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Later, and fewer cherries from Washington

The Washington cherry season is not only getting a later start this year, but it will also see a reduced crop. “We’re forecasting between 50-60 percent of the crop, depending…

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"Negotiating the opening of the United States market to Argentina's sweet citrus is a top priority"

Argentina seeks to increase exports of sweet citrus. India or Mexico are interesting future destinations for Argentina's sweet citrus. At the moment, however,…

US Peruvian mango imports have increased by 99% in the past 16 years

Mango consumption in the United States has grown considerably in the last 16 years. In 2021, the country imported 532,800 tons worth 738 million dollars, i.e.…

New York importer redesigns its branded citrus line

William H. Kopke Jr., Inc., a vertically integrated fruit and produce company, has unveiled its redesign for the SWEETUMS® family of branded citrus items. The family includes…

Renato Bassanezi, Fundecitrus researcher: "The idea is to gain time until more sustainable and definitive solutions are found"

“While in Florida more than 90% of orange trees are already infected with HLB, in São Paulo it is only 22%”

More than 100 years ago, what is now considered the world's most devastating citrus pest was identified in Asia. Greening or HLB is a disease caused by the bacterium…

Vegetables such as celery, carrots, parsnips and parsley

UD professor claims vegetables reduce toxins from cigarette smoke and air pollution

Jae Kyeom Kim, University of Delaware assistant professor for the Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition, has discovered an achievable solution that may…

Terence Hochstein, Potato Growers of Alberta:

‘Alberta crop is seven to ten days behind’

According to Terence Hochstein, executive director of Potato Growers of Alberta there is not much positive news from his own jurisdictions, and relayed…

New consumer contest launches for SunGold™ kiwifruit

Zespri™ is capturing the first sweet bite of SunGold kiwifruit with its "Go Sweet. Be Bold" national contest by encouraging shoppers to shake up the contents of their fruit…

The Mexican state of Sonora expects to harvest a record volume of table grapes this season

The Association of Grape Producers from Sonora (AALPUM) projects the region will harvest a record 25.5 million boxes of table grapes this season, well above…

Produce conference returns to Mexico

International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) will convene industry leaders in Guadalajara, Mexico on June 22 and 23, 2022 at the Mexico Conference. The event…

Organic Produce Summit

Reconnecting with customers on the agenda for OPS 2022

The Nunes Company, Inc. will be an exhibitor (Booth #815) at the 2022 Organic Produce Summit (OPS) in Monterey, California. The event will bring together producers and buyers…

Global Focus Cooling and Logistics

South Africa’s agri sector is hit by bottlenecks at the nation’s ports

As factories and supply chains come back to life after years of pandemic-related lockdowns, it is causing transport bottlenecks, rising shipping costs, and…

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Dreamstime

Novolex: RollStar EZ Open Produce Bags

Lidl will celebrate the grand opening of Garden City Park store on New York’s Long Island

US: SpartanNash welcomes Greg Crane as Vice President, Finance - Food DistributionFood solutions company SpartanNash (the "Company") announced the addition of Greg Crane as…

Freight rates could further drop as U.S. retailers sit with excess inventory

The reduction in consumer demand in the U.S. market has caused ocean freight rates, and especially ocean spot freight rates, to drop considerably since January…

Greenhouse grower makes Future 50 Fastest Growing Companies in Canada list

Village Farms International has been named to Corporate Knights' inaugural "Future 50: The Fastest Growing Sustainable Companies in Canada." The "Future 50" is…

Hort Connections 2022 - Day 2

Today was the first full trade show day at Hort Connections 2022 and, alongside the many stands, there was also a variety of speakers in the main hall. The trade show was very…

Proyecto Terra will install the first plant for the exclusive processing of pitahaya in Latin America

The processing plant, which costs $2 million, will be ready by the end of October this year, and it will begin processing the American Beauty pitahaya produced…

Do the EU's demands threaten Latin American bananas?

Jose Antonio Hidalgo, executive director of the Association of Banana Exporters of Ecuador (Aebe), spoke with Semana about the general concern about the low…

Eco-friendly sachets extend life of fruit and veg outside refrigerator

In mid-2019, Deepak Rajmohan returned to his home country from the US to work on an innovation designed to minimise food spoilage. “I always wanted to get back to India and…

Randolf Aaldijk, Origin Fruit Direct

“After two good months, the South African pear market has done a 180”

The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) figures show that the European Union's pear harvest was 26% lower than in 2020. That was due to late spring frost. About 1.67…

Too early to say whether to convert to durum wheat

A very difficult year for Sicilian carrots

"A truly difficult carrot season is now behind us. This is mainly due to the lack of demand for our product from foreign markets," said Carmelo Calabrese of the producers'…

Daniel Rodríguez, manager of Glamour Fresh:

"Pineapple marketing has become a job for specialists"

"A few years ago, the pineapple imported into Europe was not a product with much added value, other than being an exotic fruit. In many cases, the fruit was not very good, had…

The cleaning aspect can make or break a floor

"Many of us consider a floor a mere detail. Yet, an industrial floor - certainly one in a fruit and vegetable facility - is important for, say, hygiene," says Ton van Wijnen…

Purple Pride wants to use its shawarma to promote eggplant as a convenience product

"Shoppers are often hesitant to try eggplant"

Purple Pride recently launched an eggplant shawarma in the Netherlands. Growers United, a growers association that's always focused on eggplant cultivation, wants to use this…

Good cherry prices, low supply and high production costs

"We have lost 80% of our stone fruit production this year"

Frosts took a severe toll on pome and stone fruit trees in northeastern Spain in late March. The production in the regions of Aragon and Catalonia suffered historic volume…

Cutting herbicide applications by around 77% and fertiliser by 15%

Small Robot Co launches robot services to 50 farms

June 2022 - Small Robot Company (SRC), a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, today announced the launch of its commercial Per Plant Farming robot services.…

CMA CGM first quarter 2022 financial results:

'Stepping up strategic investments and excellent financial performance'

The Board of Directors of the CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, met today under the chairmanship of Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief…

Tore Angelsen: “Aim to increase to pre-pandemic level of 65 000 pieces of fruit per day”

Norwegian school children enjoy 42,000 pieces of fruit and veg per day

Norwegian primary and secondary school children, who currently consume 42 000 pieces of fruit and veg at school per day, will see it increased back to 65 000…

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PrognosFruit 2022 to take place in Belgrade, Serbia, 3-5 August

The Prognosfruit Conference is Europe’s annual event for the apple and pear sector, gathering growers from across Europe. After two successful online events in…

GRIMME UK and Haith reveal their vision for optical sorting

GRIMME UK and Haith have revealed their latest major joint project – an innovative mobile optical sorter. Designed to automate the removal of stone, clod and foreign debris…

Global vegetable supply group ‘beets the competition’ with sustainable Bedfordshire based acquisition

Tuber Group, based near Hull, is continuing to scale with the acquisition of sustainability-focused fresh produce processor MyFresh for an undisclosed sum. MyFresh, based in…

Saint Kitts and Nevis

NIA expands efforts to attain food security goals

In its quest to ensure a consistent supply of agricultural produce for consumers, the Department of Agriculture on Nevis presented twelve commercial farmers…

South Africa

McCain announces new Farms of the Future in Africa at 'critical moment' for the global food system

McCain Foods Limited has unveiled plans for a second Farms of the Future in South Africa, as part of its drive to cut carbon emissions and tackle the impacts…

Global keynotes announced for BerryQuest International 2022

Berries Australia is excited to announce that the BerryQuest program has been finalized, with four international keynote speakers headlining the conference at…

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