Marieke Hemmes Email
Astrid van den Broek Email
Sander Bruins Slot Email
Cross-continental collaboration beneficial in developing packaging lines
Extra Mexican Brussels sprouts production leads to lower prices
More acquisitions in produce industry expected
Chile’s 2022/2023 season table grape exports to week 5 down by -5%
Windmill Farms expands to the United States
APHIS authorizes imports of fresh mango from Grenada into the United States
In a tough January, fresh produce holds its own
All the international photo reports are now available
Photo Report: Fruit Logistica 2023
Organic Produce Summit 2023 attendee registration opens
Rain causes widespread infrastructure damage
Heavy rains retard South Africa’s lemon harvest
Global Focus Grapes
The evolving business of foodservice grapes
Retail
Dreamstime
Southeastern Grocers is widening curbside pickup service to nearly 300 Winn-Dixie stores and Harveys Supermarket locations
Heinen’s is ending its years-long relationship with Instacart
US vegetable production down 2% from 2021
Kwik Lok names new chief revenue officer
Elo Life Systems raises $24.5m to support new sweetener, disease-resistant Cavendish banana
Government has outdated approach to combat fruit fly spread
Mexican processor has increased prices due to higher costs of avocado
Argentina faces a historic contraction of citrus fruits in the domestic market
A lot of damage to infrastructure like water and power
Varying degrees of crop damage in New Zealand
Wet weather in North Queensland late in the Australian mango season
New Zealand’s 2023 kiwifruit harvest starts amidst bad weather, lower volumes expected
Transnet strike was disastrous for South African blueberries
Pete Nicholson - Roselands Farm
“We are very excited about this year’s crop which is six to eight weeks earlier than New Zealand"
More Egyptian producers are ready to supply European markets with onions and garlic
Egyptian spring onion shortage leads to 80% price increase
Pierre Gratacos, Cardell Export - Innatis Group
Apple exports: the major changes of the last three years
New nursery for Dutch company
Scale up organic mushroom cultivation to be more competitive
“The market needs the Gala, Golden, Mutsu and Prince varieties right now”
Willem Dijk jr. from Willem Dijk AGF:
"New software should increase productivity"
John Robert Johnson - Enza Zaden Winter Leafy Days
“Fusarium, Bremia and mildew resistance are our main focus in the leafy vegetable products"
Westfalia showcased its agricultural R&D at Fruit Logistica in Berlin
'Younger generations showing slightly higher purchasing volumes overall"
World Citrus Organisation says European consumption back to pre-Covid levels
First flat peaches and nectarines harvested on Italian soil
Persimmons: few players, short season
Primaflor launches "Iceberg de la huerta", a new format to prevent food waste
Statement from Worldwide Produce Group MD, Tim O’Malley regarding the current shortages within the fresh produce industry
Mother Nature wipes the floor with inflation
Case study:
Phased automation accelerates packing efficiency at fruit packer in UK
Analysts see “price war” behind carriers reaction to recent container demand collapse
Researchers analyze the use of drones for pest control in citrus
La Trinidad farmers urged to adopt elevated strawberry farming
Polish blueberry growers are getting ready for a tough season
Madeira banana sees best year ever in 2022
DCSA’s member carriers commit to a fully standardised, electronic bill of lading by 2030
FreshPlaza Funny
No cat burglar