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Lemonade apples from New Zealand making their way into North America

Supplies of Lemonade apples from New Zealand are starting to build in volume. “We’re just now getting into the New Zealand season. We began in the middle of May and we’ll…

Increased demand expected as people are staying at home more

Optimistic outlook for Oregon blueberry season

Blueberry growers in Oregon are gearing up for harvest. “We are expecting to start harvest in two weeks, on June 11,” says Catherine Gipe-Stewart with Domex Superfresh…

Increased demand for larger strawberry packs

California strawberries are in peak season. Harvest in Oxnard has recently been completed and has shifted about 100 miles north. “We are now in peak production in the Santa…

Farmers to Families Food Box and CFAP programs discussed at this week's PMA virtual town hall

This week’s virtual town hall featured Bruce Summers of the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service and Hunt Shipman of Cornerstone Government Affairs. The topics of discussion…

Update on California and Mexico grape crops

Tim Clarke, President of Vanguard International, provides an update on grapes out of California and Mexico. Tim Clarke, President of Vanguard International California…

Automatically sleeving kiwis with cardboard punnet and sleeve

Introducing a solution to pack kiwis without plastic

Whether kiwis are being packed in clamshells or in sustainable paper punnets, the JASA Sleever processes it all automatically. In today’s tight workforce environment, it seems…

US: Fresh produce sales held their elevated ground in week of May 17

Two months after panic purchases drove the biggest sales weeks in the history of modern grocery retailing, coronavirus-related shopping patterns for produce appear to be…

California grown valencia oranges available now through October

Sunkist Growers is transitioning into summer citrus, as most winter citrus varieties wind down. To celebrate the return of the summer season and Valencia oranges, Sunkist is…

Georgia watermelons expected to hit stores by June 3

Georgia watermelons are coming to stores early June. The 2020 watermelon crop is expected to have the crisp, sweet flavor and high quality unique to Georgia watermelon. While…

French cherries increasingly scarce due to pesticide ban

French emergency decree keeps American cherries off the French market

On 8 April 2020, France published its fifth emergency decree. It prohibits cherry imports from certain countries. These are countries that allow the use of the…

United Fresh

How ProEx Food prepares for their digital presence at United Fresh:

"Virtual exhibitions will indirectly foster innovation"

Around the globe companies are trying to come up with ways to cope with the COVID-pandemic. The fruit and vegetable sector was not as affected by the measures and shutdowns as…

Global Focus Melons / Kiwifruit

Swiss technology works to increase growth, quality and health of melon crops

Many growers throughout the world have to use low-quality water for irrigating their crops. This might be because it is the only water available to them, or to save on costs.…

Retail

SpartanNash: Food distribution and retail sales lifted by double digits

Southeastern Grocers plans to expand in Florida with 8 new Winn-Dixie stores

US: Wegmans rethinks approach to store openings amid COVID-19 crisisAs the nation slowly reopens after months in lockdown mode during the coronavirus pandemic, Wegmans Food…

National salad month is celebrated with release of four new organic releases

Braga Fresh is celebrating National Salad Month in May with the release of four new Josie’s Organics value-added salads: Tropical Crunch Premium Salad Kit, a Caesar salad kit,…

Blue Diamond Growers respond to USDA announcement

California almond growers look forward to expanding their markets in China

Last week the United States Department of Agriculture and United States Trade Representative announced that China, under the Phase 1 trade agreement, will…

California organic stone fruit operation receives EFI certification

Homegrown Organic Farms announced its certification from Equitable Food Initiative for its California grown, organic stone fruit – the first stone fruit…

Oregon State University study

US Produce Incentive Program boosts healthy eating

A national programme that offers financial incentives to enable low-income consumers to purchase more fruits and vegetables has shown great success in Oregon,…

Citrus scientists research how to reduce amount of fruit drop losses

UF/IFAS citrus scientists Tripti Vashisth and Fernando Alferez are trying to reduce the amount of fruit that drops from Hamlin and Valencia trees prior to…

Ninlawan Donlakkham

Climate change benefits breadfruit growth on Hawaii

For centuries, breadfruit (ʻulu) has served as a major staple food in the Pacific Islands, and starting 200 years ago has spread widely across the global…

Avocado forecasts expected to be slightly up in northern NSW despite weather and virus challenges

An avocado grower in New South Wales is looking forward to the season ahead, estimating volumes across the region could be slightly up on previous years. Ian Tolson is a board…

Australia: Fourth season of envy™ apples underway

Montague, Australia’s leading family-owned fresh produce company, delivers a sweet Australian crop to apple eaters with this week’s launch of envy™. envy™ apples feature a dense…

New Zealand’s newest apple variety is popular among Chinese consumers

A New Zealand organic apple producer cannot keep up with the Chinese demand for New Zealand’s newest apple, Dazzle™, says Bostock New Zealand Owner, John Bostock. “Without any…

"Conditions will improve as the production season proceeds"

"Chinese imports of Australian tangerines got off to a difficult start this year"

