Pennsylvania apple harvest underway

Demand picking up earlier this month for Mexican tomatoes

Tomato supply out of Mexico is just transitioning growing regions. Eduardo Herbst of SunFed says it is finishing up its production out of Baja…

Pennsylvania apple harvest underway

Apple shipping has begun out of Pennsylvania. Rice Fruit Company started shipping Gala apples and will also begin with Ginger Gold and Honeycrisp soon.…

New mushroom concepts are taking off

White mushrooms continue to be the largest fresh mushroom category, followed by brown mushrooms and exotic mushrooms. For the four-week period that…

British robotics company launches operations in the United States

Wootzano Ltd., a company in the post-harvest sector of robotics, is delighted to announce the official launch of its operations in the United States,…

Mintec

Market expects 2022/23 almond ending stocks close to 800 million pounds

US almond prices fall to 20-year lows ahead of harvest

US almond prices fell to 20-year lows this week as concerns over large ending stocks weighed on markets ahead of harvest. The Mintec Benchmark Prices…

Resealable watermelon pouch helps sliced watermelon shelf life

Maglio's ReadyRipe™ is a reusable and resealable watermelon pouch that naturally keeps watermelon fresh and sweet for an extended period of time. This…

USDA

Imports make up growing share of US fresh fruit and vegetable supply

Imports play a vital and increasingly important role in ensuring that fresh fruit and vegetables are available year-round in the United States. Since…

Net income more than doubles, gross profit and margin increase

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. reports strong operating results in the second quarter 2023

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. has reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023. “We are pleased with our performance for the second…

20 years of quality and freshness with SmartFresh

AgroFresh celebrates two decades of its ripening management solution

In 2003, AgroFresh first launched its SmartFresh™ ripening management solution, an excellent ethylene post-harvest management tool for fruits, vegetables and…

Rob Williams, Xsense CEO:

"Smart technologies to monitor cold chain from farm to shelves saves money"

Companies have been using Xsense® dataloggers to monitor their entire cold chains with segmentation for over 15 years. This has allowed them to…

Retailer to purchase grower’s regenerative trial crop

Braga Fresh, home of Josie’s Organics, gained its first retail pre-order to support the company’s commitment to harvest and take to market crops grown using…

Revol Greens names new chief financial officer

Revol Greens, a sustainable brand in greenhouse lettuce and greens, proudly announces the appointment of James Bradley as its new chief financial officer…

UC Davis releases 5 strawberry varieties resistant to deadly fungal disease

The University of California, Davis, has released five new strawberry varieties that are resistant to the soilborne disease Fusarium wilt, have high…

Speaker lineup IFPA global show announced

Drawing from the worlds of big business, athletics, and global technology strategy and innovation, the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA)…

The supermarket is where kids most often ask for purchases

Nearly 94 percent of children ask for a purchase from a parent while shopping at grocery stores while inside the supermarket is where parents are the…

USDA

US fruits and vegetables exports in 2022

Top 10 markets for fruits and vegetables in 2022

The total export value of US fruits and vegetables exports in 2022 came out at $12.59 billion, with a total volume of 7 millions tons. This is set…

Oregon and Washington pear producers vote to continue federal marketing order

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that pear producers in Oregon and Washington voted to continue their marketing order program. In a referendum…

Canadian port workers union and employer reach tentative four-year deal

Canada’s minister of Labour, Seamus O’Regan and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) confirmed that International Labour and Warehouse…

USDA

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement seasonal perishable products - weekly update

Movement of asparagus from Peru through South Florida ports expected to remain the same

As the new school year approaches and students return to school, nutrition is back on the menu. One of the challenges for students is how to maintain a…

Bowery expands retail footprint with Whole Foods Market

Bowery, a vertical farming company, expanded its retail footprint with Whole Foods Market. Bowery salad kits plus core products from lettuce to herbs,…

Potatoes USA

US potato retail sales see double-digit increases July 2022 – June 2023

US retail dollar sales of potatoes increased 16.8% July 2022 – June 2023, which closed with a strong quarter (April – June 2023) that saw retail dollar…

Invasive fruit fly leads to quarantine for 79 square miles of Los Angeles County

A 79-square-mile area of Los Angeles County is under quarantine after an invasive fruit fly was found there. It is the first such quarantine for the pest in…

Discovery of illegal pesticide used at Aroostook County broccoli farm has industry worried

On Monday, Emerald Valley Ranches of Caribou was ordered to destroy much of its crop after state laboratory tests discovered the presence of an illegal…

'Double Up Food Bucks'

Congressman Kildee introduces expansion to fruits and vegetables assistance program

Double Up Food Bucks, a Michigan program that provides those using food assistance benefits with additional produce, could receive an upgrade through a federal…

