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Washington cherry growers counting down to harvest

Despite frost damage during bloom, Washington state is looking at a very marketable 2020 cherry crop. “Frost diminished the crop by 25 percent, but according to estimates, the…

Christina Ward of Sunkist:

“We’ve seen increased demand for Navel, Cara Cara oranges, and California Star Ruby Grapefruit”

There is currently still a lot of good quality, California-grown citrus available. Christina Ward of Sunkist Growers, the citrus cooperative made up of California and Arizona…

Pricing up somewhat

Less Chilean kiwi fruit shipped to the US this season

Supplies of kiwi from Chile are good though not as ample perhaps as normal. “Normally Chile gets going with kiwi in late-March to early April and by the time we get to early…

US demand on pineapples likely to rise

Depending on the country of origin, supplies of pineapples are good to somewhat slim compared to usual volumes. Victor Wilcox with First Quality Produce in Fresno, CA. says…

6+ months availability combined with Chile and Peru

Special order Mystic grape program expanded for Mexican season

The Giumarra Companies announced the expansion of their exclusive line of Mystic-branded premium grapes to fruit grown in Mexico. This is a first for the program, which…

Fresno Flat Sweet Red Onions harvest starts this week

As the last and only steward of this special variety, Baloian Farms once again brings to market the heirloom Fresno Flat Sweet Red Onion. This week will mark the company’s…

RPE welcomes Lauren Mordasky as Business Development Manager

On April 13, RPE, Inc. welcomed the newest member of their business development team—Lauren Mordasky. Lauren is based in Vermont and will be focusing on new…

Thursday, May 14th, 1 p.m. ET

USDA webinar about applying for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service and Farm Service Agency will host a webinar on Thursday, May 14, 2020, at 1 p.m. ET, for…

Today's important COVID-19 news in the fresh produce sector

Corona-update: Wisconsin potato growers not as hard a hit as their western counterparts

In today’s brief update, we are looking at the situation regarding potato growers in Wisconsin, who seem to be less hard hit by COVID-19 than their western counterparts. Also…

Effects of COVID-19 on Florida blueberry production

Overall, the period between the Chilean season and the Florida season was characterized by low volumes and high prices. However, at this point in time the landscape is very…

United Fresh

Lisa Overman with Dole Food Company

“What a special time to be honored for a Retail Produce Manager Award”

A few weeks ago, United Fresh announced the 25 honorees of its 2020 Retail Produce Manager Awards Program. Sponsored by Dole Food Company, the program recognizes produce…

Global Focus Melons / Kiwifruit

Jordi Valle, of Melón de Autor: "Small melons will have better chances in this crisis"

"It is a challenge to find enough quality watermelons in Almeria and prices are at record high"

With the melon and watermelon campaigns in Brazil and Senegal already completed, the harvest in Almeria is currently underway. The watermelon shortage is reflected in the…

Retail

Amazon says delivery speed returning to normal after Covid-19 crush

US: Walmart's employee bonuses near one billion USDWalmart has already paid out $550 million in employee bonuses during the coronavirus pandemic, and it announced an…

Ying Feng Johansson

Ontario & New York state

Growers are working overtime to protect crops from frost

Farmers have had to scramble to protect their orchards and crops from overnight frost as unseasonably cold weather has hovered over the eastern Great Lakes…

Research finds blueberries may improve type 2 diabetes

A new research study published in Current Developments in Nutrition found that the equivalent of one cup of fresh blueberries, given as 22g of freeze-dried…

The expansion of COVID-19 in the US could jeopardize more than 20,000 tons of Mexican rambutan

The spread of the coronavirus in the United States and the possible decrease in the demand for exotic fruits could compromise the export of more than 20,000 tons of rambutan…

USDA NASS report

Florida 2019-2020 orange forecast down 1% from April

The 2019-2020 Florida all orange forecast released by the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board is 69.7 million boxes, down1 percent from the April forecast. If…

Bankerwin

California: Avocado retail sales recover from initial drop

After getting knocked about at the start of COVID-19, the California avocado business has largely resumed its steady progress to a voluminous harvest. Al…

USDA files against against Hawaiian company for alleged PACA violations

As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the U.S.…

Miami customs authorities seized a package with Asian caterpillars

The United States Office of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported that, on April 28, customs officers at the Miami airport had seized a package that had…

