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Pears seem to be less affected

Sunburn and bitter pit bring down Washington apple production

The Pacific Northwest is well into the harvest of early apple varieties like Gala and Honeycrisp and the pear season has just started. “The concern for the crops all…

Lower yields on North American shallots

Canadian shallots started out in a welcoming market this season. “We started in a very empty market. In a normal year you have maybe 11 months to ship product because there is…

New season, new storage facilities for sweet potatoes in Central California

With the new sweet potato harvest beginning in August and running through November, Quail H. Farms in Livingston, California, is in the process of upgrading their storage…

Mission Produce announces fiscal 2021 Third Quarter Financial Results

International farming segment revenue increased 22% versus prior year

Mission Produce, Inc., a prominent company in sourcing, producing, and distributing fresh avocados, today reported its financial results for the fiscal third…

Post-harvest solutions provider adds plant-based organic coating to stone fruit portfolio

Pace International LLC, a provider of sustainable postharvest solutions and technologies for the fresh produce industry, announced today the introduction of…

USDA

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement seasonal perishable products - weekly update

Peruvian blueberry imports arriving through Philadelphia and NYC expected to increase

The excitement of a long Labor Day holiday weekend was tempered somewhat by lingering recovery efforts from last week’s Hurricane Ida. Parts of Louisiana and New Orleans…

Mini Medjools snack line introduced

Natural Delights® replaces traditional Date Rolls with the launch of Mini Medjools, a new snacking line with blended Medjool dates and other wholesome ingredients including…

Developing automated vision technology for Ontario apples and tender fruit

Ontario’s tender fruit and apple growers have joined forces with a local agtech company to further develop its smartphone-powered computer vision system for Ontario tree…

No details disclosed yet

Major HLB discovery announced

A researcher from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences recently determined how bacterium causes the devastating citrus disease HLB. UF/IFAS Citrus…

Growers claim this year's Connecticut apple harvest is among the best

Fall is apple picking season in Connecticut. Despite the heavy rains that occurred in the summer months, executive director of the New England Apple…

Organic Produce Summit

Fruit shipper discusses sustainability initiatives

The Organic Produce Summit is just around the corner and Rainier Fruit Company is looking ahead with anticipation. “Rainier was founded on the idea that nature knows how to…

Berry shipper talks organic berries at OPS 2021

Well•Pict Berries is excited to announce its attendance at the 2021 Organic Produce Show in Monterey, CA. "We look forward to connecting with retailers and attendees in person…

Global Focus Potatoes / Onions

Dominique Viel, Ferme des Arches:

“This year, the onion calibers will be smaller”

Last week, 8 of the main operators of the onion market came together to take a look at the campaign so far. “Together, these 8 operators represent about 50 to 60% of the…

Retail

Dreamstime

GrubMarket: $120mln in an oversubscribed Series E round of funding

Amazon Canada to hire 15,000 new warehouse and distribution workers

US: Hy-Vee hires Jason Farver to lead perishables distribution armJason Farver has joined Hy-Vee as president of Perishable Distributors of Iowa (PDI), a fresh and frozen food…

Crop and Export Report 2021, Week 36

Chile: New increase in blueberry production expected for 2021-2022 season

The new 2021-2022 Chilean blueberry season has started. After two seasons affected by COVID and the changes that this has caused in the way of buying and in…

Shipments made between January and July totaled 949 million dollars

Peruvian avocado exports reach historic figures

Avocado exports achieved a new historical record between January and July 2021, reaching 949 million dollars, according to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and…

Due to possible contamination with Non-O157 Shiga-Toxin Producing E. coli

Dole Fresh Vegetables announces limited recall of curly leaf parsley

Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of conventional Curly Leaf Parsley. The product being recalled is Dole® Curly Leaf Parsley, with…

Creating awareness for No Kid Hungry and their efforts to end childhood hunger

Zespri is reaching out to retailers and to the produce trade industry for support in their social and influencer engagement activity as part of No Kid Hungry’s…

Fall Creek announces Holger Brandt as General Manager of Sekoya platform

Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc., a global blueberry breeding and nursery company, has announced that Holger Brandt is now the general manager of its Sekoya…

USDA changes handling regulations for Irish Potatoes grown in Idaho and Oregon

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing a final rule changing the handling regulations under the federal marketing order for Irish potatoes grown…

