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“Being successful in the produce industry depends on forging and maintaining long-lasting relationships”

Although the domestic US citrus season is still in full swing, Seven Seas Fruit is already looking forward to its 2023 spring South African season. For 20 plus years Seven…

Agriculture sector calls for peace and unity in Peru, amidst fresh riots and deaths

The agricultural sector of Peru, led by Alejandro Fuentes, president of the Association of Agrarian Producers Guilds of Peru (AGAP) is calling for peace and unity for the…

New table grape varieties exceed traditional ones from Chile this season

In Chile, table grape season is starting slower and is 10 days later than last year says Ignacio Vidales, sales manager for Canada and Central and South America at Salix…

More late-season varieties may help boost winter apple consumption

Apple supplies continue to be steady out of New York state. “Our grower partners are growing more and more late-season varieties that give consumers a great selection in the…

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Registrations open for North American Strawberry Symposium

Registration is open for the 10th North American Strawberry Symposium (NASS), a meeting of strawberry growers, researchers, and other industry members from around the globe,…

New access for Australian roasted macadamia nuts granted by US

Australia can now export roasted macadamia nuts to the United States, in their shell or husk. This new market access comes after Australia provided scientific evidence that…

DP World to build new container terminal at Prince Rupert port

ΑECOM, an infrastructure consulting firm, has been selected by DP World to perform a feasibility and design study for the construction of the Port of Prince Rupert's second…

Strong global demand for Chilean table grapes

The global demand for Chilean table grapes is strong, but "the focus has to remain on selecting the best quality for export markets", says Juan Pablo Orozco, Agronomist at…

Fullei Fresh is voluntarily recalling alfalfa sprouts because of possible health risk

Fullei Fresh is voluntarily recalling alfalfa sprouts due to the detection of Shiga toxin producing E.coli (STEC.) Shiga toxin producing E.coli is an organism that can cause…

Some 44% of Canadian fruit and vegetable growers sold produce at a loss in 2022

According to data from Statistics Canada, fresh fruit prices were up 9.6% in March 2022 year-on-year. The latest food price report estimates vegetable prices…

Special Fruit Logistica

Import Promotion Desk presents alternative procurement markets for fruit and vegetables

Mangoes, berries, avocados, sweet potatoes, fresh herbs and ginger are just a few examples of the wide range of products on offer at the Import Promotion Desk…

ICL introduces FruitMag

New natural post-harvest citrus protection firming agent replaces chemicals

It is time to replace the harmful chemical residues in citrus fruit and extend its shelf life with ICL's new product FruitMagTM that is an ecological, sustainable,…

Global Focus Bananas

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FAO Banana Market Review - Preliminary results 2022

Global export quantities of bananas continued to display strong tendency to decline in H1 of 2022

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has released a report called Banana Market Review - Preliminary results 2022. In it, it states that global export…

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Wakefern opens test store

Planet Based Foods: Pacific Northwest expansion

U.S. shoppers already act like it’s a recession: ReportMany grocery shoppers are already behaving as if the U.S. is in a recession, according to a report from Jacksonville,…

Canada: Vegetable price hikes kept food costs high in December

Statistics Canada reports that a rapid rise in prices for fresh vegetables in December offset slower price growth for other food items and kept overall food…

More citrus yellow vein clearing virus detected in California

Two new detections of citrus yellow vein clearing virus (CYVCV) have been confirmed in rural residential citrus trees in the city of Visalia in Tulare County,…

Heavy snows and rains are easing Californian drought

Heavy snowfall and rain struck California last week, with reports of severe flooding in parts of the state. The resulting replenishment of snowpack and…

Yara CEO Svein Tore Holsether:

‘Green tech investors are looking at the US, not Europe’

According to CEO Svein Tore Holsether of Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara, in stark contrast to the United States, Europe is not providing sufficient…

Willem Laubscher

Butternuts available from Wamakersvallei stonefruit farm

From Wamakersvallei, Wellington, Willem Laubscher will have 90 tonnes of butternut available from the beginning of March for local sales.“I recently started farming and it’s…

High demand for Tunisian dates as the month of Ramadan approaches

As the month of Ramadan approaches - the 9th month of the Islamic lunar calendar, which begins this year around March 22 - the demand for dates in Muslim countries and those…

Asoex and Alibaba release 2022 Chilean Cherry Trend Report:

"Good opportunities for enormous future growth of Chilean cherries in China"

The Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (Asoex) and Alibaba Group’s B2C Fresh Business Unit released this year’s “2022 Chilean Cherry Trend Report.” The report showed that…

Blank sailings up steeply ahead of Chinese New Year

In a stark display of weak demand undermining the containerized ocean freight industry, recent data shows carriers blanked more than six times the number of…

COSCO pays over US$800 million for minority stake in COFCO Fortune

COSCO Shipping Holdings has agreed to acquire a 5.8% stake in COFCO Fortune, a food processing and transportation subsidiary of the Chinese state agricultural…

Enrique Alegre, president of Golden Citrus SAT.: "In 4-5 years, we will increase the production to 8 million kilos"

"The Leanri has surprised us by bringing the harvest in Huelva forward to December"

The Leanri mandarin, a premium variety managed exclusively by CVVP AIE, has opened the second season mandarin campaign and is already being sent to export markets from farms…

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“Demand from the catering trade is not great, but not as bad as you would expect given the cost-of-living crisis"

The mushroom trade is better than expected, according to Bruce White from Bruce White Ltd. a specialist mushroom trader based in New Covent Garden wholesale market in London.…

Unión de Uniones

Turkish and Egyptian fruit and vegetable shipments have generated 1,200 alerts in the EU in the last 3 years

According to a study carried out by the Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos, “The EU has issued 1,189 alerts for Turkish and Egyptian fruit and vegetable shipments…

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EU potato contracts up 20 to 30% amid higher production costs

Currently, higher costs are weighing on growers’ profit margins and are driving the cost of cultivation and storage to unsustainable levels. Additionally, the…

Global Ports Investments PLC presents Q4 and FY 2022 operational results

Reduction of vessel calls to Russian ports leads to severe decline in throughput

Global Ports Investments PLC has announced its operational results for Q4 2022 and FY 2022. On the back of significant reduction of vessel calls of key…

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Inquiry finds supermarkets' cosmetic fruit and vegetable standards lead to food waste

According to a NSW parliamentary report, there have to be restrictions put in place to prevent major supermarkets sending farm produce to waste for minor…

Shipping operators face losses as freight rates keeps dropping

As sea freight transport continues to decline globally due to the Russia-Ukraine war shocks, freight charges continue to decrease. In the second half of 2022,…

United Fresh 2023 trend report

'Almost half of all shoppers believed their purchase behaviour had changed in the last 12 months'

Set to impact our 2023 shopping are restricted budgets, the need for balanced health and wellbeing, and the occasional small indulgence. While the triple threat of…

Pharmactive unveils high potency kiwi extract for boosting protein digestion

Botanical and nutraceutical ingredient producers Pharmactive Biotech Products, S.L.U., unveils KWD+®, a high-performance extract of kiwi fruit (Actinidia…

Genetics and Bioengineering Department - Yeditepe University

Turkish scientist examines celery in attempt to cure ALS

A Turkish scientist has managed to remove plaques that lead to ALS disease with celery extract. Neslihan Taşlı, a researcher from Yeditepe University’s…

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