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Catherine Gipe-Stewart of Domex Superfresh Growers:

“Organic pears are on the rise, and there is great demand for them”

The Northwest pear harvest wrapped up a few months back, in September of 2019, but volumes are still strong on the market. Catherine Gipe-Stewart of Domex Superfresh Growers…

Ripening produce with an eye on safety

A reliable, efficient and safe source of ethylene is important for any ripening facility. From this, Catalytic Generators developed Ethy-Gen® II Ripening Concentrate which is…

SAG/Usda de Cabrero Fresh Fruit Inspection Site

Chile begins to certify the fruit it will export to the US

The 2019-2020 phytosanitary inspection of fruits destined for the United States season began on January 9. That day, the Pre-Shipment program started and the Regional Minister…

While Florida farmers are fuming over ‘produce dumps’

Perdue pushes USMCA ratification

With the US Senate waiting on an impeachment trial of the president, ratification of the USMCA has been placed on the back burner. Still, the nation’s agriculture secretary called for…

US navel oranges sold in Vietnam

Navel oranges out of California, the United States, have been officially sold in Vietnam, starting on January 11. Speaking at the launching ceremony, Jim Phillips, President and CEO…

Non-profit to address growing financial crisis in American farms

Launch of 'American Grown Campaign'

The American Grown Campaign launched at the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference on January 11. The non-profit was created by growers to address the growing…

Argentina: Pear harvest saves Rio Negro's top fruit season

The province of Rio Negro is about to start its top fruit harvest season in a difficult context marked by an estimated 20% increase in pear volume, according to INTA, and an…

Joe Produce Search opens new office in Salinas, California

Joe Produce Search (JPS), the Executive Search division of Joe Produce, LLC. has opened a new office in Salinas, CA. Amy Grolnick recently joined the JPS Team,…

John Vena Inc. welcomes Omar Ford-Bey as Financial Controller

After the retirement of their former CFO, John Vena Inc. (JVI) has welcomed a fresh face to the finance team. Omar Ford-Bey joined the team as Financial…

First NZ company to get trademark protection status in China

Zespri gains trademark protection in China

According to a spokesperson from Zespri International, this company has become the first New Zealand company to be granted key trademark protection status in China. The…

Special Fruit Logistica

Europe less demand for Chinese garlic

"We export more garlic to the Caribbean islands now"

China, as one of the biggest suppliers of garlic worldwide, still has a large amount in stock. With the coming Chinese New Year, more overseas companies are…

Global Focus Bananas

Ukraine imported record volume of bananas in 2019

In 2019, Ukraine imported a record volume of bananas, with a 8-9% increase compared to 2018, reaching 270,000-275,000 tons. This was reported in a statement…

Retail

NACS Retailer Sentiment Survey: Increase in retail sales

GrubMarket has completed 2 new acquisitions

Canada: Two new Giant Tigers opening this summerGiant Tiger’s store count will grow by two this summer when the discount retailer opens in North Bay and Sault Ste. Marie. Both…

US orange production up 1 percent from forecast

A recently released crop report put together by the USDA founds that the orange production in the United States is up 1 percent from the December forecast. The…

US: Green Thumb Farms to expand Maine potato universe

This month, potato lovers are getting a chance to try a new variety that hasn't been seen in New England before, the result of a partnership between Fryeburg's…

California citrus growers pleased with weather

The Weather Watch tool from California Citrus Mutual (CCM) provides daily updates on forecast temperatures in the Central Valley and the Ventura region to help…

Asoex

Chile plans to export 2.7 million tons of fruit in the 2019-2020 season

The Association of Fruit Exporters of Chile (Asoex) plans to export 2.7 million tons of fresh fruit during the 2019-2020 season, the Association stated in the No. 145 session…

Crop and Export Report 2020, Week 2

Chilean blueberries - northern harvests already finished

With the season progress reaching 50% and near 56,200 tons exported until week 1, the shipments from Chile remain fairly in line with the previous campaign. The north zone is…

Colombia's exotic fruit exports increased by 6%

According to the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Colombia ranks 22nd among the 223 countries in the world with the greatest potential for land…

US retail advertisements cater to healthy eating this month

The USDA National Retail Report shows that this week, retailers continued to cater to shoppers' intentions to eat well. Popular juicing items such as apples,…

USDA's Chile Exporter Guide

Chile imports fruit, vegetables, and nuts en masse

Chile has a population of 18,8 million people. In 2018, it imported €9,880,000 worth of vegetables, €159,568,000 in fruit and nuts to the value of €31,989,000. Brazil, the…

AI fruit vending machines open up new retail channels in the Chinese market

Chinese consumers in first-and-second-tier cities have always relied on relatively distant large-scale supermarkets and community stores for fruit purchases. However, in…

Chinese market price of imported mangoes from Southeast Asia is quite low

The Chinese Spring Festival [25 January, 2020] is approaching. Although the product quality of Southeast Asian mangoes has recently improved, the Chinese…

"We see opportunities in exporting fresh pears to Brazil"

Due to the impact of extreme weather, the production of fresh pears in China last season was very limited, resulting in a severe shortage in supply. It is, however, different…

Comprehensive export guide to opening Chinese market's doors

China is the largest global exporter of, among other products, potatoes, apples, and peanuts. However, the Chinese market is open to importing overseas fruit (see our article…

Compostable cucumber wrap adapts to new Australian industries

In South Australia, a fully compostable shrink-wrap for cucumbers was developed; it is now being adopted by other food sectors and a global airline. The material’s…

Marc Evrard, Belgian Fruit Auction

"Because of the healthy demand for Conference, the search is on for sufficient supply”

