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Specialty vegetables see pick up throughout pandemic

Are consumers becoming more courageous in their cooking? If so, this could be one of the reasons consumption of specialty vegetables is up in 2020. “When the pandemic began…

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Retail Account Manager Italië

Introducing bananitos from Ecuador in Western Canada

One Canadian company is starting a trial distributing bananitos in Western Canada. Global Citrus Group in Brantford, ON have been distributing the fruit in Eastern Canada for…

Increased holiday volume

Supply and demand for Wisconsin potatoes up

As the holiday season gets closer, demand for Wisconsin potatoes is stronger than last year. “We have a good supply of Wisconsin red and gold potatoes from this year’s crop…

Progressive Produce

California grower-shipper sees expanded organic Heirloom Navel orange program

Los Angeles-based grower/packer/shipper Progressive Produce will see an expanded organic Heirloom Navel orange program towards the end of the year and into the first quarter…

New Valentine's Day promotions available

Limited edition chocolate covered dates sold over 100,000 units during launch

The Bard Valley Natural Delights® new 8-count Dark Chocolate Covered Medjool Dates item had a strong start with over 100,000 units sold since September. To continue the…

California Giant raises $40,000 with digital fundraiser

California Giant Berry Farm’s 13-week digital fundraiser, Spreading Smiles, has culminated to $40,000 distributed to 13 non-profit organizations throughout the…

Astronauts have already harvested the first radishes grown in space

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins harvested the first radishes grown aboard the International Space Station, as part of the Plant Habitat-02 experiment. The…

USApple taking applications for youth program

The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) yesterday launched its application process for the 2021 Young Apple Leader (YAL) class. Interested applicants have until Dec. 31, 2020 to…

Purple Brussels sprouts added to product line

Alpine Fresh, grower, packer, and shipper of fresh fruits and vegetables, has added purple Brussels sprouts to its product line. This new commodity is being offered alongside…

Chile

Phytosanitary inspections of cherries for export in packaging lines increase in O'Higgins

The Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) began conducting phytosanitary inspections in packaging lines in the Chilean region of O'Higgins. This innovative…

Special Year Overview

Year overview 2020: April

In April, the industry was still early into adjusting to what life in the pandemic is like. This includes an increasing interest in citrus. In the Southern Hemisphere, lemons…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Edwin Janssen, BUD Holland

"South American black figs are on the rise"

The first Peruvian black figs were on the market in mid-October again. They gradually replaced Turkish Bursa figs on the European market. Until mid-November, this ensured a…

Retail

Dreamstime

Stater Bros.: New bonuses

Walmart to explore an initial share sale of its Flipkart unit in the US

US: UNFI commits to setting science-based targets to limit climate change impactUnited Natural Foods, Inc., one of the largest wholesale grocery distributors in North America,…

"I would say that one of the important advantages of the Chilean blueberry lies in its flavor"

In the context of the 5th Agro Plant Ñuble International Convention, organized by the Asociación de Viveros de Chile, discussion panels were created after each…

Bag closure company signs Ethical Charter on Responsible Labor Practices

Kwik Lok has signed and endorsed the Ethical Charter on Responsible Labor Practices, a collaborative effort adopted by the Produce Marketing Association (PMA)…

Grapes were sliced while standing on a balance board

Man sets world record by slicing through 68 grapes with a samurai sword

A man from Idaho has managed to recapture the Guinness World Record by slicing through 68 grapes with a samurai sword, while standing on a balance board. David Rush, who set the record…

United Fresh releases Q3 2020 FreshFacts® on Retail Report

United Fresh Produce Association’s Q3 2020 issue of FreshFacts® on Retail reports is now available, sponsored by Mucci Farms. Mucci Farms is a greenhouse…

The value of Paraguayan banana exports is expected to increase by 45%

Paraguayan banana exports are performing well in 2020. Despite the challenges and difficulties derived from the pandemic, the country's banana exports between…

50% of the harvest is at risk due to marketing difficulties

Concern among Paraguayan pineapple producers from San Pedro

The decrease in demand for pineapples from Argentina as a result of the pandemic has set off alarms among pineapple producers in the Paraguayan region of…

January-October 2020

Peruvian banana exports contract

Peruvian banana exports in the first ten months of the year registered a slight contraction. Between January and October, the country exported a total of 172,593,871 kilos of bananas…

Nico van der Merwe – Naturesmart Foods

Govt support enables peak flow of Namibian grapes

Last week Namibian grapes faced several headwinds: the Vioolsdrif/Noordoewer border between Namibia and South Africa was several times closed due to Covid-19, while Cape Town…

