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Pricing soars on iceberg lettuce

Prices have spiked on California iceberg lettuce. “The supply of iceberg is low at the moment industry wide. Yields are lower than normal this time of year due to disease…

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Produce Construction Manager - USA

Japanese tariffs put Florida grapefruit at a disadvantage over Mexico

As Florida nears the start of its grapefruit season, the crop looks solid and similar to last year in terms of size. “We had an extremely hot summer and spring and we had a…

Onion curing could be a concern for Pacific Northwest growers following fires

“It was like a campfire in your face. That’s what it made you feel like.” These are just some of the conditions growers in the Pacific Northwest have been dealing with…

Difficult first year for America exporter

The corona crisis has wreaked considerable havoc in many markets. This certainly applies to the export of European greenhouse vegetables to North America. Feeling Fresh serves…

JASA

Complete packaging solutions for leafy greens

JASA has been in the automatic packaging market for sliced vegetables for 35 years; consequently, they gained all the knowledge and expertise to pack mixed lettuce varieties…

Stonehill Produce welcomes Aaron Acosta

Capistrano Beach-based Stonehill Produce has hired avocado industry veteran Aaron Acosta to become its new Manager of Corporate Relationships. Acosta will…

Outbreak of Salmonella Stanley infections linked to wood ear mushrooms

CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of…

North America

Organic apples and pears both up 30% in August

"Organic apples and pears had the strongest monthly growthSuperfresh Growers have recently seen," says Catherine Gipe-Stewart. Both categories were up nearly 30% in the month…

USDA restricts PACA violators in multiple states

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they…

Bonduelle Fresh Americas joins Walmart commitment to halve food loss and waste

Bonduelle Fresh Americas, home of Ready Pac Foods, announced that it has joined Walmart in the "10x20x30" initiative to root out food loss and waste from the supply chain.…

Special PMA Fresh Summit

Leona Neill with Red Sun Farms

"Snacking line will be the show focus"

Supplies of greenhouse peppers and tomatoes from Mexico look to be even right now. Kingsville, ON’s Red Sun Farms, which is bringing in these supplies, will highlight its…

Global Focus Potatoes and Onions

René Tiggelman, Van Langevelde Handelsmaatschappij, the Netherlands:

“The disaster of two years ago threatened to reoccur earlier this year”

Things have changed a little at Van Langevelde Handelsmaatschappij. From this season, this Dutch trading company will not do any more small onion packs.…

Retail

Meijer: EPA GreenChill award

Vallarta Supermarkets: Northernmost store opened

US: How independent grocers are offering free DeliveryE-commerce solution provider Rosie has partnered with DoorDash to offer free delivery from hundreds of Rosie’s…

CBP officers at Pharr Cargo facility discover $960K in cocaine in commercial shipment

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility discovered $960,500 worth of alleged cocaine concealed…

CDC says salad Cyclospora outbreak over; FDA canal water investigation continues

A multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections linked to salad products that were made by Fresh Express bagged salad and is under investigation is over,…

Vietnam to sort out issues with US and resume fruit exports

Vietnam will continue to work with the US to mitigate challenges related to its export of fresh fruits. These exports have recently been disrupted due by…

StePac sees growing interest in its MA packaging film from South African blueberry exporters

StePac Xtend® Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) is widely used in South Africa, across subtropical and deciduous fruit, including bananas, pomegranate, stone fruit and…

eco:fibr searches for pineapple crowns for paper production

"Waste generated by pineapple cultivation is a major problem in Costa Rica"

In December of last year, we spoke with Niklas Tegtmeier, the head of a start-up that was created at the University of Hannover. At that time, paper was made from pineapple…

Louis De Cleene, Devos Group:

"Sufficient pears this season but scarcity of apples"

“The top fruit season has started again and as of a few days ago, after the high temperatures disappeared, we have been feeling demand rising again. The first two weeks of the…

Roland Wirth (Frigotec GmbH) on the advantages of Softripe® fruit ripening

"Our aim is to reduce internal fruit damage completely"

After winning the silver award at the Innovation Award of Fruit Logistica 2019, novel fruit ripening system Softripe® is now successfully used in numerous European ripening…

Fully recyclable potato packaging by Futuragri

Futuragri from Cesena has introduced a new solution for 1.5 kg potato packets. "We produce around 5,000 tons of potatoes a year in crops within a few km from our processing…

