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GLOBAL OVERVIEW SWEETCORN

As the Northern Hemisphere moves into warmer weather, many countries on this side of the globe are seeing an increase in demand for a summery treat; sweetcorn. Prices for this…

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New onion growing regions relieve low domestic crop

The spring season for onions has begun out of both Mexico and Texas. “The quality and demand for onions are both excellent,” says Matthew Gideon, Sales & Commodity Manager for…

Mexico expected to export 25 million boxes of table grapes this season

The Mexican Table Grapes Growers Association (AALPUM) has released its first estimate for table grapes exports from Mexico for the 2022 season. In this first estimate, AALPUM…

Unlocking farming expansion to expand production windows and meet the growing global demand

AM FRESH and RIO BLANCO announce joint venture in Mexico on sustainable table grape farming

AM FRESH Group and RIO BLANCO combine forces to establish TERRAMARA FRESH, a joint venture powerhouse of innovative table grape varieties and sustainable…

Berlin relaxes restrictions just in time for Fruit Logistica 2022

Exhibitors and trade visitors can now participate in Fruit Logistica, which will take place in Berlin from 5 to 7 April 2022, without any conditions. "Meet onsite…

Bonduelle launches inclusive hiring model in Florence, NJ facility

Bonduelle is introducing a new inclusive hiring model in its Florence, N.J. facility, promoting diversity and inclusion in its workforce by removing structural barriers to…

Canada to resume exports of P.E.I. potatoes to US after potato wart halted trade

Yesterday, the US began easing its lockdown on Prince Edward Island potatoes, after having reached an ‘understanding’ with Ottawa four months after concerns…

Less pesticide, more profit:

Testing new options to sustain apple production

Mark Gleason, Professor, Iowa State University Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Microbiology in the U.S., describes the pesticide problem and in…

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Penobscot McCrum plant in Belfast, Maine

Officials say massive fire at potato factory was caused by fryolator

A massive industrial fire at a potato processing plant in Maine forced the evacuation of the area surrounding the complex yesterday morning. The Penobscot McCrum plant in…

San Diego County avocado farmers must pay thousands to keep access to water

Californian farmers in the Highland Valley between Ramona and Escondido are fighting their water district over a plan to force them to pay thousands of dollars…

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Will Hill - FruPro

"We are very proud to be selected as one of 20 Start-ups to present in Berlin"

FruPro has launched of its platform B2B fresh produce marketplace that will connect supply chains end-to-end. The soft launch took place on 28th of February, with the full…

Global Focus Australia / New Zealand

New Zealand

Omicron has ‘major impact' on staff shortages as apple picking season peaks

Some New Zealand orchardists say Covid-19 is running rampant through their fields. While it is peak apple harvest time across the country, Omicron is not…

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Ninja had secured $2.8mln in funding that will be used to grow its footprint across Canada

Walmart filed a lawsuit against BJ's Wholesale Club

Major Canadian food retailer makes net-zero commitmentOne of Canada’s largest food retailers is aiming to make big improvements to its impact on the planet in the coming…

US potato troubles continuing in Mexico

The Mexican Supreme Court ruled last year that the Mexican market should reopen to US potatoes, however, National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles now says that…

Vietnamese officials work to increase produce exports to US

Statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development showed that the US surpassed China to become the largest agro-forestry-aquatic product export…

AFBF urges swift passage of Ocean Shipping Reform Act

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on the Ocean Shipping Reform Act advancement out of the Senate Commerce Committee. “AFBF is pleased the Senate Commerce…

Gene editing food+tech company Pairwise launches new consumer brand

Conscious Foods is new purpose-driven player in produce

Conscious Foods, a purpose-driven brand launched today by food+tech company Pairwise, announced its entry into produce at the Future Food-Tech show, offering a taste of its…

DeSantis announces USDA approves disaster declaration request for agricultural producers impacted by freezing temperatures

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) disaster designation…

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More on robotic trucks coming to light

Autonomous trucks could ultimately replace up to 90 percent of human drivers for long-haul loads, the equivalent of 500,000 jobs. In fact, the process has…

WiseTrade Corporation recalls Enoki mushrooms because of possible health risk

WiseTrade Corporation of Irvine, CA is recalling all its cases of its 200g/7.05oz packages of Enoki Mushroom (Product of Korea) because it has the potential to be contaminated…

Production costs are down considerably

Costa Rica produces three new varieties of papaya

This week, Costa Rican researchers announced the launch of three varieties of papaya seed. These will be delivered to the country’s producers, so they can…

Central American fruit and vegetable companies find market in Europe

The European Union, the Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA) and the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries…

Challenges to southern hemisphere fresh fruit exports and imports due to Russia-Ukraine conflict

