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Peruvian grape production expected to increase by 15 percent this season

As the California grape season comes to an end, the market is starting its transition from domestic to imported fruit. One of the key destinations from which the grapes arrive…

Nissa Pierson of Crespo Organic:

“The Ataulfo mango has been taking off"

The Mexican mango season runs from February through August, starting in the south of the country with the Oaxaca and Chiapas regions and moving northwards as the season…

Availability and generational differences factor into winter vegetable consumption

When temperatures start to drop, consumers tend to shift their thoughts from tank tops and shorts to sweaters and jackets. It's also around the time they make the switch from…

Regional show with international character

Video Photo report New York Produce Show

North America's last trade show of the year is a wrap. Yesterday December 12th, the 10th annual New York Produce Show was held at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City.…

Exceeding 2018 totals

Red Sun Farms employees donate to Make-A-Wish®

In 2017, the team at Red Sun Farms began to promote healthy lifestyles in the workplace by providing produce boxes for a donation of five dollars a box. The large boxes are…

Michael Castagnetto named president of Robinson Fresh

C.H. Robinson announced that Michael Castagnetto has been promoted to President of the Robinson Fresh division. He succeeds Jim Lemke who retired earlier this…

First shipment of Ecuador goldenberry heads for US

On December 12, 2019 the first export of fresh goldenberries to the United States, took place. It departed from Shungourko production and processing center of…

Big potential for domestic cranberry production

"Imports of US cranberries to China declined this year"

In China cranberries are not very well-known to the consumer. Though, this fruit fits the current consumer trend very well, as it is a very healthy fruit. In the last few…

J.R. Simplot Company will plant them this spring, sell them in fall

US approves three types Of Genetically Engineered potatoes

In October 2016, Federal officials named three types of potatoes -genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine- are safe…

US cherry export to China in decline because of trade war

Cherries from Washington used to be the best-selling US products in e-commerce platform Tmall. The USA exported 27 thousand tons of cherries to China in 2017,…

Special Year Overview

Trade shows and conferences

Trade shows and conferences are essential to many traders in the fresh produce industry. They are a great chance to showcase your products, meet new clients and catch up with…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Stefan Bosmans, Groothandel Michel NV

“Limited supplies and high prices making things tough on the mango market”

Things have calmed down at Belgian wholesaler, Groothandel Michel. They had a reasonably busy Sinterklaas period. “We sold quite a lot of mandarins and clementines in recent…

Retail

Costco: Q1 net sales increased 5.6%

Aldi is ending the year in Northeast Ohio on a high note

US: GreenWise Market opens two new stores in FloridaGreenWise Market opened two stores in Florida, one in Boca Raton and one in Lakeland. The Boca Raton store is located at…

Potato shortage western US will have minimal impact on eastern potato prices

According to a recent Bloomberg article, there are concerns there'll be a shortage of French fries in the coming months, as a result of poor harvest conditions…

USDA: 2019 mushrooms report highlights

US volume of mushroom sales down 3 percent from last season

According to a USDA report on mushroom sales, the volume of sales for the 2018-2019 mushroom crop totaled 846 million pounds, down 3 percent from last season.…

Crop and Export Report 2019, Week 50

Some 6,538 tons of Chilean blueberries shipped during week 49

The latest report from IQconsulting reveals that the Chilean blueberry harvests are focused on the south central zone, where the most representative volumes of the country are…

Mexico's avocado seeks its way to Qatar

Victor Villalobos, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader), stated that they were currently working with the Government of Qatar…

"The approach of Chinese Spring Festival affects the market price of garlic"

The price of garlic has experienced significant changes in the last few weeks. The garlic price was relatively high at the beginning of the season, but later…

"Taiwanese elections will influence this years' Chinese New Year fruit sales"

Chinese New Year is the most important holiday for all Chinese people. This year it will be held a bit earlier than usual, it will start on 25th of January. The tradition is…

Inaho - Kamakura

Japanese firm fields autonomous vegetable harvesting robot

Japanese high-tech start-up company Inaho has launched an autonomous robotic harvester that picks greenhouse vegetables. It has also begun leasing the machine to an asparagus…

Henk van der Meij, Hars&Hagebauer:

"Good demand for big sizes at the start of the Peruvian mango season"

Last weekend the first Peruvian mangoes arrived by sea freight at Hars & Hagebauer in Ridderkerk, Netherlands. "Brazil traditionally stops around week 51, so there is plenty…

Ban on sprout inhibitor poses a problem for potato storage

The European potato sector will face a significant challenge in the 2020/2021 storage season. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) released a report about Chlorpropham…

The New Year's Eve campaign is already underway

"We have lost almost 40% of our table grapes due to the rains"

The Christmas and New Year's Eve table grape campaign has already started and the warehouses are working at full capacity to complete the orders. In addition to grapes…

No interruption in exports while Pres Ramaphosa promises uninterrupted electricity until 13 January 2020

South Africa's power cuts: diesel drives up refrigeration costs by 300%

Last week the hills were alive with the sound of diesel generators; this long weekend, as the country winds down for Christmas holidays, there is no load shedding. The load…

Risk of banning roses and vegetables exports

Papaya mealybug poses a threat to Kenya’s multi-billion export market

The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) has stated that the mealybug, which has so far devastated papaya cultivation sites in the coastal region, poses a serious…

Elbfresh LLC: "We hope for a further price increase leading up to Christmas"

Limited export volumes and high prices characterise Egyptian spring onion campaign

The export campaign for Egyptian spring onions is currently in full swing. Following the oversupply of recent years, however, limited export volumes are available this year at…

A million kilos in 15 different formats daily

Probably the world's largest automatic cherry tomato packaging facility

There is a plant capable of packing a million kilos of cherry tomatoes every day in different formats. It is located in Morocco and is probably the largest 100% automatic…

Costa Rica: Moín Container Terminal reaches 1 million TEUs

The Moín Container Terminal celebrated the movements of its 1 millionth TEU on 11 December 2019. This milestone, achieved in less than 10 months of operation,…

Selling New Zealand’s fruit and vegetables to the world

Selling New Zealand’s fruit and vegetables to the world is behind a new campaign showcasing New Zealand horticulture. New Zealand Story (NZ Story) and…

"Final report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh avocados from Chile"

Biosecurity risks of Chilean avocado imports into Australia analyzed

The Australian Department of Agriculture has considered the biosecurity risks for Australia associated with the importation of commercially produced fresh avocado fruit for…

Organic vegetables from own greenhouse in Brazil

Sustainability: Daimler now grows vegetables as well

Urban farming has recently come into play at the Mercedes-Benz do Brasil truck and bus plant in São Bernardo do Campo. According to the company, organic vegetables are grown…

Guyana: Ministries and agencies visit TOPCO’s Expansion Project

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) Executive Chairman Komal Samaroo is of the strong view that the agriculture sector must be developed to include value added processing of the…

Officials from the African Institute for Corporate Citizenship:

Malawi farmers urged to turn to horticulture as tobacco market continues to falter

Officials from the African Institute for Corporate Citizenship (AICC) and Dowa District Council chairperson have urged smallholder farmers in Malawi to seriously to consider…

Spanish Working Group for Fruits and Vegetables making progress in the opening of new markets

The next meeting of the Spanish Working Group for Fruits and Vegetables, which will be held in Madrid next week, will bring together those responsible for the administrations…

Campaign To Protect Rural England:

'Half of council-owned farms have shut down, rest needs to be protected'

Half of all council-owned farms across England have been closed down. These farms, set up at the end of the 19th century to encourage young people into…

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