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GLOBAL OVERVIEW PAPAYA

The exotic papaya fruit continues to increase in popularity in many countries, but for still remains a niche fruit among consumers. Despite this, the increased demand has led…

Increased supplies of dates for 2021-2022 season

Date volumes look to be up this season. “We’re definitely having some large crops of Medjool dates. There is a large supply from all vendors,” says Neil Merritt, director of North…

Good yields, but a drop in pricing for North Carolina sweet potatoes

North Carolina is just starting up its harvest on sweet potatoes. “We’re actually a bit later this year to start. Normally the week after Labor Day is when we start but this year…

Westland Seeds brings 5 new varieties to the market

North American supermarkets desire more colors of snack peppers

Dutch breeding company Westland Seeds has been selling snack pepper varieties to the North American market for the past ten years. "Our varieties have shown a big advantage…

Primeur Fruit Attraction Edition now available to read online

Fruit Attraction will be held in Madrid from Tuesday 5 to 7 October 2021. FreshPlaza and Primeur jointly publish a 150-page exhibition magazine. It has become an international…

Report by Rabobank

There is only one direction for blueberry consumption: up

Global fresh blueberry exports are likely to expand steadily during the next few years, as growing regions continue to diversify around the globe. Companies are pushed to be…

Port of Wilmington to add cold storage warehouse space

Cold Summit Development will bring nearly 460,000 square feet of cold storage space in two buildings to property owned by the Port of Wilmington. The plan is…

Port of Savannah to add 1.6 mln TEUs of capacity

The ‘Peak Capacity Project’ is currently under construction and will provide 800,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units of annual capacity at the Port of…

Updated food recall warning

Canada: Jongilpoom brand Enoki mushroom recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

The food recall warning issued on September 16, 2021 has been updated to include additional distribution information. This additional information was identified during the…

Special Fruit Attraction 2021

Quality meters on display at Fruit Attraction 2021

The latest innovations in advanced NIR fruit maturity meters from Felix Instruments – Applied Food Science will be unveiled at Fruit Attraction 2021 in Madrid on October 5 - 7…

Paltavo will showcase its product portfolio during the next edition of Fruit Attraction

The first avocado mayonnaise hits the market

The first avocado mayonnaise is already a reality. Paltavo, the company from Malaga, will present its Avonesa (avocado mayonnaise) at the next edition of Fruit Attraction,…

Global Focus Top Fruit

FreshPlaza October Global Focus on Top Fruit

FreshPlaza's October Global Focus is on top fruit. Are you growing, supplying, importing or exporting top fruit? Will your markets change due the global shipping problems and…

Retail

Dreamstime

ShopRite of Cortlandt: “Fresh to Table” in-store experience

Costco is chartering 3 ocean-going vessels

US: Whole Foods Market co-founder and CEO John Mackey to retire in 2022John Mackey, co-founder and CEO of natural grocer Whole Foods Market, announced that he will be retiring…

USDA grant supports Penn State research on automation of mushroom industry

A large grant, awarded to Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, will support an interdisciplinary, multi-university team of researchers who will…

Company adds industry expert to Produce Team

Gordon Fresh Produce joins C.A. Ferolie

C.A. Ferolie, a company that offers tailored brand-building solutions to consumer packaged goods manufacturers on a super-regional scale and is part of the…

Unnamed potato processing company eyes spot at Pocatello Regional Airport

An undisclosed company plans to process locally sourced potatoes into frozen fries and dehydrated products within a refrigerated warehouse to be built at…

USDA

For Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

Combined value of all potatoes sold in 2020 at $1.82 billion

The final value of Idaho's 2020 potato crop sold was $912 million, down 5 percent from 2019. The marketing year average price for potatoes in Idaho was $7.28 per cwt, down…

Monitor business risk and view company insights

BizVibe highlights key challenges facing the fruit and tree nut farming industry

BizVibe has added key challenges and trends for fruit and tree nut farming industry profiles on their platform. All 900+ company profiles will now contain 50+ company data…

European Commission

DG agri dashboard - Apples

Incoming 2021/22 EU27 apple crop estimated at 11,619 tonnes

The incoming 2021/22 crop for EU27 has been estimated at 11 619 tons; up 5% on the preceding 5 year average and 10 % above the ‘small’ crop of the past marketing year. After…

And ensure greater harvests, yields

New technology will help achieve more regular cropping

There is a new technology that monitors a fruit tree’s carbohydrate status, allowing for timely corrective action, if needed, to ensure an optimal harvest. The technology –…

Tru-Cape resumes in-store tastings as apple demand remains strong

In-store tastings have been one of the victims of Covid lockdowns, but this past weekend Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing resumed apple and pear tastings in Evergreens stores in…

Prime Minister wants to revamp Cameroon's banana industry

On September 29, Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute chaired a meeting dedicated to seeking ways to revamp his nation’s banana sector. The government has set out…

Cyprus research and innovation Centre

Photonics sensor able to spot bacteria on fruit and vegetables

A new detector is under development that will be able to spot minute traces of poisonous elements with photonics, giving a result in a matter of minutes. This…

Geoffrey Delbaere (Warnez Potatoes): "Failures mean total potato yields are even lower than in the last two, dry summers"

Belgian potato processor brings innovative vegan meals to supermarket shelves

The arrival of Belgian potatoes is challenging, quality-wise. So says Geoffrey Delbaere, sales manager at Warnez Potatoes. "We're, indeed, getting far more potatoes than the…

Serbian blueberry production and export on the rise

Blueberry plantations in Serbia have seen explosive growth in the past five years, and have reached 2,500 hectares in acreage, producing more than 6,000 tons of produce and…

“We’ll soon start harvesting Pink Lady and Fuji from our orchards”

The demand for Turkish apples is increasing, says one Turkish produce exporter. Thanks to the growing awareness of Turkish apples in certain markets, the presence of the…

Maestro XL+S - Mobile machine for filling and emptying 2 ton bins

Storage in bins offer 100% traceability and are finding more and more advantages for various reasons, resulting in an increasing demand for 2T bins. Professional potato…

Australian Agriculture Worker Visa takes a step closer to delivering for farmers after being signed into law

The Australian Agriculture Worker Visa (Ag Visa) is a step closer to fruition, after the Federal Government amended the Migration Regulations, enabling it to be…

Spring into sweet, abundant Piñata pineapples

Spring is the sweetest time of year to tuck into Queensland-grown pineapples as Australia's largest pineapple producer, Piñata Farms, enters peak production. General manager…

China: Imports of avocados are growing steadily

Prohass, the Peruvian Avocado Association actively stocks up to cope with the peak sales in China

"The Golden Week", the National Day holiday in China is approaching, and the domestic consumer market will hit its peak. Fresh food markets in various regions are actively…

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