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Imported granadilla heads into higher demand season

While production of granadilla looks steady, supplies may be down slightly compared to the rest of the year. “Granadilla has a year-round production affected by the weather…

Mucci Farms sponsors Huron Memorial Stadium

Mucci Farms announced that they have partnered with the Huron Athletic Booster Club to finance a new turf at Huron Memorial Stadium, home of the Huron Tigers High School…

California Table Grape Commission appoints new director of trade policy

Jodi Devaurs is the new director of trade policy for the California Table Grape Commission. Devaurs’ responsibilities include market access, technical issues,…

Zespri to commercialise red kiwifruit

Kiwifruit consumers in some of Zespri’s key markets will soon be able to enjoy Zespri Red Kiwifruit following a decision from the Zespri Board today to…

Michael DuPuis of Divine Flavor:

"We expect to see an increase of Roma and grape tomatoes this year”

The Mexican high-season for tomatoes will begin in a few weeks, with high volumes arriving in time for the holidays. Though the high season lasts from December through May,…

US: Hazelnut Marketing Board commits to expanding export markets in Asia

The Hazelnut Marketing Board (HMB) is investing funds awarded via the USDA Agriculture Trade Promotion Program (ATP) in a new research initiative designed to identify and…

USDA - Special Article “Seasonality in Romaine Outbreaks and Regional Shipments”

E.coli outbreaks in romaine lettuce peak in April and October, 1998 to 2018

Leafy greens -including romaine lettuce- are the sixth most commonly consumed type of vegetable in the United States. About three-quarters of US romaine shipments come from…

The first table grape breeding company to enter India

As 2019 draws to a close, Grapa Varieties is looking forward to a fruitful and exciting 2020. As Grapa CEO, Rafi Karniel, explains “2019 has really been a breakthrough year…

Assistant professor Kameron Moding, PhD - University of Colorado:

“Food sold in pouches has lower nutritional value than food in jars”

According to a new study, led by researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, infant and toddler foods sold in pouches have lower…

Special Year Overview

Plastic-free fresh produce?

In 2019 the battle against plastic in the fresh produce industry intensified and many companies are looking at reducing plastic use in packaging. Most supermarkets are already…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Australia's dry weather leads to exceptional pineapple quality

The dry conditions along Australia's east coast has led to good eating quality pineapples, according to one Queensland grower. Managing Director of Piñata Farms, Gavin Scurr…

Retail

Empire: Sensory-friendly shopping program expansion

Lidl plans to open first store in Baltimore

U.S. shoppers, mostly online, spend 16% more over holiday weekendA record number of U.S. consumers spent more online and in stores over the holiday weekend for everything from…

Dole Fresh Vegetables announces precautionary limited recall of colorful coleslaw

Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of Colorful Coleslaw. This precautionary recall notification is being issued due to a sample of…

Fire blight spreading northward in Canada

Across the nation of Canada, hundreds of kinds of apples were meticulously developed by orchardists over the last couple of centuries and then, as farms and…

Pacific Produce transitions to Produce Pro Software

Pacific Produce has served the Bay Area for over three decades, and pride themselves on providing fresh produce to food service providers. After becoming one…

Sales of organic products in the US continue to grow

Retail sales of organic fruits and vegetables in the US continue to grow, but the way each store assumes their sale and the presentation strategies they use to do so may…

Mexico says tariffs will drive up tomato prices in US

Mexico’s Economy Department says US consumers could pay 38% to 70% more for tomatoes after the US Commerce Department announced it would re-impose anti-dumping…

Chili pepper compound might slow down lung cancer metastasis

A new study, run by Piyali Dasgupta, Ph.D., from the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in Huntington, WV, seems to find that capsaicin,…

Fresh Thyme Farmers Market produce

Casualty count grows in hepatitis A outbreak linked to blackberries

Two more people are confirmed infected and a sixth US state is involved in a hepatitis A outbreak associated with fresh blackberries that were sold in…

Syosset, New York State

Lin’s Waha Int’l Corp. recalls waxberries due to sulfites and cyclamates

Syosset-based company Lin’s Waha Int’l Corp. is recalling it’s 8.11-ounce (230G) packages of Suantianyangmei Waxberry and Bingtangyangmei Waxberry. The soft…

Georges Helfer SA and IMG Citrus offer Flamingo, the Florida pomelo

Georges Helfer SA and IMG Citrus introduced the Florida pomelo from Indian River 50 years ago. They will now develop a new partnership. This collaboration will allow the…

Weekly Crop Report 48 - 2019

Argentina: Blueberry season forecasts

Argentina has started its blueberry export season 2019. This year, Argentina will continue being focused on preserving quality and ensuring the sweetness that makes its fruit…

Embrapa

BRS Serenata and BRS Jaspe, the new Brazilian peach varieties

Embrapa, the agricultural research company presented the new varieties of peach BRS Serenata and BRS Jaspe on December 1, within the third edition of the Peach…

One in four fresh Costa Rican vegetables contaminated with pesticides

The Costa Rican State Phytosanitary System has published the 'Report 2018 on Analysis of Pesticide Residues in Fresh Vegetables in Costa Rica of National…

Natalie and Marcel Zuidgeest talk over the '3D-puzzle in 40 trailers'

