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From Vanguard International CEO Craig Stauffer:

Pivotal industry trends from 2019

Craig Stauffer, CEO of Vanguard International has penned a statement on the pivotal industry trends from 2019. He begins: “I’ve always known the produce industry to be dynamic…

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ProEx Food Focusses on Robotic Automation in 2020

Helping processors solve labor shortages

ProEx Food has set its sights on 2020 as the year in which robotic automation solutions will be a key focus of its market awareness, solution engineering, design and sales…

Melissa Hartmann de Barros of HLB:

“We made the papaya a staple item in European stores”

Though still seen as an exotic fruit by many, papayas can be found at almost any major retailer in Europe and North America. HLB Tropical Food, which was formed in Germany by…

Minnesota-based greenhouse lettuce grower expanding to southern California

Revol Greens, working with technology greenhouse grown lettuce and greens based in Minnesota, has entered into an agreement with Equilibrium to develop a 16-acre advanced…

Crystal Valley Foods to offer Georgia-grown blueberries

Crystal Valley Foods announced that it has partnered with Superior Berries and will begin shipping Georgia-grown blueberries under both the Crystal Valley and Superior Berries…

Naturipe announces a new president of sales

Naturipe Farms has announced that Jim Roberts has been promoted to President of Sales. Jim has been with Naturipe Farms for more than 15 years in a variety of…

Ledesma exports lemons to the US for the first time

During the 2019 campaign, Ledesma, the Argentine company from Jujuy that is dedicated to the production and marketing of citrus fruits, managed to enter the US…

Argentina prioritizes selling cherries to the usual markets more than to China

The Argentine cherry fields of Los Antiguos valley are currently in full harvest. The high global demand for this fruit and the advantage that the late harvest gives the…

More than 1,000 million tons of avocados will be exported to the US this campaign

US demands more and more Mexican avocados

According to a report from the US Department of Agriculture in December, Mexican avocado exports for the 2019/2020 campaign are expected to exceed 1,000…

USDA PACA restrictions update

As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the Department of Agriculture…

Special Fruit Logistica

Bigger decrease in pomelo output than expected

This year the pomelo volume decreased in some main production areas in China. This mostly had to do with the warm and dry weather during the first part of the season when the…

Retail

Wegmans plans to pull single-use plastic bags from all of its 47 New York stores

Loblaw: Closure of distribution centres

US: New Acosta report breaks down blurred line between online and brick-and-mortar shoppingThe line between online and brick-and-mortar shopping is becoming blurred, with…

Chiquita Bananas works to tackle food waste

Chiquita is helping to reduce food waste by offering useful tips on how to make sure that no Chiquita banana ever goes unused. Tons of unused fruits, vegetables and other edibles…

Exporter Guide Canada from USDA

Frozen vegetables and fruit growing market in Canada

With a turnover of 16 billion dollars (14.31 billion Euros), Canada was the largest market for agricultural products from the US in 2018, of which 3.4 billion…

Western Growers urges Senate action on agriculture labor crisis

On January 2nd of this year the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for 2020 went into effect, which is an increase over the 2019 rates. The AEWR is the U.S.…

Fyffes achieves 100% use of recycled pallets in its melon transportation

Fyffes works to contribute to a more sustainable future, and have achieved a milestone in these efforts. Last season, 100% of Fyffes melons were transported in repurposed and…

US: Start of ‘bio engineered’ labeling

Consumers in the US will begin to see labels for genetically modified foods on their store shelves. The law implementing the labeling began Jan. 1. Any product…

Texas A&M AgriLife Research

Study shows ‘organic’ leaf wounds improve fruits and vegetables

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists found benefits of insect leaf-wounding in fruit and vegetable production. The stress responses created in the fruits and…

New York - Cornell University research

The word ‘local’ affects the marketing of fresh vegetables

The word "local", whether used appropriately or opportunistically, appears to have particular power in the marketing of fresh vegetables. That's the conclusion of a study…

North Carolina - US

Commission backs request for help from blueberry farmers

Commissioners have unanimously approved sending letters to congressional and legislative representatives for Bladen County blueberry farmers. Bill Augustine…

EU and US are the main markets for Uruguay's citrus

The European Union and the United States were the two main destinations for Uruguayan citrus fruits at the end of 2019, accounting for 38% and 30% of the…

Peru exported 61% more fresh mango in 2019

Peruvian fresh mango exports between the beginning of the 2019/2020 campaign until the end of week 51 (December 22), amounted to 39,440 tons, i.e. 61% more than the 24,509…

Port of Chancay could boost Peruvian fruit exports

Cosco Shipping is developing its $3 billion deep-water general cargo and $1 million TEU capacity container port at Chancay. Work on this new port is expected to start by April…