In order to analyze the current and future consequences for exports and imports of fresh produce, especially fruit, ASOEX, together with SHAFFE, Freshfel Europe and Simfruit,…

Difficulties in various markets for the Egyptian orange season

“Egyptian oranges lost Russia as one their biggest importers”

It’s been a very challenging orange season this year for the Egyptian oranges. According to Dr. Esraa Assaf, export and logistics manager for Nile Establishment for…

"Innovative and sustainable farming is the perfect tribute to our founder"

Westfalia Fruit is paying tribute to the spirit of its founder with a range of environmental initiatives designed to grow the highest-quality avocados in harmony with our…

New citrus terminal to open at expanding Port of Maputo

According to a spokesperson for the newly established Maputo Port Fruit Terminal (MPFT), a new citrus terminal is under way with plans to have the first vessel…

“I have high hopes for the mango season, it should be one of the best for us”

The mango season in India is getting started. Volumes up until this point have been on the lower side, but it is expected that April will be the peak month of the season.…

China successfully exports more than 1,700 tons of fresh fruit and vegetables to Russia

The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor) released new import and export data on the 21st of March. Data…

China now grows more gold kiwifruit vines than New Zealand, but none of this is legal

Kiwifruit marketer Zespri has just released an updated figures which show 12,000 hectares of the high valued gold kiwifruit variety are estimated to be growing…

Nils Riel, Fruchthandel Riel, on the start of the Spanish asparagus season

"Imports from overseas are currently necessary to meet European demand"

The European asparagus season is picking up speed rapidly: There are also brisk imports from the Spanish growing region of Granada, as Nils Riel, product specialist at the…

Pieter de Ruiter (4Fruit Company): "Huge shortages due to bad weather in Spain and late start of Dutch season"

"The Spanish vegetable prices are enough to give you vertigo at the moment"

"Extortionate" is how Pieter de Ruiter of 4Fruit Company describes the current prices for Spanish greenhouse and field vegetables on the market. Due to the current gas prices,…

Magnus Nilsson, Ewerman: price increases are inevitable for spring and summer

Banana shipments to Sweden delayed for 2 weeks due to Russian war

The Swedish importer Ewerman has for the past two weeks had major logistical challenges to have bananas delivered to them on time. This is due to backlogs in European ports…

Feedback from farmers and traders on Melissa and Marimbella strawberries

"After the excellent results obtained last year, I wanted to increase the hectares"

Melissa and Marimbella are are doing well both on the productive and on the commercial front. These strawberry cultivars commercialized by Primi frutti (patented by Nova Siri…

Analysis of the current situation in the avocado market and forecasts for the summer season

"There is still a significant amount of fruit to be harvested in Spain, Morocco and Israel"

Without a doubt, the end of 2021 and the beginning of the current year have not gone as desired by the avocado sector in Europe. In order to analyze the upcoming summer…

Wim Waterman, Waterman Onions:

"Internationally more growers are going to opt for potatoes and grain"

On Waterman Onions' website, Wim Waterman gives a short update of what he observes in the market. This week, it was his forecast for the season's last three months. "Global…

El Ejido and Westland are the two most important producing municipalities in Europe

The mayor of El Ejido, Francisco Góngora, and the councilor for tourism, Luisa Barranco, traveled to Holland, where they visited the best greenhouse…

Uvasdoce expands with new table grape plantation

Alicante-based table grape producer Uvasdoce is set on growing its business even more, announcing the planting of a new, eponymous estate. The company is…

International fruit and vegetable producers to visit soon

Lan Handling organizes second edition Expert Days

Lan Handling Technologies in Halfweg will welcome dozens of international fruit and vegetable producers on 11 and 12 May. The End-of-Line edition of the Expert Days focuses on…

What does Russia's invasion of Ukraine have to do with the supply chain of bananas?

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has prompted the United States, the European Union, and other nations to leverage sanctions…

Pepsico will not export any further shipments of seed potatoes to Russia

Scottish seed potato growers caught up in the consternation around the proposed export of consignments of seed to Russia got a reprieve yesterday when food…

Saga Robotics

Fruit picking robot developer uses Lincolnshire as R&D base

The company behind a fruit-picking robot is carrying out almost all its research and development in Lincolnshire. Norway-based Saga Robotics is creating autonomous machines…

Sustainable packaging highlighted for New Zealand exporters

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise – Te Taurapa Tūhono has released new resources on sustainable packaging for New Zealand exporters, in response to global trends and…

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Video A robot can now peel a banana without crushing it

It is well-known that handling soft fruit is challenging for robots, but now a machine-learning system was able to conquer the task by imitating how a person does it. The…

Can augmented reality actually benefit the food industry?

While augmented reality (AR) has been around for some time, the adoption of the technology has been slow. Part of the reason for this for the high cost of the technology and…

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