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Texas: Hurricane Hanna hits citrus industry, most other fresh produce crops spared

Texas was hit with their first hurricane in over a decade at the end of July. Dante Galeazzi of the Texas International Produce Association shares: “The typical rule of thumb…

2020 Pacific Northwest pear harvest kicks off

Pear production began last week in the Pacific Northwest with Bartletts being the first variety off the trees. Following Bartlett harvest, Sage Fruit Co. in Yakima, WA will…

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Good volumes and strong market for Rocky Ford melons

The melon season in Rocky Ford, Colorado, started mid-July with low volumes. Now, the volumes have picked up and the region is seeing good supplies and a strong market for…

Veg-Fresh Farms employs Smart Plastic™ technology

Anti-microbial technology incorporated into produce packaging

Veg-Fresh Farms has recently incorporated anti-microbial technology by Smart Plastic™, into film packaging used for their organic and conventional Brussels sprouts, with the…

Hazel Technologies announces Hazel® CA

New technology to protect apple quality in cold storage available this season

Hazel Technologies Inc. announced the launch of Hazel® CA, a new technology designed for growers and packers of apples to protect quality in cold storage following harvest.…

'Maintaining the fresh qualities of cut strawberries'

While the vast array of shelf life extension technology for fresh cut produce has grown exponentially over the last decade, strawberries had been absent from…

'Natural fungicide and bactericide poised to save the banana'

A natural fungicide and bactericide is motivating the multi-billion-dollar agricultural industry with promises of ending one of the most serious fungi on…

The coronavirus puts Latino farmworkers in the US at risk

The expansion of the coronavirus in the US is strongly affecting the farmworker's safety in the country. The workers, mostly Latino, live in closed quarters, sleep in bunk…

Kojinaka

New Rabobank report - 'The Time for Capital Planning is Nigh'

‘Global kiwifruit demand will rise to 300 million trays by 2028’

According to a new Rabobank report, global demand for Zespri kiwifruit is forecast to rise to 300 million trays by 2028. To keep up with demand, the report…

Supamas Lhakjit

Georgia vegetable growers succeed in avoiding disaster

Experts say state and federal purchase programs, gradual re-openings of restaurants and increased grocery store sales saved the day in Georgia. That might mean…

Special Latin America

Limes are ample yet seeing a strong market

“There are ample supplies at the moment and supplies are steady,” says Steven Leal with S&J Distributing in Edinburg, TX, who notes that limes are largely coming from Mexico.…

Global Focus Soft/Stonefruit

Bert Vanweddingen, Cherryfarm:

"Cherry sector professionalising due to the disappearance of small growers"

“We have picked the last cherries and the season is over. In retrospect, we had a good season, not a top class one like last year, but certainly a positive season,” says Bert…

Retail

Stop & Shop is phasing out its Peapod app

Walmart Canada and Condor Properties broke ground on state-of-the-art distribution centre

US: Consumers say grocers' shelves are getting fuller, FMI research showsThe percentage of consumers who report that grocery stores are typically fully stocked reached 27% in…

Mulerd

Banana imports in Bermuda underway again

Recently, Roland Hill of J&J Produce, joined Walter Roban, the Home Affairs minister, with staff at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources…

Carmen Steenbrink

Market and Crop Update for August 13, 2020

Onion growers still packing in Bakersfield

MARKETCentral California:Robert Bell with Western Onion in Camarillo, CA, brought us up to speed with the deal in California’s Central Valley. “Still packing…

Bem Brasil teams up with Key Technology on new potato processing line

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, announced they are teaming up with Bem Brasil, a potato processor in Brazil, to add a new…

René Bouman, FMI International:

"Expected lemon price hike after Argentina's export freeze hasn't yet happened"

"After a few bad months, the lime market's picked up again," says René Bouman of FMI International in the Netherlands. "There's currently good demand throughout Europe.…

Argentinian lemons arrived in China for the first time

San Miguel, a citrus company from the Southern Hemisphere, arrived this Friday at the Hong Kong port with 24 tons of Argentinian fruit. The lemons that had left from Buenos…

Pineapple dream season comes to an end

Pineapple growers never expected to be a big beneficiary of the alcohol ban as South Africans turned to brewing pineapple beer but now it is widely speculated that South…

One week left for virtual conference PMA Fresh Connections: Southern Africa

The Fresh Connections: Southern Africa conference hosted by the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) is the largest gathering of the fresh produce industry in southern Africa.…