Edonalds

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service

USDA predicts third straight record Californian almond crop

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is predicting a record California almond crop for the third straight year. The USDA-NASS 2020…

Peruvian fruit exports increased in March despite the pandemic

According to data provided by Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), despite the global spread of the coronavirus, fruit exports increased by…

Peru produced 535,000 tons of mango in the 2019/2020 campaign

Peru produced 535,000 tons of mango in the 2019/2020 campaign, 41.6% (222,664,468 kilos) of which were exported as fresh mango for $256,306,278, as reported by the president…

Total EU avocado supply (updated 08-05-2020)

Week 19 avocado shipments from Peru to EU amounted to 1,675 mln units

The Week 19 shipments from Peru amounted to 201,000 cartons of Greenskin avocados, 1,474,000 units of the Hass variety, coming to a total of 1,675 mln units. Chilean shipments were limited to…

Maersk takes measures to increase the availability of reefers in Ecuador

Maersk has begun to take measures to ensure the availability of reefers in Ecuador in order to guarantee their flow, support the agricultural export sector,…

The World Bank highlights the success of Chilean fresh fruit exports to China

The World Bank's 'Central Asia's Horticulture Sector: 'Capitalizing on New Export Opportunities in Chinese and Russian Markets' report highlighted the success…

NAMC Market Intelligence Report: Week 18 of 2020

South African 2020 export season shows strong increase in global citrus demand

The South African 2020 export season has shown a strong increase in the global demand for citrus. Currently the export volumes of lemons doubled that of 2019. Citrus growers…

Video Top 10 strawberry producing countries

This video shows the top 10 strawberry producing countries from 1961 to 2018. In 2018, most strawberries will be produced by China (2.7 million tons), followed by the US (1.2…

Martino Ferreira -Elite Agro

First small volumes of cherries from Morocco

Elite Agro is based in the United Arab Emirates and owns six farms in Morocco, one of which near Sefrou, has just produced its first ever crop of cherries. “We grow berries, top…

Peter Van Steenkiste, Warnez Potatoes, Belgium

"Filière approach pays off with potato packaging sustainability"

"At Warnez, 'close-the-loop' partnerships form one of the sustainability pillars in our pursuit of a circular value chain," says Peter Van Steenkiste, product manager at the…

Luc van den Aker, Fresh Mushroom Europe

“The corona crisis has little impact on Belgian mushroom supplies”

The Belgian mushroom sector is doing well. That is, after a few months of several challenges. The corona crisis caused these. "Sales to the retail sector have continued as…

Designed for efficiency, built to last

Hygienic, fully stackable and designed to maximise freight storage, JumboNest® is the next generation in sustainable, returnable packaging. Food safe, robust and manufactured…

The Avolution finds solution for 2nd grade avocados

From food service to Odd Bunch

North and central Queensland are harvesting avocados at the moment these are two of the large producing areas. The weather has been cooler than normal for the time of year but…

The importance of investing in innovative technology to stay ahead of the game

A New Zealand AgTech company says the horticulture and fresh produce industry is heading for a major shift in coming years, in terms of take-up of new technology. Autogrow…

Colinda Smits

Greek peach production expected to be normal this year

The first estimates for the European production of peaches and nectarines in 2020, collected on 7/5/2020 by Europech - at MEDFEL - reveal an overall decrease…

Frigga introduces a low-cost, single-use USB thermometer that lasts more than 90 days

Frigga announced their new 4G real-time thermometers at Fruit Logistica 2020 in Berlin in February. They are now bringing another new product for real-time…

"Muslim Festival of 'Breaking the Fast' stimulates Chinese pear export"

China is one of the world's largest pear producers and prices have recently shown significant fluctuations. Mr. Wang of Jinan Haoyuan Agricultural Products Co., Ltd. has…

Mr. Siwabud Veerapaisarn

Stable freight rates as trade lines regain their balance

With demand now broadly matching available capacity, six more blanked sailings over the past week mark the stabilising of the deep-sea trades. This means the rates are…

OP Agora' to help convert 300 hectares of table grapes over 5 years

Agronomist Giuseppe Tagliente from O.P. Agorà reveals how the new project will entail the conversion of 300 hectares of the best known varieties of table grapes on the market.…

Stuck in a lockdown? Put emojis on your fruits and vegetables!

Brijesh Dhobi is beating boredom during lockdown by editing emojis on food items and creating ridiculous scenes. Head over the Instagram page of Ahmedabad-based photographer…

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