"The demand for Belgian Conference Pears is currently at the right level," says Marc Evrard of the Belgian Fruit Auction. “Traditionally there is less product available during…

Inge Ribbens and Chayenne Wiskerke's Onion Theme Day's talks

Protectionism, in particular, seems to be a threat to Dutch onion exports

Protectionism and climate change - these were the most important topics at the Onion Theme Day. It was recently held in Dronten, the Netherlands. Inge Ribbens of GroentenFruit…

South African Table Grape Industry: “The goal is to sell 10 million more boxes of grapes in China in the next 5 years”

Bright prospects for Western Cape table grape season

As the South African table grape industry enters into its peak, it’s a mixed bag for the various production regions. While both the northern and the Orange River regions (both…

The analysis of Maurizio Filippi, of Commercio Frutta

Kiwis: Good prices for producers, but quantities are lacking

This year we could reach even 0.90 - 1 euro per kilogram for kiwifruit producers, but the poor yields do not allow us to obtain a satisfactory PLV. Maurizio Filippi of…

Increase in apple and pear prices

"The various consortia let us know that the prices of apples and pears have somewhat increased in an already difficult market. Although prices are already high, the new…

Growing popularity for Fragolino® oranges by Motta Cooperativa Agricola

In a fluctuating segment such as the Sicilian citrus fruit one - affected by competition from abroad, price wars and unusual weather - there is only one exception: the…

"In bananas and tropical fruit, good ripening is essential"

"Good ripening is an essential step for various horticultural products, such as bananas and tropical fruits," says Fran Sierra, managing partner of Frío Vizcaya. This Basque…

TOMRA FOOD:

How digitalisation of the supply chain will reduce global food waste

To combat the global food waste crisis, the supply chain must look towards adopting a digitalized approach. Dr Felix Flemming from TOMRA Food, has investigated why a digital…

Pagoda launches Daba Musang King durian brand

Pagoda announces new standards for Musang King durian during grand ceremony in Beijing

Pagoda organized a grand ceremony in Beijing on the 9th of January to announce both the official new standards for Musang King durian and the Daba Musang King durian brand.…

Guidance product for Orchard and Vineyards launched

TeeJet Technologies has launched a new guidance product specifically designed for vineyard and orchard growers. The Matrix 430FV builds upon the highly successful and proven…

Naïo Technologies accelerates next growth phase with €14 million of new funding

After a first round of €3 million in 2015, the French start-up Naïo Technologies specialized in agricultural robots, announces the closing of a €14 million funding round led…

Rossetta®, the new strawberry variety from Nova Siri Genetics

The year 2020 couldn't have started better for Nova Siri Genetics. The company, which is devoted to the research and development of new plant varieties and is based in Nova…

Strong need for Express Sea Route from Mexico to Northern Europe

To start the new year on a strong note, UPM and Apeajal organized an agro-exporters meeting with the main goal of the pre-registration of avocado exporters…

contrary to popular belief

Breeding increased the diversity of cultivated tomatoes

It is generally believed that the domestication and breeding of plants has led to genetic erosion, including loss of nutritional value and resistances to diseases, especially…

Ranking shows global mango production from 1961-2017

The video below of, Data for Farmers shows the top ten countries on the global of mango production during the period between 1961 and 2017. India finished in number 1 spot in…

Shaun Biggs, Ellepot South Africa

Fruit nurseries in South Africa adapt to degradable paper containers

“What’s exciting about the fruit industry is that there’s a lot of expansion taking place in the deciduous and subtropical industries and we believe we’re offering a great…

Previum, of Codiagro

How to alleviate the problem caused by short and mild winters in deciduous fruit trees

There are many theories that directly blame climate change for the mild and short winters we are having. Others only point to climatic cycles. Whatever the reason, the warmer…

Argentina has new spore detection devices in fruit trees

Pear productions from the town of General Alvear, in the south of the Argentine province of Mendoza, already have the first spore hunting systems for the…

Peru achieves a new fresh blueberry export record

The Association of Agricultural Producer Guilds of Peru (Agap) reported that during November 2019 the country achieved a new fresh blueberry export record when…

Would you put kiwifruit on a pizza?

Danish creation: kiwifruit pizza

A Danish pizzeria has shocked the internet, having presented a ‘kiwifruit pizza’. The pizza, which is topped with ham and kiwifruit, has divided opinions. (What a shocker) A…

‘Kanegeich’ faces threat from habitat destruction & urbanization

World’s costliest mushroom in danger

In Kashmir, the world’s costliest mushroom is feeling the tremors of habitat destruction in Kashmir. Locally known as ‘Kanegeich’, the morel mushroom is a rare…

Kenya: Containers suspected to hold immature avocados intercepted

Officers from Kenya’s Agriculture Foods Authority (AFA) have intercepted three containers suspected to ferry immature avocados. The containers with 75 tons of…

How tomato, a tiny Andean fruit, conquered the world

Tomato, the second most important vegetable in the world after potatoes, arrived in Europe relatively recently. Hernan Cortes conquered Tenochtitlan in 1521 and it is likely…

Brexit issues around Irish border could land UK in court

The Irish border could yet become a problem for Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal. Experts are saying it will be impossible to deliver the computer systems for the…

Average price of apples in September-November increased 99% compared to last year

The 2019/20 apple season is extremely different to the previous one, when Poland faced a record level of harvest (3.9 million tons). According to September estimates of the…

According to Top Nutritionists

The twenty healthiest vegetables you can eat

Asking a top nutritionist to choose their favorite (or what they view as "the healthiest") vegetables kind of feels like making them choose a favorite child.…

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