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Seven strategies to increase cherry profitability

Back in 2012, Cravo teamed up with Dr. Greg Lang from Michigan State University to help develop strategies for improving the profitability of sweet cherry production using…

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Quality Assurance System Manager

Meal kits and home cooking help move herbs

Both supply and demand of cooking herbs is strong and it looks to stay that way for the near future. Herb supplies should see strong production through to summer. “The weather…

Lack of foodservice demand pressures Brussels sprouts market

Supplies of Brussels sprouts are normal though the lack of foodservice demand is still affecting the market. Tony Wisdom of Skagit Valley Farms and Valley Pride Sales in…

Chile’s grape volumes are up and seeing good quality

The grape season in Chile is off to a strong start. “We started in Mid-December in Copiapó,” says Nicolas Damm of Rio Blanco. “That farm finished up last week and now we have…

Nature Fresh Farms joins SmartWay

Reduction of freight transportation-related emissions

Nature Fresh Farms pledges to reduce freight transportation-related emissions by becoming a member of SmartWay. Over the past year, Nature Fresh Farms joined…

One company cites, another company's sanctions lifted

USDA PACA updates in Texas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on Bella Fresh Houston LLC, Houston, Texas, for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. These sanctions include…

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U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement Seasonal Perishable Products Weekly Update

'Mexican blueberry prices up this week - moderate to active trading'

Asparagus shipments out of Peru remain light as delays continue for arrivals at ports on both coasts. Trading is active at much higher prices due to light supplies on the spot…

Texas-based greenhouse grower adds to board of directors

NatureSweet® announced an addition to its board of directors. Suzanne Wade brings senior executive perspective from two retailers in both Wal-Mart and H-E-B,…

Eating fruit to combat cardiovascular problems in men

A recent study of more than 25,000 men -published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition- pointed to the added benefits of consuming fruit in men of all…

FAA issues first fully automated flight authorization

Drones capable of watering cabbages without human intervention

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is still developing rules on the use of drones, but individual companies are gradually getting some kind of license. Now, the FAA for…

Special Latin America

Aad van der Kleij, Staay-Hispa:

"Revival in demand and prices during final stretch of Brazilian melon season"

Just a few more weeks before the Brazilian melon season crosses the finish line and comes to an end. Costa Rica will then take over the supply again. Commercial manager Aad…

Global Focus Grapes

Grape transition faces logistical port issues

As grape production transitions to offshore supplies, logistics are somewhat hampering the availability of fruit. “The change between California and Peru has been going on.…

Retail

Dreamstime

President and CEO Walmart US ecommerce is leaving the business at the end of January

Couche-Tard and Carrefour to work on partnership opportunities after takeover talks failed

Southeast Asia's Grab considering U.S. IPO this year - sourcesSoutheast Asian ride-hailing and food delivery giant Grab is exploring a listing in the United States this year,…

The EC has a new opportunity to try to eliminate or suspend US tariffs

The change of Administration in the United States represents a new opportunity for the European Commission (EC) to try to eliminate, or at least suspend, the…

Texas Tech researcher examines COVID-19 impact on fruit and vegetable production

Stephen Devadoss collaborated with other researchers to explore the pandemic’s effects on farm labor force and its influence on production.At the outset of the…

US: Louisiana strawberry crop coming early and looking good

Louisiana strawberries are coming in at a steady pace. According to LSU AgCenter agent Mary Helen Ferguson, the producers are off to a good start this season,…

Pineapple trade boom and bust

Costa Rica’s boom crop of the last 20 years has, as predicted, seen a sharp downturn in consumption, accelerated dramatically by the Covid crisis of 2020. This is not the…

The price of Chilean avocados in the domestic market surpasses export prices

The price of avocados in Chile has risen to nearly 5,000 pesos per kilo this season, widely exceeding the export price. In Chile, producers sell a kilo of…

"The production that wasn't affected by the hail is healthy has a good size"

Argentine pear harvest begins in the Valley with good prospects

Some farmers from the Valley began harvesting pears last week. The season starts with good expectations despite the global health context. If all goes well,…

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Crop and Export Report 2021, Week 2

Chile: 9,396 tons of blueberries exported during Week 1

The harvests continue to be focused in the south central zone in the mid-season varieties and beginning the late ones. These regions continue to provide the highest export…

“The Valencia season started with some challenges in the Chinese market”

The Valencias from Egypt experiences some trouble in the Chinese market. A new inspection procedure meant changes needed to be made in the Egyptian pack-houses, something the…

"We expect to start harvesting in the first or second week of February with the best Brix level"

Strong demand for popular Australian table grape brand despite early season challenges

A Victorian table grape producer admits that it may be a challenging season after some unfavourable weather conditions over the past few weeks and the labour shortage…

New grapefruit brand in Israel

There are orchards north of the "Sea of Galilee" and spread along the Hula Valley in Israel, that have different growing conditions. “This 'Red Premium' grapefruit has…

Mango peeling machine for the fresh-cut and processing industries

"We are proud to report that mango peeler mod. PL6M is one of our most popular machines. Despite the copies made by our competitors, our clients recognize ours as the…

Jacob Aktalan (MG Fruit): "Brazil has exclusive rights to the melon market this month"

"Good sales of Galia melons and watermelons; sales of yellow melons stall after price upswing"

There is currently a good market for Galia, Cantaloupe, and yellow melons from Brazil. "Especially the sale of Galias is going well. We are seeing prices around 8 euro and I…

Agrobox technology against point source pollution. Video below.

The latest technology in water recovery from air-blast sprayers

Sooner or later, the world of horticulture and viticulture will have to face the issue of point source pollution. At present, wash waters are dispersed in the soil, as are…

Will Teeuwen: "The biggest challenge is the availability of personnel; I am not worried about sales"

First Limburg greenhouse asparagus arrive extremely early at Teboza

The first greenhouse asparagus haves already been harvested at Teboza, in Helden, Limburg. "Extremely early; we were also surprised ourselves. Normally, the first asparagus…

Jan Franje, Franje Onions:

"The biggest problem for the onion sector is currently fusarium"

Calm has returned to the Dutch onion exporting sector. "I find it difficult to predict how the market will develop. Everyone is saying that many onions have been shipped and…

Port of Antwerp:

Record container throughput limits losses in 2020

The total throughput of Port of Antwerp in 2020 amounted to 231 million metric tonnes of cargo, a fall of 3.1% compared with the previous year. Thanks to the buoyant container…

"Spain is one of the countries that consumes the most kiwi per capita"

The Asturian council of Piloña is home to one of the largest kiwi plantations in the principality. "We produce more than 200 tons in the 10 hectares that we…

Russian Federation extends food import ban for another year

President Putin recently signed a decree extending Russia’s ban on import of agricultural products from countries that applied economic sanctions against…

Nature’s Pride Foundation and GAIN join forces to put workforce nutrition into the spotlight

At the start of the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, as designated by the UN General Assembly, The Nature’s Pride Foundation (NPF) and the Global Alliance for…

Aartsen Asia

"First Chilean cherries in Vietnam!"

"A nonstopfresh start to 2021! After being closed for 5 years, the Vietnamese have opened their borders again for Chilean cherries. We are happy with the reopening of this…

New Easyfresh logistics hotspot in Moerdijk (NL) will connect with 220 countries and territories worldwide

FrigoBreda (Easyfresh co-owners) is currently working hard on the construction of a coldstore in the port of Moerdijk. The distribution centre will be equipped…

UK: Potato packing trade remains relatively strong

A slow start to the month for free-buy trade, has left a feeling of the ‘January blues’ across many sectors. Packers continue to meet demand primarily on…

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