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GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW PINEAPPLES

The global supply of pineapples is short and unpredictable mainly due to shipping issues. As the European summer comes to an end demand is also falling. In North America…

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High prices on sporadic shipments of Ecuadorian dragon fruit

The lull in the market on dragon fruit currently means prices have pushed up. “Supplies are supposed to pick up again in late October from Ecuador,” says Alan…

SunFed names Nogales sales manager

SunFed is pleased to announce the promotion of Henry Salcedo to Nogales sales manager. During Salcedo’s time with SunFed, he has established himself as a solid…

Michigan apple growers welcome ample crop following down year

Michigan apple growers are reporting a sizeable crop this year. “This crop is almost double what we had last year. So we will be able to supply consumers with Michigan apples…

Southeast citrus grower anticipates record 2022 Satsuma crop

"Favorable late Spring weather and more groves reaching maturity have contributed to a heavy set of great-looking fruit as we approach the 2022 Satsuma season," said Kim…

The use of Artificial Intelligence to automatically sort bell peppers, potatoes and more

Exeter Engineering, an American manufacturer of electronic sorting, washing, receiving and related machinery for the fresh produce industry, has installed an upgraded version…

Fiscal 2022 3rd quarter financial results

Strong revenue growth for Mission Produce due to high avocado prices

Mission Produce, Inc. reported its financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended July 31, 2022 with the following highlights: Total revenue of $313.2 million,…

Washington apple grower celebrates 10th year of Sweetie season

FirstFruits Farms kicks off the 10th year of growing and selling the apple known as “Gala’s sweeter, crunchier cousin.” The Sweetie apple variety, which the…

Monday, September 12

Peruvian avocado promotion gives away a Tesla

Lidl and Avocados from Peru (AFP) officially closed submissions on August 31 for its 2022 AVO Tesla Summer Sweepstakes. The flagship sweepstakes commenced on July 1 and…

USDA

Commercial Citrus Inventory - preliminary report

All Florida citrus acreage down 8 percent

Results of the annual Commercial Citrus Inventory show total citrus acreage is 375,302 acres, down 8 percent from the last survey. The net loss of 32,046 acres is 19,942 acres…

Special Avocados

Francisco Murguía: “The fertilizers cost haven't hit us, because our production is organic"

Despite global challenges Mexican avocado production is going strong

The global demand for the super fruit of avocados continues to be lower due to inflation, exchange rates, production growth in new regions as well as the global pandemic…

Global Focus Potatoes and Onions

Davide Martelli of the Consorzio Patata di Bologna DOP

"Because of elaterids and weather, potato yields dropped by 40 percent"

It's time for a balance sheet for the PDO Potato of Bologna Dop consortium. President Davide Martelli, reached by phone while on the tractor tilling the land, sounds…

Retail

Dreamstime

DoorDash has partnered with Southeastern Grocers

Sources: Shopee shuts operations in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico

US: Uber partners with Nuro in push for autonomous food, grocery deliveryUber Technologies Inc said it has partnered with start-up Nuro to test food delivery via unmanned…

Sweet potatoes with pineapple twist

Pumpkin spice is back for fall

Autumn is pumpkin spice season and with the Pumpkin Spice Latte back on Starbucks’ menu, the drink’s popularity has inspired many other pumpkin spice food and drink items such…

Starting September 19

FDA to conduct on-farm surveillance sampling of Salinas Valley leafy greens

As part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan, the agency will conduct on-farm surveillance sampling of leafy greens grown…

Dundee Citrus Growers Association

Dundee to double acreage of fresh citrus under protective screen

Dundee Citrus Growers Association (CGA) and its members will more than double the area growing fresh citrus under protective screen (CUPS) with the addition of…

Lakeland Fresh Farms announces partnership with Riggio Distribution Company

Lakeland Fresh Farms, a local producer of hydroponically grown greens, announced today a partnership with Riggio Distribution Company, a full-service produce distributor…

Virus is affecting Utah’s tomato harvest

According to the Utah Farm Bureau, a virus is wiping out large portions of tomato crops in the state. The curly top virus is the suspected culprit; it is…

In collaboration with Grydd Technology

Fresh Del Monte’s Network Shipping Ltd. continues to enhance agile & automated processes

Network Shipping Ltd., the ocean logistics arm of Fresh Del Monte, in partnership with Grydd Inc., is streamlining and ensuring nearly 100% compliance in its…

Colombia exported its first shipment of Hass avocado to Chile

Colombia has sent its first shipment of Hass avocado to Chile, hand in hand with the exporting company Westfalia Fruit Colombia. The first shipment consisted…

USDA

Opportunities for US agri exports in Spain and Portugal

Focus on tree nuts and sweet potatoes

US exporters can find ample opportunities in the Iberian Peninsula. Spain is the third-largest European Union destination for US agri products, with Portugal ranking 11th. In…

"No major defects in early arrivals"

Peruvian berries to China: new varieties are sweeter, longer shelf-life

Peru is the fastest growing country globally in production and shipments of fresh blueberries to the international market. Main export destinations include the US, The…

Mid-Autumn Festival fruit gift boxes sell well

Guangzhou import market: Imported Peruvian blueberries increase in arrivals

The Mid-Autumn Festival will be on this Saturday, and the past week has been the sprint stage of pre-holiday sales. Many stalls in the wholesale market need to pack and stock…

This season, the production of Meimei kiwiberries has increased, and the overall sugar content has increased

