Bite-size cucumbers are in peak season now

Healthy snacks that taste good and are convenient continue to be in a strong uptrend. “Within the cucumber category, we have seen the snacking segment…

“We put all our energy in the offshore melon season”

The US offshore season for melons kicked off early November. “We started with bringing in melons from the Zacapa Valley in Guatemala,” says Mark…

Later start of California cherry harvest

No two years are alike in California. The state experienced the driest three-year stretch on record until this last winter season came around.…

Autonomous growing:

"The point isn't to eliminate human labor, but to make the work easier for my employees”

The current world is being taken over by AI. The internet has been flooded with illustrations, and even videos created by AI. While some people are…

Florida peaches waiting on rain

The Florida peach season is three weeks away from getting underway. “The crop is a little light compared to last year. Most of our trees are 10-11 years old and they’re kind…

Banana exports lower in February 2023 -

Ecuador sees -99.17 percent drop in banana exports to Ukraine due to Russian war

Ecuador's banana exports to Ukraine fell by -99.17% or 1.55 million boxes less in February 2023 compared to the month just before the  Russian invasion started…

Core organic apple varieties go year-round

Rainier Fruit Company has plans in place to take core organic varieties year-round again. For the fifth year in a row, organic gala, organic fuji,…

National Mango Board elects new officers for 2023

The National Mango Board (NMB) elected new officers during its annual March board meeting. This year, the meeting occurred in Santo Domingo, Dominican…

Customs broker celebrates 10-year anniversary

Miami-based customs broker Advance Customs Brokers will celebrate 10 years in business on April 1, 2023. The company was founded by Pat Compres and…

September 19-21, 2023

FIRA USA 2023 debuts farming robots in Salinas

The California Rodeo Salinas is set to become the hub of agricultural innovation as it hosts the 2023 edition of FIRA USA. The three-day event will bring…

South Texas

Rio Grande Valley grapefruit: unabashedly sweet

South Texas grapefruit comes in a variety of evocative names, but the characteristics they all have in common is their distinctive color and taste. Round and…

Chile's avocado harvest is estimated to have fallen to 186,000 tons this season

According to Francisco Contardo, executive director of the Chilean Avocado Committee, this season's production was affected by the severe spring frosts, which…

In week 11, Peruvian banana shipments experienced a 34% year-on-year increase

Last week, Peruvian fresh banana exports finally ended the six-week streak in which shipments were lower than in the previous season. “In week 11, Peru…

Post introduction of FTAs with the United States

Banana production increased in several Central and South American countries

The nations of Colombia and Costa Rica have increased their banana production post-CAFTA-DR. Bar chart showing banana production growth or decline in Guatemala,…

“We anticipate a great avocado season with favourable prices”

The Kenyan avocado season got off to a slower start than expected, says Dipesh Devraj, commercial director of Kenyan avocado exporter Keitt Exporters:…

Tunisian producers in a position to take advantage of the high demand, provided it rains enough

Tunisian fruit producers are preparing for the summer export campaign, in a mood of optimism mitigated by the fear of a reversal of climatic…

Rouxan Jansen van Rensburg – Core Fruit

Early avo market in Europe the complete opposite to last year

Core Fruit, the avocado exporter of producer ZZ2, has for some weeks been exporting early Hass (Maluma) and greenskin avocados to a European market…

Strong demand for Tunisian peaches and apricots

Tunisian peach and apricot growers are expecting a good season, thanks to strong demand, good weather conditions, and better productivity this year,…

South African Table Grape Industry celebrates 2022/2023 China Campaign launch

On Friday, March 24, the South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) celebrated a successful 2022/2023 China Market Development Campaign launch at…

Pear sizing mobile app delivers reliable size data earlier than ever before

Hectre, double award winners in the AgTech Breakthrough Awards, have announced that their latest innovation, the Spectre for Pears early fruit sizing…

Facility is one of the biggest in Australia

DP World opens one-stop refrigerated container facility in Sydney to serve growing demand

DP World has announced the opening of Reefer World, a new one-stop refrigerated container facility in Sydney, which will provide a wide range of reefer…

"We want Australia to be a leader in genomics-assisted breeding, especially in horticulture crops at the international level"

How fruit genomic research can in Australia lead to better tasting and more resilient crops

Australian research is underway into creating an advanced genomics platform, which will help producers overcome industry challenges, improve…

Report on unseasonal rain and its impact on grape industry in Nashik, March 2023

"The rain loosened the natural protective layer, making the grapes more vulnerable to progressive defects"

The unseasonal rains seem to have a large impact on the grape industry in India. Darshan Patil, Director and CEO of Fresh Survey Pvt. Ltd. has written…

Iranian dates are doing well this Ramadan

The Ramadan 2023 campaign of Iranian dates has seen remarkable growth, according to Hossein Vasei, sales manager of the exporting company Amoot…

Amid inflating prices, Kashmir officials issue price list for fruits and vegetables

The Jammu Kashmir administration has woken up to the exorbitant food prices in the region, issuing a price list of fruits and vegetables. Department of Food,…

China releases National Food Safety Standard for MRL limits of 112 pesticides

In January, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) National Health Commission (NHC), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and State Administration of Market…

Harm Valckx, Berry Packing Services:

"When there are large supplies, blueberries are increasingly sold in 700 g-1 kg packs"

There were vast amounts of blueberries available during the overseas season. The volumes coming from Morocco and Spain are considerably lower, says…

David Ortega, from Santo Boniato: “The market isn't ready to pay a high price for this product”

“Frozen sweet potato is an interesting line that we have been considering”

After having experienced a very rapid evolution in recent years, we can say that the sweet potato industry is currently in a readjustment process, stated David…

Electricity costs up 133% for UK apple growers

A survey of British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) growers has revealed that they are paying more than twice as much for electricity in December 2022 than in…

Chlorothalonil is considered carcinogenic

Germany issues an alert after detecting chlorothalonil in melons imported from Costa Rica via the Netherlands

German health authorities notified the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) that they detected the presence of chlorothalonil, a fungicide that is…

Turkish cherry harvest expected to start slightly early

A lack of rain will result in smaller sized cherries this year, says Akin Soyleyen, marketing manager for Turkish exporter Aksun: “The weather has been…

Lidl in Germany to pay price premium for Fairtrade bananas

The German discount retailer Lidl commented on paying a price premium and so called "living wage" for bananas: “Lidl is currently implementing another…

Organic Food & Eco Living Iberia will be held at IFEMA MADRID on June 7 and 8, 2023

"Ten weeks from the fair, there are only 8 stands available"

"The fourth edition of Organic Food & Eco Living Iberia aims to consolidate itself as one of the organic sector's most important fairs at the…

Starberry MD2 promotion in the Spanish and European markets

A shaker to reduce blueberry harvesting costs

Campagnola Iberica, with headquarters in Barcelona and production at Campagnola s.r.l. in Italy, is a leader in the manufacture of agricultural…

Bison by REV Packaging Solutions evolves together with the market

Anti-waste digitalisation and technology

Bison by REV Packaging Solutions, precisely conceived for the filling of punnets, combined with the specific denester-filler, is a weigher designed in…