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Start of berry season marks the launch of new in-house branded program

Blackberry and blueberry supplies are slowly ramping up out of Mexico, following a delayed start to the season. “This year has been a bit more challenging with supplies.…

Plums may not ship from Chile until January

Stone fruit from South America could be looking at a relatively normal season. However, shipping plums is a different story. The issue traces back to the end of the 2020-2021…

First field transplants signify upcoming Honduras melon season

Located in the city of San Lorenzo, Department of Valle in the southern region of Honduras, Agrolibano has started planting for the upcoming melon season. The company has more…

Shenandoah Growers changes name to Soli Organic and announces $120 million funding

Soli Organic, formerly known as Shenandoah Growers, a soil-based, controlled environment agriculture company, announced a $120 million financing arrangement…

Traditional and new options in salad kits

US consumer looks for more convenient options during pandemic

According to FMI’s 2021 Power of Produce report, sales of value-added lettuce and other fresh produce came to $15.5 billion, or 22.3% of total produce sales.…

Potato shipper unveils potato packaging redesign

Northeast potato shipper Bushwick Commission has a new packaging redesign for its popular Guarantee label. The designs will be featured on Bushwick’s full range of potatoes,…

As cost pressures across supply chain show no signs of easing

Fresh Del Monte announces price increases in response to inflationary market

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., a major global vertically integrated producer, marketer and distributor of high-quality, fresh produce, announced to customers it…

Californian rainfall to impact Australian almond market

Riverina almond growers have been poised to see prices return to average next year due to an expected shortfall in US almond production. The market had…

Square Roots and Gordon Food Service:

US (MI): New Wyoming farm opened with ribbon-cutting ceremony

Square Roots and Gordon Food Service, a food distributor in North America, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate their new indoor farm opening in Michigan, taking…

US: Set procedures make speedy call switches difficult for carriers

Shipping lines trying to switch port calls because of congestion problems have to follow long-established procedures and rules designed to make the system fair…

Special Avocados

Elena Rogojnikova, The Greenery:

"Record Israeli Greenskin and Hass avocado production thanks to on year and good weather"

The Chilean Hass avocado supply will be much higher this season. "In the 2021/22 season, there should be almost 60% more of these produced than in the previous…

Global Focus Top Fruit

WA apple growers focus on new varieties to boost consumption

The Cosmic Crisp, which had been under development for some two decades through the Washington State University breeding program, received great national press…

Laurent De Smedt, BelOrta: "First Conference pears have arrived in China".

"Demand for pears currently exceeds sorting capacity"

The Belgian top fruit season has got off to a smooth start, observes Laurent De Smedt, Division Head of Hard Fruit at BelOrta. "In pears, we have even seen an increase in…

The overall commoditization rate of China’s apples in 2021 is expected to be 20%-30% lower than last year

The national apple output in the new producing season from 2021-2022 in China is 40,216,400 tons, an increase of about 1.6% over last year, and the increase in…

Retail

Dreamstime

NRF expects holiday sales to rise by all-time record, despite congested ports

Record sales and profits for independent grocers

US: New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien joins Instacart’s boardMeredith Kopit Levien, president and CEO of The New York Times Co., and Lily Sarafan, co-founder and…

Federal money awarded to get fresh produce to Kansas schools

The USDA has awarded $3.3 million to Kansas, which KSDE divided between 186 schools. Several schools in the Kansas City area have struggled to put together…

MSC: Temporary omission of Seattle call on Eagle Service

Due to the increased waiting time for vessel berthing at Seattle, impacting schedule reliability and causing delays to shipments, MSC has decided to…

The United States, the Netherlands, Canada, and Spain, among its main destinations

Peruvian ginger exports up until September exceeded 57 million dollars

According to the Agrodata website, between January and September of this year, Peru exported 31,626,046 kilos of ginger for a FOB value of 57,016,131 dollars;…

Great cherry outlook

Chinese demand to absorb Chile’s export growth

Global sweet cherry exports have increased at a CAGR of 9% over the last ten years. The composition of the main exporters and importers drastically changed in…

Natexpo 2021: Photo report

If the Natexpo 2020 edition, which was maintained despite the health crisis, was marked by a much more moderate attendance than the previous year (8,000 visitors compared to…

Lidl: Four new references of potatoes from regenerative agriculture

From 25th October 2021, Lidl will offer potatoes from regenerative agriculture in its 1,570 supermarkets. Four new potato references will be marketed in the supermarkets under…

Jens Borchert (Palm Nuts & More) on the market situation for walnuts

"Shortages around Christmas time can not be ruled out"

For about three weeks now, California, the world's largest walnut-growing region after China, has been busy with the harvest.. But only after the walnuts have been dried and…

Alfons Royo, manager of Royo Fruits

"Given the clementine supply, this campaign we'll be serving our most loyal customers"

The Spanish citrus season is having a slow start this year when it comes to sales due to the large supply of overseas fruit in the European markets. The situation could make a…

Iceland: Covering 75% of retail demand by tackling local trends

“It’s not just about single or multiple layers, but rather about the control, that should be the driver. In Iceland, the country will benefit from high-density farming, but…

Italy: Storm damage and forecasts for the 2021/22 citrus fruit season

The Mediterranean hurricane has hit eastern Sicily (Italy), threatens crops, and has already destroyed new plants. Monitoring in the citrus-growing areas of the Plain of…

FIRA becomes World FIRA

The 6th edition of FIRA switches to hybrid mode

From December 7 to 9, 2021, at the Diagora Convention and Exhibition Center in Labège, near Toulouse, France, the 6th edition of FIRA, the agricultural robotics exhibition,…

Electricity cuts deep as South Africa approaches elections

On Monday South Africans go to the polls to vote in municipal elections, the mind concentrated by a new bout of power cuts by Eskom, the state electricity producer, because…

Foodbank Australia

Streamlining supply chain processes has led to less fruit and vegetable waste and more donations to charity

Since the introduction of the iFoodDS/HarvestMark disposition feature at supermarket Distribution Centres (DC) there has been a significant increase in donations, according to…

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Growers do not reap the benefits

Tamil Nadu : vegetable prices up

In Coimbatore, carrots that were selling for ₹50 in July, sharply rose in August and crossed ₹100 a kg in September. The prices of other vegetables like beetroot, beans and…

Lao workers leave Chinese-owned banana plantation over Covid restrictions and hazards

More than 500 workers have quit their jobs at a Chinese-run banana plantation in central Laos, citing difficult Covid restrictions, late pay and exposure to…

World Trade Organization to review Chinese ban on Taiwanese fruit imports

According to World Trade Organization Communications Officer Fernando Puchol, Taiwan’s specific trade concern regarding China’s suspension of Taiwanese fruit…

Weenat:

"WeeFrost", a new forecasting tool for better protection against the risk of frost

While frost destroyed up to 90% of wine and arboriculture production during the spring of 2021, Weenat, a company specialized in precision agronomy and…

Zmescience.com

About 69% of the world’s diet is ‘foreign’

Globalization is a buzzword on everybody’s lips nowadays, especially in these pandemic times. In its most general sense, it refers to the growing interdependence of the…

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