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Slimmer supplies of papayas again

Supplies of papayas have tightened up. “Over the last couple of months, it had gotten better. But right now supplies are tight industry wide. There seems to be a little bit of…

Square Roots:

"Getting to carbon-neutral is not a quick hit, but we're able to look at every aspect of the business"

"There’s a megatrend for locally grown food, and the demand from consumers is accelerating at both grocery retail and foodservice channels. There’s been a common misconception…

Where in the world is my container?

Tim Clarke, president of Vanguard International USA, takes a look at where the industry is with ongoing supply chain challenges. “We deal with logistics issues every hour of…

Making specialty mushrooms more accessible

The specialty mushroom category is quite different from its sister category, the white button mushroom. “Specialty mushroom trends have grown over the past few years but there…

Acquisition of VersaCold Logistics Services from TorQuest Partners

Lineage Logistics broadens North American network

Lineage Logistics, LLC, a prominent industrial REITs and logistics solutions providers, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire…

USDA restricts eight PACA violators

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on eight produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of…

USDA

National Retail Report - specialty crops

Total ad numbers this week at 271,308: down 11% from last week

Vidalia onions from Georgia were front and center this week as local deals entered the marketplace. Texas and Hawaii had their state branded sweet onions featured as well.…

USDA

Mexican asparagus crossings through Calexico, California, and San Luis Arizona expected to decrease seasonally

A week after it was rescinded, financial losses from Texas Governor Abbott’s 10-day border inspection requirement are being tallied up. Estimates are in the hundreds of…

USDA to help with user costs for Oakland’s pop-up container yard

Port of Oakland exporters eligible for new federal incentives

Port of Oakland’s new, temporary container yard is getting federal help in the form of financial relief for its customers. The USDA (United States Department…

Groom named CEO of Florida's Natural Growers

Florida's Natural Growers is pleased to announce Mr. Christopher Groom has been selected as the company's new Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1,…

Special Melons / Kiwifruit

Mantuafruit to produce zero-residue melons and organic Perla Nera watermelons

The Italian season has started with the first harvesting operations in Sicily, although production is around ten days' late. Mantuafruit sales manager Alessio Orlandi…

Global Focus South Africa

Forecast increase in fruit export good news for the Western Cape

The Western Cape has received good rainfall since 2018 following a prolonged period of limited precipitation. It is expected that the increased water…

T Fresh Company of City of Industry is recalling its 7.5oz Yes! Enoki Mushrooms

T Fresh Company of City of Industry, CA is recalling its 7.5oz (200g) enoki mushrooms, Lot #6021053 grown in China, because it has the potential to be contaminated with…

Fairtrade International announces Sandra Uwera as new Global CEO

Fairtrade has announced the appointment of its new Global CEO, Sandra Uwera. Ms. Uwera steps into the role following the departure of Dr. Nyagoy Nyong’o, who…

April 2022: Less than 0.1 inches for drought-affected areas western Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas

Current Drought Conditions and Outlook: U.S. Drought Monitor Conditions 92% of the region is in drought (D1 or worse). 51% of the region is experiencing extreme…

Christian Seydewitz of Hapag-Lloyd spoke about cherry exports at the Global Cherry Summit:

"Chile doesn't have the capacity to move 6,000 containers in four weeks"

Hapag-Lloyd's Senior Vice President for Chile, Christian Seydewitz, participated in a panel at the 3rd edition of the Global Cherry Summit, held on April 19 in…

President Castillo faces great difficulties

War in Ukraine sparks crisis in Peru

Over the past month, Peruvian president Pedro Castillo has faced the most difficult period of his short term in office. What began as a strike over rising fuel…

DP World reports gross volume growth of 1.9% in 1Q 2022

DP World Limited handled 19.3 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first quarter of 2022, with gross container…

European Commission

EU wholesale prices for bananas

EU wholesale prices of yellow bananas from Latin America at €103 per 100 kg in week 15

In week 15, the EU wholesale prices of yellow bananas from Latin America came in at €103 per 100 kg, some €5 higher than last year. The average wholesale prices of ACP bananas stood at…

Transna Trading Group builds new $5 million dollar pineapple packhouse

New UK market and new crop for Dominican pineapple producer

The opening up of a new export market in the UK, building a new $5 million dollar pineapple packhouse facility and growing new crops. This is how Angel Leguisamon, CEO of the…

“Challenging” Israel Orri mandarin season nearly over

The Israeli premium mandarin Orri season, described as “challenging”, is nearly over with about a week of shipping to go. Jacobo Strimling from Mehadrin, Israel’s largest…

E-commerce provides new sales ideas for Liangshan fruits

The price of Chinese cherries has doubled

Thanks to its unique natural and geographical conditions, Dechang County in Sichuan Province has always been a rich place for cherries, mulberries, strawberries, loquats and…

A.D.I.VALOR and Plasticlean join forces to recycle agricultural films

A.D.I.VALOR and Plasticlean (branch of the Calvet Group) have formalized their partnership to create a new recycling unit for films used for agricultural production. With a…

APM Terminals Mumbai launches a rail service for empty container repositioning

APM Terminals Mumbai (Gateway Terminals India – GTI) is introducing a new value-added service for customers by providing a rail product to reposition empty containers. The new…

Portuguese almond farmers to launch factory following multi-million-euro investment

The Veracruz Group, which grows four varieties on almonds on its 1,300 hectares of groves in Portugal, will open a state-of-the-art shelling and drying factory in…

SATI:

"The grape industry’s sustainability is under threat"

"Amidst the backdrop of extensive media coverage that the current harvest has received, we deem it important to remind industry role-players that the timely marketing of…

New proposed EU regulations threaten the export of Southern African oranges to the region

This week, the European Union’s (EU) Standing Committee on Plant, Animal, Food and Feed (SCOPAFF) will discuss and, possibly vote on, new and arguably…

Nyusi launches agricultural marketing campaign in Mozambique

Last week, Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi launched the 2022/2023 agricultural marketing campaign in the district of Marracuene. The marketing target for…

Peru: Vertical bike climbs trees to harvest fruit and prevent deforestation

In the Peruvian Amazon, more than 1 million trees are felled to harvest the aguaje fruit every year. The fruit grows on palm trees that measure up to 35 meters high, making it…

Portuguese researchers create 100% vegetable egg

Portuguese researchers have created a non-egg egg. The new, totally home-grown product has been created from soy and other plant extracts. Researcher Daniel…

Russian fertilizer sent to Brazil despite sanctions

Despite concerns that sanctions against Russia will cause a fertilizer deficit in Brazil, sources claim that orders are being filled and ships are heading to…

Tanzania

TARI to produce 20 million improved avocado seedlings in 2022/2023

The Tanzanian government, working via the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institution, plans to start production of 20 million improved avocado seedlings in the…

Morrisons apologizes as lettuce shelves were seen empty

Supermarket chain Morrisons has apologized as one of its stores was recently pictured with large empty sections it its meat and poultry aisle as well as in…

Zambia National Farmers Union

‘Shoprite is ignoring locally produced onions’

The Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has stated it is saddened that Shoprite Zambia is currently facing onion shortages in its stores when the country has…

Retail

Dreamstime

Bashas’ now accepts EBT SNAP for Instacart orders

Zubale is eyeing an expansion to Brazil and Chile

Amazon takes on Shopify with ‘Buy With Prime’Amazon is making moves to boost its relationship with sellers as rival Shopify continues to expand its presence and swoop in on…

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