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Prescott Leyba with Bako Sweet

“Close to half of our sweet potato crop becomes a value-added product”

California sweet potatoes began their season very strong with a cool spring. By the time the heat started, the crop was well established and in a good position to handle it.…

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New campaign highlights the nutritional heroes of produce

If there's one thing consumers have on their minds right now, it's their health. As a result, it's only timely that a produce marketer and grower is introducing a new campaign…

New flat nectarine variety coming to the US

Platty™ Moon is a flat, yellow fleshed nectarine variety that has been available in Europe since 2009. “It is a product of INRAE in France and has been available to growers in…

Postharvest quality solution for tomatoes-on-the-vine

Windset Farms and Verdant Technologies announce a partnership for the use of Verdant’s postharvest shelf-life extension solution, HarvestHold Fresh. The companies will partner…

Imported chayote volumes should rise in the near future

With strong demand on chayote right now, supplies should increase in the near future. “We’re hoping with Costa Rican chayote to have more volume with that,” says Anthony…

Over 300 licensees and retailers attend table grape breeder's field days

After a three-year hiatus due to pandemic travel restrictions, International Fruit Genetics LLC (IFG) welcomed nearly 300 international licensees, marketers and retail…

Latin American grower-shipper looks ahead at blueberry development

Camposol looks forward to participating in the IFPA Fresh Produce Show with its own stand in October in Orlando and as a sponsor of the Global Berry Congress GBC in Rotterdam…

Municipality of Lakeshore officially opposes commercial greenhouse development

At its last regular meeting this term, the Municipality of Lakeshore’s council voted 5 to 2 in favor of taking an official stance of opposition on the matter of commercial…

Chilean blueberry volume estimate declines eight percent from last year

The Chilean Blueberry Committee, together with the consulting firm iQonsulting, has estimated a volume of 98,228 tons of fresh blueberries from Chile for the 2022-2023 season.…

Ryp Labs

Ryp Labs: StixFresh stickers are finalists in the Sustainability Awards 2022

Ryp Labs claims to be the first company to extend the shelf-life of fresh produce by simply peeling and applying their StixFresh stickers to the produce or…

IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show

Fairtrade banana company ready to talk US expansion

To support its U.S. market expansion, Equifruit will exhibit at the IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show in Orlando from October 27-29 at booth 4579. As a first-time exhibitor,…

Global Focus Top Fruit

Bild: SALEM-Frucht

Bernhard Fuchs, SALEM-Frucht & Co.:

"Good development of KIKU and EVELINA"

The apple remains Germany's most popular fruit, as evidenced by both annual harvest and sales volumes. Since the end of the 1990s, club varieties have established themselves…

Retail

Dreamstime

Albertsons Cos. turned in a strong finish to its fiscal 2022 first half

Kroger announced the official opening of its newest Customer Fulfillment Center

Mexico president says he spoke with Walmart exec about lowering inflation on food productsMexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that he met with Judith McKenna,…

Product sold in British Columbia and Manitoba

Enoki Mushroom recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

Enoki Mushrooms have been recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product has been sold in British Columbia and Manitoba and may have been distributed in…

Pomegranate is a good fruit for weight loss

Typically, weight loss can be achieved by having a negative caloric balance. This simply means you need to spend more calories than you get into your body.…

Massachusetts might be looking at one of the biggest cranberry crops ever

Some have feared that a cranberry shortage might pose a challenge for Thanksgiving feasts across America. Climate change has brought high temperatures and…

Port Houston experiences second highest month of container traffic

Port Houston achieved a container volume increase of 26% in September, compared to the same month last year, reaching 353,525 TEUs. This is the second-highest…

Puerto Rico struggles to recover from effects Hurricane Fiona

One month ago, Hurricane Fiona destroyed $159 million worth of crops in Puerto Rico. It decimated fields of plantains, bananas and other crops. The US…

DataLiner

Brazil: Orange juice exports up 3.24%

Total shipments of Brazilian orange juice (FCOJ Equivalent to 66 Brix) from July to September, which marks the first quarter of the 2022/2023 harvest, closed with a volume of…

