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Global Market Overview Mandarins

The global mandarin market is a mixed bag at the moment. Low volumes combined with good demand for the citrus on many markets have meant the season has started with unusually…

Peru

Table grape breeder investigates illegal planting and cultivating of proprietary varieties

Table grape breeder International Fruit Genetics, LLC (IFG) announced it is identifying properties where there is unauthorized planting, cultivating or…

New snack packaging for tomatoes unveiled

Designed with convenience in mind, the new SUNSET Angel Sweet snacking cup is resealable, reusable, and is a fully recyclable pint-size container. The…

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The Jazz apple is holding on well in North America

Although the JAZZ™ apple has been in the market for over two decades, it is still ranked second in monthly shipping volume of Washington club varieties behind Envy. “It’s…

New greenhouse grown products in the spotlight

Windset Farms began as a four-acre bell pepper greenhouse in Abbotsford, B.C., in 1996. In 25 years, the company has grown to more than 1,000 acres of Controlled Environmental…

Misionero announces new East coast national sales manager

Misionero, a grower of organic and conventional leafy greens, is pleased to announce that Hana Mohsin has been promoted to East coast national sales manager…

California Avocado Commission announces promotion of Ken Melban

The California Avocado Commission has promoted Ken Melban to vice president of industry affairs and operations. A produce veteran with extensive experience,…

Costa Rican Pesticide Free pineapple farming starts in the lab

A laboratory where bacteria, fungus, micro-algae and biological fertiliser is produced, is at the heart of growing good Costa Rican Pesticide Free Pineapples on a 1 200 hectares…

GUSS Automation

GUSS Automation takes its vehicle to Southwest Georgia

Driverless orchard sprayer displayed at Sunbelt Ag Expo

At the Sunbelt Ag Expo, a fully automated orchard sprayer was among the high-tech farm equipment on display. The advanced GUSS GPS-guided unit navigates itself, with no…

ASOEX Cherry Committee's first estimate for the 2022-2023 season

Chilean fresh cherry exports are expected to increase by 25%

According to the ASOEX Cherry Committee's first estimate for the 2022-2023 export season, Chile will increase its shipments of fresh cherries by 25% over the…

IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show

New restaurant-quality grab-and-go salads to be showcased

Local Bounti Corporation, an indoor agriculture company, will showcase its recently launched chef-inspired, grab-and-go salads at The International Fresh Produce Association…

Global Focus Top Fruit

Apple grower-shipper focuses on thinking outside the box

Meeting the needs of both retailers and consumers requires flexibility and innovation. As a grower, packer, shipper and developer of premium apples, Honeybear® Brands is…

Retail

Dreamstime

Walmart Canada opened its first new store in Alberta since 2015

Walmart's Mexico unit posted a 10% jump in third-quarter net profit

Grocery deal could have European interloperGood luck to Kroger and Albertsons - U.S. lawmakers are already getting concerned about a deal. Late last week, the former said that…

Video British PM Liz Truss loses to a lettuce in Daily Star stunt

In a newspaper stunt to see which would last the longest, a head of lettuce beat Liz Truss. On 14 October, the Daily Star began live streaming the vegetable as the prime…

New senior director of marketing for Ocean Mist Farms

Ocean Mist Farms, a grower and marketer of fresh artichokes in the U.S., is pleased to announce Mark Munger has joined the company as senior director of…

T&A names VP of northern farming operations

Tanimura & Antle announced the promotion of Scott Rossi to vice president of northern farming operations. In this newly developed role, Rossi is overseeing…

Canadian government comes to the aid of Prince Edward Island potato industry

For most of the Prince Edward Island potato growers, the impacts of having the Canada-US border closed to exports of their potatoes last winter are still being…

United Potato growers of Canada - Harvest update October 19 2022

Potato harvest is in the final stages across Canada

Potato harvest is in the final stages across the country. Most provinces have enjoyed excellent harvest conditions without the high temperatures experienced in…

FirstFruits Farms announces newly expanded team

In preparation for this year’s apple season, FirstFruits Farms has made it a priority to further develop its internal talent as well as onboard additional team members to…

US scientists research the effects of smoke from wildfires on potatoes

As increasingly high summer temperatures make fire seasons longer and more intense, a team of scientists is looking at Idaho to see what might happen to potato…

Tomato prices might go up

Florida: Manatee County agriculture takes a big hit from Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian struck Southwest Florida at the worst possible time for many in the agricultural community; it cut a path through Florida's citrus belt and also…

Idaho potato harvest wrapped up

The Idaho potato crop is predicted to be down 25,000 acres this year, an 8% to 10% decline from 2021. Potatoes were planted on about 290,000 acres this year, reports say. Some of…

US: New Mexico State University project researches more nutritious chile peppers

Researchers at New Mexico State University are working to develop more nutritious and better-yielding chile pepper varieties to improve overall productivity in…

USDA announces H-2A labor program amendment

The U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule to amend H-2A temporary labor certification regulations to better protect agricultural workers and to…