Citrus washing line removes almost all spores

Retailers no longer accept inferior citrus, says Looije Packing's René Tunker. This zero-tolerance policy means this Dutch company has become an automated citrus washing…

Menno Jongsma, Synergy Systems:

"With this bell pepper de-coring machine, we're focusing on the high-middle segment"

Producers seeking solutions, often come up with ideas for new machines. Or, it's machine manufacturers who see a gap in the market. This time, however, it was a distributor…

Guy Claessens, Fruit Vandepoel:

"At Christmas we eat less but more luxury products"

“The trade is calm for this time of year. It's pretty quiet, but not negative. We have good interaction with customers and suppliers and we have beautiful products in the…

Acrylamide risk and control in roasted hazelnuts

The hazelnut industry contributes over $400 million to the Turkish economy and is the main source of income, especially for the Ordu and Giresun provinces of Turkey, with a…

Sergio Siscar, manager of Venser Group:

"We are committed to protecting the price of small caliber clementines with premium presentations"

The citrus campaign is underway in the Spanish Levant, marked by the increase in the volume of small-sized fruits; a result of the increase in the production and the weather…

Jim Westhoff (Valstar):

"Humdrum day trading sales on the Dutch greenhouse vegetable market"

Day trading has been plodding along for weeks. That's led to a surplus of supplies and syrupy sales. That's on the Dutch greenhouse vegetable market. "It's…

95% of Peruvian products exported to the United Kingdom will enter tax-free

Yesterday, during her presentation in Congress to obtain the vote of confidence, the president of the Council of Ministers, Violeta Bermudez, announced that…

MSC offers more opportunities to trans-ship cargo to countries in Asia

MSC has been offering a dedicated service for a few years now, periodically helping Chilean shippers reach China in time for the Chinese New Year, when red cherries are…

"What started out as local protests led by Punjabi farmers has turned into a nationwide movement"

"Tens of thousands farmers swarm the Indian capital, causing a lockdown"

Farmers in India are in uproar: The planned organization of growers in cooperatives “cuts off their hands” and there are ongoing protests and an impending lockdown. Jaswinder…

“Our first test shipment of Chilean cherries to India was received well”

Chilean cherries are finding their way to India, as one exporter has finished its first test shipment via air. If the second test shipment also concludes successfully, larger…

Mark Tweddle - Jupiter Group

First commercial volumes of ARRA 15 from India set to hit the market early next year

With the Indian season fast approaching, the Jupiter Group is looking forward to the first commercial volumes of the new ARRA varieties from India. “These are very exciting…

Japanese peeler innovator introduced the new citrus- friendly model

‘Depth adjustable peeler’ makes maximum use of citrus

Lemon, orange, grapefruit, pomelo… a variety of citrus skins contain rich aromas, which can serve different functions such as flavoring drinks, seasoning food, or making…

Asia Fruit Logistica 2021 returns to Hong Kong on September 28th

Asia Fruit Logistica is back to the face-to-face format of a physical trade show next September. Asia’s premier fresh produce trade show returns to…

Indian onion prices fall due to more arrivals, farmers call for ban to be lifted

According to agriculture ministry data, onion arrivals in November were 2.28 lakh tonnes in Maharashtra compared with 1.56 lakh tonnes in October. So far, an…

Sopore fruit mandi closes in support

Indian protesters fear new laws will end minimum guaranteed prices for produce

The perpetually busy arterial highways that connect most northern Indian towns to New Delhi a city of 29 million people, now pulse to the cries of “Inquilab Zindabad” — “Long…

Plumridge Orchards - Victoria

A good stonefruit crop set in Victoria despite some minor early season weather challenges

A Victorian stonefruit producer is experiencing a good crop set and sizing this season, despite an early season storm that caused some hail damage to some of its fruit.…

The Montague tree™ plums available at select retailers this December

Australian family-owned fresh produce company, Montague, are thrilled to announce the summer arrival of the Montague tree™ harvest to retailers nationally in December. The…

Ten containers scheduled for shipment to New Zealand

Tongan melon exporters furious over truck non-show

Watermelon growers in Tonga are furious with the government following the cancellation of the first shipment of the fruit since a temporary export permit was granted by New…

Organic grapes available in two new recyclable cardboard grape packages

OTC Organics expands sustainable packaging line

The months of December until March will be dominated by organic grapes from South Africa at OTC Organics, distributor of organic fruit and vegetables. Last year, the first…

Autogrow officially launches European office with the appointment of James Croy

Netherlands based James Croy has joined Autogrow to support the growth of their digital solutions, Folium and FarmRoad, in the region. With over 15 years’ experience in the…

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