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Weather impacts bell pepper supplies and demand

Bell peppers are seeing a split market currently, given supplies are coming from both the Southeastern U.S. and Mexico. “However, with the Southeast’s constant weather issues,…

Lettuce could come back to Canadian menus within a few weeks

With lettuce pricing starting to come back down this week, the popular vegetable should come back to the Canadian restaurant menus it has been eliminated from temporarily in…

Paul Mastronardi honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

Greenhouse pioneer Paul Mastronardi, President and CEO of Mastronardi Produce, received a Lifetime Achievement Award on Friday at the Ontario Produce Marketing Association…

Date grower-shipper brings latest products to New York Produce Show

The Bard Valley Natural Delights team is not only attending this year’s New York Produce Show with award-winning products in tow but also with a 40 Under 40 honoree, a newly…

Sun World expands Southern Hemisphere marketer footprint

Sun World International, LLC (Sun World) has added several new companies to its global Licensed Distributor lineup. These include three newly licensed…

British Columbia and Saskatchewan companies partner in improving soil health

Growers Supply Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of BC Tree Fruits Cooperative, and ViviGro Sustainable Solutions announce a strategic partnership under the name…

What are the numbers for fresh produce?

Port of Oakland October container volume up 5.9 percent

The Port of Oakland’s full imports and full exports rose compared to last month (September 2022 volumes) and compared to October 2021 volumes. Total loaded container volume…

Industrie Montali

Growing demand for Italian processed products on the US markets

"It is a slow period in domestic market sales, due to price increases that have a strong impact on household purchasing power. The exception is the U.S. market, for a twofold…

International buyers commit $8.5 million to secure Brazilian produce

A trade deal in the order of $8.5 million is forecast for 2023. This was the initial balance sheet of the fresh fruit business round, concluded last Friday 18 November in…

USDA

National Retail Report - specialty crops

US isles bursting with holiday staples like celery, sweet potatoes, asparagus, Brussels sprouts and more

Retailers pulled out all the stops this week in order to satisfy Thanksgiving shoppers' long grocery lists. The aisles were bursting with holiday staples like celery, sweet…

Special Greenhouse

Learning how to be a grower:

“You don’t only have to be knowledgeable about the crop, but you also have to know how to work with others"

HAS green academy has made the headlines quite a few times, with its many research partnerships with different horti suppliers. For instance, we reported some time ago about a…

Global Focus Citrus

Il Girasole Soc. Coop.

Calm start of the season for Sicilian Navelina oranges

“The 2022/23 Sicilian Navelina orange campaign is starting with a slight delay, but organoleptic qualities are excellent. There are currently no problems on a commercial…

Retail

Southeastern Grocers exploring sale, report says

Retailers plan to increase online spending in 2023Grocery operators’ spending to support digital transactions will increase by 2.3% next year despite a 1% shrinkage in…

Lamb Weston Holdings to acquire remaining interests in European joint venture Lamb-Weston/Meijer

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase the remaining equity interests in its European joint venture with Meijer…

Monterey Mushrooms hires new western region sales director

Monterey Mushrooms has named Andrea Smith its director of sales for the Western Region, which spans from Seattle to Phoenix and Denver to Houston. Smith will…

USDA

Western Fruit Report - Grape cold storage summary

503,612 packages of Autumn Royal grapes in cold storage in California - November 15, 2022

On November 15, 2022, there was a total of 503,612 packages - bags, clamshells, plain packs, wrapped and other packages - of Autumn Royal grapes in cold storage in California.…

Mintec Analytics

'Prices in the plastics market in the EU and the US showed a decline in October'

The Mintec Global Packaging Category Index (MCI) declined in October 2022, down 1% month-on-month (m-o-m) to USD 1,414/MT. The decline in the index appears to be slowing and…

Peru's blueberry sector shows interest in four new markets

This season, Peru exported 217,000 tons of blueberries up until last week, i.e 28% more than in the same period of last season. According to the general…

Ecuador and Guatemala establish the phytosanitary requirements to import chirimoya from Peru

"After seven years of technical negotiations, SENASA and its counterparts in Guatemala and Ecuador have agreed on the phytosanitary requirements that will…

USDA

Peru is once again the main exporter of blueberries

The Association of Blueberry Producers of Peru projects that 276,938 tons of blueberries will be shipped from Peru in the 2022-2023 season. In this season's campaign - that…

"Currently we have a wait-and-see attitude towards the market for Chilean cherries"

Chilean airfreight cherries arrived at the Jiangnan Market in Guangzhou on November 8, attracting a lot of attention and starting a new season of cherries in the Guangzhou…

Taiwan‘s custard apple is fully exported to Southeast Asia the market prospect is positive