After experiencing third bad season in a row

Oregon cherry growers ask governor for disaster declaration

Climate change has not just limited Oregon’s cherry growing season. It has also delayed California’s season, which leads to markets becoming flooded and causes…

Celebrating 10th anniversary of avocado advocacy program

Fresh Avocados – Love One Today®, a science-based resource founded by the Hass Avocado Board (HAB), celebrates its 10th anniversary with news of continued…

Encouraging response from US importers

APEDA facilitates export of first trial shipment of fresh pomegranate to US via air

In a major boost to fruits exports prospects, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), which works under the aegis of…

IDB Invest, Pura Fruit to boost output and productivity of Peru’s agro-export industry

IDB Invest is providing $10 million in financing with a term of up to seven years to Pura Fruit, one of the main producers and exporters of table…

Provid to issue the first forecast for Peru's 2023/24 table grape campaign by the end of August

The Association of Table Grape Producers of Peru (Provid) is currently evaluating the impact that Cyclone Yaku and the El Niño Costero phenomenon have had on…

Avocado production on the increase in Brazil

According to estimates by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, avocado production in Brazil has grown by around 38.59% between 2017 and 2021,…

Tahiti lime price rises higher in July due to lower supply

In Brazil, Tahiti lime prices have been rising since mid-June. In July, quotations increased higher, still influenced by the significant supply decrease in São…

Cearense Cemag presents new fruit harvesting machine

On the 13th, Cemag – Ceará Máquinas Agrícolas, headquartered in Fortaleza, will celebrate 50 years of intense activity. Founded and chaired to this day…

Carrefour Taiwan stocks first Peruvian Sekoya blueberries

The first Peruvian Sekoya blueberries of the 2023/2024 season arrived at Carrefour Taiwan in August, just in time for the traditional Ghost Month…

T&G Global reports its 2023 Interim Results

Total revenue for the Group increased 19% to $765.3 million

Announced today, T&G Global’s Interim Results for the six months to 30 June 2023 reflect the difficult conditions the Group has faced in the first half of the…

International Fresh Produce Association The Southern African Conference 2023

South Africa's fresh produce wish list: private port operators and educated packaging regulators

The real opportunity in Southern Africa, noted both Tommie van Zyl, ZZ2 CEO, and Charl Dubois executive officer of Capespan at last week’s IFPA…

“We can export sweet plums to the EU tax-free”

Recently, the European Parliament extended trade liberalization measures between Moldova and the EU for another year. This gives European importers the…

I have been cutting fruit the wrong way

Sometimes it's important to think 'out of the box'.So is cutting fruit, as the video below shows.

EastFruit

France and UK account for main growth in Morocco’s revenues from fruit exports

Morocco has been continuously increasing its fruit and berry exports, with France and the UK accounting for the most important part in this growth, as…

Picotas take centre stage in UK in weather-hit cherry season

Picota cherries have been celebrated at an exclusive event in London marking the start of the new European season. Picotas are Europe’s only naturally…

Kuehne+Nagel Group states: Very good result in the first half of 2023

The Kuehne+Nagel Group achieved solid results in a challenging market environment in the first half of 2023. The pandemic-related special economic…

A.P. Moller - Maersk reports robust Q2 financial results in difficult market conditions

A.P. Moller – Maersk reports a second quarter of 2023 ahead of expectations, while the ongoing market normalisation continued through the quarter…

MSC acquires majority stake in AlisCargo Airlines

MSC has acquired the majority stake of AlisCargo Airlines, a Milan-based air freight carrier; the parties confirmed that the transaction is a first step…

ASAJA-Almeria:

Acreage for peppers and tomatoes in Almeria expected to decrease next season

According to an initial estimate, both crops tend to maintain or even reduce their area by 4% and 5%, respectively. On the other hand, the area devoted…

New CA technology used for smooth seasonal changeover for Brussels sprouts

Primeale United has developed a new technique, Controlled Atmosphere (CA) storage, to optimise year-round supply security for Brussels sprouts to their…

EastFruit

Assessing the 2023 blueberry season in Georgia: weather, prices and export challenges

EastFruit reports that the Georgia’s active blueberry picking season has already been over for two weeks. Farmers and experts generally assess the 2023…

Turkey's Mediterranean coast

Banana crates from Ecuador under increased scrutiny due to cocaine find

Turkish police officers have seized 11 kilograms of cocaine; the contraband was found in banana containers shipped from Ecuador to Turkey's Mediterranean…

New strategy increases Hass avocado and macadamia farming in Uganda

In Uganda, the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) newly instituted nucleus farmer strategy has boosted the planting of two high-value crops;…

Kenya now in top 15 of global avocado producing nations

According to the latest official figures from UN FAO, Kenya is now among the biggest avocado-producing countries in the world, featuring in the top 15…