GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW MANGOES

In Italy, the imported Peruvian Kent mango season is coming to an end with declining quality and consumption, and prices for Brazilian mangoes are stable. South Africa has…

Inconsistent supplies ahead from California following winter rains

Spring showers hitting California this week continue to add to the sporadic nature of the state’s vegetable production. “These showers are not big…

Early 2023 freeze affects Colombian goldenberry volumes

Goldenberry supplies are tight from Colombia and look to be staying that way possibly for the majority of 2023. Frank Martinez of A.R. Produce says…

Michigan apple and vegetable supplier expands reach with acquisition

Michigan-based BelleHarvest is proud to announce the recent acquisition of Valley View Company, LLC, which represents a significant milestone for the…

Strong crop of California artichokes for spring

Ocean Mist Farms, a year-round producer of fresh California artichokes, is expecting a strong 2023 spring crop of artichokes from its northern…

New PLU sticker introduced for Mexican avocados

West Pak Avocado is proud to announce a new price look-up (PLU) sticker as part of an industry initiative through Avocados From Mexico (AFM). The…

School Foodservice Partner X-Change

Connecting suppliers with school menu planners

This week, the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) coordinated a School Foodservice Partner X-Change to connect produce companies with K-12…

Mexican mango pack house opens

Empaque Don Jorge I (EDJI) is open, packing and ready for the transition north. EDJI is the hometown packhouse of El Grupo Crespo, a hydro-thermal packhouse and the home to El…

Produce advocates join Amazon’s Influencer Program on Alexa

The Produce Moms® announces its recent partnership with Amazon’s Influencer Program on Amazon’s Alexa platform. Alexa users can ask Alexa to show them recipes…

Organto announces fiscal 2022 and fourth quarter financial results

Reconfirming previously provided 2023 sales and gross profit margin estimates

Organto Foods Inc., a provider of organic and value-added organic fruit and vegetable products today announced financial results for the year and quarter ended…

lēf Farms recalls “Spice” packaged salad greens because of possible health risk

lēf Farms of Loudon, N.H. is voluntarily recalling a single lot of the lēf Farms “Spice” Packaged Salad Greens ("best by" date 5/5/23, lot number…

Sea-Intelligence

Volume contraction slowing in North America West Coast ports

On an annualised basis against 2019, the rate of contraction for laden imports across the major North America West Coast ports declined in March 2023.…

USITC makes determination in five-year review concerning fresh garlic from China

Today, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that revocation of the existing anti-dumping duty order on fresh garlic from China would be…

Sale of Dole's Vegetables division to Chiquita will benefit supermarkets

Company sources claim that the sale of Dole's Vegetables division to Chiquita will help solve labor and inflation-related issues, increase innovation and…

Onion Business

When good isn’t good enough: why Nova Agri opted for an Eqrader

Like many farmers, Nova Agri CEO Earl Kidston was struggling with a big problem: internal decay in his onions. After a long process, he found the key…

Foreign highbush blueberries pose double-pronged threat for Canadian growers

The demand for wild blueberries in Atlantic Canada, Quebec and Maine is still strong and continues to grow, but those regions are facing increasing pressure…

Florida

Experts say an extended drought is affecting areas of Citrus County

Over the last year there has been a rainfall deficit in Citrus County. The eastern side of Citrus has had more rain, and the western side has had a lot less…

Vice President Kamala Harris pays visit to Babylon Micro-Farms

Babylon Micro-Farms was paid a special visit by Vice President Kamala Harris herself and the Biden Administration. The Babylon team expressed their…

Alico, Inc. announces financial results for the second quarter and six months ended March 31, 2023

Alico balance sheet remains strong

Alico, Inc. has announced its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 and the six months ended March 31, 2023, the highlights of which are…

Twenty-seven Ontario producer groups ask for removal of fertilizer tariff

The Ontario Agricultural Commodity Council (OACC), made of up 27 non-supply managed commodity organization, is asking Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister…

Nutritional research confirms health benefits of regular watermelon consumption

A recent study, published in Nutrients, suggests that watermelon can increase nutrient intake and overall diet quality in both children and adults. The study…

Kristoffer Löfgren, CEO, Hebes Kinne-Frukt AB:

“Vegetable prices on roller-coaster ride in Sweden”

Swedish consumers can look forward to more affordable summer fruit prices, while the same cannot be said for vegetables. According to Kristoffer…

Moondarra Blueberries

Weather delays blueberry season but organically-grown fruit and sustainability continue to drive sales

A later-than-expected season for a leading organic Victorian blueberry farm has meant fruit is available in May. Moondarra Blueberries is based around…

Moroccan watermelon exporters are looking forward to summer in Europe

More Moroccan watermelon volumes this season? less? The uncertainty is still hanging, statements contradict each other, and it seems that this question…

"It will be a tough competition on the table grape market"

