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Packaging company sees steady growth in demand for new sustainable line

As consumers are becoming more environmentally conscious, the demand for sustainable packaging options continues to increase every year. In response to this demand, as well as…

PMA virtual town hall

How the Southern Hemisphere was impacted by the pandemic

This week’s PMA virtual town hall featured Fhumulani Ratshitanga, CEO of Fruit South Africa, and Juan Colombo, CEO of Subsole. The meeting was moderated by Anouk Sijmonsma,…

Date study shows category growth of $6.0M in incremental sales

The date category grew in 2020 translating $6.0 million in incremental sales reaching $114.7 million dollars according to a recent baseline and distribution study developed…

Onion demand difficult to predict consistently

With good supplies of onions across the country, demand for them is still challenging to determine. “With the crop on hand, the numbers look good. If it were a normal year,…

Mexican asparagus shipments ramp up

Southern Specialties, a grower, importer, processor and distributor of asparagus, is ramping up its expanded Mexican asparagus deal. The company continues to grow its presence…

Biden announcing H-2A visa holders would be permitted to enter

South African farm workers in hot demand in US after travel ban exemption

The US has revised its blanket travel ban on South Africa to allow H-2A visa holders entry. This non-immigrant certification allows qualified South Africans to…

Pairwise announces closing of $90 million Series B funding round

Pairwise, a company that is developing new types of leafy greens, berries, and cherries, announced the closing of its $90 million Series B funding round,…

Fresh produce distributor launches home delivery produce box

Baldor Specialty Foods has launched a Peak Season Box available for home delivery. Baldor says the box contains the best of the company’s peak season fruits and vegetables.…

Mr Samir Singh of Mersel Foods:

“Indian grape export volumes are rising every week”

The volumes of Indian grapes shipped to Europe is expected to increase starting this month. Although the start of the season has been challenging, with rains wiping out some…

Chile launches intensive PR campaign in China for cherries

The Chilean government and agricultural exporters have recently launched an intensive PR campaign using social platforms and influencers, trying to reverse the…

Special Asia

Exports of premium Taiwanese dates to Japan hitting new high

Dates are currently been harvested in Tainan, Taiwan. As a result of the local authorities’ efforts in exploring export opportunities, the products successfully entered the…

Global Focus Organics

Stuttgart-based wholesaler Staiger LLC observes growing organic sales

"Organic convenience products are increasingly in demand for out-of-home consumption"

For 40 years, the Staiger food wholesaler has been supplying the heart of Baden-Württemberg in the Stuttgart area with fresh produce and more. As far as organic products are…

Retail

Dreamstime

The National Grocers Association and FMI-The Food Industry Association have issued an open letter

Giant Food is celebrating 85 years in business this year

Amazon reveals eye-catching helix office tower for Virginia headquartersAmazon revealed plans for the next phase of its headquarters redevelopment in Virginia, featuring a…

Michael Brinkmann, CEO of Planasa: "Our initiative in Peru will mark our growth in the coming years"

Planasa obtains authorization to export in vitro blueberry plants to Peru

Peru is the main blueberry producer in America and one of the world's largest producers. Recently, the National Agrarian Health Service of Peru (SENASA) established the…

Microcosms and hi-tech plants - a new frontier for agriculture?

There is increasing talk of indoor crops, i.e. productions that are immediately available to consumers because they are grown inside supermarkets and can be harvested and…

Sicural

Nutritional analyses as the new frontier for fresh produce

"Sicural can perform nutritional analyses which now also include amino acid determination. This is an aspect that better organized companies wanting to promote their products…

Foodiverse invests 14 million Euros in plants to lead the healthy revolution in Europe

Foodiverse, a multinational business group specialised in preparing fresh, ready-to-eat foods, has consolidated its commitment to become a leader of the healthy revolution in…

Research shows: ozone kills ToBRFV in drain water

Disinfecting drain water with ozone very effectively eliminates the presence of Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV). This is the conclusion of Groen Agro Control after…

How vegetable breeding can help to meet consumer demands for sustainability

Nowadays, sustainability is increasingly incorporated into a company’s business operations. Consumers have high expectations in terms of organic produce, low…

The Netherlands produces 586% more cucumbers per square meter than Spain

According to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) processed by Hortoinfo, the world's cucumber production in 2019 was…

New compostable packaging can double shelf-life of fresh produce

Compostable packaging producer TIPA and shelf-life extension specialist PerfoTec have partnered to offer fully compostable packaging that extends the shelf-life of fresh…

International Air Transport Association

IATA: 2020 worst year for air cargo demand since performance monitoring began in 1990

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand for air cargo decreased by 10.6% in 2020, compared to 2019.…

SP Soluciones Agrícolas and Indesla offer different formats, from 125 grams to 1 kilo

New sustainable cardboard and R-PET packaging for berries and other crops

SP Soluciones Agricolas, a company from Huelva, and its partner Indesla have come together to solve one of the main problems that the cardboard packaging for berries have.…

New fully recyclable lidded tomato packaging

Packaging for fresh produce and in particular reducing the amount of plastic used has long been a hot topic, but there are many factors to consider when developing a new…

Video Want to bathe in fresh vegetables?

Would you take a bath in a giant hotpot with real vegetables in it? A Chinese hotpot spa will let you bath in fresh vegetables. Spicy peppers, dates, radish could be all…

Strong 2021 season expected for New Zealand Kiwano

With harvest kicking off last week, New Zealand growers Enzed Exotics are looking ahead to a strong 2021 season for its premium Kiwano. Enzed Exotics’ Renee Hutchings said…

Allan Mahoney - Sweet Potatoes Australia

Sweet potato volumes up, exports getting back on track

Australians are getting back to some semblance of normality after the lockdowns caused by the Covid pandemic. As the markets get back to normal Allan Mahony from Sweet…

"Our goal was to pick the most efficient equipment and deliver a process that took the fruit from the orchard to a finished product"

Montague moving closer to fully opening its new production facility near Melbourne

Major Australian fruit producers Montague has opened its some of its new production facilities and new retail space, which includes state-of-the-art equipment from its…

Ten years on

Australia: Tully banana growers remember cyclone Yasi

In 2011, cyclone Yasi destroyed more than 80 per cent of Australia's banana industry. An estimated $350 millions-worth of bananas were destroyed, with growers…

Ecodudu Limited

Kenyan entrepreneurs innovate with fertilizer made from mango and avocado

Organic farming is said to be the best solution to manage the agricultural growth in Kenya, but toxic fertilizers can still be a problem in the industry. Also,…

Egyptian garlic sees strong demand from Europe

The Egyptian garlic season has started, and demand has been strong so far. The timing of the Egyptian garlic season is on point, as Garlic has seen rather high prices in…

China: Some imported fruit sees increase in price, middle-lower end cherries still down

As the Chinese New Year draws closer, the peak fruit trading season has arrived, with traders in the fruit wholesale markets actively stocking goods and…

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