Zuidkoop already busy building almost 5,000 m² of stands for Fruit Logistica Berlin

Once the three busy Fruit Logistica trade show days in Berlin are over, most exhibitors do not have to think about the next edition. Not so for Dutch stand building company,…

Andreas Schindler (Potato Joe) sees good marketing opportunities for Latin American sweet potatoes

"Good starting position for Latin American sweet potatoes on the European market"

Global sweet potato consumption is growing at considerable rates every year: So far, exotic root vegetables have been imported mainly from the USA and southern Europe, but…

Snacking figs complement South Africa's traditional fig offering

Good winter rains and very hot summer weather in the Cape are boosting the onset of the new season for Yukon’s baby fig range. The harvesting of the ‘Bourjasotte Noire’…

"Papagan orange season in China started late by a week"

The orange season in most of the production areas of China started later this year, and production in some has decreased. "This year's harvest of papagan oranges began on…

"This year's first Chilean cherries receive positive feedback from the Chinese market"

The new export season of Chilean cherries officially began in early November. Large volumes of Chilean cherries arrive in various Chinese markets every day. The sales volume…

Red-flesh kiwis from China slow in movement domestically, stable in export

The shelf life of red-flesh kiwis will be shorter this season due to adverse weather, which has led to a negative impact on the flavor. In general, the market acceptance this…

Italy must relaunch its pear sector during this negative year

International guests and an expert audience took part in the convention titled "Le prospettive commerciali e le nuove opportunità di mercato" (Business perspectives and new…

Mushrooms as medicine

“No pills, but bell peppers,” is a great idea proposed by general practitioner, Tamara de Weijer. It is getting a lot of media attention too. It is, however, not just bell…

Spain is sandwiched between increasing competition from the North and South

There are early starters and late starters. But by the time November comes around, most traders in the Netherlands switch to Spanish products. This is the way things have been…

Start-up Food Fellows heads towards break-even point in 2020

Harvest House growers process 3 million excess tomatoes in blend, sauce and soup

During the biennial inspiration trip to New York four years ago, Harvest House members saw a considerable share of processed products on the shelf. "If this is the way the…

Xavi Nolla, manager of Naranjas Torres: "This is undoubtedly the year of the clementine"

"I believe a campaign like this is better for everyone than the previous one"

The Spanish citrus campaign has taken a 180º turn compared to last year's, when there was overproduction and unsatisfactory quality due to the excess rainfall, causing demand…

Lynn Jackson -RK Drysdales

Shredded swede 'swoodles' the lastest carb replacement

With the increased demand for convenience food and ready-prepped vegetables, more and more producers have made this a standard part of the business. RK Drysdales located in…

Nicolas Body - Alltech Crop Science

“A healthy, well-balanced soil is rich in organic matter, increasing the nutrients available for the plants”

Alltech Crop Science (ACS) recognises that a healthy and living soil is fundamental for plants to reach their fullest genetic potential and for successful crop…

Freshfel Europe calls for higher levels of fresh produce consumption

Freshfel Europe has called for a fresh fruit and vegetables-in-all-policies approach in its presentation of its 2019-2024 priorities paper for the EU…

New cargo visibility tool watched temperature, humidity and CO2 levels

Maersk has released its revamped Remote Container Management (RCM) platform featuring the virtual assistant Captain Peter. Since its launch to customers in September 2017,…

Strategies to combat banana diseases discussed by researchers and scientists

On November 21 and 22, 2019, more than 120 stakeholders gathered at an international conference in Maputo, Mozambique to discuss the current status and future of the banana…

2019 Total EU avocado supply update 29-11-2019

Hass supply into Europe; almost same levels as last year

Greenskin imports from Israel into the EU are at 490,000 4-kg cartons in week 49. For Hass avocados. this number is 203,000. Spain has shipped out 153,000 and 223,000 cartons,…

Packaging with 'zero waste' and 'zero impact' presented

Packaging with "zero waste" by 2025 and with "zero impact" by 2035. The Besana Group is increasing its green commitment and determining progressive and…

Plants and plant products exported to EU countries to carry phytosanitary certificates soon

Phytosanitary certificates will have to accompany most plants and plant products — including some foods — entering the European Union (EU) counties beginning…

DG Agri Dashboard

Wapa/Prognosfruit expect new apple crop to be small

Apple price recoveries are ongoing. In marketing year 2019/20 -starting the 1st of August- Wapa/Prognosfruit expect the new crop to be small (-20% on preceding year and -11%…

Colombia started exporting Hass avocado to China

After opening the Chinese market for Colombian Hass avocado in July 2019, the South American country shipped out the first three containers of this fruit to China in record…

Sweet potato uses single odor to warn its neighbors

Sweet potatoes are becoming more and more popular globally: Whether in soup or as fries, they increasingly compete with "regular" potatoes to which,…

Qatar Airways Cargo announces expansion of freighter services to Latin America

Qatar Airways Cargo has announced that it is expanding its services in South America. From January 16, freighter services, utilising B777F aircraft, will…

Remote Container Management technology now available for Hamburg Süd customers

With immediate effect, all Hamburg Süd customers can use the new Remote Container Management (RCM) technology for their reefer container shipments. RCM…

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