New carriers offer better outlook for remainder of Moroccan citrus season

Between November and April, Morocco is a key supplier of citrus for Seven Seas. “We started the season with bringing early varieties like clementines…

New software system helps identify the preferred size fruit

Since 2006, Canada-based Croptracker has been using artificial intelligence and computerization to assess the size and quality of different produce…

Garlic pricing to stay strong in near future

The supply of garlic is limited right now. “We are seeing the supply starting to improve and stabilize a bit. However garlic always deals with some…

Cristian Ferriere, Acograpes:

“Amazing US market demand, very good prices in Latin America, Europe and Asia for Chilean table grapes"

The market demand and prices in the US are “amazing” while also very good in Latin America, Europe and Asia too for table grapes from Chile, says…

Fresh organic herb supply expected to start picking up in February

Demand is outpacing supply for fresh organic herbs at the moment. “The days are shorter and winter is progressing slowly,” says Danielle Violante,…

California avocado crop forecast

The official crop forecast for the California Avocado Commission’s fiscal year 2023-24 is 208 million pounds, compared to the prior year's volume of 237 million pounds.…

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Saga Robotics secures $11.5 million in growth capital for US and UK expansion

Technology company Saga Robotics has successfully raised $11.5 million in growth capital through an equity transaction. Existing shareholders, Nysnø…

Carrot shipper launches baby carrot program

The team at Dorot Farm has entered the baby carrot market by launching a baby carrot program for its U.S. retail and foodservice customer base.…

High-speed mango peeling machine makes debut

Next week, at Fruit Logistica Berlin, A.B.L. will unveil its latest peeling machine - the MP90 – designed specifically for mangoes. “Boasting a speed…

Selling season of JUICI apples off to strong start

CMI Orchards reports a strong start to the JUICI® season with sales performance showing almost double the gains over last year. “JUICI blends balanced…

Wage increases of 10 to 21 per cent, the union says

Workers at Lufa Farms in Laval sign first collective agreement

A first collective agreement has been signed at Lufa Farms in Laval, Canada. The union group that organized the workers, reported that it took three…

Maersk names Charles van der Steene as new Regional President for North America

Integrated logistics company A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) is pleased to announce the appointment of Charles van der Steene as the new Regional…

Canada saw a record volume of potatoes in storage in 2023

The Canadian Potato Summit, featuring Victoria Stamper's presentation, provided a comprehensive analysis of the potato industry in Canada for the…

Biden-Harris administration announces investments to strengthen U.S. Specialty Crops Sector

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) investments designed to support the U.S. specialty crops…

Collaboration aims to mitigate citrus greening disease while improving crop quality, yield and longevity

Invaio Sciences (Invaio) and Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) announced today a three-year collaboration to address one of the major challenges for the citrus…

Chile updates its blueberry export estimate for the 2023-2024 season

The executive director of Frutas de Chile's Blueberry Committee, Andrés Armstrong, presented the new export estimate for this season. The entity, in…

MCFruits starts shipments of Peruvian Hass avocado to Asia

El Niño has a noticeable impact on the quality of Peruvian avocados

Peru's Hass avocado harvest has begun with limited volumes, mainly due to the continuous effects of the El Niño phenomenon. “Despite this, this season will be…

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Peruvian nursery nursery donates 35,000 citrus plants to Commune of Huancavelica

Vivero Los Viñedos, a fruit nursery in Peru, reaffirms its commitment to the agricultural development of large, small producers and rural communities…

MTO - Henry Hopkins

‘Dirty’ farming: “There’s no other choice: we have to start giving back”

“The other day,” remarks Henry Hopkins, macadamia production manager at the MTO Group, “I got a message from the farmer across the road to say: what…

An odd, unprecedented Moroccan early vegetables campaign

The late start to the Moroccan early vegetable season, after a difficult development summer, has disrupted the normal course of the Moroccan campaign.…

Mark Everett - Worldwide Fruit

Good supply of avocados from Spain and Israel

Worldwide Fruit started their Spanish avocado season in December and now have programmed arrivals each week. "The fruit quality has been very good but…

"Tremendous growth in the volume of coconuts that are exported"

As demand for coconuts is high during these months, especially domestically, the costs of procurement of the coconuts goes up, says Kaushal Khakhar,…

Luis Vázquez, manager of Grufesa:

"Strawberry production is on the rise and we can guarantee supply for Valentine's Day"

The delay in the strawberry planting in Huelva and the impact of dry weather have resulted in lower than usual volumes in December and the first half…

New Covent Garden Market named Britain’s best wholesale market 2024

New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) was named Best Wholesale Market at the Great British Market Awards 2024, in Birmingham on January 25th. The award is presented…

"We offer assistance in setting up a Fresh Produce, Food or Agri business entity in the Netherlands"

Up&Up Talent Solutions, known as a Fresh Produce Specialist in Recruitment have now branched out to help foreign businesses that want to set up their…

AI quality inspection now also available for soft and stone fruit

The GearStation, Dutch company Gearbox's smart workstation, already evaluates tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, grapes, and cut flowers like roses,…

Chester market evacuated due to chilli fumes

Chester Market was temporarily evacuated due to a peculiar incident involving a stall-holder who was cooking an excessive amount of chili peppers. The…

Ambitious plan to expand cultivation of high-revenue, low-chilling fruit crops

Encouraged by the success of its pilot apple cultivation project in Mizoram, a pioneering endeavor in the Northeastern States, scientists from the Council of…

Turkish exporters initiate efforts to boost exports to China

Turkish exporters have initiated efforts in 2024 to boost exports to China. The Business Committee, chaired by Tayfun Kılıç, Deputy Director General of Exports…

FPC warns of a thinly veiled £200 million tax on the industry

Nigel Jenney, Chief Executive of the Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC), warns of a thinly veiled £200 million tax on the industry as border checks on…

DataLiner

Brazil's orange juice exports down 7%

The reduction in the Brazilian orange crop affected the volume of orange juice exports, but the increase in the commodity’s prices eventually offset it…

Bans on air freight by EU retailers puts pressure on Kenyan exporters

The tightening of bans on air freight by European Union (EU) retailers, such as Lidl, has presented challenges for fresh produce exporters in Kenya. These…