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OVERVIEW GLOBAL TABLE GRAPE MARKET

Namibia and South Africa are now shipping their table grapes to the European market, while the North American market is mainly supplied by Peru, Chile and California. At the…

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Latin American unions write to major retailers to express concern about Rainforest Alliance certification

The Coordinating Body of Latin American Banana and Agro-industrial Unions (COLSIBA) has written to seven of the biggest German and UK supermarkets raising concerns about the…

Demand on tomatoes could strengthen pre-Christmas

Supplies of tomatoes right now are ample. “Currently the market shows a big offer of volume considering the volumes that are coming from Mexico, United States and Canada. We…

Confidence in home cooking here to stay

What produce trends can be expected in 2021?

Sheltering at home. Limited or no trips to restaurants at all. Wanting to eat healthier. These are some of the significant trends seen in a pandemic-filled…

Fall Creek adds to professional board of directors

Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc., a global blueberry breeding and nursery company, announces that Tom Blaser has joined its professional board of directors.…

Jose Antonio Gomez Bazan, Managing Director of Camposol International:

"Avocado consumption in the US market could grow by 50% in a decade"

Jose Antonio Gomez Bazan, the Managing Director of Camposol International, said that avocado consumption in the United States, a market that imports more than 80% of the…

Shippers blame carriers for entirely predictable US container graveyard

Shippers are not buying into the box shortage paradigm, that the dearth of containers in Asia is caused by the pandemic, presented by shipping lines and…

Mexico

More than 4,000 hectares of bananas in Tabasco were lost to the floods

The floods that have ravaged Tabasco this year have strongly impacted the state's banana production. The president of the National Council of the Banana…

Washington state tree fruit worker suing after US Department of Labor decreases harvest wages

A farmer worker from Sunnyside, Washington and his union, “Familias Unidas por la Justicia, AFL-CIO (FUJ), filed a lawsuit and a motion for a temporary…

US representative Huizenga commends new US cherry export market in Taiwan

According to US Representative Bill Huizenga, cherry growers in Michigan and across the US are now in a better place to sell their fruits in an Asian market.…

Special Year Overview

Year overview 2020: October

Citrus and tropical commodities were predominant in the headlines in October of this year. Starting with bananas, global banana production was expected to increase to 129…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Cautiously optimistic early Mexican mango season start forecast in Oaxaca & Chiapas

For the last several weeks, the brothers Crespo of El Grupo Crespo – Jorge, Roberto and Jose Angel – have been driving through southern Mexico. After some initial hesitation…

Retail

Dreamstime

Cardenas Markets is partnering with Instacart

Southeastern Grocers: More than 40 enhanced stores in 2020

US: Food and beverage sales decline in NovemberRetail sales declined 1.1% in November compared to the previous month, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Census…

Peruvian organic banana production is expected to decrease by 10%

The president of the National Banana Board (JNB), Valentin Ruiz Delgado, said that this year's national production of organic bananas would be 10% smaller in…

The technique allows increasing productivity and profitability by 30 to 50%

Hydroponics gains ground in Argentina

Soil degradation as a consequence of unsustainable management and inappropriate practices have positioned hydroponics and substrate cultivation as alternative…

US total fresh-market vegetable shipments and prices, 2000-20

According to recent US total fresh-market vegetable shipments and price data, the 2020 price index stands at roughly 140 percent of 2011, with shipments coming in at about 540…

Honduran okra aims to compete with longer shelf life and year-round availability

Although okra is widely used in Caribbean, Creole, Cajun and Indian cuisines, many European consumers have yet to discover its unique texture and flavour. Thanks to the power…

Colombia and the United Kingdom agree to continue their current commercial relationship

Colombia and the United Kingdom have agreed to give continuity to their current commercial relationship, in force since 2013, as the internal procedures for…

South Africa citrus farmers reaping fresh profits

South African citrus growers have gained greater market access to the US, while Brexit will mean better prospects and the African Continental Free Trade Area…

Egyptian strawberry season sees a strong start with high demand

The beginning of the strawberry season has been very positive for the Egyptian producers. Although it was thought the pandemic and the lockdowns that came with it would have a…

James Reid – Red Ant Agri Engineering

Launch of orchard-based fertilizer spreader that allows precise and variable deposition

Variable rate application of granular fertilizers in orchards and vineyards has long been an expensive undertaking, but Red Ant Agri Engineering has just launched a more…

Munich wholesale B. Hornburger LLC on the current market situation

"Alternatives in the hospitality industry are just drops in the ocean"

The so-called 'potato road' at Munich's Sendling wholesale market is normally very busy at this time of year. Just before Christmas, traditionally tons of potatoes and onions…

Erik-Jan Thur, Marni Fruit:

"The price of small sizes of oranges is now also pulling up"

"Towards the holidays, there are always fewer trucks available, which results in expensive transport. This means that everyone does not act too crazy and not much more is…

Demand increasing for SNFL seedless grape varieties Ivory and Timpson in China

China still leads the way as the world’s largest market for seedless table grapes and this year sees a significant increase in shipments of the Sheehan Genetics varieties…

Lemon and grapefruit campaign hurdled by increased production and falling demand

The increase in the lemon and grapefruit production this year and the reduction of the demand due to the impact of the restrictions to contain the pandemic are resulting in a…

“The Qatari vegetable cultivation sector has been heavily developed over the past few years”

The local vegetable production in Qatar has come a long way over the past few years. Next to quality and competitiveness, it has resulted in less imports of vegetables during…

Vietnamese importers to reduce purchases for Tet celebrations as they fear lower demand

Vietnamese fruit and food importers expect lower demand during Tet (Lunar New Year) next February due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are…

Hubballi airport to house North Karnataka's first cargo terminal

Hubballi Domestic Airport is ready to house North Ka mate ka's first dedicated domestic air cargo terminal, that would be expected to start functioning from…

Red “Hot” apple continues to impress

The first apple to be commercially released from the Hot Climate Programme is receiving rave reviews from growers in Italy, France and the UK, after a series of evaluations in…

AU: Strategic pivots help citrus succeed overseas in 2020

This year, the Australian citrus season has had great success in key Asian export markets with an increase in value from the previous season seen in Japan and Vietnam. The…

Sell-out season puts Envy™ apples on track to be billion-dollar brand

T&G Global’s premium Envy™ apple brand has had a record season, selling its entire New Zealand crop well before the end of the year, as it moves quickly towards generating a…

Health awareness and convenience to drive demand for fruit and vegetables in Europe

A report has been released on the production and demand for fruit and vegetables in Europe. The report includes projections for apples, peaches and nectarines,…

Food retailers winning trust through pandemic

Consumers are more trusting in the food industry because of the COVID-19 pandemic with farmers and retailers seeing the biggest rise, according to new…

Mycotech lab introduces sustainable sneakers made from mycelium

Indonesian mushroom products

Mycotech lab is an Indonesian biotech startup that has been involved in developing a leather-like material made from mushroom mycelium, called mylea™️. Earlier, it introduced…

All things must come to an end

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