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California sees better 2022 pomegranate crop with ample small sized fruit

Supplies of pomegranates are up this year out of California. “There is a good supply of smaller sizes of pomegranates--that seems to be the trend this year,” says Ray England…

Pineapple market could gain strength in near future

With ample pineapple supplies right now, pricing is on the lower side. “I thought everything would be a little short on pineapple but it’s not. They’re all coming from Costa…

Tropical fruit grower adds Oro pineapples to product line up

Kapi Kapi Growers, a grower and distributor of pineapples and bananas, meets retail and foodservice demand with the addition of its new Oro pineapple. This new product will be…

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Government works towards better conditions for Canadian farm workers

According to Minister for Gender Affairs Dr. Virginia Albert Poyotte, the Government is working towards achieving better working conditions for Saint Lucians working on…

Limoneira announces new vice president of field operations

Limoneira Company announces the appointment of Stewart Lockwood to the position of vice president of field operations. In this position, Lockwood is responsible for the…

World Citrus Organisation

Northern Hemisphere Citrus Forecast shows significant drop in citrus production

The World Citrus Organisation (WCO) has released its annual Northern Hemisphere Citrus Forecast for the upcoming citrus season (2022-23). The Forecast, which was presented…

Help for growers who want to scale up their vegetable farm for wholesale markets

As local foods are gaining more popularity in the US, many producers now see an opportunity to grow their farms by scaling up and expanding to wholesale…

First time in decades

California almond acreage drops in 2022

California’s almond acreage decreased for the first time in more than 25 years, according to a new report from Land IQ to the Almond Board of California (ABC).…

Incoming rain will help Californian growers after 2022 drought

Rain headed towards the Central Valley late this week won’t be a drought buster, but it will be a welcome sight to farmers and growers. They need the rain on…

Market and Crop Update for December 1, 2022

'Demand for Washington onions is good this week'

MARKETWashington:Matt Murphy with L&M Cos. in Raleigh, NC, told us on Nov. 30 his company’s Warden, WA, demand is good this week. “Demand’s been pretty…

Special Latin America

FreshPlaza's December Special is on Latin America

FreshPlaza's December Special is on Latin America. Are you a grower, importer or exporter involved in Latin American produce? You can contact us via info@freshplaza.com MarketingWould…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

FreshPlaza December Global Focus on exotic and tropical fruits

In December FreshPlaza will be focussing on exotic and tropical fruits. Are you a grower, importer or exporter of these products? We would love to hear from you. You can send…

Video Over 50 countries represented at Interpom 2022

From 27 to 29 November, the European potato industry gathered at Interpom 2022 in the Kortrijk Xpo, with the theme 'Towards healthy growth'. "However, we are also seeing more…

Inma Torregrossa, of Frutas Inma:

"Our sights are already set on Peru's kaki campaign"

The Spanish Rojo Brillante kaki season will end soon in the main producing areas, and will do so more than a month and a half earlier than usual, given the drastic drop in the…

New Brazilian organic farm aims to supply EU with limes, avocados and sweet potatoes

Attentive to a global trend in the search for food grown in a sustainable and organic way, a new Brazilian farming and export business called Farmer Brazil, under the brand…

Stef Odenkirchen, Yex:

"After a tough year, physalis and passion fruit sales now getting into the Christmas flow"

This year, overproduction and extreme rainfall in Colombia made for a difficult physalis - or Cape gooseberry - and passion fruit season. "There was significantly more passion…

Moroccan table grape grower transitions to new varieties

The Moroccan grower Les Vergers du Soleil produces table grapes in the regions of Marrakech and Taroudant. The grower's flagship product, seedless table grapes, is available…

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Nefs aardappelen:

"You have to pay attention"

"There's good demand," begins Kees Nefs of the Dutch company Nefs Aardappelen about the fresh-cut fries market. Besides peeled and unpeeled potatoes, he supplies fresh-cut…

Piñata Farms

"There is a massive amount of pineapples that will be ready to harvest in February across the industry"

A Queensland pineapple grower is expecting supply to be impacted in the next few months as weather issues catch up, leading to a glut of fruit in late summer followed by low…

Egyptian citrus exporters lower prices by 5%

Taking advantage of the devaluation of the Egyptian pound, some Egyptian citrus exporters have offered lower prices compared to the previous season, the decrease is up to 5%.…

Jim Ertler - Premium Fresh

“We are running along reasonably, but I expect yields to be reduced due to the cooler, wet weather"

Although Tasmania has not had the extreme weather seen down the east coast of mainland Australia it has still been wetter and colder than normal. This is having an effect on…

Egyptian citrus exporters seek new markets

The Egyptian exporter 3A for Agricultural and Animal Production enters the citrus market this season with volumes of 100,000 tons of different varieties: Abo Sorra oranges,…