The Kiwiberry, scientific name Actinidia arguta, is only about one-tenth the size of the common kiwi fruit of the same genus. Compared with some similar kiwiberries, Meimei…

Rob Kent - Kent Exports

"Growers from other countries across the world reached out to us to develop export programs for them into South East and North Asia"

Kent Exports offer a variety of fresh produce from Australia to Asia and the Middle East. Over the last few years Rob Kent has built up a network of growers for whom he…

Join hands with two fruit brands, Zespri and Rockit

The Mid-Autumn Festival carnival of Xianfeng Fruit opens grandly

The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching. Recently, Xianfeng Fruit joined hands with Zespri and Rockit to hold the 2022 Mid-Autumn Festival Gift Box Launching ceremony and…

China has given preliminary approval to import fresh durians from the Philippines

According to Inquirer, Philippine media: Huang Xilian, the Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines, said that China has initially approved the import of fresh…

Nepal imported about 6 billion rupees of apples from China last fiscal year

Chinese apples monopolize the Nepalese market

According to Nepalese media reports: data from Nepal’s customs department shows that the value of apples imported from China last fiscal year was 5.99 billion…

The export volume of fruits and vegetables at Khorgas Port has doubled

Recently, refrigerated vans loaded with apples, grapes, fresh peaches and other fruits and vegetables left China through the "green channel" for quick customs…

Rory Cole – Flowpack Systems

Blueberry sorting and weigh-and-fill solutions for Zimbabwean packers

The Zimbabwean blueberry season is at its peak and two packhouses east of Harare are running packlines with Flowberry mechanical sorters, installed by Flowpack Systems based…

George Maxted – Harvestfresh

Harvestfresh expands processing capacity to optimise post-Covid pivot

Harvestfresh is a company that supplies value-added leaf and salad products as well as cut and core vegetables to the four main retailers in South Africa, as well as under its…

Cameroon’s banana exports up 24.4% in first 8 months of 2022

By September 1, Cameroon had exported 15,733 tons of bananas, against 12,651 tons for the same period in 2021 According to data published by the Cameroon…

How consumer trends and global events are impacting fresh produce sales in Australia

Berries are one of the more popular fruit commodities, according to an internationally renowned keynote speaker on food industry trends, but the challenge is making them…

15-20% drop in production as a cautionary measure

Sicily is preparing its bell pepper and zucchini campaign, though crops will be fewer this year due to the crisis. FreshPlaza has talked about it with Carmelo Calabrese from…

Leo Henckens:

"Post-Covid, the time is ripe to bring the Flemish yacón into the spotlight again"

Flemish yacóns; they still have a special ring to them. This tuberous plant originally comes from the Andes mountains of South America, but it turns out it thrives extremely…

Strawberry grower has greenhouse ready in time for winter crop under LEDs

"Cultivating an expensive crop like this; do it right or not at all"

With all that's going on at the moment, these are already very trying times for growers. However, growers who are in the middle of building a new greenhouse as well, are going…

Dror Erez, CEO of Automato Robotics:

"Auto sprayer robot allows for greater precision, with no steep learning curve"

There’s still some time to wait before robot pickers become commercially available for greenhouse growers, meanwhile the labor shortage continues to be the greatest difficulty…

Turkish plums see good demand this season

“Our plum trees are still relatively young, so volumes will be increasing year-by-year.”

The plum season is an exciting time for Turkish fruit exporter Alanar, as they only export plums that are grown by themselves, rather than procuring them from other farms,…

Pomegranate season kicking off in Turkey

“I’m expecting 10 to 15 per cent lower yield, but it does look like sizes are going to be big”

The Turkish pomegranate season is already starting in certain areas. Weather has been pretty good, but volumes are expected to be a bit lower this year. On the other hand, the…

Greville Richards - SEF

“The average energy bill for a company like ours is £400,000 per year, this would increase to £1.4 million next year"

As with the rest of the UK, Cornwall experienced an extremely hot and dry August, this the first time the county has seen these conditions since 1976. “Cornwall is normally a…

EU short-term outlook summer 2022

Tomato production is dropping, production of peaches and nectarines expected to increase

2022 EU per capita consumption of fresh peaches and nectarines increased to 6.1 kg (still below a long-term average) despite the lower purchasing power. This could be thanks…

La Unió de Llauradors calls for the implementation of unified cold treatment for all imports and countries

"EU pest interceptions of citrus imports from third countries grew by 41% up to August"

La Unió de Llauradors stated that EU interceptions of citrus fruits from third countries with pests, up until August, increased by 41%. As of August, there have been a total…

A.P. Moller – Maersk signs agreement with Dubai South to more than double its warehousing & distribution footprint in UAE

With its second warehousing & distribution (W&D) facility spread over 15,000 sq. m. at Dubai South, Maersk is strengthening its W&D offerings, for retail & lifestyle, food &…

Israel researchers develop lychee with smaller seed, more fruit

Good news for lychee lovers: Israeli researchers have developed a variety with a smaller seed, weighing only a quarter of a gram. This means there is more fruit to enjoy.…

Sea Intelligence

Empty container problem intensifies

In this week’s issue 580 of the Sunday Spotlight, we revisited our analysis of the eventual normalisation of supply chains, and the potential ramifications on the flows of…

North Carolina State University research:

Plague of pests advances northwards as soil temperatures rise

According to new research, agricultural pests are advancing northwards in the US, becoming more widespread as the climate warms up. The corn earworm…

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