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GLOBAL OVERVIEW GARLIC

The market for garlic is strong in most areas at the moment, as most nations continue to demand the flavourful bulb. Most of the garlic supply to Europe is currently coming…

PEI potato industry hopeful to send potatoes to Puerto Rico

It’s a glimmer of hope. That’s how Prince Edward Island potato growers and shippers view the recent news that Puerto Rico would open up to shipments of the island’s potatoes. This…

Early bird registration opens for 2022 CPMA Convention and Trade Show

Early-bird registration for the 2022 CPMA Convention and Trade Show, which will take place April 5-7, 2022 at the Palais des congrès in Montreal, Quebec, is…

Salix Fruits appoints COO

The world has entered the third wave of COVID-19 and the pandemic continues to challenge not only the health system but also the market and the economy. Salix Fruits, an importer and…

Reduced water usage

New precision spray systems debut

OnTarget Spray Systems is premiering its newest efficiency sprayers at the World Ag Expo, February 8-10, 2022 in Tulare, CA. “We have been perfecting our technology for more…

Automation to have strong influence over avocado and other fruit farms in coming years

BizVibe, an avocado production company's insights highlight the strong influence that the automation of fruit farming is expected to have in the coming years…

Bringing in quality defense for gametime guac boxes

Hazel Technologies, Inc. is teaming up with Sysco and Avocados from Mexico to add a layer of quality protection to its Super Bowl Gametime Guac Box kit, which…

FeBLUEary

First peak volumes of 2022 import blueberries have arrived

Naturipe, producer of fresh berries, is excited to celebrate blueberries during the month of February. Their FeBLUEary campaign is now in its fifth consecutive year and…

Francois Myburgh – Bet-el Fruits

South African grapes: shipping and rain changed the playing field

The shortage in white seedless grapes, coming as a result of shipping delays, plus rain in the Orange River Valley and Limpopo, was not part of the playbook for the current…

Strong US demand for stored potatoes and fruit points to higher prices in 2022

COVID-19-induced market shifts continue to upend many aspects of the food supply chain; from widespread transportation hurdles complicating the movement of inputs…

Special Machinery and Packaging

Fruitsolute invests in Reintjes Systems packaging technology

Fully automated crate unfolding machine taken into use

Ripening specialist and service provider, Fruitsolute, has invested in a new packaging line for its Dutch facility. "We wanted to automate the returnable crate - like EPS and…

Global Focus Organics

Israeli organic bell peppers want to go west

In December, FruitPro traded the first organic bell peppers from Israel. That was because this Dutch company is now a Galilee Export subsidiary. Galilee Export is a well-known…

Retail

Dreamstime

Ingles Markets got off to a promising start in fiscal 2022

Costco started the calendar year with a bang

US: Zero reveals $11.8mln in new seed fundingZero, a plastic-free grocery, home and personal care delivery startup, has closed $11.8mln in new seed funding led by Sway…

BC Produce Marketing Association

First female and first time double winner at BCPMA awards

History was made when Margie Schurko became the first female and the first-time double winner for two awards bestowed annually by the BC Produce Marketing…

Discovery Organics brings on new Calgary hire

Lawrence Ashmead has joined Discovery Organics as senior sales manager, Calgary. Ashmead brings his 23 years of experience in the fresh produce industry to…

Senator Klobuchar introduces legislation to ease export shipping backlogs & boost U.S. exports

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), a senior member of the Senate Commerce Committee and Chairwoman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy,…

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Fried calls out for assistance

Governor DeSantis issues state of emergency to help Florida farms deal with freezing temperatures

Governor Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency for dozens of Florida counties yesterday, in order to make resources available to farmers dealing with…

Multistate outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg infections linked to onions is over

As of February 2, 2022, the multistate outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg infections linked to onions is over. CDC, FDA, and public health and regulatory officials…

World Ag Expo to showcase autonomous table grape robot

The World Ag Expo will be making its return from Feb. 8 to 10 after the 2021 show was cancelled. It has unveiled the winners of its annual Top-10 New Products…

“We’re all waiting and observing to see how the situation with Belarus will develop further”