The start whistle for the beginning of the table grapes campaign in Egypt is accompanied by the drumbeat of strong competition between producers.…

Hort Innovation's Consumer Outlook webinar

"We are starting to see shifts in shopper behaviours to tighter budgets"

Australia is currently in a year of evolution in terms of the grocery consumer landscape, after a few years of social disruption, according to major…

Greek kiwi season coming to an end in a few weeks

The Greek kiwi season started performing a lot better after a slower start in 2022, says Antonis Ioannidis, Sales Manger for Zeus Kiwi: “There has…

Turkish watermelon season delayed, but with good sizes

The start of the Turkish watermelon season was slightly delayed by the weather, Esra Soyleyen, managing partner of Turkish fruit exporter Aksun, says:…

Greenyard and partners to promote healthy plant based diets

Greenyard, a global fruit and vegetable supplier, signed a five-year partnership with We’re Smart, the culinary reference for fruit and vegetables to…

EastFruit

Strawberry season starts with an increased competition in Georgia

EastFruit has researched the start of the Georgian strawberry season. Competition with Turkey has become fiercer. Locally produced quality strawberries…

Drewry's

World Container Index - 04 May

Drewry’s composite World Container Index up 1% this week

Drewry’s composite World Container Index increased by 1% to $1,763.28 per 40ft container this week.  The composite index has increased by 1% this week, but has dropped…

EastFruit

Leaving USA behind

Morocco ranks third in global ranking of fresh raspberry exporters

In 2022, Morocco has managed to export more fresh raspberries than the USA and ranked third in the global ranking of exporters of these berries,…

Biobest signs letter to acquire BioWorks

Biobest has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire BioWorks, Inc., a Victor, NY-based manufacturer, and marketer of industry leading…

Quarter 3 FY 2022-2023 Revenue

Consumption slowdown weighs on Bonduelle revenue growth for Quarter 3

The Bonduelle Group's revenue stands for Quarter 3 of FY 2022-2023 at € 572.2 million, a change from the previous financial year of +4.7% based on reported…

Container charges face new regulations in UAE amid transparency concerns

Local container charges levied by ocean carriers and freight forwarders are poised to face scrutiny from the trade regulators in the United Arab Emirates…

Scottish berry supplier collaborates for exclusive licence to produce premium strawberry

Angus Soft Fruits and Earth Market are excited to announce an exclusive collaboration. Angus Soft Fruits are now the exclusive licence holders for the…

The Minister of Trade announced the aggressive export of vegetables from Kazakhstan

The Kazakh authorities continue to strive to ensure the domestic market is saturated with food. Despite an excess of certain goods, they are faced with…

Jabalpur grower guards mango costing ₹270,000 per kg with high-security cameras and dogs

A farmer in Hinauta village in Jabalpur has grown Japan's Miyazaki mango that sells for ₹270,000 per kg (€3,000) in the international market. Not only this, he…

Near and medium-term prospects are not good

Experts claim that European agriculture is at a crossroads

Christine Lambert, president of Copa has made clear that across Europe, agricultural production is down, while farmers are being hit with the triple whammy of…

Spain was the main export destination for Peru's mangoes

According to Fresh Fruit, a week before the end of Peru's mango campaign, the country achieved a new weekly-shipment record. “Peru exported 1,027 tons that…

B3 research collaboration report:

‘Global changes will challenge New Zealand's biosecurity defenses’

New, invasive plant-destroying insects, weeds and diseases will increasingly challenge New Zealand’s borders as a warming climate and other global ‘megatrends’…

Prices push farmers to plant and produce more vegetable

Ukrainian farmer Vitaliy Bilan believes that the vegetable market has all the conditions for growth. He is confident that cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and…

Spain: Almond industry boosted by China export deal

Recently, a deal was finalized by Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez in Beijing. This involves 50,000 tons of Spanish almonds will be exported to China in 2025. This…

Dreamstime.com

The 7 most expensive vegetables in the world

Think about what you spend on vegetables at the store any given week. Maybe you justify splurging on the fancy organic greens sometimes. Now imagine…

Chef spots something strange about canvas 'Red Cabbages and Onions'

Vegetable still life by Van Gogh renamed as the onions weren’t onions

The Van Gogh Museum has renamed a painting by the Dutch artist after realizing that its title referred to the wrong kind of allium. The painting Red…

Kenya launches GAP guides for avocados, beans and peas

Kenya’s National Horticulture Task force (NHT) has launched Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) guidelines for avocados, beans and peas in pods. The guidelines…

'World's smelliest fruit'

Durians now banned from buses in Bangkok

The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority has classified the smell of durians as a public nuisance. That is why, as of this week, passengers are no longer permitted…

Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration could lift pesticide ban on some imports

Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday that a ban on residues of two types of pesticides commonly used on Japanese strawberries could be…