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Demand increases during California fig season

Vertical Food’s California fig crop is right around the corner and harvesting begins the first week of June. “Our Breba Black Mission crop harvest is starting early compared…

CPMA announces board of directors for 2020-2021

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association announced its Board of Directors for 2020-2021. Elections took place last week, following the 2020 CPMA Annual…

New process allows remote food safety audits for leafy greens farms

Mandatory government food safety audits of leafy greens farms under the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement are continuing during the COVID-19…

Maryland confirms first spotted lanternfly hatch of 2020

The Maryland Department of Agriculture has confirmed the first spotted lanternfly hatch of 2020. The first instar nymph of the season was reported by a…

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US: Maine potato farmers face uncertain times

About 60 percent of the potatoes produced in Maine and around the country are grown to supply the food-service industries. But with everything from school…

US: Ready-to-eat salad bowls launched nationally

Dole Food Company is taking its line of ready-to-eat salad bowls national with the launch of Dole® FreshTakes™ Salad Bowls in supermarkets throughout the West following a successful…

Florida Department of Citrus expects reduced profitability this season

Although orange juice sales have surged in recent months, Citrus Industry reports that the Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC) director of economic and market…

Anna501

Northwest US will see less cherries than usual

From The Dalles, Oregon to Brewster, Washington, Northwest cherry growers are checking their orchards now, just before harvest. Infected trees have to be cut…

AgroFresh

Solutions to disinfect fruits, vegetables, and fruit and vegetable collection centers

The agricultural food industry is using more and more disinfectants. All tiers of the agricultural environment (producers, plants, distribution, transport) are…

Inifap researchers manage to increase the profitability of mango cultivation in Mexico

Technology has become an important ally to increase the profitability of mango cultivation in Mexico, as it makes it possible to harvest in the months with the…

United Fresh

Company will tell its stories at this year’s United Fresh

For one long-time exhibitor, this year’s United Fresh LIVE! show offers a unique opportunity. “We typically have a limited staff travel to this show because it’s during our…

Global Focus Melons / Kiwifruit

Kiwifruit packhouses in lockdown change ways of working

Fully operational packhouses and social distancing aren't exactly easy bedfellows. But ripening kiwifruit couldn't wait for the Covid-19 pandemic to be over,…

Retail

Target is providing consumers with additional opportunities to purchase its products

Walmart: Online sales increase 74%

US: Instacart introduces new in-app safety hub for shopper communityInstacart, the North American leader in online grocery, announced new safety measures and resources to…

Peruvian pomegranate exports plummeted in April

Peruvian pomegranate exports had a significant reduction during the month of April 2020. According to Fresh Fruit data, the 10,089 tons sold in that period…

The curfew in Peru impacts organic banana exports

The curfew established in Peru to stop the advance of the coronavirus, which goes from 16:00 to 4:00 in the most affected regions (Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque,…

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Belize pineapples set to become “Queens of the South”

In Belize, the pineapple is a new crop that is being ‘groomed’ to become an important second crop for citrus and other farmers in the Stann Creek Valley and…

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South African pineapple farmers hope increased demand will last

South African pineapple farmers were happy to benefit from the surprise spike in demand for this tropical fruit as their countrymen, left high and dry by the…

"South African citrus exports to China remain strong"

Every year, South Africa exports large volumes of citrus fruits to China. The Chinese market is an important export market for South Africa and the export volume to this…

"The overall production volume significantly declined, but the average size increased"

"Yantai cherries experience fierce competition in the Chinese cherry market"

The competition in China's cherry market is exceptionally fierce this year. The frequency of extreme weather conditions as well as the outbreak of Covid-19 shortly after…

Price of Chinese garlic shows downward trend

The price of Chinese garlic recently showed a downward trend. Market supply mainly consists of fresh garlic from local production areas and garlic from…

Chinese ginger farms expand production by 10%-20%

Chinese ginger trading flared up in early May when production areas became more active. The price of fresh ginger increased every day. The price is stimulated…

"Consumer behavior in China changes after COVID outbreak"

Over recent months, fresh produce e-commerce in China has taken off. Whether it’s for large e-commerce companies or small and medium-sized community-based…

Ruletkka

Myanmar & China to check out trade good delays at the border

The Myanmar and Chinese authorities say traders are incurring losses due to restrictions at border gates and that field visits will be used to attempt to…

Opening plant in Yokohama, Japan

Fresh Del Monte Produce continues international push

On May 22nd, Fresh Del Monte Produce cut the ribbon on its new fresh-cut vegetable and fruit plant in Japan today. The facility has been under construction…

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Japanese company develops CBD oil from orange peels

At this year's Cosme Tokyo cosmetics trade fair, Japanese company Hiro International presented a completely THC-free CBD oil, that was not produced with the…

Kyrylo Lutsenko

Study takes a new view on storing tomatoes in the fridge

It’s a well-known question: should tomatoes go in the fridge with other fruit, or not? A contentious new study suggests it might not matter where we put this…

Hawke's Bay's horticultural workers finish up this year's harvest

Horticultural workers at Hawke's Bay have wrapped up this year's harvest, despite the unprecedented challenges created by the current pandemic. The 2020…

Using technology to bolster trust and security along fresh produce supply chains

The need for integrity systems it is becoming more and more common in the fresh produce industry, according to a leading Australian traceability and information service…