The new harvest season of Australian tangerines is about to open officially. Fruit exporters are keeping a close eye on developments in the Chinese market. Altaifresh Limited…

David Tonelson

Pandemic stunts mango exports Dominican Republic

At the very same time the COVID-19 quarantine was imposed throughout the country last March, the mango harvest in Baní (the capital of Peravia Province) was…

Shane White

Following COVID-19 situation

Chilean blueberries see rising demand and prices

A report prepared by ProChile, which reports the commercial activity of Chilean products in the world, prepared with information provided by the 56 offices…

Chilean kiwi exports to Europe and the Middle East increase

According to the latest Crop Report of the Chilean Kiwi Committee, up until week 20 of 2020 total exports amounted to 60,623 tons, i.e. 12% less than in the same period of the…

"Uruguay's citriculture has great potential"

The liquidation of Citrícola Salteña, one of the emblematic companies of the Uruguayan citrus industry, was decreed on Friday the 15th. This put the company in…

Colombia

ICA monitors musaceae plantations in Caldas against the moko and the Fusarium

The Colombian Agricultural Institute, ICA, is carrying out inspection, surveillance, and control visits to plantain and banana crops in the Colombian…

Reliable transport solutions critical to meet growing European demand

Mexican mango exports still flowing to Europe with weekly air freight service

Dachser de México S.A. de C.V., a logistics provider and part of the global Dachser network, announced that its weekly air cargo schedule from Mexico to Europe…

Wendy Bangels, BP Fruitcraft

"High prices, low stocks and high demand for apples and pears"

"European apple and pear stocks are currently very low. There is an extremely high demand for top fruit. We have nothing but positive things to say about the whole situation,"…

MoldovaFruct on the upcoming cherry season

“We’re focusing on reaching some European markets this season”

The Moldovan cherry season is about to takeoff. Although the country had to deal with some spring frosts, the produce was nowhere near lost. For one exporter, this year will…

"With this concept we are focusing on new applications and other moments of use"

Van Oers United introduces new concept for fresh sweetcorn

As a year-round producer and supplier of sweetcorn, Van Oers United saw that a fresh impulse from the production, commercial and consumer markets concerned with the sale of…

Cooperation between fruit salad producer mirontell and Berlin wholesalers stable, even in times of crisis:

"Keuthmann takes care of the special expectations put upon our raw materials"

Long-term, reliable partnerships are an important part of the fruit and vegetable industry, not only in times of crisis. Fruit salad producer mirontell and the Berlin…

Tom Amery - The Watercress Company

“Currently our watercress sales are just ahead of where they were last year"

Each year there is more and more evidence to back up the claims of watercress to be a superfood. It has been known for some time that watercress is very good for you, but it…

Report by Tridge

Turkish stone fruits maintain their positive streak

Spring indicates the stone fruit season in Turkey, the world’s largest producer as well as one of the top exporters. The Turkish cherry harvest is expected to commence in late…

How ethylene helps potato grower Van Dijk

The potato sector is being negatively affected by the coronavirus. Due to the fall in demand for processing potatoes (including from the catering sector), potatoes are…

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Northern Ireland 'could access UK market and EU single market'

DUP agriculture minister Edwin Poots has suggested that the Brexit Deal could bring advantages to Northern Ireland, giving it access to both the UK market and…

Spanish scientists study the possible use of purple garlic from Las Pedroñeras against COVID-19

The Provincial Government of the Spanish province of Cuenca has reported that it will soon sign an agreement with the University of Castile-La Mancha (UCLM) to…

Conrad Fick – Tru-Cape

Pear exporter contends with unpredictabilities all along the logistics chain

It has been a season that keeps you on your toes, says Conrad Fick, Tru-Cape marketing director, keeping up with fickle conditions and even if this has meant that some of…

PMA hires new country manager for South Africa

Produce Marketing Association (PMA) has hired Lianne Jones, a produce and floral industry veteran with extensive global experience, as the new Country Manager…

IITA banana research paper among most downloaded

'A breakthrough in the search for banana varieties, resistant to the lethal bacterial banana wilt disease'

A paper published by a team led by scientists from IITA was among the top 10% most downloaded of all papers published between January 2018 and December 2019 in…

Thomas Jurkowski

Tanzania horticulture exports hurt by border closures

Horticulture is one of Tanzania’s economic pillars, but now the closure of the border between Tanzania and Kenya has hit Dar’s horticulture sector - due to…

Basket washing machine to save labor cost

In the fresh-cut industry, hundreds of baskets are used to carry raw products or transfer semi-products. But the cleaning process of these baskets is a huge cost, which…

Ocean Network Express expands refrigerated fleet

Japanese shipping company Ocean Network Express recently added 3,000 Carrier Transicold PrimeLINE® units to its refrigerated container fleet, via Florens container leasing, to…

MCR Machinery:

"New pumpkin washer can be used for sweet potatoes too"

The Dutch company, MCR Machinery, has been building pumpkin washers for several years. These are used to wash and dry not only pumpkins. They can also be used for Turban…

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