The XIX International Banana Convention in Ecuador will focus on the reactivation of the sector

The XIX International Banana Convention, the most important meeting of the national and international banana sector, will be held in Guayaquil from October 25…

Paraná state, Brazil

Commission approves project that transforms Cerro Azul into 'National Capital of Ponkan'

The Constitution and Justice and Citizenship Committee of the Chamber of Deputies approved a bill which gives the city of Cerro Azul (Paraná) the title of…

Vincent Eysseric - Coolibah Herbs

"We have lost a good part of the production and the other parts will have quality issues”

The east coast of Australia has seen a phenomenal amount of rain this year so far, and this has been accentuated by a massive downpour at the end of last week, while the…

Anthony Allen- The Avolution

"We went from zero containers and all air freight to 100 plus containers in 12 months"

Australian avocado company, The Avolution, supplies and markets avocados year-round. The company has growers in all growing regions in Australia. "There are two grower owners…

"Irradiation is simple, effective and can be used across a range of commodities and pests"

A focus on growing acceptance for Phytosanitary Irradiation internationally to expand Australia's exports

The Australian government and horticulture sector leaders are helping to spread the message that phytosanitary irradiation is an effective, safe, and environmentally…

Australian plants to grow on the moon

The Australian National University (ANU) is one of the organizations working with space start-up Lunaria One to grow plants on the Moon by as early as 2025.  Australian Lunar Experiment Promoting…

Schwanteland Gartenbau GmbH

Michael Schindler, Schwanteland Gartenbau Ltd, on the new chicory season:

"Cold storage electricity costs and logistics are up more than 100 percent compared to the same month last year"

In the coming weeks, this year's chicory roots will be harvested in the important growing regions of northwestern Europe. The heat wave of the past summer months will have an…

Italy

Demand for clementines is high but prices unsatisfactory due to rising costs

After about two weeks of harvesting and selling the first Italian clementines, some are analyzing and drawing up the first balance sheets regarding the beginning of the citrus…

Burg Machinefabriek helps Waterman Onions with staff shortage

"Our small packaging division now has case packers, not turntables"

What to do when you have limited space but want to automate, at all costs, to overcome staff shortages? You may well reach your wit's end, especially if expansion is not an…

Future-proofing produce packaging with fibre-based alternative to plastic

Sustainability is a key megatrend that is changing the face of produce packaging, influenced by three intertwined market drivers. Today’s shoppers are increasingly concerned…

Almond prices weighed down by oversupply in the US

Predicted drop in Spanish almond production confirmed by USDA

The United States Department of Agriculture has recently published its 2022/23 almond production estimate for Spain, the largest EU almond producer, pegging…

Macquarie University research:

Study links depression to unhealthy diets

Urine tests have revealed a biological marker linked to depression is common in otherwise healthy young people who eat a Western-style diet that is high in…

Lidl

Lidl has launched a new smashed avocado range

Lidl has launched a Meadow Fresh Smashed Avocado range, available in two flavours: Smashed Avocado with Lime and Smashed Avocado with Chilli, the dips are available for 85p. The range…

Demonstration saw robots assist soft fruit farmers in a variety of tasks

BT demos automated agriculture using robots and IoT

BT has announced the successful deployment of a robotics platform and management system to support the agricultural project Robot Highways, enabling a fleet of robots to help…

Fertilizer prices down – Surpluses emerge as farmers pull back

Fertilizer prices are dropping as farmers, frustrated by the high costs, hold off on purchases. This is driving down demand and causing gluts that are upending…

Murang'a County avocado farmers incur huge losses due to farm-gate theft

Avocado farmers from Murang’a are suffering heavily as thieves continue to raid their farms. Led by Murang’a Avocado Farmers’ Co-operative Union chairperson…

UK manufacturer to reveal innovation in mobile machinery at Interpom

A UK manufacturer of vegetable handling solutions will reveal the latest innovation in mobile machinery at next month’s Interpom (27 – 29 November) - a Mobile Water Treatment…

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