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The nearly 40-year evolution of Mission Produce

From the ripe revolution of avocados to expansion into mangos

Mission Produce was founded in 1983, at a time when avocado consumption rates were low. Annual U.S. consumption was fewer than two pounds per person, and little to no data…

Camposol clementine harvest in Uruguay slightly higher

The mandarin clementine harvest in Uruguay is currently going well with slightly higher than estimated volumes for Camposol Uruguay being packed and shipped thus far. While…

Organic import apples and pear programs underway

Both imported organic pears and organic apples have gotten a slightly later start this season. This year there will be slightly less volume on organic pears from Argentina. Pears:…

Mango packhouse opens in Nayarit, Mexico

Empaque Don Jorge I (EDJI) opened its doors this past weekend and is currently packing Crespo organic Ataulfos from El Grupo Crespo’s Nayarit orchards. EDJI is the hometown…

Asparagus imports from Peru continue to climb

Peruvian fresh asparagus continues to enjoy a prominent place in the U.S. market. In 2021, U.S. imports from Peru increased nine percent over the previous year, according to…

First US cherries arrive at Guangzhou market

On May 15, the first batch of California cherries arrived in Guangzhou Jiangnan Market by air, opening the sales season of summer cherries. It is reported that…

Chicago, August 18-19

Registration opens for apple conference

Early bird registration is now open for USApples' Outlook 2022. Outlook 2022 is designed specifically for apple industry leaders from the U.S. and around the…

Rebeca Gálvez, of Patagonia Biotecnologia: "The power of seaweed improves the yields, quality, size and condition of a wide range of fruits"

"The fertilizer industry is at a turning point"

The crisis in the price and availability of agricultural fertilizers is having a major impact on global agriculture, and has even raised fears of food insecurity. The war…

Mexican avocado growers seek asylum in US after threats

An extended Mexican family crossed into the US this weekend, seeking asylum after threats from suspected criminals forced them to flee their avocado farm. This…

Conpapa: The importation of American potatoes poses a dangerous risk to the health of our soils and crops

Mexican potato producers speak out against US potato imports

The National Confederation of Potato Producers of the Mexican Republic (Conpapa) spoke against the importation of fresh potatoes from the United States because…

Special Asia

Thailand's mangosteen production will increase by 38% to 380,000 tons this year

It is the season for the production and listing of critical economic fruits in Thailand now, such as durian, mangosteen, and rambutan. According to the…

Global Focus Melons/Kiwifruit

Early watermelon imports increasingly popular in Georgia

There has been a rapid growth of Georgian watermelon imports in 2021. Last year, large early imports resulted in low prices for local producers. Over the past…

Retail

Dreamstime

Autonomous deliveries in Santa Monica launched by Motional and Uber Eats

Walmart cut its full-year profit forecast

US: How Umamicart uses shoppable recipes to drive salesAsian e-commerce grocer Umamicart is betting on recipes to get people to fill up their online shopping carts. From…

New Grapa CEO Shiko Domovitz: “Excited about table grape opportunities”

Early ARRA varieties kick off Israeli table grape season

The Israeli table grape season has just started last week with the ARRA Honey Pop harvest, while the ARRA Sugar Drop will follow this week. This also marks the fifth month as…

Thermo King supplies Hapag-Lloyd with high performance generator sets

Hapag-Lloyd is to increase operational efficiency and lower operational costs with 950 SG-5000 generator sets with full life CARB compliance and real time monitoring…

USHBC and NABC add new director of business intelligence

Joe Vargas has been hired as the director of business intelligence for the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) and North American Blueberry Council (NABC).…

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

SunOpta starts seeing turnaround in fruit business

Since Joe Ennen took the helm of Eden Prairie-based SunOpta in 2019, the fruit side of the company's plant-based food business has been a drag on the bottom…

China Harbour Engineering Company

Peru: Contractor chosen to build $3 billion Chancay port

The China COSCO Shipping Corporation has taken a step closer to beginning work on a $3 billion industrial zone and logistics hub in Peru by concluding a $600 million deal with…