INIA La Cruz undertakes a project on Easter Island

Chile studies the use of pheromone traps against the banana's black weevil

In 1980, the presence of the most important pest insect of the banana crop in the world was reported for the first time: the black banana weevil or black weevil, Cosmopolites…

Exhibitor registration Asia Fruit Logistica 2020 now open

Online exhibitor registration for Asia Fruit Logistica 2020 is now live at the Asia Fruit Logistica website. Exhibitors are advised to register for Asia Fruit…

New opportunities for Vietnamese fruits and vegetables

During this time in previous years, enterprises were promoting exports to China to meet increasing demand by the year’s end, however this year, many…

Softfruit and stonefruit growers suffer losses from bushfires

According to recent reports, the Australian bushfires could be the foremost reason to push the economy into a recession for the first time in nearly three decades. The…

Moroccan exports to EU slowing down

In the winter, Spain traditionally supplies fruit and vegetables to the market in Europe. However, across the Strait of Gibraltar lies another major European…

Apple reserve in refrigerated warehouses is still quite large

Supply of Chinese apples from Yantai is slower than in recent years

In recent years, the supply of apples from Yantai quickened its pace around New Year, but this season the overall apple market has been slow. The average sales…

"Market price of Chinese garlic is rising again"

The market price of Chinese garlic has gradually stabilized in the last two months. However, since the middle of December, the garlic price has begun to rise again. Mr. Zhang…

"We hope to give Shanghai locals access to locally grown high-quality cherry tomatoes"

“In Shanghai, there’s huge consumer demand for cherry tomatoes, but the current production including those produced by farmers, is less than 1/5 of the total consumption, due…

Some French asparagus will be available next week

“There will always be room for early asparagus on the market”

Aspa2, a French asparagus producer, will start selling white asparagus next week. They are cultivated using an underground heating network. The heating method used does not…

“The sweetness of Japanese Fuji apple increased 2 degrees”

Japanese Fuji apples are now on the market. This is a very good season for Japanese apples with regards to quality and production volume. According to one exporter, although…

New chanterelle cardboard packaging is a success in Scandinavia

This autumn NNZ released this brand new package. The cardboard and perforated box with its striking shape has been specially developed for chanterelles. During the development…

300 tons of sand were distributed in the Steiner company halls

TomatOpen: Beach volleyball in the tomato halls

Beach volleyball in winter? Outside, this would be rather difficult, with the current temperatures. That is why in Kirchweidach, in the Altötting district of Upper Bavaria,…

Exporter Guide Mexico

Export of agricultural products to Mexico increased considerably

The export of agricultural products to Mexico is good for $ 18.6 billion (€ 16.6 billion) and has increased by 47% in the last 10 years. This makes Mexico one…

Michelin Guide awards take place Jan. 13 in the Netherlands

World Avocado Organization to award Best Young Michelin Chef award

The World Avocado Organization (WAO) continues to expand its global presence at the Michelin Guide star unveiling ceremony. On January 13th, the awards ceremony of the…

Jacques Beukes, Modderdrift

Hex River grape producers in a hurry as power cuts resume

Sporadic rain over the Cape coast during December thankfully gave the Hex River Valley a miss and fruit is looking very good, says Jacques Beukes of Modderdrift near De…

Obeikan MDF partners with Dutch Harvest house

Spanish packaging company works to reduce food waste

Obeikan MDF, the Spanish packaging company specialized in medium density fiberboard, takes a step forward against food waste and joins the Dutch Harvest House cooperative in…

Country-Of-Origin Labelling

European Union’s COOL rules can be difficult to sort through

In an email dated Nov. 30, 2018, between Agriculture Canada staff, there was a background document on Poland’s move to introduce mandatory country-of-origin…

Citrus belt of Brazil

Higher demand and record productivity in the field kept profitability positive

Fruit production in the citrus belt (São Paulo and Triângulo Mineiro) will be higher in the 2019/20 season. The demand for fruits was firm in 2019, because of…

Chinese companies ChemChina and Sinochem merge into Syngenta Group

The Chinese group ChemChina and Sinochem, the Chinese fertilizer and agrochemical production company, announced that they are merging their agricultural assets…

The Colombian startup Waruwa revolutionizes fruit and vegetable distribution

After just seven months in the market, the Colombian startup Waruwa has revolutionized the relationship between the countryside and the city by distributing…

‘Micro-green’ technology inside military bunkers

India: Troops to get fresh veggies with help of new tech

Tinned food will be a thing of the past for soldiers patrolling the Siachen Glacier, considered the world’s highest battleground: Soon they will be able to munch on a variety…

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