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Washington cherries seeing increased competition in Chinese market

Washington cherry harvest is scheduled to kick off around June 1 with the earlier varieties. With total crop size estimated to be around 18 million cartons, the number is…

US Highbush Blueberry Council responds

Opening of Chinese and Philippine markets for US blueberries has enormous potential

The North American Blueberry Council expressed appreciation for progress made in ongoing U.S. trade negotiations with China in phase 1 of the trade agreement…

PMA virtual town hall

COVID-19 precautions and protocols are driving up cost of production

This week’s PMA virtual town hall was entitled “Executive Perspectives on Managing Through the Crisis Period” and saw a return of the panelists who spoke…

Gary Clevenger of Freska Produce:

“Organic mango sales have been almost doubling year over year”

The mango supplies in the US are currently coming from Mexico, the season having started in January and running through September. Gary Clevenger of Freska Produce explains:…

Future gaps on California spring mix supplies?

Supplies of organic lettuce out of California look even. “Production for the lettuces and greens we currently grow for our organic spring mix blends is in good standing,” says…

Viraj Puri: "Patient approach has allowed us to scale rapidly and sustainably"

Gotham Greens double their acreage within six months

In the last six months, US greenhouse company Gotham Greens has more than doubled its footprint by opening four new greenhouses. Newest in their 'collection' is the one in…

Spain stops shipping mandarins and oranges to the US due to tariffs imposed last year

The good results obtained by the Valencian Community's agri-food exports in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis are unfortunately clouded by the definitive loss of the US market…

"American supermarkets seem to love themed marketing."

The successful citrus campaign helping to grow export numbers

A successful marketing campaign in the United States has helped an Australian fresh produce company increase its citrus exports by 60 per cent last year. Pinnacle Fresh is…

Specialty crops struggling to regain Chinese markets

Chinese importers can’t seem to get enough California oranges after China began lifting some tariffs in conjunction with “phase one,” but US producers of walnuts, almonds,…

The coronavirus takes its toll on Peruvian asparagus exports

The complicated international market outlook, strongly marked by the global expansion of the coronavirus, has caused a drop in Peruvian asparagus exports in…

United Fresh

Nancy Pickersgill with SUNSET®/Mastronardi Produce on exhibiting at United Fresh LIVE!

“We see an opportunity to reach a broader audience”

Mastronardi Produce is one of the companies exhibiting at the United Fresh virtual trade show next month and discusses why they will attend this unique event. “At a time when…

Global Focus Melons / Kiwifruit

Gansu produced fewer Chinese Huang Guifei watermelons this year

Lanzhou has a proud tradition of watermelon cultivation that dates back to ancient times. The Huang Guifei watermelon is a watermelon variety that is characteristic of this…

Retail

Target's online sales surge eases coronavirus pain

US: Walmart upgrades apps due to coronavirus to combine groceries with electronics and moreShoppers can now order bananas, chicken breasts, a puzzle and a television in the…

New Michigan asparagus season highlights the power of locally-grown

The Michigan Asparagus season saw a slight delay with cooler temperatures, but growers at Applewood Fresh are set to start shipping the week of May 25 until the end of June.…

New salad kits to feature flavors from around the world

Eat Smart, the plant-centered, chef-inspired, 100% clean, fresh salad kit company, and a Curation Foods brand, continues to show consumers that the foods they should eat can…

US potato exports begin to slow

The worldwide coronavirus pandemic is impacting U.S. potato exports, as seen in the figures for March. U.S. exports of frozen potato products were off 12% in March 2020 compared to…

CPMA and NSF Canada to offer online food safety workshops beginning in June

CPMA has partnered with NSF Canada, a division of NSF International, to offer online Food Safety, Regulatory and Quality Assurance workshops to CPMA members…

Produce industry embraces range of meeting options to conduct business in ongoing pandemic

The COVID-19 global pandemic has impacted everything in some capacity or another. Technology that companies and people are utilizing to conduct meetings and…

USDA files actions against New Hampshire company for alleged PACA violations

As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the U.S.…

Michigan growers feel the impacts of the floods

The recent flooding in central Michigan has impacted several growers, right after many of them wrapped up planting. Allyson Maxwell from Hope, Michigan says, “We’re about five…

Radovan Smokon

Garlic shortage hits, a side-effect of the coronavirus pandemic

The COVID pandemic has helped create a shortage of aromatic garlic bulbs at the stores. Shelter-in-place orders are the main reason shoppers may be finding no…

