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Mint is seeing an interesting pickup in demand

With the holidays being behind us, demand for rosemary, thyme, and sage slowly returns to their traditional levels. “Throughout the year, it’s basil that drives the herb…

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Shorter supplies of Mexican limes will strengthen pricing next month

Supplies of limes are ample but that will change next month. “In these past two weeks, there’s volume in limes,” says Jose Duran Jr. of La Minita Fresh, LLC. “Last month, we…

Chilly Arizona temperatures and winds impact lettuce production

Cold weather is making its way through the Arizona/California desert region. There, cold winds have gusts up to 40 mph. Markon reports that morning low temperatures will dip…

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“Peruvian mango season one of the poorest in recent years”

Mango supplies out of Peru have been abundant, especially larger sizes of the Kent variety. “Size 10’s and 12’s are a bit scarce but we have plenty of 6’s through 9’s,” says…

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USDA publishes strengthening organic enforcement final rule

Today, the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) previewed the Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) final rule. This update to the USDA organic regulations strengthens…

Ag tech firm joins annual Global Cleantech 100 list again

Hazel Technologies was named one of Cleantech Group’s Global Cleantech 100 for the second year in a row. The annual list highlights companies from around the…

80-85% of the sweet yellow onions that Peru exports are sent to the United States

Peru exported 39,150 tons of sweet yellow onion exports (1,450 containers of 27 tons each) between July and December 2022. With one month to go until the end…

80 Acres Farms makes layoffs as tech job crunch continues

Cincinnati startup darling 80 Acres Farms has laid off roughly two dozen employees as it streamlines operations amid a broader tech downturn – the second local venture-backed…

Researchers study unintended effects of gene editing in tomatoes

Researchers in UConn’s College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources are exploring options to help ensure consumers have a safe, abundant, and nutritious food supply.…

Horticultural products drive total U.S. agricultural import growth

The value of U.S. agricultural imports (adjusted for inflation) grew an average of 4 percent a year between fiscal years 2012 and 2022 (October to September). Over that time,…

Special Fruit Logistica

Brocomole the only Spanish product nominated for the 2023 Fruit Logistica Innovation Award

Brocomole, a vegetable dip that is 97% made out of fresh broccoli and avocado, has been the only Spanish product selected and nominated by an independent jury as one of the…

Global Focus Bananas

Cameroon: 2022 banana exports grew 8% YoY

In 2022, Cameroonian banana exporters shipped a total of 216,103 tons of fruits to the international market. Compared to the overall 198,634 tons exported in…

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Walmart is expanding its associate-to-driver program

The largest community-owned food cooperative in the U.S. has reached a milestone

US: Richard Wardwell named CEO of Superior GrocersRichard Wardwell has been promoted to CEO of Superior Grocers, an independent grocery chain based in Southern California, the…

Isabel Quiroz, iQonsulting Chile:

“Most successful season for Chilean cherries in China”

“Today Thursday, January 19, 3 days to the end of pre-Chinese New Year sales, we can say it has been a great season in China for Chilean cherries and the most successful in…

Joey Chestnut chases pistachio-eating world record

Major League Eating and Wonderful® Pistachios have teamed up to host the “Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin’ Eating Championship” on World Pistachio Day, February 26, 2023.…

North American Blueberry Council elects new board members

The North American Blueberry Council (NABC) released the full slate of its recently elected board of directors, including new president Pat Goin of Goin’s…

Market and Crop Update for January 19, 2023

'Demand is good. Buyers are looking for larger onions'

MARKETWashington/Idaho-E. Oregon:Jason Pearson with Eagle Produce in Nyssa, OR, told us on Jan. 18 that demand is good this week. “We have good demand,” he…

USDA to purchase $20 million worth of fresh mandarins

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will purchase up to $20 million of fresh mandarins and tangerines for distribution to food banks, schools and other…

IFPA appoints new country manager for Southern Africa

The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) has appointed Stephanie van der Walt as the new country manager for IFPA Southern Africa. IFPA is the result…

Upward trend for the demand of Kenyan avocados

“We were one of the few organisations that exported fresh avocados to China”

Uncertainties have affected the Kenyan avocado season, Keitt’s operations and commercial director Dipesh Devraj explains. The war made them, as with many other fresh produce…

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Butternut from South Africa should reach European market mid to late February

The European market for butternut squash is very short at the moment due to a lower supply from Portugal and Spain, the season will also finish earlier than normal. “The European…

Kenyan traders get two weeks to export avocado in off-season period

The Kenyan Horticulture Directorate has opened a two-week window for the export of off-season mature avocados following the closure of exports in November last…

Limpopo avocado growers prove the value of ridging

Kosie Eloff and his son Manie in Limpopo were forced to re-establish their avocado orchards on two separate occasions. Rather than merely repeating the…

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Early CNY good for New Zealand cherry exports, but challenges ahead

The New Zealand cherry harvest is well underway, the first harvest for the domestic market took place on 15th of December at PurePac, based in Cromwell, Central Otago. This…

Demand for Israel’s Orri mandarins ‘sky high’ in 2023 season

There seems to be some respite for Israel’s citrus industry with good weather during harvest, a slightly better exchange rate, smooth shipments and sky high demand and good…

Euro-Atlantic

“Sustainability is one of our main goals”

As a leading importer and distributor of specialty fruits, vegetables and marine produce in Malaysia, Euro-Atlantic trades fruits from all over the world each year. At this…

The first shipments of Moldovan apples arrived in India

A new destination is in reach for the apples from Moldova. For the very first shipment to India, more than 100 tons of Moldovan apples were shipped, these apples arrived in…

PND to attend Fruit Logistica 2023 / HALL 4.1 - STAND A-02

Machines to peel mangoes and kiwifruit

"This year too, PND, a company specializing in the production of machinery for the processing of fruit, will attend Fruit Logistica in Berlin (February 8-10). We have taken…

Many need to either scale back or sell up

British farmers are in crisis

British businesses are going under, which will lead to less choice and more expense for shoppers. British farmers and growers are facing an “emergency situation”, according to the…

Onions cheaper even in Switzerland than in Philippines

Even in the affluent Swiss ski resort town of Davos, onions in grocery stores cost less than a third of their price in the Philippines. In the Philippines,…

TEG Road Transport Price Index -

Road freight prices in UK reach record levels over Christmas period

Average prices for haulage and courier vehicles soared in December, with courier prices increasing by almost 9% in the past year. December data from the TEG…

Mainline operators cut 27% of Europe and Mediterranean sailings

The first seven weeks of 2023 have seen 27% of Asia-Europe sailings axed as carriers respond to collapsed demand, according to Alphaliner's report.…

Kazakhstan suspends onion exports for three months

The Interdepartmental Commission of Kazakhstan on Foreign Trade Policy and Participation in Economic Organizations has decided to ban the export of onions for…

Lines divert ships back from long-distance lanes to intra-Asia services

Liner operators are re-assigning ships from long-haul routes to intra-Asia lanes, as rates in the former continue to trend at pre-Covid-19 lows. Back in…

Further disruption a possibility in 2023

Labor troubles quadrupled in 2022 in world ports

The impacts of labor interruptions in various ports around the world quadrupled in 2022 and these could bring further disruption in 2023. Last year, there were…

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