“We expect strong demand for both mangoes and pomegranates this season”

The Egyptian mango and pomegranate season are about to fully kick off. One exporter feels there is a big opportunity to increase the volumes he’s exporting, as demand is at an…

Oscar Espinosa Villegas

Rwanda: Fruit farming is still an untapped business potential

In Rwanda, the demand for fruits outpaces the supply, forcing the country to rely on imports especially for mangos, apples, and oranges. Despite the shortage on the local…

Social media driving the popularity of a picturesque niche vegetable line in Australia

Demand for the specialised winter vegetable Romanesco has been slightly impacted due to the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions placed upon the foodservice industry, according to…

Western Australia's processed potato sales hit by COVID-19 lockdowns

The Western Australian French fry processing industry is bouncing back, according to the state's peak industry body, after suffering "a dramatic effect" from COVID-19, with…

Prospects in the export market look good this year

Chinese onions from Gansu are in high demand in overseas markets

Onion production areas are widely distributed across China and the overall surface area devoted to onion plantation is still growing. China is already the largest onion…

Supply is smooth

Export price of Chinese potatoes was expected to drop, but is rising instead

The global market for agricultural products suffered from the outbreak of Covid-19 in early 2020. The pandemic created obstacles for distribution, a shortage of workers, and…

Andrew Turriff - Les Turriff

“We have retained around 25% of the home delivery business”

As things are slowly getting back to normal, companies are having to again change gear to service previous clients while still taking things day by day. Back in March Dundee…

Dirk Willem Blijleven (TP Haluco) in ZON Magazine

"It still puzzles me that auctions remain such a crucial reference point for price formations"

There's a section in ZON magazine called 'The client has the floor'. For a recent edition, this Dutch publication interviewed Dirk Willem Blijleven. He was appointed as the…

Software proves responsive to Covid-19 challenges

Advanced and flexible software from Nulogy, a provider of supply chain solutions, has enabled Marsden Packaging to remain responsive to the changing needs of brand owners…

Total EU avocado supply (updated 07-08-2020)

Week 32 South African avo shipments to Europe at 512,000 cartons

In week 32, there was a small contribution to the avocado supplies into Europe by Kenya, at 34,000 cartons of Greenskins and 280,000 units of Hass avocados. A much larger…

Aroas

Costa Rica: Top ten key factors for successful agricultural exports

The agricultural sector has a high participation in Costa Rican exports, in 2019 alone, it reached 24% of the total (that is, $ 2,764 million, + 3% average…

A new shipment of Paraguayan bananas leaves for Argentina

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) stated that, on Sunday, August 9, a shipment of 1,050 boxes of bananas produced in the district of Tembiaporã,…

Okra production expands in southern Honduras

The area devoted to producing okra in southern Honduras has increased to 3,000 hectares. According to the leader of okra growers, Rony Mendez, "more small…

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Northern India

‘Low apple harvest might be a blessing in disguise’

A less than optimum yield, coupled with labour problems due to COVID-19 and fungal attacks this season, might be a blessing in disguise for apple cultivators,…

Seramo

While demand for figs is growing globally

Fig production numbers in Croatia drop

While the demand for figs on the global and European market is growing and more than 80% of figs are produced in the Mediterranean, Croatia cannot keep up…

Kelsang Gabinet de premsa de l'Ajuntament d'Ontinyent

Spain

Study to improve the resistance of the Valencian Meló d'Or to viral diseases

A team of researchers from the Valencian Agrodiversity Conservation and Improvement Institute (Comav) of the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) is working on improving…

Europe sets new limits for perchlorate in some vegetables and fruits

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has established via Regulation (UE) 2020/685 new limits for perchlorate in some foods. This compound derived from…

Ideagro develops a project in Murcia to reduce the application of fertilizers

"Microorganisms can be a great tool to achieve more efficient agriculture"

A research project developed by Ideagro to reduce the application of fertilizers in agriculture through the contribution of microorganisms is obtaining important results in…

Fluence

webinar, August 27

Exploring the impact of light on tomato plants and yield

It's time for another Fluence research webinar, August 27 at 3 PM CEST, 8 AM CST. In this episode, Fluence experts from the Horticulture Service and Research teams will…

Patrirajado7

Do promotions contribute to food waste?

With global supply chains being threatened by a combination of extreme climate events and transport restrictions, it is increasingly important to tackle the…

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