20 hectares of cultivation starting next year

Sicilian ginger will soon be headed for European markets

"Intrigued by the health benefits of ginger, we have started a research in the nutraceutical and business field on this very interesting product. It was found that the rhizome…

Agreement between Moalri and Global Plant Genetics Ltd

Two new blueberry varieties

Despite this very peculiar year, Molari Berries & Breeding has decided not to stop and to look at the future with renewed enthusiasm thanks to the excellent work carried out…

"The Spanish transport sector finds return loads increasingly challenging "

In February 2020, Dutchman, Jurgen Sinnaeve, joined Transdonat. This is a Spanish family business. It has been active in that country's fruit and vegetable transport sector…

Rob and Jurgen Banken, Banken Champignons

“COVID-19 has further strengthened mushrooms’ added value”

Lately, many Europeans have drastically changed their diets. There’s been a switch to healthier food and less meat. But, sustainability, local products, and e-commerce also…

Kanzi® partners look optimistically forward to new European apple season.

The European Kanzi® harvest period is well underway. The Italian Kanzi® growers were the first to start picking Kanzi® in week 38, followed by their north European Kanzi®…

Erik Waterman, Waterman Onions, the Netherlands:

“Our chances on the global market certainly aren’t bad”

The end of September sees Waterman Onions’, in the Netherlands, main seed onion harvest done and dusted. Owner, Erik Waterman, says yields vary enormously. “They sometimes…

Lindert Moerdijk, MSP Onions, the Netherlands:

"COVID-19 biggest impact on our business was payment issues"

The Dutch onion season is off to an uncertain start again. “Last season ended very differently than expected. Even the best punters got it wrong. That means there are still…

AOP Luce

The Melannurca Campana IGP campaign is about to start

The harvest and the reddening process of the Melannurca Campana IGP began about two weeks ago at the Aop Luce company. Starting next week the first Melannurcas will be…

Belgian fruit and vegetable wholesaler's computers hacked

Vander Zijpen is a Belgian fruit and vegetable wholesaler. They've fallen prey to computer hacking. Online hackers attacked this family business. Their goal? To steal client…

Production of premium garlic on the rise at one Queensland farm

A Queensland garlic grower is set to experience a rise in production, despite the drought resulting in fewer plantings in 2020. All Aussie Farmers, situated at the Melbourne…

Production volume nearly doubles in comparison with last year

Chinese chestnuts enter harvest season

Chinese chestnuts have entered their harvest season. The production volume has continuously declined in the last three years, but this year the farmers have finally enjoyed an…

Futura's choice to keep operating anywhere in the world

Video tutorial with instructions in native language

The company Futura, specializing in machines for the processing of fruit and vegetables, is currently inspecting their installations before they are sent across the world, but…

Lithium batteries for greener agriculture

"As the patent filed in some countries was accepted, the time has come to talk about high-voltage lithium batteries. Lithium batteries are now commonly used all over the world…

Italian chili peppers increasingly popular abroad

Italian quality and origin make the difference in the chili pepper segment, especially considering that there are a lot of products being imported from abroad. "Chili peppers are…

Francesc Pena, manager of Sat Bepa:

"The demand for figs is skyrocketing in northern Europe"

The demand for Spanish figs has increased significantly in recent weeks in northern Europe. Although Alicante, the most important production area in Spain, already finished…

Argentina

Naike, the first blueberry variety developed by FAUBA for the area of Tucuman

Naike, the first blueberry variety developed by the Faculty of Agronomy of the University of Buenos Aires (FAUBA), has already been registered at the National…

Kashmir, India

High-density pears presented by Sher-e-Kashmir University

Scientists of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) have introduced new, high-density plant varieties of pear. It is…

Sanifruit

Citrus degreening conditions

The degreening process consists of changing the external coloration of citrus fruits by controlling the different factors that affect the fruit, such as temperature, ambient…

Bombay High Court intervenes in stalled Indian onion exports

Last week, the Bombay high court directed Mumbai Customs authorities to consider allowing pending consignments of onion –some 108 containers which were brought…

The pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on the maritime shipping industry

COVID-19 has caused a new and unprecedented impact on the global supply chain, particularly on the port and shipping industry, as discussed in the document…

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