The Polish apple season has been significantly affected by the political situation with Belarus. It’s more difficult to export produce to the East and the surplus of apple…

Benoît Maillard-Guillon, Ets Meseguer:

“When we started the Orri mandarin campaign, we saw a renewed interest for the fruit”

Ets Meseguer has recently started the mandarin campaign. “We received the first shipments in the middle of last week. We sell the Spanish origin under the Llusar brand for the…

Black tomatoes introduced to German market

SanLucar is launching a new tomato variety on the German market: The SanLucar Blacky tomatoes, which are already popular among gourmets. The new Blacky tomatoes from SanLucar…

Cyber attack in Port of Antwerpen terminal brings fruit import to a virtual standstill

The site of Sea-Invest in Ghent, a Belgian port terminal, has shut down all operations due to a hacking attack. This is reported by De Tijd, a Belgian…

High prices expected as Dutch cucumber season starts

The first Dutch cucumbers of the season have been harvested. This means that, starting today, the cucumbers are available again. To ensure the supply chain…

Rodeno:

”Our celeriac sales increase annually”

"Sales are on an upward trend," says Robert van den Ouden of Rodeno Agri Products, about celeriac. "We sell more celeriac every year." He looks back on a scorching growing…

Stable sales in the first half of the year for Bonduelle

The Bonduelle Group's revenue stands for the 1st half of FY 2021-2022 at €1,442.8 million against €1,441.5 million last financial year over the same period,…

Sam Vasala - Sai World

"Right quality - right buyer - right price"

Australian stone fruit exports gained more traction in the leadup to Chinese New Year. "There has been a lot of rain in the growing regions of Australia," said Sam Vasala from…

Argentine pears set course for international markets

Alto Valle's fruit export season through the port of San Antonio Este begins

The Alto Valle's fruit export season through the port of San Antonio Este began on Tuesday, February 1, with the arrival of the first ship of the season, the…

The European Union highlights the work Argentina has carried out for its citrus exports

Representatives of the General Directorate of Health and Food Safety (DG-SANTE) of the European Commission met online with the authorities of the National…

Jamaica: Portland parish farmers suffer losses after heavy rains

An estimated eight hectares of farm produce were damaged during two days of heavy rainfall, which ravaged farm lands in the Rio Grande Valley of Portland. A…

Dominican Republic: Rains affect banana plantations

According to preliminary Ministry of Agriculture evaluations, at least a thousand rice plantations and some banana plantations were affected by the floods in…

EU wholesale prices of yellow bananas imported from Latin America around €97 in week 3

The average wholesale prices of bananas produced in the EU in € per 100 kgs stood at €115 in France in week 3 of this year, at €72 in the Netherlands and at €200 in Spain. EU wholesale…

Japan: 2021 farm exports hit record high for ninth year

In 2021, the value of Japan's agricultural and seafood exports reached a record high for the ninth consecutive year. It exceeded 1 trillion yen ($8.7 billion)…

Agricola Sundays: Battaglio and SRCC join together to form property company

“This is an enormous opportunity to contribute to the development of citrus in our valley"

Battaglio S.p.A. and Sundays River Citrus Company Pty Ltd (SRCC) recently partnered, launching a dynamic new partnership in the South African property market.…

DP World and Angolan Government sign MoU to explore developing the country’s logistics sector

DP World, a provider of smart logistics solutions, and the Government of Angola, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of cooperating to further…

Sustainability labels can be effective, but need improvement

Sustainability labels and classifications can have a positive impact on consumer acceptance and can raise awareness, but they are not actually driving more sustainable…

Study shows aged black garlic demonstrates new potential to balance blood pressure favorably

In a new clinical study of individuals with moderately elevated cholesterol levels, Pharmactive Biotech Products, S.L.U.'s Aged Black Garlic (ABG+®)…

The Netherlands accounts for 32% of the EU's fruit and vegetable imports from third countries

The Netherlands is the main Community importer of fruit and vegetables from third countries. During the first half of 2021 alone, the country imported 3.7…

International Union for Conservation of Nature report:

Hundreds of wild relatives of world’s most important crops risk extinction

A team of scientists led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reported that 224 wild relatives of the world’s most important crops face…

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