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Warren Russell on Moleaer’s expansion into Chile and Peru:

“There is much potential for optimizing blueberry and grape crops with nanobubble technology”

Nanobubbles are very small vessels of gas that are created to remain stable in bulk solutions. When they are added to the irrigation water used in agriculture, they increase…

Harvest in new packing shed in Oaxaca is starting

Mango industry feels shift in demand

Supplies of organic mangoes out of Mexico are steady. “Right now, there is a transition going on from the Southern Mexican regions of Oaxaca and Chiapas,” says Rio Rico,…

Late season cherry promotions drive success of Washington season

The quality of the California cherry season plays an important role in the success of the start of Washington cherry season. When consumers have a great eating experience with…

Diane Smith of the Michigan Apple Committee:

“The freezing temperatures only caused minimal damage to Michigan apples”

Michigan produces around 25 million bushels of apples per year, and while it is still too early on in the season to give a forecast for the upcoming harvest, the orchards are…

Jeanine Martin with Giumarra

“Our new trio of nectarine brands aims to excite the consumer”

New for the 2020 California stone fruit season, the Giumarra Companies introduces a trio of premium nectarine offerings under its DulceVida™ brand umbrella: Midnight Edition™,…

California company supplies over 600 fresh produce boxes to local central coast residents

In response to shelter in place orders due to COVID-19, Gold Coast Packing, a grower, shipper and processor of fresh produce, partnered with sister winery, Costa de Oro, to…

IFCO donates 600 RPCs to Meals on Wheels

Meals on Wheels People, a food relief organization serving meals to food insecure seniors in the Greater Portland region, and IFCO Systems, the provider of Reusable Plastic…

Alejandra Garcia joins Magic Sun as Sales Operations Director

Magic Sun, a hydroponic tomato grower in Mexico, is seeing strong growth and increasing interest in its program to deliver year-round greenhouse grown product.…

Alberto Obregon joins Vision Import Group as Director of Global Procurement

Vision Import Group has hired industry veteran Alberto Obregon as Director of Global Procurement. Alberto has a degree in Agronomy from Antonio Narro…

Progressive Produce welcomes Andrew Engles as Sales Manager in Asparagus and Wet Veg division

Andrew Engles has joined Progressive Produce, effective May 18,2020, as Sales Manager in the Asparagus and Wet Veg division. For the past 14 years, he was with…

United Fresh

Marsha Verwiebe with Volm Companies on exhibiting at a virtual trade show

“This is an opportunity we should take advantage of”

In less than three weeks, the produce industry will experience its first virtual trade show ever, organized by the United Fresh Produce Association. “With our membership going…

Global Focus Melons / Kiwifruit

Graciano, a new early Piel de Sapo melon for Almeria

Graciano is the new early Piel de Sapo variety that Syngenta has launched in Almería and that several major producers in this area have already tested. In mid-May, it is…

Retail

Saladworks to set down roots in the produce section

Dollar General: Focus on fresh fruits and vegetables

Ahold Delhaize USA announces Ira Kress as President, Giant FoodAhold Delhaize USA announced Ira Kress has been appointed President, Giant Food, effectively immediately. “Ira…

Chiquita celebrates 15th anniversary of the Nogal Nature and Community Reserve

As part of Chiquita’s commitment to being a ‘Good Neighbor’ in the communities in which it cultivates its tasty bananas, the brand is proud to celebrate the 15th anniversary…

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Avocados being tested for Central Valley production

Will we see commercial avocado production move into the central valley? That’s what Joseph Mark Buhl is wondering. Along with a few collaborators, he is…

Boragen Inc. and Dole Fresh Fruit Company

New partnership to examine use of boron in fighting Black Sigatoka

Boragen Inc., a world-leading boron-based discovery platform announced a collaboration with Dole Fresh Fruit Company, a subsidiary of Dole Food Company, Inc.…

Total of 2,093 acres lost or not planted

California: Monterey County examines impacts of COVID-19 on agriculture

The results of a survey intended to better understand how Covid-19 has impacted Monterey County agriculture was released May 4 by Agricultural Commissioner…

National Potato Council and state grower organizations letter to Agriculture Secretary Perdue

US potato industry: '1.5 billion pounds of potatoes for processing trapped in the supply chain'

The National Potato Council and state grower organizations wrote Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue last week to talk about potatoes that have nowhere to go…

William Cortes

San Joaquin County cherries withstand uneven rain losses

In mid-May, San Joaquin County cherry orchards got a rehash of last year's disastrous late-season rains, but this time the damage appears far more limited.…

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US cold chain suppliers keep going strong at Port of Savannah

Import numbers have remained steady from origin nations across regions such as South and Central America amid COVID-19 concerns. Total refrigerated imports…

Fewer vacation opportunities might increase popularity of tropical produce in retail this summer

With COVID-19 and local social distancing restrictions, summer this year may feel a bit different. In order to help understand consumer sentiment and how it…

