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Gene Akins retires after 40-year career in fruit ripening

Last month, Gene Akins retired as Chairman of the Board of Catalytic Generators, after serving the company for more than 40 years. He joined the company back in the 1970s…

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Hydroponic Farm Manager, Mauritius

Consistency is the name of the Vidalia onion game

The outlook for the upcoming Vidalia onion crop looks to be similar to last year’s crop. “The varieties we plant, along with the consistent weather, soil and inputs, allow us…

Growing volumes on specialty peppers coming

A new specialty pepper program begins from a Florida-based shipper with plans to scale the program up in the near future. Miami, Fl.-based Ecoripe Tropicals will begin its Shishito…

New direct-to-consumer apple shipping program for Washington grower

Starr Ranch Growers soars toward spring with a new online retail program with consumers in mind. Now, shoppers can skip lines and purchase their favorite Starr Ranch Growers…

New distribution facility and lettuce produce manager for Sakata Seed

Sakata Seed America announces that it has a new, permanent lettuce distribution facility and has appointed a new lettuce product manager, all within the past few weeks. Since…

Apple and pear category serves diverse choices year-round

Oppy is bringing in a wide range of pears from Argentina in the coming weeks, followed by Asian pears from Chile, then Taylor’s Gold grown in New Zealand which will be joined…

Chiquita unveils new spring-inspired sticker series

Chiquita is celebrating an all-new collaboration with Italian artist Michela Picchi, with the creative supervision of Armando Testa advertising agency, to make over its iconic…

USDA

Dramatically increasing energy prices due to crisis in Ukraine

Dramatically increasing energy prices made headlines this week, as the conflict in Ukraine continues to drive global oil prices up. Domestically, drivers are seeing prices for…

Greenhouse grower launches seasonal organic tomato pack

Wholesum is announcing the launch of a Spring-themed sustainable pack of organic, Fair Trade Certified tomatoes on the vine. The pack will hit retail shelves just in time for…

Rubio secures win for Florida tomato growers

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio released a statement after the U.S Department of Commerce rejected a request by importers of Mexican tomatoes to exempt certain…

Special Fruit Logistica

Texas new participant in U.S. pavilion at Fruit Logistica

For the first time, Texas will have a stand at Fruit Logistica's Hall 23, house the U.S. delegation. The Texan booth will be combined with the existing Southern U.S.A. Trade…

Global Focus Australia / New Zealand

Escavox

Shipping delays have led to higher demand for real-time fresh produce temperature trackers

An Australian supply chain data tracking technology company says it has become increasingly important for companies to collect and monitor the environment of their fresh…

Retail

Dreamstime

Bashas’ prepares to celebrate 90 years in business

Walmart plans to build new distribution center

US: AiFi raises $65mln in Series B funding to strengthen leadership position in autonomous retailAiFi, the most flexible AI platform that enables retailers to affordably…

Performance Team – a Maersk company opening integrated cold chain facility in Houston

Performance Team – A Maersk Company continues to integrate end-to-end cold chains with the announcement of a new cold storage facility in Houston designed to serve imports and…

USDA

National Retail Report - specialty crops

US ad numbers got a boost this week, courtesy of St. Patrick's Day

Ad numbers got a boost this week, courtesy of St. Patrick's Day. Cabbage (the most-advertised vegetable this week), onions, potatoes, and carrots were featured in colorful…

Market and Crop Update for March 11, 2022

Northwest demand for onions is strong this week, and pricing is strong as well

MARKET Washington/Mexico Dan Borer with Keystone Fruit Marketing reported from his Walla Walla, WA, sales office on March 9. “Demand and the market are both…

"It'll take a long time to rebound, diesel prices won't go down when the war ends"

Carriers announce they won't work next week because they can't pay for their fuel

"Diesel prices make it unviable to use our trucks," a Valencian entrepreneur in the transport of goods by land stated. At present, filling up the tank of a…

These are key elements on which REV has always relied on

A packaging solution that is both environmentally friendly and innovative

"We were the first in the industry to start using eco-friendly packaging. We did this by designing machines that make packs without a single-material metal clip, which are…

Gerard Lliso, Select Citrus:

"Mandarin is a niche product that is thriving"

While most of us are used to consuming clementines, few are familiar with its ancestor, the mandarin. "There is only one true mandarin. Citrus reticulata is a fruit that was…

Johan de Neef, Smart Packaging Solutions:

"Where are paper prices headed? That's the big question"

Rising energy prices are significantly affecting the packaging industry's paper and cardboard supplies. Some Finnish paper mills have even shut down, and, in France, some…

Greatit

Vertical Farms in containers - economic sustainability to be assessed before everything

Greatit founder Daniele Bertocchi explains how "vertical farms in reused containers are a novelty, as they cut costs by dozens of thousands of Euro compared to similar…

Production costs from €300 to €750 per ton in two years

Six paper mills shut down due to rising costs in Italy

It was announced on Tuesday that the large Venetian paper producer Pro-Gest, which has six mills, has stopped production due to increased energy costs. A crisis is looming for…

“We believe Turkey will become one of the major suppliers in the blueberry market”

Turkey has the potential to become one of the powerhouses in blueberry cultivation, says a Turkish berry producer. This year the company is focusing on the local market, but…

“We introduced Fruscan S7 for ultra-delicate fruit processing”

With China importing an increasingly higher volume of fresh fruits from Latin American countries, local growers and exporters are investing in better and more functional fruit…

Greenhouse plantation grows more dominant in Chinese strawberry industry

The Chinese strawberry industry has significantly scaled up over the last few years. At the moment, China is responsible for about 30% of the overall surface area devoted to…

China's daily cases of symptomatic Covid have more than tripled

Mainland China reported 1,807 new local symptomatic Covid-19 cases on Sunday. This is the highest daily figure in two years. It more than tripled the caseload…

India and Russia are looking for alternative payment system & shipping access

India is trying to continue bilateral export-import activities with Russia -a large trade partner - through alternative ways and means amid various types of…

Hortgro

Pome fruit - Passed for export and estimate

South African pome fruit export estimates up 6% compared to 2021

South African pome fruit export estimates for 2022 are up 6% compared to 2021. The increase in export estimate is driven, amongst other things, by the young orchards coming…

DP World announces record results as EBITDA increases 15% to $3.8 billion

DP World Limited announces strong financial results for the year ended 31 December 2021. On a reported basis, revenue grew 26.3% to $10,778 million and…

New Zealand’s borders open for kiwifruit workers

New Zealand’s borders have just opened to backpackers again and the country’s kiwifruit industry is crying out for help to pick and pack it’s small, fuzzy…

Bid online for high quality second hand fruit and vegetable machines

Industrial Auctions is organizing an online auction in Kapelle (NL) with a diverse offer of food processing machinery, focussing on the fruit-and vegetable industry in…

European Commission

DG agri dashboard - citrus fruit

Weighter average orange prices EU at up €5 year-on-year in February

Weighter average orange prices in the EU were at €79 per 100 kgs, up €5 year-on-year. They were up €11 on the 5-year average. Orange production in the 2020/21 was still the highest in Spain,…

Flexible handling system for German potato producer

How do you efficiently automate two packaging lines for loading and palletizing vacuum-packed potato bags of 5 and 10 kg? Lan Handling from Halfweg designed a flexible…

Annual Report outlines developments in the port and the Port of Rotterdam Authority

In 2021, the port of Rotterdam handled as much freight as it did in 2019 before the pandemic. Total throughput increased by 7.3% compared to 2020. A highlight is the number of…

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