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Better 2021 season anticipated for Northwest cherries

Northwest cherry supplies look to be up this season. The 2021 Northwest crop estimate puts cherries at 23.7 million boxes, up 3 million from last year and looking more like…

Hugo Castro with GinaFruit

"It’s a matter of time before Ecuador's banana crop gets hit by Fusarium"

Fusarium and bananas have a several decade-long history together. The Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Cubense Tropical Race 4 fungus (TR4) has already affected some twenty countries…

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Late freeze in Michigan takes first flushes of asparagus out

A series of freezing nights in the West Central region of Michigan caused the first flushes of asparagus production to be taken away. This has resulted in supplies being very…

Chile and Argentina

Transition to South American lemon imports as California harvest begins to slow

As part of its “One World of Citrus™” strategy, Limoneira has made significant investments to ensure its customers receive a consistent supply of high-quality citrus…

Registration open for Organic Produce Summit 2021

Retailer and general registration for Organic Produce Summit 2021 is now open for the live and in-person event being held on September 15-16 at the Hyatt…

Washington state

Ag groups call to reopen farms and lift emergency farm worker restrictions

Washington state’s agricultural groups are appealing to Gov. Inslee to repeal recently renewed COVID-19 emergency rules for farm workers using temporary…

New peppers showcased are suited for Mexican market and climate

With two new products, Top Seeds International, the international company specializing in the research and marketing of innovative hybrid varieties of high-quality vegetables,…

Fruit-X: Innovation in a sea of blue

"We are anticipating the commercialization of a new blueberry variety group"

Big Innovation Leap Having a strong hold on the Blueberry market in South East Asia, Fruit-X Asia have been holding their breath in anticipation of commercialization of a new…

Leadership class tours Philadelphia Market and port facilities

The third Eastern Produce Council (EPC) Leadership Class experienced key aspects of the produce logistics and distribution system with a tour of the Philadelphia Wholesale…

USDA

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement Seasonal Perishable Products Weekly Update

US grower-shippers can expect to see lingering effects of fuel shortage in coming weeks

Fuel prices stole headlines this week, spurred by the shutdown of the Colonial pipeline in response to online hackers. Although the pipeline, which serves much of the East…

Special Melons / Kiwifruit

Red Falcon by Consorzio Mundial

Sicilian netted melon season in full swing

"This year, harvesting started a few days late because of the weather, which delayed ripening. Thankfully, the current warm temperatures have led to sweet fruits with an…

Global Focus Machinery/Packaging

Supermarket suppliers profit from flexibility in product programs

Fully automated meal packaging with case packers of Lan Handeling

With their flexible packaging robots, Lan Handling Technologies responds to the increasing demand of food producers to package products of variating sizes and patterns in both…

Retail

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Whole Foods Market has shared some of its growth strategies for the future

Empire has completed the purchase of 51% of Longo's

US: Kroger to participate in virtual BMO 16th Annual Farm to Market ConferenceThe Kroger Co. announced that Gary Millerchip, Kroger's CFO, will address investors at the…

Reaction to governor Newsom’s budget proposal and drought recovery plan

The California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA) reacted to Governor Gavin Newsom’s “$100 Billion California Comeback Plan”, which will allocate a portion of…

UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center

Promising advancements in biocontrol treatment that slows citrus greening

Florida citrus growers may have a new tool to help them slow the presence of citrus greening in already diseased trees. While there is no cure for…

Podcast

Hopeful lessons from Hawaii’s successful battle with Avocado Lace Bug

When the invasive avocado lace bug was first spotted in Hawaii, farmers were quite worried. However, intensive collaboration provided a path forward, and the…

Texas

Port Laredo looks to boost fruit and vegetable imports

Laredo, Texas, is known as one of the busiest inland ports for goods such as auto parts and cellphones, but now officials say they want more fruits and…

Promoting its kiwis in U.S. and Canada

Greek Kavala COOP announces participation in new "The Charming Taste of Europe" campaign

The Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of Kavala (Kavala COOP) from Greece has announced the participation in a new communication campaign in Canada and the…

T&G Global Chairman to step down

T&G Global today announced that after nine years as Chairman, Prof. Klaus Josef Lutz will step down from the T&G Global Board at the end of its Annual Meeting on 23 June 2021. Prof.…

Northern Australia Food Futures Conference

Setting the framework for growth in Australia's tropical fruit industry in the north

Tropical fruit growers and stakeholders will this week take part in the Tropical Exotic Fruit Symposium in Darwin to develop a Research, Development and Extension plan for the…

Marius Deyzel - Delamar Direct Marketing

Flattening the South African grapefruit curve

South African grapefruit production has only increased marginally when compared with the other citrus varieties such as lemons and late mandarins, specifically in the northern…

Cherry prices in China falling due to increasing availability

In May, open-field cherries from Shaanxi, Shandong, and other producing areas started to trickle onto the market. With the increase in volume, prices have fallen. The poor sales…

"Peruvian avocados enter Chinese market later than usual due to quality standards"

There is a temporary shortage in the Chinese avocado market because the supply from Peru is delayed. The price is very high at the moment. According to…

Dominican Republic

Avocados, pigeon peas, oranges and bananas see large increases in April

Statistics from the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic say that among the groups with the highest incidence in the growth of the April 2021 price index…

Procitrus expects that global demand for citrus will continue to grow this year, although at a slower pace than in 2020

The Association of Citrus Producers of Peru (Procitrus) expects another good year in sales after the demand for fruit with vitamin C due to the pandemic led to…

Avocado farming promising endeavor for Tanzania

The Arusha Region of Tanzania has a high potential for exports of avocados. Almost 9,000 tons -valued at $30 million - were exported last year, while some…

Mónica Tierno, general director of Agrupación de Cooperativas del Valle del Jerte

"Despite the rains, we expect 20 million kilos of cherries to be harvested"

The cherry harvest has just started in the Jerte Valley, a region in the Spanish province of Caceres which has become renowned in all of Europe for the production of this…

"We avoid plastic waste, we close the material loop"

The BASF Group's agricultural research station requires plant pots in large quantities every year. With the help of Pöppelmann TEKU, a supplier of plastic products for…

Variety resistance stops race change challenges in spinach

Varietal resistance to spinach downy mildew is now one of the most important selection criteria in variety choice for the UK’s specialist growers, according to Syngenta leafy…

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Video Proxy F1, a rustic, versatile and reliable tomato variety

The Italian company ISI Sementi is a leader in the midi plum segment, and it is not by chance that one of the most successful and popular slogans is 'Where there's plum…

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