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Fair Trade avocado program returns for second year

Supplies of Fair Trade avocados will see a slightly later start next month following the rains Mexico has been seeing. Los Angeles, CA-based Giumarra Companies began its Fair…

Volumes up significantly this season

Lemon harvest in California desert starts this week

California lemons start harvesting out of the desert this week. “The desert supply in our minds is the start of the 2021-2022 season and we started harvesting a bit last week…

Re-cap of panel discussion at Organic Produce Summit

Controlled Environment Agriculture expected to rapidly grow in the next 10 years

Last week, one of the educational sessions at the Organic Produce Summit included a panel discussion on the Growth of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA): What’s Real and…

Eastern apples now available

As Keystone Fruit Marketing, a division of Progressive Produce, knows, apples and autumn go hand in hand. Crisp, juicy apples have long been part of Keystone's history.…

70 waiting at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

49 cargo vessels outside LB/LA port complex

Current port delays on the US West Coast are contributing to the extraordinary lack of available vessel capacity that we are currently seeing globally, which…

United Fresh conference to feature senior White House adviser as keynote today

Senior Adviser to President Biden and Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, Cedric Richmond, will keynote today’s luncheon general session…

Kubota and Yamaha Motor invest in US startup developing robots to automate strawberry harvesting

Kubota Corporation and the Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. have additionally invested in U.S. startup Advanced Farm Technologies. AFT is a U.S.-based startup seeking to raise…

Soil health practices workshop added onto Organic Grower Summit

An in-depth workshop on soil health practices and strategies employed in organic production systems that can build resilience to climate shock has been announced as part of…

Fruit importer launches Breast Cancer Awareness Month-related sweepstakes

LGS Specialty Sales, an importer of citrus, avocados, grapes and persimmons, is launching its “One Step at a Time” consumer sweepstakes to elevate the…

SEPC sends water to aid in Hurricane Ida disaster relief

As part of its SEPC Cares initiative, the Southeast Produce Council is partnering with the Society of St. Andrew and Publix Super Markets to deliver a straight…

Special Fruit Attraction 2021

67% less temperature fluctuation in containers with Otflow

Air distribution mat test with Costa Rican pineapple exporter, Visa, proves successful

The Dutch company, OTFLOW, recently carried out a study, along with Visa S.A., one of the largest pineapple exporters in Costa Rica. OTFLOW wanted to see how their technology…

Global Focus Potatoes / Onions

China: The export of onions is restricted, and there is still great uncertainty

With a large number of late onions on the market, the storage of onions in Gansu has kicked off. As of early September, most of the market players who have…

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Ahold Delhaize USA has opened a new 1mln square-foot distribution center in Connecticut

Afresh Technologies and Arizona’s hometown grocer Bashas’ have partnered

US: More Fresco y Más stores upcoming from Southeastern GrocersSoutheastern Grocers is expanding its Fresco y Más supermarket banner with a pair of new stores. Plans call for…

Florida blueberry growers remain cautiously optimistic

Increased blueberry imports may have snatched away some of Florida growers’ market share, but they haven’t taken away the producers’ optimistic outlook. That’s…

Dayton apple yields are 20% lower after summer heat wave

While most newly picked apples from local orchards have a healthy sheen ready for market, crop yields are 20% lower because of the June heat wave. The damage…

The impacts of drought are already here

This summer, onion farmers in eastern Oregon and western Idaho faced a double threat to their livelihood. Even though most farmers had access to plenty of irrigation water, a…

A busy month ahead for Darwin's mango growers as production heads towards its peak of the season

The Darwin mango season is significantly ramping up, with volumes passing 200,000 trays dispatched to market for the first time this year. The Australian Mango Industry…

A scientific approach to managing Panama TR4 in bananas

An independently commissioned review into Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4) in Far North Queensland has provided a list of research priorities to help guide industry…

Ginger Covid hype subsides, leaving an oversupplied market

The ginger market, last year buoyed by people’s search for immunity-boosting foods against Covid, has dropped back to pre-Covid demand levels and below, as the KwaZulu-Natal…

Hectre sets new record with fruit sizing app

In one single day, Hectre’s early fruit sizing tool, Spectre, has captured more images than were captured in the entire 2020 New Zealand apple harvest. “We’re absolutely blown…

United Fresh Mid-Year Trend Report:

Has COVID-19 changed our shopping habits forever?

