Brian Gomez with GreenFruit Avocados

“We can count on Colombian avocados soon to be year-round”

The avocado market is pretty steady. “Through the 3rd quarter of this year, we are expecting to see continued stability in terms of pricing and…

Lower organic apple volumes out of South America expected

The US organic apple market is dealing with conflicting pressures. Washington’s organic apple production is down about 25 percent. “With supplies being…

Prices strengthening on Mexican raspberries

The supply of raspberries has been good for the past few weeks and as April approaches, it looks to be increasing. “The supply is comparable to this…

Cold weather means later end to Mexican Brussels sprouts

Brussels sprouts look to be ample currently. “They’re steady and the prices are good,” says Richard Donsky of Mister Produce, noting that currently, supplies…

Wegmans Food Stores is recalling their Frozen Chopped Spinach

Wegmans Food Stores is recalling their Frozen Spinach across the country. It is feared that the Frozen Spinach may be potentially contaminated with pests. The…

An operation to internationalize the Apulian company

A container of Lome Super Fruit juices has left for Canada

After the load in the early morning of yesterday (21 March 2023), a container filled with juices under the Lome Super Fruit brand departed from the…

New VP of marketing and client services for Marketing Plus

Marketing Plus, a marketing and advertising agency, has promoted Johnna Johnson to vice president of marketing and client services. With this new role, Johnson…

Retail frozen food sales increased by 37% between 2018 and 2022

US demand for cold storage continues to increase

According to a report published by the American Frozen Food Institute, 29% of US households expanded their freezer capacity during the pandemic. Retail frozen…

Chile apple season well underway with new Fuji varieties near commercialisation

As Chile’s apple harvest and export season is well underway with good volumes to the US, new Fuji apple varieties are in the final stages of evaluation…

Legislation passes for Georgia Citrus Commission

Georgia citrus farmers and industry leaders scored a legislative victory on Monday when the state Senate overwhelmingly passed the proposal to start a Georgia…

British Columbia berry farmers concerned about cool spring

According to Meteorologist Michael Kuss, the spring forecast for the end of March and beginning of April should be average or even below average and will stay…

March cold spell may have major impact on North Carolina apple crops

In Henderson County, the unseasonably warm weather in the last part of February continued into early March, but there was quite a cold snap last week and at…

Prices for fresh produce like strawberries and lettuce expected to rise

Central California suffers under farmland flooding

Last year, it was drought that caused nearly three quarters of US farmers to report that a lack of rainfall was hurting their crops from Texas to North Dakota…

Market and Crop Update for March 23, 2023

Texas onions have been good quality and good size

MARKETTampico, Mexico:Don Ed Holmes with The Onion House in Weslaco, TX, said on March 22 one of his Mexican sheds had finished earlier in the week, and “the…

The Fruit Truck delivers fruit by the pallet

The Fruit Truck is a produce delivery company that picks up fresh fruit at farms and orchards and delivers it directly to communities in 16 states. Customers…

G&R Farms in 3-point stance for 2023 Vidalia season

With the official pack date of April 17 set for this year’s Vidalia onion crop, G&R Farms in Glennville, GA, is on the starting blocks for the start of the new…

Can backlog at port be worked away before citrus starts?

Yet more rain could spell quickened end to South African grapes

In the Hex River Valley grape growers are warily watching threatening skies, again, as yet more rain is predicted for the Western Cape.“If it rains now…

Brazil to authorize import of Mexican avocado before the end of 2023

Javier Calderon Elizalde, the chief director of the National Food Health, Safety, and Quality Service (Senasica), and Carlos Goulart, the secretary of…

Chilean citrus fruits gain entry to Mexico under the inspection system

Mexico has announced and published the phytosanitary requirements for the entry of Chilean citrus fruits into the country. According to Simfruit, this…

400,000 banana trees damaged by storm in the north of Santa Catarina

On 26 February, a storm caused severe damage to banana cultivation in the north of Santa Catarina. According to a survey by Epagri, the main municipalities…

Meeting unique vegetable processing needs

IQF products have become more popular. According to Maria Vieitez, marketing coordinator of OctoFrost, this has led fruit and vegetable processors to…

Christian Cuvellier, Oliver:

The sales of Peruvian mangoes remain fluid despite the economic context

The season of the Peruvian mangoes is in full swing. Oliver, a major importer of exotic fruit and vegetables located on the Rungis market, also sells…

“Demand for Shiitake mushrooms dipped by the end of February”

Against expectations, demand for shiitake mushrooms from Ukraine seems to have dropped a bit as February came to an end, says Nature Green’s consultant…

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PNZ Frozen Potatoes Trade Report No.4 - March 2023

Strong growth of European frozen fry exports to New Zealand, signs slowing

For the quarter ending January 2023: Export volume to New Zealand down 19% on quarter ending October 2022, which may be an indication exports are slowing.…

The SENSOPLAG project aims to develop digital tools to predict and detect pests that threaten citrus crops

The Generalitat, through the Valencian Innovation Agency (AVI), finances the development of new digital tools for the early detection and prediction of…

OneThird raises €2.75 million to tackle $1 trillion lost to food waste annually

OneThird, an AI-powered food tech company created to address the annual loss of one-third of all food produced due to spoilage, announced the company…

Consequences for the fruit and vegetables?

New CAP and the EU draft regulation on packaging

This Thursday, 23rd March at 3pm (Paris/Madrid Time) AREFLH organises a hybrid public conference on the new CAP and the EU draft regulation on packaging: what…

Kakuzi books a bumper full-year 2022 profit and dividend harvest

Kakuzi Plc has posted a Kshs 845.8 million net profit for the financial year ended 31st December 2022, representing a 62% after-tax profit growth. The avocado…