Reham Kamal on the Egyptian grape season

“Quality of grapes improving thanks to investments in the post-harvest process”

The quality of Egyptian grapes has come a long way, thanks to investments in the post-harvest process. With the harvest season having started in May, everything is going…

Peaches - Flat Peaches - Nectarines - Pavia :

Summary of the 2019 European Harvest & 2020 Harvest Forecast

While the MedFEL has been postponed to next year due to the pandemic, the overview of the 2019 European peach and nectarines harvest as well as the harvest forecasts for 2020…

Sicural develops quick Covid-19 test for surfaces and processing lines

Sicural has developed a molecular biology test to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 (which causes Covid-19) for environmental samples. These tests are important to detect the…

Lettuce, celery and fennel by Fellini Patrizio

Fellini Patrizio's Azienda Agricola "67#" has acquired new land. "This way, we will manage to supply our clients with an even greater range of products, grown just a stone's…

Donnalia is focusing ever more on exports

Excellent prospects for the 2020 Sicilian apricots campaign

The very first apricot harvests in Sicily started a few days ago, and this year is expected to show signs of discontinuity compared to 2019. The situation was assessed by the…

Simona Matthews - AgriCoat Nature Seal

"Already with lock down measures easing, we are seeing signs of a recovery"

AgriCoat NatureSeal offers solutions for maintaining shelf life in across a broad range of sectors of the fresh produce industry. "Our Semperfresh family of products are…

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Influential thinktank Institute:

Johnson's ‘Brexit border in Irish Sea' will not be ready in time

An influential think tank warns that UK will need to extend the transition period in wake of the Corona-virus, or risk a very hard border, as it claims Boris Johnson's…

The UK will start applying tariffs to Canary tomatoes, cucumbers and bananas in 2021

Canary fruit and vegetable exports to the United Kingdom (an important market for products from the archipelago) could be affected by the new tariffs that the…

Column Elena Malkova:

"Are we open-minded enough to accept those new ways of thinking and working?"

Elena Malkova has worked in the Dutch fresh produce trade for no less than 25 years. Last year she exchanged her commercial job in the fresh produce sector to…

Landgard producers rely on further plantations

Club variety "Evelina" sees more expansion in the West.

In the future, top fruit farms in the Rhineland will focus on the apple variety "Evelina". A few days ago, the Landgard producer cooperative, together with the fruit-growing…

Hauptstadt Basil now only in recycled paper

Herbs, sold entirely in paper instead of plastic

REWE and ECF Farmsystems are testing new forms of product packaging. The capital city basil produced in Berlin is now packed 100% plastic-free. Both the funnel-shaped plastic…

First herb allotments will be available in five branches from the end of May

ALDI SÜD and Infarm grow fresh herbs in their stores

Mint, basil, coriander and other fresh herbs now thrive in ALDI SÜD stores. Customers can buy the plants freshly harvested from so-called indoor farms. This is made possible…

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Spanish study reveals ‘total absence’ of Corona-virus in supermarket food packaging

The Spanish Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) has not detected Corona-viruses on food packaging and hygiene products for sale on supermarket shelves, but rather the…

Green Party wants Swiss government to subsidize vegetables

Switzerland’s Green Liberal Party is urging the country to subsidize vegetables instead of meat. Plant-based diets are steadily growing in popularity in…

APAL welcomes NSW Government funding for bushfire recovery

Australia’s peak apple and pear industry body, APAL, has welcomed the NSW Government’s announcement of funding to support growers and their communities rebuild…

But what is it actually bringing in?

Russia imports over $5 billion worth of fruits & vegetables a year

Check out this handy infographic on the top ten imported produce varieties Russians can’t get enough of.

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Zimbabwe: Saviour Kasukuwere farm take-over scuttles US$5 mln investment

After the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) denied citrus producer Saviour Kasukuwere an export licence, his thriving ‘Cornucopia’ Farm in Mashonaland Central…

Ruletkka

Due to Plateau State lockdown

Nigeria: Fruit traders in Jos lament dropping sales

Fruit sellers in Jos, the administrative capital and largest city of Nigeria’s Plateau State, are speaking of poor sales due to the total lockdown imposed by…

Andreas Zeitler

Bangladesh

Chattogram Port Authority handles 319,000 containers in 56 days

The Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) has handled over 319,000 containers in 56 days of general holiday across the country during the global epidemic. The Transport Department…

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UN Agriculture Agency:

Locust swarms might hit India and Pakistan next month

According to a top official of the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization, the desert locust invasion, which poses a significant threat to the…

Abhijit Sharma

Government has not formulated concrete export plans

India: Plum season in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh

Plum season is about to start in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district, but no plans are in place to ship the crop to exterior states or the arrival of adhatiyas…

Stepan Khadzhi

As climate change causes water shortages in Tiền Giang

Vietnamese rice farmers switch to fruits and vegetables

More and more rice farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang have switched to other crops as part of efforts to adapt to climate change. In…

Kateryna Mashkevych

Vietnam: Bac Giang to host first teleconference on lychee trade promotion

The nation’s first teleconference on lychee consumption is expected to be hosted by the northern province of Bac Giang on June 6, aiming to promote both…

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