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Chile forecasts higher citrus production, but US market likely won’t be affected

Chile’s citrus production is forecast to be up this year, and for the mandarin category it is forecast to be up a substantial amount, between 20 and 25%. What effects might…

Plenty of pressure on garlic supplies in North America

Supplies of garlic in North America are slim. “Supplies are incredibly tight right now. The unexpected nature of COVID-19 is turning the industry on its head,” says Ken…

Home gardening expected to get a boost

With people spending more time at home this year, the interest in home gardening will likely increase. “Right now, people are home more, which is expected to result in more…

New Jersey company optimistic about upcoming fruit season

As it looks ahead at its local blueberry and peach seasons, one New Jersey company says it’s planning for business as usual. “We obviously recognize that the situation is…

Join live webinar on April 23

Can near-infrared analysis replace traditional methods of dry matter measurement?

Felix Instruments will be hosting a webinar that features a popular line of tools, the F-751 Quality Meters. The company often receives questions on the accuracy of its…

New crop of red and gold potatoes from Calif. to begin shipping next week

Next week, Cal-Organic Farms will start shipping freshly-harvested, new crop red and gold potatoes to customers from their facility in Lamont, CA. The company's organic…

New coating prevents bacterial cross-contamination in fresh produce

Over the course of their journey from the open fields to the produce displays at grocery stores, fresh vegetables and fruits can sometimes become contaminated by…

Today's important COVID-19 news in the fresh produce sector

Corona-update: Belgium struggles with absent workers and closed markets

In today’s somewhat shorter COVID-19 update, we are looking at farmers in Belgium who struggle with absent workers and the closed markets. The Tasmanian government has…

Produce industry veteran Andy Tudor explores new options

Andy Tudor has departed from Rainier Fruit Co, Selah, WA, where he was Vice President of Business Development. Tudor is currently exploring industry options…

Nikki Fried's letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue

Florida AG Commissioner opposes decision to allow Chinese citrus imports

On Tuesday, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue, strongly opposing the…

But selling well in Asia

Mushroom spawn exports to Europe and North America hindered

Shiitake mushroom spawn is the culture medium used to grow shiitake mushrooms. As a large mushroom production country, China's exports of mushroom spawn are steadily…

Special South Africa

Trevor Dukes – The Fruit Farm Group South Africa

Balanced size distribution a marketing positive for South African avocados

The apple season is coming to its late harvest in the Cape for The Fruit Farm Group South Africa. “It’s a very good crop of Pink Lady, particularly Rosy Glow which makes up a…

Retail

Grocery Outlet: First-quarter sales surged

Kroger: Blueprint

US: Northgate Market makes staying home easierNorthgate González Market has launched a bilingual multimedia platform to keep families safe and healthy at home as the nation…

70-year-old collector has more than 21,000 chiquita stickers in her collection

Chiquita had the opportunity to connect with Becky Martz, a 70-year-old woman from Florida who has made collecting banana stickers her most prized hobby for nearly three…

Pantries are padded with produce as North Americans prepare for covid-19 long haul

Much like the sentiment felt among European consumers, many North Americans expect the impact of the coronavirus to last for quite some time. That means the inordinate rise of…

New Cornell study: Psyllid peptides could fight citrus greening disease

Researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service and the University of Washington investigated a…

Lemon production of the Mexican variety exceeds one and a half million tons

Slow flow in Mexican lemon sales after the emergence of the coronavirus

The coronavirus crisis is affecting Mexico's lemon sector. According to Bernardo Bravo, the president of the National Committee for the Lemon Product System of…

"Peruvian blueberry exports will amount to nearly 1 billion dollars"

Alfonso Velasquez is former president of Sierra y Selva Exportadora:"The Peruvian economy was doing very well before the coronavirus pandemic. According to projections made…

Flight from Kochi to Abu Dhabi

Indian airline IndiGo straps produce into passenger seats

Indian airline IndiGo has successfully operated the country’s first cargo-on-seats flight, sending fresh food from India to fill some supermarket shelves in the UAE. The…

Chile's Kiwi Committee

"Having fruit that has good storage capacity is key to face possible market flow slowdowns"