Hawaii Island police on the lookout for seven fruit thieves

Hawaii Island police officials are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying seven suspects accused of stealing 1,500 pounds of fruit along the Hamakua…

Canada: Prairie potato growers on edge because of hot weather

If the weather co-operates, Western Canada growers could retain their optimism about still producing a good crop this fall. It’s been a reversal of fortunes…

Maine potato farmers feeling better about 2021 harvest

Maine potato growers expect a solid crop and stronger demand due to the reopening of restaurants. Another positive indicator: a decline in acreage was reversed…

Rory Cole - Elifab

First Elifab Berry Class packline gives peace of mind in a challenging Western Cape blueberry season

In what has been a difficult blueberry season in the Western Cape’s Overberg region - a lot of rain, cold and even hail, very unusual for this region - the decision to install…

Ben Meadows - Edison

Good results in the glasshouse and strong take up from customers led to triple Tomberry production

Australian greenhouse grower Edison have just started to harvest their new summer crop of Tomberries. The Tomberry is billed as the world’s smallest ‘big’ tomato. Based in…

ABARES Agricultural Commodities Report

New data shows Australian horticulture is headed for record value, even through COVID-19 challenges

The value of horticultural production is forecast to rise by four per cent and reach a record $12.4 billion in 2021–22, according to new data released in the ABARES…

New Zealand apples growing in popularity with Indian consumers

“This was the first time we had six varieties of apples from New Zealand at the same time”

India consumes large volumes of apples from across the globe. One importer has had a special season, importing six varieties from New Zealand and launching a campaign…

ASOEX and the Japanese ambassador analyze the opening of this market for Chilean apples

"Japan is a relevant market in Asia where we can continue to expand and diversify our shipments"

The president and the general manager of ASOEX, Ronald Bown Fernandez and Miguel Canala-Echeverria Vergara, met with the Japanese ambassador, Kazuhisa Shibuya.…

Cambodia ratifies Free Trade Agreement with China

On September 9, the National Assembly of Cambodia ratified the bilateral free trade agreement with China, aimed to increase the trade of goods by reducing and…

Fresh produce export resumes from Afghanistan after the change of regime

After the abrupt fall of Afghanistan’s government the Taliban took over control of the country. The change in the regime initially led to the suspension of export and import…

Photo-report

Video Macfrut 2021, the in-person edition

The 2021 Macfrut exhibition, from 7 to 9 September, was experienced by most exhibitors as a pleasant and surprisingly productive event. With an optimistic spirit, all…

Chris Chinn - Cobrey Farms

Good yields for UK blueberries

It has been a big year for UK blueberries, after a late start yields have been good and the weather has been kind. “We didn’t have any frost or storms to contend with here,”…

No Waste Technology (NoW), a technology patented by Policarta/AFC Packaging

A new 100% plastic-free paper packaging

"Guaranteeing fresh, high-quality products to customers is a big challenge, but it is not the only one. The environmental problems that we are all facing to protect future…

SmartPac

A better solution for storing grapes at a lower labor cost

The table grape world has implemented an improvement, especially in the harvesting and packaging phase. The revolution is called SmartPac and aims at improving the final…

New industry tomato

Med Hermes presents Forentum F1 oblong tomatoes

"After years of experience in the table vegetable sector, we have now introduced industry tomatoes," reported Alfredo Amoroso, Ceo at Med Hermes, an Italian multinational…

Newhall oranges boast the highest vitamin C content

Never before has the attention of consumers and, therefore, of the citrus fruit industry, focused so much on the vitamin content in oranges. FreshPlaza has talked about it…

Important growth of the strawberry variety Victory

September marks the end of the strawberry plant nursery season, a key phase for its subsequent transplantation in the production areas of southern Europe and Mediterranean arc…

Kissabel apples will soon be here again

Kissabel®, the range of apples with coloured flesh running from pink to intense red, is about to return to the European market. Harvesting of the first Kissabel® apples began…

Almeria vegetables coming

Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchinis and eggplants are the main component of the growing area in Almeria, Spain. In the eastern part of the region, in addition to the…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Ecuador at £0.68 per kg, up 3% 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 bananas at wholesale…

How many tomatoes does Peru produce?

According to information from the General Directorate of Agricultural Development of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, in 2020 Peru had…

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