission…

Egyptian potatoes are now available for export in abundant volumes

The potato season is starting in Egypt and is marked by abundant production, high demand, stable prices, and no particular challenges except for a few…

Groep 91 Uitvoer & Kaross Foundation

Letsitele citrus grower comes closer to its community

Groep 91 Uitvoer, a family-owned citrus producer from Letsitele has been successfully growing and exporting lemons, grapefruit and Valencia oranges…

Boosting sweet potato’s productive potential with hybrid breeding

Sweet potato has great potential for improving food security, nutrition, and incomes, and scientists at the International Potato Center (CIP) are…

Ecuador sent its first shipment of pitahaya to China by air

Ecuador sent its first official shipment of pitahaya to the Chinese market on Monday, April 10. Four exporting companies of Palora, canton of the…

"At present, the performance of imported oranges in the Chinese market is poor."

In the imported orange market in China, from December to June of the following year, American oranges and Egyptian oranges are on the market. In China,…

Qatar Airways Cargo launches a direct freighter service from Bogota to Dallas Fort Worth

Qatar Airways Cargo has introduced direct freighter service from Bogotá, capital of Colombia to Dallas Fort Worth in Texas. The once weekly Boeing 777…

Evolution of Almeria's greenhouse 'plastic ocean' between 1984 and 2022

Google Earth has updated the Timelapse with new images that allow anyone to visualize, through an interactive map in four dimensions, the evolution of…

On its 15th anniversary, the fair expects to have 1,800 exhibitors and 90,000 professionals from 135 countries

More than 90% of the exhibitors from Fruit Attraction 2022 will participate again in 2023

Six months before its launch, more than 90% of the exhibitors that participated in the previous edition of Fruit Attraction have confirmed that they…

“Moldova is gradually diversifying its apple export market”

According to Iurie Fala, CEO of Moldova Fruct, the country’s fruit growers and exporters association Moldova is exporting fewer of its apples to the…

Non-traditional wholesale buyers have paid attention to Moldovan walnuts

According to the Union of Associations of Nut Producers of Moldova, the members of the organization began to receive requests to buy walnut kernels this week.…

Sillis Green Veg Ltd ordered to pay €15,000 in compensation

Irish veg processing and packaging business paid Sunday allowance of 5 cents per hour

A vegetable processing and packaging business paid a Sunday allowance of 5 cent per hour to a minimum-wage worker who was regularly required to work 15-hour…

Richard Strijbis, Tovano:

"Dates sales have been excellent recently"

As usual, the Dutch dried fruit and nuts company Tovano was busy last week because of Easter. "In recent years, Easter sales have always been…

Five Barrel Brewing announces special edition ‘Spud’ potato beer

Hoping to launch the Robertson Potato Festival with a bang, Wollongong based Five Barrel Brewing has announced a special edition potato sparkling ale.…

Benny Cuypers, BelOrta:

"Belgian asparagus production should be in full swing by week 17"

With the first snip, the Flemish Agricultural Minister, Jo Brouns, officially started the Belgian asparagus season last week. That, and Easter being over,…

Avocado might become the most traded fruit by 2030

According to FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) projections, the avocado will become the most commercialized tropical fruit by 2030.…

Indian grape exports soar due to European demand and few unseasonal rains

Despite initial concerns about global freight bottlenecks and two spells of unseasonal rains, Indian grape exports to Europe for the 2022-23 season (December…

Kenyan government removes ban on raw macadamia exports

The Kenyan government has temporarily lifted the ban on export of raw macadamia nuts, which was in place since 2015, to offer the growers better prices.…

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Potato Protein+Plus said to be a plant based replacement for eggs

The bird flu pandemic, responsible for the death of over 150 million chickens since 2020, has driven up egg prices and created an urgent need for…

Scientists from Poznań point out healing properties of potato juice

According to researchers from the Poznań University of Life Sciences, potato juice might be turned into a medicine that selectively acts on different types of…