As one of Taiwan's specialty fruits, custard apples are harvested in November each year, and the supply can last until May of the following year. Since the trade door to…

"Yunnan avocados have high dry matter and oil content, and the output is increasing year by year"

China's avocado market is still largely dependent on imports. However, in recent years, avocados produced in Yunnan have been on the market one after another and the…

Sources from over 650 global suppliers

Aartsen Fruit: "Our branding key to growth in Asia"

"We import from and cooperate with farms in different countries to jointly develop markets. The farms are managed according to their own strict standards which are defined by…

Frédéric Delahaye, Alinéa Top Alliance: “Consumption is stable but an adjustment is needed to compensate for the rising costs”

World Cup in the colors of the Pink Garlic of Lautrec

As the 2022 World Cup starts, Alinéa Top Alliance has “struck hard” with a unique display at one of its clients to promote its range of products in the colors of the French…

A major challenge in the fight against the scarcity of labor

Banana of Guadeloupe & Martinique: new collective packing stations

Faced with a lack of labor on the farms, banana professionals in Martinique want to equip themselves with collective packing stations. These structures already exist in…

Fiona Davidson, Dalival:

Will the new Canopy green apple dethrone the iconic Granny?

The Canopy apple will soon join the Granny Smith on the green apple market. This new variety has emerged from the hybridization program of IFO, the research and development…

Gallicchio Frutta

"Demand for Italian persimmons has grown by 40% in one week"

"We are receiving a lot of requests for our Rojo Brillante persimmons, as demand has grown by 40% in one week from the general markets and especially from big retail chains,"…

Anton Potgieter – The Logistics Group, Paulo Franco – FPT, Sean Gent – Matola Cargo Terminal

Maputo cold store will open up new avenues for 2023 South African citrus exports

At the Matola Cargo Terminal in Mozambique, The Logistics Group and FPT have started construction of the Maputo Cold Store and a fruit consolidation hub. It is planned to be…

Joost Debeuckelaere, Waltson Chips:

"People increasingly appreciate local, artisanal chips' added value; especially around Christmas"

The festive season is slowly approaching: always a hectic time for Waltson artisanal chips. "More people are starting to appreciate the added value of local, artisanal chips…

“It’s -6 degrees Celsius, and there are still orchards with apples on the trees”

The Polish apple season has been particularly strong this season, to the surprise of Emilia Lewandowska, office manager for Polish apple exporter Fruit-Group: “Our season…

A range of paper and board packaging suitable for over 30 different fruits and vegetables

Detpak, a manufacturer and supplier of sustainable paper and board packaging solutions, is working to keep their customers ahead of the sustainability curve. A specialist…

Berries now Tasmania's top crop

The Tasmanian fruit industry was the State’s leading growth driver for the food agriculture sector in 2020-21, increasing in value by an astounding 45%. At over $400 million, fruit is…

'Logistics and Euro exchange rate key to watch'

Southern Hemisphere's 2022-23 table grape season of special importance

The international company Kolla Group, from Germany, visited producers in Brazil, Peru, South Africa and Namibia. During the trips visiting producers they…

Pulsemaster at Interpom 2022

Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) systems for large, peeled and unpeeled potatoes

As a supplier of Pulsed Electric Field systems for better French fries and potato chips, the innovative Dutch-German company Pulsemaster continues to specialize in Pulsed…

The Cherry Express starts its service in TPS Valparaiso

The 2022-2023 maritime cherry export season has already begun in the South Pacific Valparaiso Terminal (TPS) with the departure of the first ship loaded with…

Hazera launches ToBRFV resistant tomato varieties in Mexico

Hazera has launched its first Tomato brown rugose fruit virus-resistant varieties for the Mexican market, showcasing them at the most important event for…

Morocco becomes 15th largest global fruit exporter

Morocco has become the 15th largest fruit exporter by value due to sales spurred by berries, mandarins, watermelons, avocados, and oranges. Between 2016 and…

New Zealand to welcome pomelos and lemons from Vietnam

On November 15, New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Tredene Dobson attended an event marking an important milestone in agricultural cooperation between the two…

Most of the world's raspberries come from Russia

Russia is quite a successful fruit-producing country. During its warm season, Russia grows sweet cherries, strawberries, apples, pears, plums, apricots,…

Kiwi Passion Consortium

Red and yellow fleshed kiwifruit: excellent forecast for the incoming marketing season 2022-2023

On WK 41 the Kiwi Passion Consortium marketing season has started, and its bicolor flesh kiwi (Yellow&Red) will start traveling toward main European and overseas destinations.…

The many health benefits of avocados

Studies have confirmed that avocados contain a hearty dose of important nutrients, such as fiber, good fats, potassium, and vitamin K. That’s why there are…

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