Grocery shopping trends over the past few years have focused on the latest ‘superfood’ or diet and lifestyle craze, but this year research commissioned by…

High stocks, low prices, pessimistic expectations in Chinese apple market

Apple market in China: by EastFruit20 Sep 2021 According to EastFruit analysts, participants in the Chinese fresh apple market expect a difficult season.…

A look at the 2021 Asia Horticulture, Vegetables and Fruit Technology Expo

The 2021 Asian Horticulture, Vegetables and Fruit Expo took place in the World Expo Center in Qingdao on September 15-17. At this expo were gathered, the foremost specialists…

The challenge to change: the future of Asia’s fresh produce business

The fresh produce business is changing rapidly – not only in Asia, but also worldwide – and the coronavirus outbreak has further accelerated the changes. On 28 September, Jan…

Iran intends to export two million tons of fruit

Head of Tehran Fruit and Vegetable Traders Union has said his union is planning to export over two million tons of fruits in the current Iranian calendar year…

Singamas back in profit in the first half as container demand soars

Pacific International Lines’ subsidiary Singamas Container Holdings, the world’s fourth largest container manufacturer, recorded a US$66.51 million profit for…

Jaime Mendizabal, commercial director of Maf Roda:

"The industry has understood that automation is a necessity to ensure survival"

This year, Maf Roda Agrobotic will again attend Fruit Attraction, where it will showcase its innovations in sizers, quality systems and solutions for fruit and vegetable…

Russia extends embargo on fruit and vegetables from the EU, US, Australia, Canada and Ukraine

Moscow extended an embargo on foods from the United States and the European Union until December 2022, in response to several countries' sanctions on Russia,…

Greenyard announces shareholders’ decisions of the extraordinary and AGM

Focus on growth of the category of fruit and vegetables and integrated relationships with customers

Greenyard’s extraordinary and annual general shareholders’ meeting were held on Friday 17 September 2021 under the chairmanship of Mr. Koen Hoffman, Chairman…

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Why do we remember the location of potato chips better than apples?

An increasing number of people in the western world are overweight. Why? Scientists have been seeking an answer to this question for some time now. Researcher Rachelle de…

Interview with Matteo Bortolini, managing director of Sant'Orsola

Zero residue blueberries are leading to a major leap forward

The Italian soft fruit sector is recovering after the 2020 pandemic. One company that has not been affected by the situation and has not been inactive is the Sant'Orsola…

Orchidea Frutta: "We must keep an eye on the sustainability of the supply chain"

"This year, the yields and the quality of the Italia variety grapes are extraordinary"

"This year, the yields and the quality of the Italia variety grapes are extraordinary, as well as the crispness and size of the berries. Compared to last year, we have 20%…

Quality is made in the field but a new base variety is needed

2021 is not a standard year, as nectarine prices are very high in this period too due to the lack of produce in northern Italy caused by the frost. Romagna Mia is currently…

Asta Frutta Alto Adige

Apple auctions - prices slightly higher than 2020

"We can say we are very pleased with how apple auctions have gone so far. The Gala auction has ended and the market responded very well, with prices slightly over those of…

AI tool for diagnosing potato diseases

Potato growers need to identify and manage diseases in their fields, so the AI-powered mobile app PlantVillage Nuru has been expanded to include them also.…

Another cyber attack challenges CMA CGM

CMA CGM has suffered another cyber attack in less than one year from the previous security breach, which hit the company's peripheral servers and caused severe…

Can Tomatoes Grow on the Moon?

Mankind has always been fascinated by the universe. Scientists are always trying to learn more and more about the universe. However, with a size of more than 46,000 million…

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