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GLOBAL OVERVIEW POMEGRANATES

Pomegranates have experienced a relatively good season in most countries, with the European market appearing particularly positive despite higher costs of freight, as…

More avocados expected from Peru next month

Peru is anticipated to have a larger crop of avocados this spring. “We’re preparing to begin harvest in Peru where shipments to the U.S. typically begin in mid-to-late May,”…

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Sourcing garlic is no easy business

It’s tricky business getting garlic right now. “Nobody has anything. There’s going to be a bit of a supply shortage,” says Clara Shih of Best Buy Produce in Vernon,…

New Chicago headquarters for Hazel Tech

Hazel Technologies, Inc. announced the opening of its new Chicago home, a state-of-the-art office and research space located at Tishman Speyer’s 320 North Sangamon in the…

Gideon launches Trey, the autonomous forklift for trailer loading and unloading

Gideon, the robotics and AI solutions company, today announced a pioneering new solution – Trey, an autonomous forklift for truck trailer loading and unloading operations.…

Senasica visits Rio Grande Valley center

Reveam has welcomed delegates from SENASICA, along with Mexico’s mango exporters association, EMEX A.C., to tour the Rio Grande Valley Electronic Cold-Pasteurization™ (ECP™)…

IFPA celebrates industry volunteers during National Volunteer Week

International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) is celebrating industry volunteers during National Volunteer Week, an annual week of recognition each April. When…

Alpine Fresh conducts voluntary recall of “Hippie Organics French Beans”

Alpine Fresh, Inc. of Doral, Florida is voluntarily recalling its 1 pound packages of "Hippie Organics" French Beans from lot# 313-626, because they have the…

Container volume up in last 30 days, no vessel logjam at berths

Port of Oakland cargo volume dropped, but outlook better

Port of Oakland cargo volume declined last month amidst hints of better times to come. The Port said today that its total March volume dropped 11 percent…

Canada

Government funding to ‘accelerate’ P.E.I. potato wart investigation

A $12-million infusion of federal dollars will help the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to boost staffing in P.E.I. and speed up its investigation into the…

Special Melons / Kiwifruit

Javier Acedo, Agroponiente: "Watermelon production in Almería can be around 50% less"

First Spanish watermelons arrive on fairly empty European market

The first Spanish watermelons have started to arrive on fairly empty markets across Europe. This is according Javier Acedo from Agroponiente Grupo, a grower and exporter of…

Global Focus South Africa

TopFruit - Corné Grundlingh & Dihan Blom

Bingo Gala apples offer uniformity of ripeness and eating quality

There are between 550 and 600ha of a South African Gala variety called Bingo Gala planted in South Africa. The exceptionally high exportable class 1 and high colour packouts…

SeaPort Manatee seems to be on track to set a record in total cargo

SeaPort Manatee appears to be on track to set a record in total cargo, surpassing its high mark of nearly 10.5 million tons set in fiscal 2021. It saw a 32%…

ClimateAi: Forecasting weather & climate far into future

Startup, ClimateAi, is using artificial intelligence to bring precision weather and long-term forecasts to farmers. The company is set on using AI to maximize…

Fruveco exported a thousand tons of frozen vegetables to the US through the Port of Cartagena

Fruveco, the company from Murcia, has just shipped a thousand tons of frozen vegetables through the port of Cartagena for Savannah, United States. This is the…

Dole plc joins Freshfel Europe in launching fresh produce Environmental Footprint Initiative

Dole plc is pleased to confirm that it has joined Freshfel, the European fresh produce association in embarking on an Environmental Footprint Initiative to…

European grape market full as Chile waits for South African and Indian stocks to fall

The table grape market in Europe is still somewhat full with sales slower due to offerings from South Africa, India and Chile, all currently available. According to Maarten…

Paul Wilson - Scorpion Vision

“The system acts like the human eye, but is much faster and more accurate"