Ecuador presents plan for banana industry to counter effects from war in Ukraine

Ecuador is the world’s leading exporter of bananas, whose sales generate around US$3.5 billion each year and directly employ 250,000 Ecuadorians. Now, the…

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Mexico to suspend import duties on food staples to counter inflation

Mexico will waive import duties for one year on a range of household staples, most of them food-related, in a bid to curb inflation, the government said on…

Peruvian avocado exports in the first quarter of the year amounted to $224.7 million

The Netherlands accounted for 46% of the total value of shipmentsAccording to a report by the Agrodata website, Peru exported 117,297,835 kilos of avocados…

AAA Growers' first sea freight avocados selling well in Dubai market

AAA Growers' first sea freight Hass avocados arrived at the Al Aweer Market, Dubai last week. "The product sold quickly due to the excellent quality," said Paul Huish,…

Hannes de Waal – Sundays River Producer Forum

Shipping costs far outstrip production costs on Eastern Cape citrus farms

The Sundays River Valley lost over two weeks of harvesting and packing, but since last Monday workers have been catching up on lemons, Novas, some clementines and the first…

If the U.S. cancels the tariffs imposed on China, how much will it affect China's garlic exports?

The combined effects of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have caused the prices in the U.S. to rise at their fastest pace since the early 1980s. President…

Parcel THRIVE, Inc.

Kubota invests in US-based agtech startup

Kubota Corporation has invested in Parcel THRIVE, Inc., a US startup company. Parcel, a Silicon Valley headquartered startup, provides a collaboration platform…

Carrier Transicold crosses milestone, with over 1.5 million refrigeration units sold

Carrier Transicold has achieved another industry milestone by surpassing 1.5 million container refrigeration units sold. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier Global…

Feedback from some foreign delegations

Macfrut speaks many foreign languages

Various foreign operators and delegations attended the international fresh produce fair Macfrut 2022. FreshPlaza talked to some of them to get their feedback. Venezuela The…

Suspension of EU import duties on Ukrainian exports set for fast-track approval

Yesterday, the International Trade Committee gave their green light for a one-year suspension of all EU import duties on Ukrainian exports to support the…

Potato planting in Belarus over

Belarusian agricultural workers have finished potato planting, BelTA reports, after receiving the news from the Agriculture and Food Ministry. As of 17 May, spring crops were planted…

FruitHydroSinni

Stackable planters designed for aeroponic and hydroponic crops

FruitHydroSinni, an Italian company specializing in the production and marketing of products from hydroponic and aeroponic systems, is launching its new large-volume recovery…

Elea and EnWave Coorperation: Looking back on successful PEF and REV Forum

Photo report: Faster, higher quality and saving on drying time

In the run-up to its trade show presence at Anuga Foodtec 2022, Elea Ltd and its business partner EnWave Coorperation hosted a technology forum on April 21 and 22,…

Cream Of The Crop strikes ripe partnership with Fyffes

Zero waste foods brand Cream Of The Crop has announced an official sustainability-focused partnership with Fyffes – one of the world’s leading distributors of tropical…

FruitOne Europe receives the first quality lemons from the southern hemisphere

"For the last couple of weeks, FruitOne has been receiving good quality lemons from it owns farms,” says Andres Ribas, Managing Director for Europe. “And this week we are…

Solynta and incotec announce partnership to optimize performance of hybrid true potato seeds

Hybrid potato innovator Solynta and seed enhancement company Incotec announced at the International Seed Federation (ISF) congress today they have entered in a collaboration…

Maersk to open integrated cold chain facility in New Zealand

Maersk continues to integrate end-to-end cold chains with the announcement of a new 45,000 sqm cold chain facility in the Waikato District, the fourth largest region in New…

Food prices to go up more if 'triple-dip' La Niña creates more chaos

The price of food hasn't been this high in Australia since the last time the nation had back-to-back La Niña weather systems. This happened a decade ago, but now there's a…

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