Compound is derived from banana fruit

Therapy derived from a banana protein might work against SARS-CoV-2

A paper in Cell Reports Medicine details the efficacy of H84T-BanLec against all known human-infecting coronaviruses. This includes MERS (the original SARS)…

Port of Los Angeles: Disappointing box figures for September

As the US West Coast ports continue to see plummeting container numbers, Port of Los Angeles box volumes have dropped by more than 20 percent. The port handled…

Long Beach reports box decline in September

Port of Long Beach (POLB) saw its container volumes decrease slightly by 0.9% in September to 741,823 TEUs. The Californian port said diminishing consumer…

Lamb Weston Holdings to acquire remaining interest in European joint venture Lamb-Weston/Meijer

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the remaining equity interests in its European joint venture with…

Andy Connell – consultant in cold chain management

Cold chain “sins” mostly occur during the last mile, expert maintains

After twenty years of fine-tooth combing the cold chain for weak links and fixing them, working with fruit exporters from Ecuador, Chile, Ghana, Mozambique and South Africa,…

MED Automation and Greefa’s new packing line installation at Ceres Fruit Growers

Ceres Fruit Growers (CFG) is one of South Africa’s largest and oldest apple and pear packing and storage facilities, and the management team at CFG report that they are…

President Museveni imposes 21-day lockdown in two Ugandan districts

Mubende, Kassanda district farmers suffer losses due to Ebola outbreak

Farmers and traders in Mubende and Kassanda are stuck with their produce after president Museveni imposed a 21-day lockdown in the two districts to contain a…

VerticalFarmDaily.com

Photo report of visit to Future Fresh

Video Philippines: New farm and products to be added as demand rises

“Fortunately, there is a continued interest in next-generation and modern farming globally. The problem is clear. The Philippines has a chronic dependence on food import. A…

Yuyuh Sukmana，Regional Manager (Southeast Asia) at Vanguard International Group

"Our imported fruits volume into Indonesia is showing positive growth each year"

In recent years, Southeast Asia has seen positive growth in the international fruit trade. Regarding the most recent changes in the region, particularly in Indonesia, Yuyuh…

Port of Hamburg will not be sold to China

In view of current media reports on the planned cooperation between Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG and the Chinese company Cosco Shipping Port Limited, an HHLA spokesman…

Amir Porat, Gezer Shluhot:

“Very unique and toughest year for Israel’s carrot industry”

A strong local currency, almost no scope to export to Europe and the war affecting the major export market of Russia, sharp increases in shipping and input costs all…

"It would be really good if we, with it being our native product, represented that"

New Australian-based peak body in the planning for the global fingerlime industry

An Australian fingerlime grower is trying to establish the first industry body for the fruit, firstly in Australia but then incorporate international producers to build up the…

NT mangoes in full swing, but all eyes are on the sky

The Kensington Pride mango harvest is well under way in Australia's Northern Territory. There was a large, late flowering in Darwin but it hasn't fully translated to yield and…

Giancarlo Cassinelli - Harvest Moon

"We have launched a brand called Snackables which we expect to start exporting in 2023"

Harvest Moon is based in Tasmania with operations in Victoria and Queensland, the company supplies the Australian domestic market as well exporting vegetables into the Asian…

Fruit is rotting at Australian ports due to staff and funding shortfalls

Fruit is rotting at Australian ports as staff and funding shortfalls delay the import of produce and risk the destruction of crucial trade relationships,…

Fruit Attraction 2022 saw record attendance

Fruit Attraction 2022 concluded its 14th edition on 6 October it was described by the participants as very positive. Over the three days, a total of 89,535…

Herman Lion, Lathouwers en Co:

"It has to get much colder for people to start eating chicory"

The continuing mild temperatures in the Netherlands and Belgium are not doing chicory consumption any good. "The warm weather plays a big role in the chicory sales, and…

Global Green Team turns ten

"Our complete cultivation support and sales package lets us increasingly participate in local cultivation projects"

Last weekend, the Global Green Team celebrated its tenth anniversary. Commercial director Sebastiaan Hogervorst shares the plans for this Dutch company specializing in distant…

Edward Velasco - Rodanto

“We are just at the end of our UK raspberry production which leads in nicely to the Spanish arrivals"

The first of this season’s Spanish raspberries arrived at UK grower/ importer Rodanto last week and, according to Edward Velasco, they are looking very good. “We are just at…

Chilean superfruit producer and exporter is building a global superfruits platform.

Prize to list on NASDAQ through business combination with Rose Hill Acquisition Corporation

Rose Hill Acquisition Corporation and Inversiones e Inmobilaria GHC Ltda, an exporter of superfruits based in Chile, announced today that they have entered…

Fyffes progress

New management of Honduran and Guatemalan melon farms has transformed Fyffes business

Fyffes completed its purchase of Sol in 2013. This gave Fyffes ownership of Suragroh and Melon Export farms in the municipality of Choluteca, Choluteca, which…

Drewry

Rabobank Ocean Reefer Container Rate Outlook 2023

'Reefer container rates expected to decrease at a significantly slower pace through 2023'

Although refrigerated (reefer) containers and their dry counterparts share the same ocean freight networks, their rates often do not show the same trends due to differences in…

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