Box tax could increase for Florida oranges

Florida citrus officials are taking another look at raising a tax on growers as they wait to see if a legislative boost in marketing dollars becomes a victim…

Peruvian organic banana exports continue despite the pandemic

The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation of Peru, through the National Service of Agrarian Health (SENASA), supports thousands of small producers of organic bananas in the…

Danflcreativo

Cold-chain stability guaranteed by new cold-store chamber at APM Terminals Buenos Aires

To meet growing demand for reliable, stable cold-chain handling of goods, APM Terminals Buenos Aires has commissioned a new cold-store chamber. The chamber can…

Siwabud Veerapaisarn

What the pandemic means for the global shipping industry

Without a doubt, shipping is sensitive to economic cycles – but it is also used to crises (think of the Great Depression, the recession in the early 1980s…

Together with Compac, Levubu grower-packer throws out the rule-book with their packhouse design

Amondel Pakkers revel in their new bespoke high-speed avocado packline

Last year, at the end of a third season of packing avocados during 24-hour shifts (plus frequent overtime) from late January into May, six days a week, Lizelle Muller,…

HZPC:

"Special robot helps fight viruses and potato diseases"

"We have a special robot in our breeding program. We use it in the war against viruses and potato diseases. In combination with marker technology, it helps us to develop…

“We hope to work even closer with the global garlic industry in the future”

"China committed to continue providing quality garlic to the world"

The importance of garlic in China, the world's largest garlic producer, is self-evident. While farmers in this country have accumulated rich experience, they are still working…

marksandspencer

Anyone for a stoneless avocado?

For those who didn’t know that stoneless avocados exist, Produce Market Guide explains, “Cocktail avocados are the seedless fruit of the fuerte avocado. Similar to regular…

Spanish stone fruit exported to Italy has slowed down

Cherry exports are critical, while Moroccan watermelons are gaining ground on the Italian market

"Italian customers prefer the more elongated product of Morocco, which is even more competitively priced, to the Spanish round watermelon. Moroccan volumes are abounding and…

Edelpilzzucht Kirnig LLC focuses on sustainable packaging and product range expansion

"The plastics discussion will return after the crisis"

Before the Corona pandemic, the abandonment of plastics was by far the most important topic in today's food industry. In the field of edible mushrooms, too, the search was on…

Manfred van der Vlag, Sweet Fruits:

"Clean market and quick sales ensure good mango sales"

The mango market is relatively clean and the demand is good, which results in a good market situation, according to Manfred van der Vlag of Sweet Fruits S.A from Emmen, part…

Javier García Linares, of Surinver: "There is a strong demand for ready-to-eat foods, watermelon, pumpkin and corn"

Pepper market returns to normal after March and April craze

The supply of peppers from Murcia and southern Alicante is starting to recover after the significantly low volumes and high demand of March and April. "From early March to April,…

Princesa Amandine starts the marketing of Spanish new potatoes

Princesa Amandine Ibérica is starting with the marketing of Spanish new potatoes from mid-May to meet the demand for domestic products from Spanish consumers in this…

Ethan Daniels

Just as plastic bags were finally being banned, the pandemic arrived

In a back room at his home in Santa Cruz, California, George Leonard is amassing a stockpile of plastic bags. Most of the time, he eschews the things. As chief…

Seed supplier Agri Saaten GmbH looks hopefully to the future

"In our view, the demand for vegetable seed has not diminished"

The current Corona-crisis has so far been an exciting time for domestic vegetable cultivation: On the one hand, the increased focus on regionally produced…

The opinion of Sabato Napoliello, producer from Eboli (SA) with 70 hectares of artichoke

Low prices for artichokes

"The artichoke campaign was characterized by halved prices compared to the previous campaign and by a fluctuating demand". So said Sabato Napoliello who has a farm of the same…

Spain

There is still time to enjoy Almeria's Raf tomatoes

Among the tomatoes grown in the Vega de Almería, there is a variety that has earned a great reputation thanks to its outstanding flavor: the Raf tomato. The…

first top fruit, lemons and pineapple traded online

"More than 100 sign ups to trade platform Optifruit eight days after launch"

Rene Noordam and Eric Manneke, who have both been active in the fruit and vegetable sector for many years, have taken up the challenge of making fresh fruit…

Thomas Koschnick

Ukraine may see five year record-low wood strawberry harvest

Officials from Ukrainian wholesale agricultural market Shuvar have reported that the harvest of early wood strawberries in 2020 may turn out to be Ukraine's…

FreshPlaza Funny

The best comeback he could produce