From a domestic banana player to a global exporter

This year, Coliman Bananas is celebrating its 45th anniversary. The company was founded by Don Jorge Aguilar Heredia and is now being led by his son…

Earlier start for British Columbia blueberries

British Columbia looks to be starting the blueberry harvest in Abbotsford a week early this year. “Last year we started July 10th or so. In the winter,…

Lower pricing helps good movement on Washington cherries

Shipments of Washington cherries in Ontario are strong. “Demand is really good just because of the tremendous supply that’s available and the pricing…

Canadian grower explores new opportunities for greenhouse greens

When one Canadian greenhouse-grown leafy green company started production six years ago, the marketplace for its product looked a little different. "It…

United Apple bolsters team

A new face will join the United Apple team for the 2023/24 season. James Williams has joined the Lyndonville, New York-based grower packer shipper as business development…

Year-round organic apple supply due to dual-hemisphere growing strategy

The Washington apple crop experienced a decrease in overall volume this 2022-23 season. While the organic apple supply was only down about two percent,…

Early El Niño effects on Peruvian mangoes with some mandarin and blueberry harvest delays

The warmer winter temperatures in Peru, which are assumed to be early signs of the El Niño weather phenomenon that is affecting the flowering of…

Spotlight on the Korean produce market

After years of major economic changes resulting from COVID-19, Vanguard is checking in with its key produce leaders around the globe starting with Kirk…

Launching organic salad blends in peel-and-reseal packaging design

Earthbound Farm has eliminated up to 35 percent of its plastic use by utilizing peel-and-reseal sustainable packaging technology. This reduction of 3.5…

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Strawberry production can lead to long-term plastic pollution, study shows

Researchers, including one of Indian origin, have found that the plastic mulch used to support the growth of strawberries sheds large quantities of…

Fieldless Farms introduces cardboard packaging

Fieldless, a Canadian vertical farm, unveiled new packaging used for the first time in the leafy greens category as a solution to reduce single-use…

Citrus breeding efforts to solve the Brix crisis

The combination of HLB and hurricane Ian have made this a disastrous year for Florida citrus, drastically reducing the quantity and quality of processing…

Oregon cherry farmers turn to social media influencers for increased exposure

It’s the peak of cherry harvest season in Oregon and growers in the state this year expect to harvest around 112 million pounds of cherries. But these are not…

Banana industry taking steps to prevent TR4 disease from reaching Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia is taking concrete steps to prevent the dreaded Tropical Race 4 (TR4) disease from reaching its shores. Ministry of Agriculture personnel have…

Kwik Lok names new COO

Kwik Lok Corporation, headquartered in Yakima, Washington, announces the addition of John Skadorwa to its leadership team. Skadorwa takes on the role of chief operating…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Guatemala at £1.01: 4% drop from last week

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for…

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Pick n Pay mandarin sales support Africa’s only dedicated children’s hospital

This is the final week of Pick n Pay’s annual June campaign that leverages mandarin popularity in aid of charity.Their Crafted Collection mandarins…

Watermelons from Northern and Western Morocco will be available soon

After the end of the first half of the Moroccan watermelon season, with crops coming in from Zagora and other regions of southern Morocco, growers in…

Westfalia Fruit Group welcome new Board chairperson

Westfalia Fruit Group, the global avocado expert, is proud to announce that Dr Khotso Mokhele has been appointed as the new Chair of the Board of Westfalia…

PepsiCo's appeal against revocation of potato patent turned down by Indian court

An Indian court has rejected PepsiCo Inc's appeal against an order that revoked a patent for a potato variety grown exclusively for the company's popular Lay's…

Region 2, Philippines

Farmers' cooperatives sell 92.9 tons of pineapples

The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 2 (DA-RFO2) has assisted farmers' cooperatives and associations (FCAs) to sell 92,9 tons of pineapples to…

Mangoes from Nepal dominate market as fruit sees bumper production

Mango production has been increasing in the country over the past few years. According to the Department of Agriculture, in the fiscal year, 2020-21, a total…

Riverland, South Australia:

Juice company fined and convicted over 2020 scalping of 18-year-old worker

A South Australian juice company has been fined $120,000 after an employee was scalped in a workplace incident. The incident occurred when the woman was…

Zespri to start trialing new red kiwifruit cultivar

Zespri International Ltd is ready to start pre-commercial growing trials of a new red kiwifruit cultivar this winter. Company Chair Bruce Cameron said the…

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Weighted average prices for oranges in the EU stood at €105/100kg in June

Weighted average prices for oranges in the EU stood at €105/100kg in June, constituting a minimal drop in comparison to the month before. The prices in…

The Port of Cork Company reports strong financial performance in 2022 following a monumental year

The Port of Cork Company has published its 2022 Annual Report, highlighting the opening of the new Cork Container Terminal in Ringaskiddy and its…

Seafrigo acquires UK-headquartered forwarder Perishable Movements Limited

Seafrigo has acquired the specialist UK-headquartered forwarder Perishables Movements Limited (PML); with the formal signing of the deal taking place in London…

Uzbekistan beats onion exports record

Uzbekistan lifted onion export restrictions onions from March 15, 2023, and, according to EastFruit, since that day the country has been consistently exporting…

Dock worker jailed over attempt to smuggle Colombian cocaine into the UK in banana crates

A dock worker from Portsmouth, who was involved in a plot to smuggle millions of pounds worth of cocaine into the UK in pallets of bananas was caught after…

New study reveals blueberry quality discrepancies at retail markets

A study published in the Foods Journal finds that some preharvest and postharvest factors may influence the quality of blueberries. However, blueberries'…

Taking a look at the Top 10 most expensive fruits in the world

Fruit will inevitably cost more or less, depending on the variety and where you are in the world. Still, there are of course the very exclusive fruits, that…

Scientific study looks into the quality of the blueberries we buy

Blueberries are becoming increasingly popular for their nutritional and health benefits, and so their economic value is increasing. The loss of quality that…