One of the major concerns for growers in the fresh produce sector over the last few years has been labour and this is not likely to change anytime soon, it is probably going…

Australian feijoa season yielding large-sized fruit

An Australian fresh produce trading company says the sizing and quality of this year's feijoa crop is the biggest it has seen grown in the country. A subdivision of Produce…

Challenging 24 months for Indian pomegranate arils, but demand stays solid

“The opening of the Australian and USA markets will further enhance our volumes”

It’s been a turbulent two years for pomegranate aril exports in India. GVK Naidu, managing director of Sam Agri states they’ve still been able to operate their business. “We…

Manuel Baides, of Fruta de Autor: “Navel exports to the Middle and Far East are doing very well”

Off-season kakis have an interesting marketing window in Europe

The first containers of imported Rojo Brillante kakis are on their way to Europe and will start to be marketed in early May. "This year, we are starting one week ahead of last…

Between September 2021 and January 2022, the EU market purchased a total of 824,000 tons

The EU-27 increases citrus imports by 4.6%

This season, in the period between September and January, the European Union has imported 4.6% more citrus fruits than in the same period of the previous…

Fifth of world’s containerships bogged down in port congestion

With lockdowns impacting the movement of vessels at the major Chinese ports, the congestion appears to be spreading to other ports around the globe. New data…

New garlic harvest is about to start, but number of workers is limited under new regulations

The strict approach to Covid-19 outbreaks in China creates several challenges for the Chinese garlic industry, including a shortage of labor and obstacles for overland…

Chris Chinn - Cobrey Farms

"By the first week of May it should be 100% British asparagus on the shelves"

Saturday 23rd April, St George’s Day sees the official start of the British asparagus season and the crop is just about on schedule in the Wye Valley. The asparagus has caught…

TROPICSAFE achieves significant results to better manage coconut lethal yellowing, grapevine yellows and “huanglongbing”

For five years, the TROPICSAFE project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and coordinated by Prof. Assunta Bertaccini (University…

Resignation Growcom Chief Executive Officer Stephen Barnard

The Growcom board wish to advise of the resignation of our Chief Executive Officer, Mr Stephen Barnard. Stephen will depart after leading Growcom during the…

Justin Chadwick:

KwaZulu-Natal floods: Major progress to return Durban port to full functionality ahead of the 2022 citrus export season

The Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has been engaging closely with government and stakeholders across the citrus value chain on efforts to…

Calling on natural defenses to turn back banana pandemic

In the 1950s, the "Gros Michel" variety of banana was wiped out by Panama disease. The banana crop in some locations was basically eliminated by the disease of…

Honduras' citrus fruit exports decrease by up to 50% due to high temperatures

The high temperatures recorded in Honduras in the first quarter of this year have had a strong impact on the citrus campaign. As citrus grower René Bendaña…

Matthias Bartels, FreshField, on the current cabbage season

"Demand on the export market should see a boost again soon"

Marketing of white and red cabbage from the northern German cold stores is already well into the second half of the season. Traditionally, April sees increased demand on the…

Henk Vlaeminck, Van Dijk Foods:

"With the beautiful weather, the demand for Spanish stone fruit and watermelons is growing"

The first volumes of Spanish stone fruit arrived at Van Dijk Foods about 3 weeks ago. "In the beginning, the demand for stone fruit was somewhat disappointing, but with the…

Arno van den Oord, Champoord:

"Beansprouts are used in more and more meals these days"

"The sales of mushrooms and bean sprouts are going very well at the moment," says Arno van den Oord of Champoord from Ammerzoden. "Demand is reasonably good and comes from all…

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SHV plans to divest its Makro cash & carry stores in Brazil

Amazon Fresh is adding 3 more stores in Southern California

US: Albertsons unveils ‘Recipe for Change’ ESG platformAlbertsons Cos. has embarked on a new corporate sustainability and responsibility strategy with the launch of an…

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