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Freezing East Coast temps affect vegetables

Some East Coast growers are feeling the effects—from mild to moderate—from last week’s freezing temperatures. In Bradford, Ontario, Quinton Woods of Gwillimdale Farms says the…

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Fruit Export Junior Sales Manager (Europe Division)

PEI potato growers adjust for Fall 2020

Prince Edward Island potato growers continue to face an uncertain future as to what their next growing season looks like. Already back at the end of March, growers of…

North American companies confirm COVID-19 cases, take swift action to prevent spread

Cases of COVID-19 have occurred in produce companies in the US and in Canada. Divine Flavor, who are located in Nogales, Arizona, experienced its first positive cases in the…

Priva computer system now designed to control Cravo retractable roof greenhouses and cooling houses

Cravo’s retractable roof technology allows fruit and vegetable growers in hot climates to produce high quality product, especially during times of the year when it is…

Hazel Technologies partners with Arizona melon importer

"This technology resulted in a 45% longer shelf life with our honeydew melons"

Hazel Technologies Inc., a USDA-funded technology company delivering new technology solutions for fresh produce to extend shelf-life, increase sales, and fight food waste, has…

Awe Sum Organics has new crop Southern Hemisphere apples

Awe Sum Organics can now offer the new apple crop from the Southern Hemisphere. "Our organic apples are fresh, crisp and flavorful, the way natureintended. Harvesting began in…

Harris Cutler of Race-West:

"We’ve rearranged our distribution patterns to help those in need during the pandemic”

Race-West is a grower shipper distributor focusing on four core commodities, potatoes, onions, sweet potatoes, and carrots. These past few weeks, however, Harris Cutler, the…

First container of South African Easy Peelers to arrive in New York mid-May

Summer Citrus from South Africa has reported a good forecast for the 2020 season. The group has put their shipping program together and growers have started to pack product.…

Week ending May 10

Fresh vegetables continue to outperform fresh fruit sales

In the ninth week of coronavirus-related shopping, patterns continued to evolve. Between the typical Mother’s Day sales boost and shoppers flocking to the store once more to…

Shipments to start this week on Michigan asparagus crop

As consumers await the arrival of this season’s crop of Michigan asparagus, the weather decided to make them wait just a little longer. Cooler temperatures in late April and…

United Fresh

CarrieAnn Arias of Naturipe Farms:

“With the virtual format, we hope to have laser-focused connections without distractions”

This year’s United Fresh Live! trade show is featuring both new and returning exhibitors. One of the returning exhibitors is Naturipe Farms, who have been a central presence…

Global Focus Melons / Kiwifruit

Melon and watermelon acreage reduced in Spain

Good year for melons for export and difficulties for large watermelons expected

According to sources in the melon and watermelon sector, the area planted with Piel de Sapo melons in Spain this year has again been reduced by around 10%, while that for the…

Retail

Ahold Delhaize USA ramps up cold storage capacity

Analysts expect higher net income from Walmart amid COVID-19 crisisWalmart is one of the U.S. and global retailers that has remained open during COVID-19. The…

Organic leafy greens grower receives EFI certification

After two years of hard work and diligence, Misionero, a grower and of organic leafy greens, announced its Gonzales facility received Equitable Food Initiative (EFI)…

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Webinar on best practices for papayas scheduled for June 4th

Within days of the release of the Food Safety Best Practices Guide for the Growing and Handling of Mexican Papaya document in April 2020, Mexican papaya…

USDA to transition to faster online produce import permit system this fall

APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine have announced that, beginning this fall, importers will be able to apply for and receive fresh fruit and vegetable…

'Pandemic or no pandemic'

Jersey blueberry harvest must go on

In an interview with njmonthly.com, Art Galletta of Hammonton's Atlantic Blueberry Co. discussed how the Garden State's blueberry industry is adapting to a new…

Only the US produces more strawberries per square meter than Spain

Spain has positioned itself as the country with the second-highest strawberry production performance, surpassed only by the US. According to data from Faostat,…

Milton Calle of Exotic Producers and Packers, Peru:

“Mango production in Casma has expanded a lot, but the demand hasn’t”

Casma is an important mango producing region in Peru which has experienced a lot of growth and expansion in the past years. Exotic Producers and Packers (EPP) is a mango…

Argentine blueberry exports hindered by the cancellation of flights

Blueberry producers from Mesopotamia, Argentina, are starting to plan for the 2020 harvest after the security measures taken by the country to face the pandemic are relaxed…

First shipment of Peruvian avocados sent to South Korea

Mission Produce, Inc. announced its first-ever shipment of Peruvian Hass avocados to South Korea, after a phytosanitary protocol was recently established. The container was packed…

