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Southern Exposure lived up to the expectations once again

Last week, the Southeastern Produce Council held their annual Southern Exposure event, themed 'Produce, The Final Frontier.' Just like in 2022, the…

California purple artichoke season expands into Coachella Valley

Supplies of purple artichokes are strong out of Coachella, California. Mark Munger, senior director of marketing at Ocean Mist Farms says winter peak…

Blueberry “superusers” emerging as a growing demographic

Supplies of blueberries are on the slim side right and will likely stay that way through March. “It will be a tight month but April will be easier from…

Peru citrus season starts late, first peak coming in April

Peru’s citrus season started late as early varieties were a bit slow out of the blocks, while a better season than last year is hoped for. The Peru…

USDA

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

Movement of blueberries through Arizona, California and Texas expected to increase

Of the 10% disposable income Americans spend on food each year, 46% is for food eaten at home and 54% is for food eaten away from home. Americans also…

British Columbia: Touch-free leafy greens poised to hit grocery shelves this month

“Oppy and UP Vertical Farms™ have partnered to bring fresh and nutritious greens to the market that will not only last longer but taste infinitely…

Mobile robot stars in pistachio brand’s “Get Crackin’” ad

Wonderful Pistachios has released its newest commercial as part of its Get Crackin’ campaign featuring Spot®, an agile mobile robot from Boston…

Apeel Sciences adds to leadership team

Apeel Sciences has promoted Ryan Fink to senior vice president of the Americas and Marius du Plessis to chief commercial officer in EMEA. Du Plessis…

USDA

National Retail Report - specialty crops

Abundance of fruit advertised this week, from citrus like lemons, tangerines, and oranges to berries

Spring is almost here and retailers are hurrying it along with an abundance of favorite foods and holiday supplies. Mushrooms, asparagus, yellow…

RJ Andrus of Idaho Elected National Potato Council President

The National Potato Council (NPC) installed its 2023 roster of Executive Committee members this week at the organization’s annual Washington Summit. During the…

Multi-state project led by Mississippi State

30-plus US experts take on threats to sweet potato seed program through CleanSEED Project

A $4.8 million multi-state project led by Mississippi State is bringing together more than 30 national experts to address problems endangering seed programs of…

ASOEX's Table Grape Committee:

According to the latest estimate, Chilean grape exports will decrease by 13.2% this season

As a result of the lower volume of table grapes available in the central area of the country, the Table Grape Committee of the Association of Fruit Exporters…

Peru strengthens Forex position with 2022 record exports

Peruvian exports have grown steadily over the last two decades thanks to the joint and coordinated work of the public and private sectors. In 2022, Peru…

Carlos Gereda, from Inka's Berries, was a pioneer in perceiving Peru's potential as a blueberry producer

“It all started in Chile”

Peru's blueberry industry is as recent as it is successful. According to Carlos Gereda, the founder of the company Inka's Berries, a reference in the production of blueberries in the…

Costa Rica and Ecuador sign FTA

The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso visited Costa Rica on Wednesday, March 1, to sign a trade agreement with Costa Rica and to participate in a forum to promote itself to Costa…

Chileprunes organizes the 10th EXPO Ciruelas Secas

Economic outlook for Chile and the D'Agen plum

“The projection of the exchange rate is one of the most relevant macroeconomic elements for the entire export and import industry,” stated Juan Pablo…

Jérémie Chabanis, Syngenta

Ideal Melon: the new melon that changes color to indicate its maturity level

A melon whose rind changes color to signal its ideal harvest, storage, and consumption time? That's the new melon line developed by Syngenta Vegetable…

Dutch Berries harvest first strawberries

"After this year's hiccup, I expect Dutch year-round strawberry cultivation to resume"

The new Dutch strawberry season has begun at Dutch Berries. "We canceled two lit crops because of the energy crisis. Fortunately, that's over, and, in…

Cooperation between AGF Direct and De Terp

In October, we will introduce a new semi-finished product of halves and cubes of Hokkaido squash with skin"

After 16 years of seeing the global fresh produce market at Enza Zaden, Chris Groot moved to open-field vegetable specialist AGF-Direct in October…

TOMRA

How nut processors can benefit from the latest sorting technologies

Nut processors require different sorting solutions to perform various tasks as they shell, peel, and process their products. At first, sorting machines…

Turkey restricts tomato exports to keep domestic prices low

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey has decided to limit the exports of tomatoes until April 14, 2023. The ministry said in a statement…

Fresh & Cash GmbH

Cevdet Cavusoglu, of Fresh & Cash Ltd:

"Mauritanian watermelons have interesting potential for the future, especially in the early sector"

The watermelon season in the northern hemisphere has started. Fresh & Cash Ltd in Wuppertal is now loading the first batches from Mauritania. "We now…

WAPA apple and pear stock figures for 1 February 2023

European apple stocks in February were 6.4% lower than in 2022

WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, released the apple and pear stock figures for 1 February 2023. The figures show that in Europe apple stocks…

SIA 2023 - press release

The ANPP awards Lidl the award for the retailer most committed to the French apple

"The French fruit growers gathered within the National Association of Apples and Pears have awarded for the first time, the award for the retailer most…

Samuel Piovano - L'Agri Valle Bronda on New Zealand Frost Fans

"They are simple to use and calibrate, use less fuel and are very quiet"

Italian company L'Agri Valle Bronda offers many different products and services to growers in Northern Italy, including crop protection. Back in…

Banana Link welcomes UK retailer commitment

This week, nine major UK retailers have made a public commitment to close the living wage gap in their banana supply chains. Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Lidl GB, Marks…

The Government of Murcia develops a project to improve the quality of Murcia's lettuce through the IMIDA

"The biggest milestone has been obtaining a new lettuce variety called Caribú"

The regional government of Murcia, through the Murcian Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research and Development (IMIDA), is developing a project to…

FAO

Major Tropical Fruits Market review - Preliminary results

World exports of major tropical fruits estimated to fall by some 5 percent in 2022

The Major Tropical Fruits Market Review Preliminary Results are issued on an annual basis to Members and Observers of the Subgroup on Tropical Fruits…

First half-year 2022-2023 financial results

Bonduelle: Confirmation of revenue growth and profitability objectives

The 2022-2023 half-year financial statements were approved by the General Partner, then reviewed by the Supervisory Board on March 2, 2023, and then by the…

CMA CGM 2022 annual financial results:

Exceptional annual performance, despite a marked slowdown in business since the fourth quarter

CMA CGM has revealed its 2022 annual financial results. The highlights are: Revenue and operating profit up year-on-year. A year of accelerated development for…

DP World to invest US$38m to boost container capacity in Brazil in 2023

DP World is planning to invest USD $38 million in 2023 to expand and modernize its facilities located on the left bank of Brazil’s Port of Santos. The port is…

India: Fresh grape exports higher this year on good demand and higher supplies

India’s grape exports during 2021-22 stood at $305.7 million, a 2.6 per cent decline over the previous year’s $314 million. The top ten export destinations of…

Celery is no longer trusted by Chelsea supporters, vegetable banned from Stamford Bridge

Chelsea chiefs banned celery from Stamford Bridge in 2007. This means the vegetable is strictly forbidden at Stamford Bridge. Even though it contains…