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Nicolas Damm of Río Blanco on Chilean rain damage:

“There is no market for fruit with condition issues”

Eleven days after the heavy and unexpected rains hit Chile, and the situation is still evolving without clear answers regarding the full extent of the damage. “We are still…

Michigan apples see good movement, marketers focus on new EverCrisp variety

The apple harvest in Michigan came in slightly below average this year, at an estimated 22.5 million bushels. So far, the marketing season has been going well and the apples…

Bio-Able Solutions

New 100% recyclable sustainable packaging breaks down within 24 months

Sev-Rend High-Performance Packaging has continuously made their mark in the packaging world over the past 26 years, especially in the produce industry.…

“Most of the Chilean organic blueberry harvest is on its way to the US right now"

According to the Organic Produce Network, despite the logistical challenges and delays in the ports of the west coast of the United States in recent months, there…

First organic garlic shipments in from Argentina

A & A Organic Farms out of Watsonville, CA has started receiving its first containers of garlic from Argentina. A & A has increased garlic production in all supplying regions.…

Chilean white grapes prices increase in the US

The heavy rains in central Chile, which affected a good part of the mid-season grape harvest, led to an increase in the spot market prices of the Chilean…

Tuesday, March 30

United Fresh introduces programming supporting women in produce

United Fresh Produce Association has been honoring women in produce, elevating one honoree a year for more than two decades, helping to raise awareness of the…

Dole Packaged Foods, LLC

Dole Packaged Foods opens new frozen fruit facility in McDonough, Georgia

Dole Packaged Foods, LLC opened a new state-of-the-art frozen fruit facility in McDonough, GA on January 28th. This is Dole's third frozen fruit facility in the United States,…

USDA

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement seasonal perishable products Weekly Update

Winter weather across the northern US limits demand for produce shipments

Winter weather across the northern United State limited demand for produce shipments last week. Even commodities traditionally associated with Valentine’s Day celebrations saw…

"USITC's ruling sets a precedent for other Mexican export products that are currently under investigation"

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has determined not to impose tariffs on US imports of Mexican blueberries. This ruling was taken in…

Special Asia

Vietnam: First dragon fruit shipped to China in new Lunar Year

Approximately 190 tons of dragon fruits were shipped to China through Kim Thanh II International Border Gate on February 12, the first day of the lunar New…

Global Focus Organics

Organic kiwi growers seeing shifts in California industry

Unlike its conventional counterpart, organic kiwifruit from California is up in volume this season. “Due to weather issues that reduced fruit set, production per acre was…

Retail

Dreamstime

Wakefern: ‘Beyond the Bag’

Food Lion and Instacart are expanding SNAP payments

Amazon shareholders support union formationMore than 70 Amazon investors are backing warehouse workers who want to form a trade union in the US. The e-commerce giant is trying…

USDA

USDA Southern Region News Release - Vegetables

2020 US vegetable production down slightly from 2019

In 2020, the US production for the 26 estimated vegetable and melon crops totaled 720 million cwt, down slightly from 2019. The utilized production totaled 715 million cwt, up…

EPA

EPA Guide for Reducing Wasted Food and Packaging

Food packaging innovation to prevent food waste

Combined, packaging and unconsumed food account for almost half of the items landfilled in the US. Some of these discarded materials causing double damage as food-related…

IQonsulting

Crop and Export Report 2021, Week 6

Chilean south zone is contributing with the highest export volumes now

The export volumes decreased during week 05, reaching 5,996 tons marking the end of Chile's peak weeks. The volumes from the south central zone decreased during week 05,…

Hubert & Niklas Hengesbach (Josef Hesse LLC) on the wholesale business in these times of Corona

"Classic market trade gets more attention in times of pandemic"

Since the beginning of the current Corona crisis, fresh food, including fruit and vegetables of all kinds, has been of particular value. While the wholesale consumption and…

Gartenfrisch Jung on Portuguese cultivation and the convenience market

"Demand shifts from To Go items to bags of salad"

While many German producers are trying to protect their crops from frost and snow, harvesting is already underway in Coruche, Portugal. At the site of the German vegetable…

François Bellivier, Capexo:

“The demand for ginger continues to grow”

Currently available on the ginger market are the Peruvian, Chinese and Brazilian origins (transported by plane). The Thai origin should arrive on the market within 2 weeks.…

Reinhard Oerther and Hans-Jörg Friedrich, Pfalzmarkt:

"In the medium term, the number of producers will decline, but we want to keep the land in the region"

After a turbulent 2020, the fruit trade industry is now entering a new phase. Even though the Corona virus will probably keep us on tenterhooks for some time to come, big…

Interview with expert Linda Carobbi

"Perfect storm" for the logistics sector

FreshPlaza talked about the current situation in the international logistic sector with Linda Carobbi, Corporate Director Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Vertical Market at Savino…

Strawberries available ten months a year thanks to three different crops

"We are engaged in the cultivation and marketing of strawberries, which are on the market about 10 months a year. This is possible thanks to careful planning of transplants…

The firm has just opened its first restaurant in Spain in Madrid

Tropical Millenium enters the Horeca channel together with the international franchise The Avocado Show

Tropical Millenium and the restaurant chain The Avocado Show have announced a collaboration agreement whereby the company, specialized in the sale of subtropical products,…

Belgian top fruit stocks: fewer apples, far more pears

Belgium has far fewer apples in storage than last year. That's according to the Belgian Horticultural Cooperatives Federation (VBT). In 2020, there were still 105,265 tons of…

Benoît Maillard-Guillon, Ets Meseguer:

“Spanish Hass avocados harvested when needed”

Ets Meseguer started marketing the Spanish Hass avocados four weeks ago. “Like last year, the quality of the avocados is very good,” says Benoît Maillard-Guillon. The importer…

Through creation of its AIR CARGO division and the purchase of four freighter aircraft

CMA CGM steps up its strategic development in logistics

Shipping and logistics group CMA CGM Group is stepping up its strategic development in logistics by creating a specialised air freight division: CMA CGM AIR…

Pre Basic Growers Association writes Defra requesting to re-engage with the EU on seed potato exports

The Pre Basic Growers Association is an Association of more than 40 seed potato growers (mostly in Scotland) who produce the early generations of high grade…

WA Stonefruit

"The local stone fruit season has been rewarding for growers"

The quality of Western Australian stone fruit has been of a high standard despite the disruptions and uncertainty of 2020, according to the state's peak industry body. Value…

University of Queensland and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

An apple a day may keep Alzheimer’s disease away

‘An apple a day’ might keep dementia at bay. According to an international study the fruit is rich in chemicals that fuel neurons, improving learning and…

Crown and kiwifruit sector plaintiffs settle long-running litigation over Psa

The Crown and kiwifruit sector plaintiffs have reached an out-of-court settlement to the long-running litigation arising from the 2010 incursion of the…

Limited price gains ahead for orange juice producers

Price gains in 2021/22 should be modest due to a gradual production recovery in São Paulo and a return to the long-term demand trends of gradual decline after the short-term…

WUR

Important international research

Opening the doors of potato pathogen perception

An international team of researchers has struck an important blow in the ongoing evolutionary arms race with the notorious potato disease late blight (Phytophthora infestans).…

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