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Cox increases presence in CEA by investment in Mucci Farms

Communications company Cox Enterprises announced a significant strategic investment in Mucci Farms, greenhouse grower of 60 years with a network of thousands of acres of…

Increasingly limited air routes impact rambutan pricing

Rambutan are coming into stronger volumes right now. Andres Ocampo with HLB Specialties in Fort Lauderdale, Florida says the Guatemalan season is in full swing for rambutan.…

Higher prices could be on the way for Mexican limes

A lack of rain and higher temperatures continues to affect supplies of Mexican limes. Alex Landin of Limonik Produce/Limones Monica based in McAllen, Texas notes that the…

Marta Bentancur, UPEFRUY: Investors from Argentina, Peru and USA

New investments in Uruguayan citrus sector to show big changes in markets

The citrus sector in Uruguay is buoyed by new investors who are expanding or simply renewing orchards with the latest cultivars. This allows the leading exported fresh fruit…

New varieties and volume growth are focus for California grape season

With the San Joaquin Valley grape harvest full steam ahead, Oppy is dialing up a high-volume season featuring preferred varieties and an increased focus on innovation. The…

Hazel Tech forms strategic partnership with produce packaging distributor

Hazel Technologies Inc. announces a partnership with Yakima, Washington-based produce packaging distributor H.R. Spinner Corporation. Spinner is a packaging…

Drought in California affects lives of Latino farmers and workers

Many Latino farmers and workers, whose lives revolve around California's agriculture industry, have been forced to make difficult decisions due to the ongoing…

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Video US berry prices up as inflation increases

According to USDA data, in the last week of May, the average price of an 18-ounce pack of blueberries went up 22.1 percent y-o-y. A 1-pound punnet of strawberries saw a 5…

USDA

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement seasonal perishable products - weekly update

Movement of Mexican asparagus through Arizona, California and Texas expected about the same

Movement of Peruvian asparagus through South Florida ports of entry expected to decrease slightly. Trading of jumbo slow, others very slow. Prices lower for fairly heavy…

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More British Columbians benefit from new round of farmers’ market program funding

New funding for the BC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program will help improve access to healthy, locally grown food for lower-income British Columbians and…

Organic Produce Summit

Summer fruit sales and fall program planning make timing of OPS ideal

As July 13th grows closer, the Bridges Produce team looks forward to the Organic Produce Summit in Monterey, California. “We are excited to see so many customers in one place…

Global Focus Cooling and Logistics

Specialist forwarder Wilfried Wirtz on today's fruit logistics

"Growth of e-commerce has already been amazing"

At a time of driver and staff shortages and record-high fuel prices, logistics are clearly under pressure. The reduction in fuel prices that recently came into effect had…

Retail

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Senior Walmart Inc executives said some suppliers have been responding to it's efforts to lower prices

Loblaw plans to build an automated, multi-temperature warehouse in the Greater Toronto Area

Amazon CEO of Worldwide Consumer Dave Clark resignsDave Clark, CEO of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business and a top lieutenant of Andy Jassy, will resign July 1 after 23…

USDA

National Retail Report - specialty crops

Total number of fruit ads at 150,909, onions and potatoes at 19,260

Ad numbers dipped this week post-holiday, but there were plenty of specials for shoppers to choose from. Juicy, sweet fruit and crisp vegetables were ripe and ready for…

Sam Soltaninejad becomes Chief Horticultural Specialist at Sollum Technologies

Sollum Technologies announces that Sam Soltaninejad has joined the team as Chief Horticultural Specialist. With extensive knowledge and experience in the…

Concepcion Vegetable Farmers and Northern Sustainable Agro-Producers

Belize sports two new farmer cooperatives

Тhе twо fаrmеrѕ’ grоuрѕ frоm thе Соrоzаl Dіѕtrісt hаvе bесоmе fully-flеdgеd соореrаtіvеѕ tоdау. Rеgіѕtrаr оf Со-ореrаtіvеѕ Gаrеth Мurіllо ѕаіd thе Соnсерсіоn…

Hort Connections 2022 open for business

Hort Connections take place this week at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Monday evening, the 6th of June, was the opening event, with Tuesday and Wednesday…

"In honour of James, the Red Sienna Pride was named after his daughter, Sienna."

An Australian red pear variety growing in popularity and plantings as legacy of its founder continues

The owners of an Australian variety of red pear are expanding its volumes year on year as demand and popularity grow - but there is much more to the story behind the fruit,…

Financial support provided by Coles Nurture Fund reaches $30 million

Coles supports organic veg growers to help meet increasing customer demand

Coles will help to increase the availability of organic fresh produce for customers by providing grants to innovative growers in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. The grants…

Guangzhou Fruit Wholesale Market Report - Week 22

Season of imported fruit gives way to domestic fruit, but supply volume of Southeast Asian fruit remains stable

This is the time of year when the season of imported fruit gradually gives way to the season of domestic fruit in Guangzhou Fruit Wholesale Market. The variety and supply…

Christian Fischermann, Wolf Ltd:

"Start of the German blueberry season at the wholesale market in Cologne"

The German berry season is picking up speed rapidly at the moment. "Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and currants are already in full supply, and starting this week the…

Tjerk Nagel, Konaxx Onions:

"Reasonable demand, large supply, nervous growers on the onion market"

"A reasonable demand, large supply, and somewhat nervous growers," is how Tjerk Nagel of Konaxx Onions sums up the Dutch onion market. "We shouldn't exaggerate the demand, but…

Netted melon and apricot season in full swing in Sicily

"The netted melon campaign is in full swing, although it started slightly late than in previous years. We started on April 20th and I must say that things have been…

The AirJet® blueberry grader

A new concept to answer main problems with traditional graders

Forecasting customer demand, increased labor costs and shortages of workers are the everyday issues that fresh produce packers and producers are confronted with. Applying…

Russians increasingly troubled by surging food prices

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to a significant increase in food prices across the world, as well as a spike in global wheat and oil prices. The rise in…

Institute of Environmental Science and Technology research:

Farm shops and agri cooperatives waste up to 80% less fruit and vegetables than supermarkets

New research claims that food wastage in farm shops, agricultural cooperatives and farmers' stalls is between 1% and 2%. This is a much lower percentage than…

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