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OVERVIEW GLOBAL RASPBERRY, BLACKBERRY AND REDCURRANT MARKET

The raspberry market has gone through some difficult weeks. Prices had reached high levels, but after Easter they dropped due to increasing volumes. In the meantime, the first…

Who is the winner of this year's CPMA Packaging Innovation Award?

Mucci Farms announces it has been awarded the Packaging Innovation Award for the new Naked Leaf Living Basil Sleeve at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s 2021 Annual…

California kale grower hopes for increased demand as restaurants reopen

California supplies of black and green kale are currently steady. “Our quality is great out there and we’re excited to start our new crops as everything is opening up again.…

Canadian greenhouse grower expands strawberry acreage

Nature Fresh Farms is moving forward in expanding its commodities into the berry category with more acreage dedicated to a strawberry program. With help from its longstanding…

Market wonders whether Zeder has been approached to sell Capespan, The Logistics Group

At the announcement of their annual financial results Zeder, leading investment holding company in South African agribusiness, mentioned approaches by unnamed parties to sell…

Paul Koppert (Koppert Machines): "Automation a hot item in North American cultivation"

New radish bunching machine for Grimmsway's Farms in California

Last week, Koppert Machines supplied a new radish bunching machine to Grimmway Farms in California. The Central Valley company is best known for its carrots, but also grows 65…

Taiwanese pineapples arrived in Canada with delayed shipment and varying quality

In the past, 90% of Taiwan's pineapple exports were shipped to mainland China. This year, as mainland China banned pineapple imports from Taiwan, the island has been exporting…

Pricing gaining strength on California romaine

Current supplies of romaine lettuce from California are slightly below anticipated volume. “I’d attribute that to some cooler weather we had in the last week,” says Mark…

United Fresh statement on USDA ending Food Box Program

On behalf of the millions of Americans who gained access to healthy fresh produce throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we are deeply disappointed in USDA’s…

Mexican potato farmers to keep up fight against US imports

Last week, Mexico’s Supreme Court refused for the second time in six weeks to make a ruling that could allow substantial new access to the Mexican market worth…

Global Focus Machinery/Packaging

Coveris and Berry Gardens launch recycled lidding film with over 30% PCR content

Berry Gardens, the UK's leading berry and stone fruit production and marketing group, has partnered with sustainable packaging manufacturer Coveris to launch a new printed…

Special South Africa

Mark Tweddle - Jupiter Group

"Fruit on our farm is extremely early and our lemon harvest was completed by week 12"

In 2018, Jupiter Group, whose headquarters are based in the UK, purchased the South African fruit producer Bonaire, the acquisition brought with it 800+ hectares of citrus in…

Retail

Dreamstime

US Foods announced the launch of the company’s 2020 CSR Report

Walmart invests in Cruise

Amazon must ‘do a better job’ for its workers, says Jeff BezosAmazon needs to “do a better job” for its employees, Jeff Bezos told shareholders in his final letter as chief…

Bakersfield, California

International Fruit Genetics develops $12 million campus in McFarland

International Fruit Genetics, based out of Bakersfield, California, has announced that it is developing a new $ 12 million research and growing campus in…

Port Manatee container trade soars 74 percent in record first fiscal half

Port Manatee’s vibrant containerized cargo trade keeps soaring to record heights, with the number of container units crossing port docks in the six months…

Western Growers launches Global Harvest Automation Initiative

Western Growers is spearheading a Global Harvest Automation Initiative to accelerate harvest automation across the fresh produce industry, with a goal of automating 50 percent…

Continued growth in exports, additional processing capacity needed to keep pace with increased production

U.S. tree nut exports reach record levels, easing oversupply burden

California tree nut growers harvested record crops of almonds, walnuts and pistachios in 2020, following a year of ideal growing conditions on expanded bearing acreage. The…

Alico Inc. announces completion of sale of land to State of Florida

Alico, Inc. announced the State of Florida purchased, under the Florida Forever program, approximately 5,734 acres of Alico Ranch for $14.4 million, pursuant…

Exports amount to 5,254 tons at week 13

North America, the main destination for Chilean kiwi

According to the second Kiwi Report prepared by the Chilean Kiwi Committee, at week 13, shipments of this fruit reached 5,254 tons. North America (the USA and…

Crowd investment campaign for hydroponic greenhouse kits

There's a new opportunity for investors with interest in the agricultural industry. The Israeli company TAPKIT hydroponic systems has launched a crowd investment campaign.…

Argentine pears are gaining ground on the Italian market

For the last few days, more and more Argentine pears have been appearing in Italian wholesale markets. In March, the import of these pears was expensive, but in April the…

“The dangerous times of frost are still ahead of us”

Polish apple trees hardly affected by recent frost

The Polish apple season is still ongoing, and one exporter states they’ve had a very satisfying season so far. They still have good quality apples in their cold stores and…

iFarm

iFarm sees opportunity to introduce vertical farming into aviation

Converting plane passenger cabins into salad bars

When a European airline sought new ways to reuse decommissioned aircraft, iFarm engineers got to work designing a custom vertical farm that could flourish in the body of an…

Denomination of two new races of downy mildew in spinach

Two new races of the downy mildew pathogen (Peronospora effusa) on spinach have been denominated by the International Working Group on Peronospora in spinach (IWGP). Isolate…

HEPRO-1800 vertical asparagus peeling machine conquers farm stores

"Saving on labor, serving customers quickly"

Through a unique vertical peeling principle, HEPRO® not only offers its customers the optimum in peeling quality, but also scores with several other factors. "We want our…

Adapting to the new normal

“We always want to be close to the grower”

As the UK market emerges from the pandemic, growers everywhere will be assessing the combined impact that Covid and Brexit have had on their customer base. A changing marketplace…

New Zealand's only carbon zero bananas

After an intensive programme of assessment and change working with T&G Fresh, Ekos and others, All Good now offers bananas (imported from Ecuador) that are certified Carbon…

WayBeyond - New Zealand

Solutions for growers to not only become economically sustainable but reduce food waste

A New Zealand-based agritech solutions company says even changing an element of the way a fruit and vegetable business is run can greatly lead to the reduction in food waste…

Virus free asparagus seed improves grower’s bottom line

The asparagus seed harvest in New Zealand is started two weeks earlier than previous seasons. The harvest of asparagus seeds would normally run from mid-March…

Panama's watermelon exports increased by more than 12% in the first two months of 2021

Panamanian watermelon exports in the first two months of 2021 increased by 12.4% over the same period of the previous year and had a FOB value of 1.72 million…

New UN-backed framework to boost agricultural trade between African nations

According to the UN agency, the initiative will help “unlock the potential” of the agricultural sector to contribute to sustainable and inclusive growth across the continent,…

Dazzle apples celebrate big launch in China

New Zealand’s Newest Apple Variety Dazzle has arrived in China with large celebrations at Wholesale Markets as Importers and Retailers race to get a taste of Dazzle Apples.…

EU Parliament committees back Brexit trade deal

Yesterday, European Union Parliament committees overwhelmingly backed the new trade deal between the EU and former member Britain, pushing it to the full…

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