FLM Harvest announces $75,000 “Seed to Succeed 2020” pro-bono program

Bringing passion and energy to support organizations with lean resources, FLM Harvest announced a call for entries to its Seed to Succeed 2020 pro-bono…

IG International Pvt. Ltd. enters global blueberry market

Fresh fruits importer IG International Pvt. Ltd., in collaboration with MBO & Mano Babiolakis and under the supervision of an Australian team, harvested the first large scale…

Citrus Grower's Association - Citrus weekly reports

South Africa: 627,092 units of oranges exported in week 21

The weekly orange volumes shipped from South Africa to other African nations (and surrounding islands) stood at 14.039 15-kg cartons. Combined with the exports to Asia (13,231…

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Due to cheaper oil, Suez fees and recession

Shipping companies opt for Cape of Good Hope route more often

Shipping companies are re-discovering the old Cape of Good Hope route in an age of low oil prices and increasingly costly Suez Canal fees. This is according to…

Reports on South African pome fruit and stone fruit

'Confronting Climate Change': Industry benchmark numbers

The 2020 Confronting Climate Change (CCC) industry benchmark process builds on 2018 - 2019 datasets and provides a meaningful platform for the South African…

Chilean fruit exporters may present a copy of the certificate of origin at destination

The general manager of Chile's Certification of Origin Central Unit (UCCO), Gonzalo Salinas, stated in an interview with SimFRUIT that Chilean fruit exporters…

Mexico's agri-food sector will grow by 2% in 2020

Before the explosion of the coronavirus in Mexico, the National Agricultural Council (CNA) expected the agri-food sector to grow by 4.5% in 2020. Due to the…

The EU prepares a new agreement with Mexico that could harm Spanish citrus

The European Union will update the economic association agreement with Mexico that had been concluded on April 28 with conditions that the Unió de Llauradors has denounced…

Anton Turovsky on quality inspections of imported fresh produce by Russian supermarkets

“You should not blindly rely on Russian supermarkets for quality inspections”

The Russian fresh produce market is dominated by retail chains who import directly. According to an independent quality control surveyor based in Saint-Petersburg, Russian…

Santiago Vázquez, of La Vega de Cieza: "The demand and prices remain high"

"We are having a remarkable nectarine season this year"

Spanish stone fruit is in a very different situation compared to last year. In fact, the sector's situation could have been devastating if nothing had changed. The supply is…

New fresh watermelon in wedges

"Sales of whole watermelons are increasingly lower"

The trends in fruit consumption are changing, and proof of this is the fact that “watermelon is increasingly sold in halves and quarters and less in whole pieces. On the one…

"Remote" assembly for Futura processing lines

Futura did not get discouraged by the lockdown and the subsequent absence of flights all over the world. "We are fully booked with orders until the fall and we cannot…

First South African grapefruit already on the market

Supply shortage on limes balanced out the closure of the hospitality industry

The Spanish citrus season is in its last weeks: Some three to four weeks earlier than last year, people in Germany will switch to overseas goods, mainly from…

Spanish researchers find effective pesticides against orchid thrips in citrus

The Valencian Institute for Agrarian Research (IVIA) has made significant progress in the study of orchid thrips (Chaetanaphothrips orchidii), a citrus pest…

Grid bucket for snack tomatoes from Pöppelmann FAMAC®

Adapted packaging - now even more sustainable and visually attractive

Resource-saving production, secure packaging, attractively presented: Pöppelmann FAMAC®, specialised in plastic packaging for the food and pharmaceutical industry, and MERULIN…

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Market Report May 2020

'Restrictions in Europe are severely impacting production and exports'

The Covid-19 pandemic is dominating the situation worldwide. Whilst countries in Europe are beginning to ease the lockdown but still follow the principal of…

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Experts claim: Vegetables can be used to self-distance children at school

Many parents fear sending their children back to school following lockdown – insisting it is impossible to keep from hugging and playing with one another but health…

Total EU avocado supply (updated 22-05-2020)

In week 21, Peru shipped a total of 2,281,000 cartons to Europe

In week 21, Peru shipped 206,000 cartons of Greenskin and 2,010,000 cartons of Hass avocados to Europe, for a grand total of 2,281,000 cartons, dominating the avocado supply…

"This year's garlic price is likely to be lower"

Now that the new garlic harvest season is underway, Jining Greenstream Fruits & Vegetables co. Ltd. visited several garlic producing areas including Jinxiang in Shandong,…

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Ten largest African economies

Some regions are really skyrocketing.

Queensland vegetable producer set to increase supply after government funding

A Lockyer Valley vegetable farm will be able to increase its supply capability, following a funding boost from the Queensland Government. Vanstone Produce will…

Kareen Broodryk

Two Rwamagana districts are becoming key suppliers of Rwandan produce

About 25 kilometres from Kigali lies the Karenge Sector, Rwamagana District in the Eastern Province. It is a key source of bananas, vegetables and other cash…

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Cuddling during Corona