Potatoes Australia

Newly launched Australian potato industry body seeking to build membership base

The newly-formed peak potato industry body is calling on growers and other stakeholders across the sector to become a member to help promote and grow as a united body.…

Sipo has changed the packaging of its fresh mushrooms

A strategy to encourage in-store stock rotation

By reducing the number of trays to provide more rotation for the product in stores, the Italian company Sipo has been able to downsize the packaging of mushrooms, a very…

The Ruys Groep: "Spend investment capital as efficiently as possible"

"It starts at the design phase. To design a space well, you must have a so-called puddle-free floor," says Hendrik Ruys, the Ruys Groep director. This Dutch company does…

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'Italian pears of the Abate Fetel and Santa Maria varieties prevailed'

Italian pears of the varieties Abate Fetel and Santa Maria predominated, followed in importance by Turkish Santa Maria, which, however, played a greater role, in Munich in…

Louis de Kock & Anja Burger – Nile

Nile’s futuristic vision is gaining traction in Southern Africa

Wholesalers and certain retailers, not only in South Africa, have been discovering they can source almost everything they need on Nile’s digital trading platform. Farmers load…

Georgian nut growers plan to increase hazelnut production to 100 000 tonnes by 2025

The Georgian hazelnut industry has a good potential for growth, and with due efforts, annual production can be increased to 100 000 tonnes of hazelnuts or 40 000 tonnes of…

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Woolworths responds to customer’s outrage over watermelon pricing

A Woolworths customer has taken to the Internet to vent about the high cost of its watermelons. On Facebook, the customer voiced her outrage after noting that a whole…

Vessel delays/early arrivals, blank sailing and extra-loaders increase volatility in number of sailings per week

In an ideal world, there should be a set number of sailings in any given week on any given trade, which would match the number of underlying services offered on the trade.…

European Green Deal:

Putting an end to wasteful packaging, boosting reuse and recycling

Yesterday, the Commission is proposing new EU-wide rules on packaging, to tackle this constantly growing source of waste and of consumer frustration. On average, each European…

Asia Fruit Logistica heads back to Hong Kong

Asia Fruit Logistica returns to AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong on 6-8 September 2023.The Asia Fruit Logistica Virtual Focus Day opens on 12 October. Asia…

"Pink pineapple is a unique high-end Costa Rican product that reaches most exclusive markets in the world"

Costa Rica began exporting pink pineapples to Qatar at the end of 2021 and this year the country is already exporting some 360 units by air a month to that…

Grape consumption helps counter UV damage to skin

A recent human study published in the scientific journal Antioxidants found that consuming grapes protected against ultraviolet (UV) damage to the skin.¹ Study…

Egypt to allow the supply of grapes and cherries from Uzbekistan

The first meeting of the joint working group of the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan and the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Egypt has…

UTURN introduces container price calculator tool

UTURN has announced the launch of the first container price calculator on 1 December 2022, which is expected to provide a benchmark and insights into the…

Pakistan has become the main supplier of potatoes to the Uzbek market

According to the State Statistics Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan imported 404 100 tonnes of potatoes worth $65.9 million from 16 countries…

Gang hid the gold to smuggle it into India later

Bangladesh: Tk 85.5 mln worth of gold dug up in banana orchard

Officials from the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have dug up 86 gold bars worth TK85.5 mln (€812,000) from a banana orchard near the Jadavpur border in…

China-Laos border

Fruit inspection point at Mohan Station expected to open on December 3

According to "Thailand Lanxiang", Mr. Alongkorn, Adviser to the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand, said that the Ministry of Agricultural…

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Growers laud Taiwan for Banana Revitalisation Project

Island growers have praised the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund for introducing the Banana Revitalization Project. On Thursday, November…

Twenty years of research leads to three new apricot varieties

After more than 20 years of research and assessing thousands of apricots, Plant & Food Research Ltd (PFR) New Zealand has released a group of apricot…

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Extreme weather caused by climate crisis threatens Puerto Rico’s food security

Puerto Ricans will likely spend this Christmas without their time-honored tradition of eating plantains with dinner, after Hurricane Fiona destroyed 80 percent…

Criminal gangs were hiding drugs among fruit and vegetable imports

Spanish authorities seize 5.6 tons of cocaine

Spanish authorities have revealed they have seized 5.6 tons of cocaine worth more than €340 million in the port of Valencia, in what is the nation’s biggest…

Retail

Costco Wholesale Corporation reports November sales results

Movement to boycott Loblaw gains steam as Canadians angered over corporate greedBasic living costs are skyrocketing amid historically high inflation rates, to the point where…

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