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“We saw demand for closing solutions increase greatly because of the pandemic”

Closing solutions company Kwik Lok has seen a significant spike in demand in the past year due to the pandemic. From retailers switching from bulk to grab-and-go formats to…

Smaller crops and slightly higher pricing on kiwis

Kiwis are seeing good supplies and stronger pricing this season. John Fagundes of Cal Harvest Marketing Inc. in Hanford, CA notes that California has good supplies of large…

Cauliflower’s popularity re-emerges

Consumer interest in cauliflower has been re-emerging in recent years. Fresh cauliflower was popular in the early 20th century, with per capita availability peaking in 1946 at…

Argentine cherries arrive in the US as Chilean season wraps up

Pacific Trellis Fruit announced the first arrival of Argentine cherries, arriving via vessel to its west coast warehouse this week.  With the air-shipment based Chilean cherry season…

cherries, apricots, peaches, nectarines, figs and table grapes.

Growing fruit trees and grapevines in unheated greenhouses: the benefits

Growing fruit trees and grapevines in unheated greenhouses in cold climates is not only an ecologic solution but has also several significant advantages over growing them…

Nut trade association selects lifestyle ambassador in India

American Pistachios Growers (APG), a non-profit trade association representing more than 800 grower members in the U.S., organized a virtual knowledge session…

RPC supplier names new president for North America

IFCO Systems, a provider of reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for fresh food packaging, named Candice Herndon as president of IFCO North America. “I am…

EverCrisp® apples now available: Midwest developed and Michigan grown

Michigan apple lovers have a new variety to get excited about with the EverCrisp®, a cross between Honeycrisp and Fuji. This late-season apple stores well and is long-lasting,…

NBC New York

End of week-long strike

New York: Hunts Point market workers agree with negotiations

A strike that lasted a whole week at the nation’s largest wholesale produce market ended Saturday, after workers overwhelmingly approved an agreement that includes their…

Grant County Sheriff's Office

Fire at Washington potato processor hurts industry already struggling

Last Thursday, a potato processing plant in the town of Warden -Washington state- burned down. By Friday morning, emergency responders had evacuated nearly a third of the…

Special Latin America

Silvia Sebastián of Best Produce:

“The shelf-life of our avocados is extended for a week using this product”

Avocado packer and exporter Best Produce is located in Michoacán, Mexico, and the company exports their avocados all around the world. Silvia Sebastián shares: “We export to…

Global Focus Grapes

Wuhai grapes gain favor at the China International Agricultural Products Fair

More than 30 kinds of Wuhai products were on display in the 18th China International Agricultural Products Fair and the 2nd Western China (Chongqing) International…

Retail

Dreamstime

The Giant Co. has joined the GreenChill program

Kroger and Ocado announce location of high-tech Customer Fulfillment Center

Canada: After failed Carrefour bid, Couche-Tard seeks to reassure befuddled shareholdersCanadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc has been quietly…

USDA

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

'Warming weather is expected to increase production in the Florida growing areas'

Supplies remain light on many commodities, including those expected to be in demand for upcoming Valentine’s Day retail ad commitments. There were few spot market sales…

Ludger Nollet, Nollet Fruit:

"In March it will be hard to find sufficient Jonagold and Golden"

“The demand for apples and pears is the same as in previous years,” notes Ludger Nollet of Nollet Fruit. “We do notice that there are fewer apples this year. We have to work…

Yoann Alarçon, Manager of Traditional and Fresh Products at Carrefour:

“We no longer offer strawberries in January, mainly to please our clients”

On January 6th, Yoann Alarçon shared on Twitter his first decision as the Manager of Traditional and Fresh Products at Carrefour, which is to eliminate the strawberry offer in…

With Lof, the Nertherlands

Less wastage thanks to chicory flap

We must be able to extend chicory's shelf life in the supermarket, thought a group of Dutch students. So, their start-up, With Lof, invented a chicory flap. This lid protects…

Sorma Group launches high-tech platform for SormaTech optical sorting machines

SormaTech, the Sorma Group’s proprietary optical sorting machine designed to sort fruit with extreme precision, now features a further technological advancement: the research…

First British cucumbers of 2021

Whilst the weather outside might be distinctly wet and windy, conditions inside the high tech glasshouses at Thanet Earth are a very pleasant and comfortable change. The team…

The eggplant, cucumber and zucchini supply is still limited in Almeria

"Volume of work in Almería has fallen by between 40 and 50% since the frosts"

The weather is once again shaping the development of the current horticultural campaign in the greenhouses of eastern Andalusia. The season already had a difficult start, as…

Bid online for potato processing and packaging machinery

Industrial Auctions is organizing an online auction of machinery, inventory, trucks and trailers, due to the bankruptcy of potato processor AC Loogman & Sons in Aalsmeer (NL).…

The Unió de Pagesos denounces citrus buyers for breaching contracts

Up to 40,000 tons of mandarins could remain unharvested in Catalonia

The Unió de Pagesos has complained that, since some companies that are normally in charge of harvesting mandarins were breaching the contracts they had signed with producers,…

Post-Brexit

Ireland and France cut out middleman Britain

Confronted by red tape and delays after Britain’s troublesome exit from the EU, Irish traders are shipping goods directly to and from European ports, shunning…

Larger Australian nectarines on the Chinese market than last year

Imported nectarines on the Chinese market mainly come from Australia, Chile, the USA, and Spain. This is the time of year when Australian nectarines enter the…

Roy Morgan Single Source Australia

The rise of Aldi in Australia

Twenty years ago, on January 25 2001, a virtually unknown German supermarket chain quietly opened its first stores in Australia. At the time, there were two two stores; one in…

Google threatens to withdraw search engine from Australia

Google officials have said the company will pull its search engine business from Australia if the country insists on passing new laws forcing it to pay for…

Which fruits will enjoy lower import tariffs?

China adjusts import tariffs for fruit in 2021

Korean grapes Korean grapes will enjoy lower import tariffsThe import tariff on Korean grapes was 5.2% in 2020 and will be adjusted to 3.9% in 2021. Data from customs shows…

2020 was a solid year for the SA fruit industry despite the many challenges

After a strong finish in 2020 with double-digit growth in apple and pear sales compared to the previous year, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African…

Early avocados and lemons now need sunshine

Localised flooding but minimal wind damage from tropical storm Eloise

Tropical cyclone Eloise made landfall in Beira, Mozambique on Friday with category 1 strength; the area is till recovering from Cyclone Idai. In South Africa, where the…

“There’s a chance for Egyptian citrus to enter big markets in the Far East”

The Egyptian citrus season is in full swing. The mandarins have had a rocky season, while lemons and oranges have increased in production. Larger sizes of oranges are not…

Source of the cherries has not yet been disclosed

Inner packaging of imported cherries said have tested COVID-19 positive

The inner packaging of a batch of imported cherries was found to be COVID-19 positive in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu Province. It is not yet clear what the…

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