Mexico’s role in the US blueberry market

Mexico jumps to second place regarding blueberry shipments to the US

As Mexico's blueberry season just reached its peak, the opportunity lends itself to look a bit deeper at the U.S. markets. The rise of Mexican blueberries in the U.S. market…

Fresh Del Monte invests in a new avocado plant in Mexico

The increase in avocado consumption in the United States, which according to data from the Hass Avocado Board (HAB) increased by 168% between 2008 and 2018,…

Angelo Cordeschi

High orange prices overshadowed by virus fears during Mexican harvest

The Valencia orange harvest in Tamaulipas is seeing a boon as prices have soared to a record-setting 5,500 pesos (US $233) per tonne. Although workers are wary…

Argentina

Garlic production in San Juan reactivates

Garlic production has been an important agricultural activity for the Argentine province of San Juan. Between 2005 and 2009 nearly 2,000 hectares and 25 packing sheds of the…

Rowan Vickery - FruitOne

Critical juncture for lemons & grapefruit as soft citrus flies off the shelves

FruitOne is shipping the last of its lemons. It's sending more fruit to Europe than normal, due to the gaps in EU production caused by the pandemic, which has affected the…

Orango Sweet Potato Beer: Drinking it straight from the earth

Nigerian sweet potato cultivation leads to chips, beer, and fries product range

'Adding value, creating wealth' is Farmforte's business philosophy, with Nigerian sweet potatoes as their core-product. With this, they look into opportunities to add extra…

"Our goal is for Cajamarca to be the main organic raspberry producing area in Peru"

In 2012, Sierra y Selva Exportadora, a public body, attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MINAGRI), whose purpose is to give small and medium-sized…

Philip Van Overbeke, Aardbeien Van Overbeke:

"Strawberry sales 30% higher against all expectations"

Against all odds, the corona crisis has had little negative impact on the current strawberry market. “We expected exports and sales to be hit by the crisis, but the opposite…

Zweer van Aalsburg, FruitMasters:

"Both Conference and Elstar now above a Euro"

It has been very busy in recent weeks at FruitMasters. "Of course we had the well-known hoarding weeks, but after that it actually continued to run continuously," says Zweer…

Sant'Orsola

Soft fruit production in full swing

The soft fruit market has been characterized by high-quality produce with a few problems when it comes to gross saleable production due to market prices. The Covid-19…

FruitHydroSinni's extended selection of products

Heavy metals, nickel and histamine-free strawberries and tomatoes

In a region with a strong agricultural tradition like Basilicata, nickel and histamine-free strawberries and tomatoes are cultivated with an innovative hydroponic system. This…

Valencian agricultural producers voluntarily disinfecting the streets

The symbolic image of tractors disinfecting the streets against COVID-19 in Valencian towns is gradually becoming rarer as the de-escalation process continues. The Valencian…

Irstone

UK ports face greater uncertainty due to COVID-19 than they did after Brexit

Just 36% of UK ports feel confident about their business outlook over the next 12 months and 86% reported either substantial or severe impacts on shipping and customer…

At the start of 2020 Turkey exported far more to Russia than last year

In the first quarter of the year, fresh Turkish fruit and vegetable exports were 15% higher. That is, compared to the same period last year. But, compared to the 2018 Q1, they…

Tridge report

Spain and Italy struggle with stone fruit season due to weather and labor issues

Tridge, a global sourcing platform and market intelligence hub for food buyers and suppliers, have reported that the Spanish nectarines and Italian apricots…

Sheila Fitzgerald

Lars Oestergaard Nielsen

Maersk Latin America CEO says to expect more volumes in H2 if region re-opens

In an exclusive interview, Maersk Latin America CEO Lars Oestergaard Nielsen, talks about volumes, routes and the impact of COVID-19 in the region. Speaking to…

Citrus Growers'Association of South Africa Weekly Exports Week 20

South African orange exports to UK at 25,290 units

The total volume of South African oranges exported stood at 412,871 cartons in week 20, with the majority (118,063 units) going to the Middle East, by ship only. Shipments to…

Average weekly wholesale prices of bananas

Ecuadorian bananas sell for average price of £0.85 per kg

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale…

Mulerd

Australia's $600 mln banana industry to benefit from new quarantine facility

A new state-of-the art quarantine facility is fast-tracking imports of improved banana varieties in the race to save Australia's $600 million industry.…

Australian blueberry growers concerned about China

Australian blueberry growers have been chasing the lucrative China market for a decade, and are concerned that political tensions could further delay access.…

The melon and watermelon campaign starts in Almeria with an increase in prices at origin

The melon and watermelon campaign started last April and its average prices in origin were higher than in the previous campaign. Some melon and watermelon…

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation

Yang Ming builds new smart container vessels

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. has revealed that its ten 2,800TEU container vessels, currently being constructed by CSBC, will receive Smart Ship notations…

FreshPlaza Funny

Traffic lights with a difference in Albania