The latest Crop Report of the Chilean Kiwi Committee, prepared by Decofrut, states that, due to the complex and unpredictable season that the export sector is facing, it is…

Indian lockdown troubling for Chilean apple exports

"It's good to know we'll have alternative markets for Chilean apples in Europe"

After India extended the lockdown to the 3rd of May, things have become uncertain for an apple exporter from Chile. Between the world pandemic and the Indian currency taking a…

Longer shelf life of fresh produce, at sea or on the road

The Corona crisis has had serious consequences for logistics. There is less air freight available. In Europe, road transport is subject to stricter controls at the borders,…

After 25 years, Elena Malkova exchanged job in fruit and vegetable sector to become a coach:

"Fruit and vegetable sector - bet on your human capital!"

Elena Malkova worked in the Dutch fresh produce trade for no less than 25 years. She was responsible for Russia's exports at several trading companies. A burnout ensured a…

Gerben Paauwe, Klooserboer; Johan Claes, Belgian New Fruit Wharf

'Business as usual' in Dutch and Belgian fruit ports

Last week, the port of Rotterdam released the figures for the first quarter of 2020. The port expects a throughput drop of 9.3% compared to the first quarter of 2019. Allard…

Potential ways for the Australian citrus industry to grow at a retail level

Information from one of Australia's leading research companies has found that the national citrus industry could add an additional $149 million a year if customers added just…

Frigga launches ultra-low-cost disposable USB temperature recorder

Launched at Fruit logistics 2020 in Berlin, Germany, at the beginning of February, the 4G real-time temperature recorder brings a new addition to Frigga's cold chain real-time…

Banana price comes down to regular levels

Chinese banana supply grows

The distribution volume of bananas in the Chinese market is growing because banana production in the Philippines is recovering and many Chinese banana production areas are…

Fresh Line Fruit Service GmbH: “Slight increase in return volumes due to retailers' higher quality criteria”

"The fruit and vegetable trade sector's adjusted surprisingly quickly to the current situation“

The corona crisis affects all the links in the supply chain, including the sector's service deliverers. Sales to the hospitality industry have mostly fallen away. People's…

Citrus Growers’ Association of South Africa

South Africa: Lemons and soft citrus despatch summary per export region

According to a report by the Citrus Growers’ Association of South Africa, lemon exports to the Middle East are up 26% this year at the detriment of exports to Europe. In week…

One of the many solutions offered by Idromeccanica Lucchini

Wide range of customization options with the Multytunnel system

The Multytunnel technology system for greenhouses meets the needs of horticulturists who work on large surface areas. The experience gained by Idromeccanica Lucchini, also…

Shaun McLean - Les Turriff

From zero to 1200 home deliveries in just a few weeks

Life has changed quite drastically in the last month for Les Turriff, a Dundee based company who have been supplying fresh produce to the east of Scotland for more than 30…

Jon Clark - FGA

Chilean fruit export in full swing, English cherries look promising

The Chilean fruit export season is full swing, the majority of stone fruit has just finished exporting, with just a few weeks of the late plum sales to happen in May. Grapes…

New tests show significant improvement in watermelon productivity under climatic stress conditions

Watermelon is a diclinomonoic species (both sexes on the same plant) but tends to be andromonoic, with a greater number of male flowers. In certain conditions of climatic…

James Paul

CEO of Barbados Agricultural Society wants serious investment in agriculture

The COVID-19 pandemic has truly given Barbados a wake-up call to take its food security seriously, says chief executive officer of the Barbados Agricultural…

Ecuador will approve the trade agreement with EFTA

The plenary session of the Assembly will process on Tuesday the 21st the Economic Association Agreement between Ecuador and the European Free Trade Association…

Horta river flood devastates crops in the region of Bolivar, Colombia

Due to the weekend's heavy rains in the department of Santander, the Horta river flooded in the municipality of Bolivar devastating plantain, cassava, banana, and the papaya…

Citrustech

Anecoop and García Carrión take part in a project to mechanize the citrus harvesting

Due to the state of emergency and the lack of laborers in the horticultural sector, the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture has decided to provide support to Citrustech in a…

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