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Iceberg lettuce pricing plateauing but expected to stay elevated in the fall

While general industry supplies of iceberg lettuce are ample, humidity and high temperatures are having an effect on the leafy green. Mark Shaw, VP of Operations for Markon…

How is a strong U.S. dollar affecting imports and exports?

As the U.S. dollar continues gaining strength, the question that’s emerging is: what does this mean for agriculture imports and exports? At Paradigm Fresh, it exports and…

"The quality is just not the same in the States"

Asian communities in North America look for fresh pears from Shandong

The United States is home to a large Asian community. This is the community that Orchard Direct are serving with their high-quality fresh fruit imports from China. Peng Liu,…

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Banana grower and distributor celebrates 17th annual GROW Month

Organics Unlimited, a San Diego-based grower and distributor of organic tropical fruit, will celebrate its 17th annual GROW Month starting on September 1, 2022. Throughout September,…

"Increased input and freight costs together with low prices of the past season a concern"

Good winter rains in Chile will help coming table grape crop

The last few months saw heavy rain in the North and Central regions of Chile, which bodes well for the coming table grape crop. However, the increased input and freight costs…

Vegetable grower increases Florida production

Lipman Family Farms, a field tomato and vegetable grower, value-added packer and distributor, will increase production of its winter vegetable supply in Immokalee, Florida…

IFPA announces new council focused on Controlled Environment Agriculture

International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) has formed a new volunteer leadership council focused on Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA). The council will focus on…

AMHPAC convention unites the Mexican produce industry

From August 24 to 26, conferences and talks were held in Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit. In addition, businesses were consolidated in the commercial area, and meetings were conducted…

Berry grower anticipates major leap in raspberry crop

Naturipe Farms is seeing tremendous growth in both conventional and organic raspberries thanks to its 100 percent proprietary varieties. The company will have large promotable…

Organic Grower Summit, November 30 - December 1

CEA production educational session announced

The explosive growth of CEA (controlled environment agriculture) production has reshaped the landscape of fresh food production, and a panel of fresh produce industry experts…

Special Automation

'Vietnam should boost mechanisation of fruit cultivation'

Vietnamese agri experts claim that using machines to cultivate fruits in the country still has limitations and the harvesting stage is done mostly by hand. Vu…

Gobal Focus Softfruit / Stonefruit

USDA

Turkey stone fruit annual

Total cherry production forecast MY 2022/23 at 980,000 tons

The total cherry production forecast in Turkey in Marketing Year (MY) 2022/23 is 980,000 tons (MT), which is 14 percent more than MY 2021/2022, due to the favorable weather…

Retail

Dreamstime

RELEX Solutions and DoorDash announced a partnership

Alimentation Couche-Tard: 14% increase in net earnings in Q1 of fiscal year 2023

Club apple brand kicks off multi-year partnership with the Buﬀalo Bills

Crunch Time Apple Growers announced that SnapDragon™ is now the official apple of the Buffalo Bills, a match made in the Empire State. Born at Cornell University and grown…

Deloitte CFO Signals™ Survey 3Q 2022:

Nearly half of CFOs expect recession in North America by 2023, more are concerned about inflation

Each quarter, CFO Signals™ tracks the thinking and actions of leading CFOs representing North America's largest and most influential companies. Since 2010, the…

Importer/exporter makes Inc. 5000 list a fifth time

Inc. magazine revealed that Terra Exports, a global import and export trading company, is No. 4,260 on this year’s 41st annual Inc. 5000 list—a prestigious…

Capital Region, NY

Drought slows apple growth but increases sugar content in some orchards

New York is ranked second in the nation for apple production. The US Department of Agriculture reports that in 2021, 44,000 acres of orchards in the state…

Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance

SCFBA releases Statement of Principles

The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) is a national coalition of more than 200 specialty crop organizations representing growers of fruits, vegetables,…

Increases gross margin by 16% and delivers market expansion milestones in Q3

Bee Vectoring Technologies doubles sales in new, key US markets

Bee Vectoring Technologies International Inc. has announced the highlights on the progress of its business in the third quarter of 2022 (Q3 FY22). "The Company…

USDA

Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade: August 2022

Fresh fruit and vegetables forecast $200 million higher in FY 2022

FY 2023 forecast for horticultural products is a record $39.5 billion, up $400 million from FY 2022. Fresh fruit and vegetables are forecast $200 million higher to $7.1…

Session on the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) at IFPA Cape Town 2022

Zero tariffs in near future - but forex shortages hobble trade in Africa

Dr Mmatlou Kalaba’s IFPA Cape Town conference presentation on the as yet little-understood Africa-wide free trade system, drew much interest coming as it did in the same week…

Fruit growers swapping the orchards for the rally car to raise money for charity

Two brothers from a leading Australian fruit company have taken time out and swapped the farm life for the dirt roads, all to raise money for the Australian Royal Flying…

Vincent Gothknecht, I.Schroeder & Co, manages the branch in Vietnam:

"Interest in young jackfruit and in growing the MD2 pineapple variety is increasing"

I.Schroeder & Co from Hamburg has been active since 1953 as a supplier of preserved food and frozen products, not just throughout Europe, but worldwide. The company has…

Uzbekistan surpasses Spain to become a #4 cherry exporter globally

In 2022, the Uzbek sweet cherry harvest dropped sharply due to prolonged rains during the flowering of cherry orchards. This also negatively affected exports.…

Energy costs set to soar

"There is a lot of anxiety in the potato trade at the moment"

The Scottish potato harvest has started in parts of the country, but due to the hot, dry weather some areas will be a couple of weeks late harvesting.…

Sea-Intelligence

Schedule reliability continues on an upwards trend

Sea-Intelligence has published issue 132 of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up to and including July 2022. As the report itself is…

Jaguar introduces climate neutral oranges at HMSHost and Albron

From 1 September 2022 Jaguar The Fresh Company will supply certified climate neutral oranges year round to Albron, one of the largest companies in The Netherlands specialized…

Increase for new varieties and organic apples

VOG 2022 apple crop slightly smaller

Estimates for the start of the season: plentiful quantities in Europe, a fall in consumption and high costs will affect the early months of the sales campaign. The Consortium…

Dole China official promotion partner Minions 2

The Minions favorite fruit... bananas!

The long-awaited " Minions 2" new movie was released in theatres in China on August 19, after releases in July in North America. For domestic Minions fans, the Chinese film is…

Soranews24.com

Can we pick out the expensive Japanese watermelon in a blind taste test?

Taste isn’t the only determining factor for expensive fruit in Japan. All the members of our Japanese-language team pride themselves on their taste-testing skills. Whether…

Container News

Container News analysis:

Slowing exports send freight rates on major trades out of India further downwards

With export volumes moderating, average container freight rates across major trade lanes out of India have seen measurable downward revisions this month, from the levels held…

China: Covid lockdowns return to key port cities

Covid lockdowns are being imposed in China again. Residential areas in key port cities such as Shenzhen and Dalian were closed off again this week, and mass…

Kashmir growers upset by increased Bangladesh duties on apple imports

The Bangladesh government has increased the assessment value of the Kashmiri apple by around 40 percent. As a result of this, the final duty levied on the…

Delta State University research:

'Onions might have a use in treating patients with diabetes'

Scientists from Delta State University in Abraka, Nigeria, are pointing to a common vegetable that can lower high blood sugar levels by 50 per cent. They speak…

DataLiner

Sanctions block exports of over 8 mln tons of fertilizers from Russia

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published data on the impact of Western sanctions on Russian exports. It states that more than 8 million tons of Russian…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Belize at £0.76: 11% drop from last week

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 bananas at wholesale…

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