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Prices firming up on California iceberg lettuce

Even though supplies of iceberg lettuce out of California have tightened up, there’s enough availability to meet demand. “Some of the volume decreases we are experiencing is a…

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Sunnier days welcome for mini cucumber growers

Lots of sunshine predicted for the province of British Columbia, Canada, means the onset of a steady supply of baby cucumbers. Jeff Madu, Vice-President of Sales for Windset Farms®,…

Kelowna won't start until July 25

First cherries in British Columbia being harvested

After what could be one of the longest waits between blossom and harvest, Canadian cherries are ready for harvest. Cherries in Tieton (above) in the town of Oliver in the Okanagan…

Pandol Brothers announces passing of Winnie Pandol

It is with great sorrow that Pandol Bros., Inc. announces the passing of Winifred Mary Pandol (nee Zaninovich), who died on Saturday, June 25, 2022, in…

Al Jasin retires after 30 years in the industry

After more than five years with Gold Coast Packing, Al Jasin, regional sales, is retiring. His career in produce spans 30 years. Jasin started his career in…

USDA

National Retail Report - specialty crops

Peaches, nectarines and cherries were among the sweetest deals this week

Peaches, nectarines, and cherries were some of the sweetest deals this week, as fruit ads increased in preparation for Independence Day celebrations. Berries got in on the…

USDA

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

May saw many ports recording record numbers of imports as backlogs and arrival delays were largely resolved

The month of May saw many ports recording record numbers of imports as last year’s unloading backlogs, and arrival delays have largely been resolved. The Port of Los Angeles,…

US Northeast region sees 5% increase in consumer asparagus consumption

The Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association (PAIA) has released its 2021/2022 Fresh Asparagus Statistics, Category Trends and Demographics Report showing a…

SmartWash Boost pretreatment eliminates 99.5% of pathogens before produce reaches wash lines

Growers know it is impossible to eliminate 100% of pathogens in fresh produce. Best food safety practices include minimizing contamination opportunities in the…

USDA

Argentina Citrus Semi-annual

Revised estimates for fresh lemon production up by 15 percent

For marketing year (MY) 2021/22, there are revised estimates for fresh lemon production to 1.90 million metric tons (MMT), up by 15 percent, due to favorable weather…

Organic Produce Summit

Reconnecting with customers key this year

“The Organic Produce show is a great opportunity to connect with customers in the U.S. and around the world,” says Mitch Wetzel, vice-president of sales and marketing at…

Global Focus Cooling and Logistics

Maersk: No abatement in surging costs of shipping goods

Since the start of the pandemic, the cost of shipping goods has surged 25-30% due to an array of inflationary pressures. According to global container shipping…

Retail

Dreamstime

Grupo Carrefour Brasil anticipates around R$2bln (€371mln) in synergies

Gerrity’s Supermarkets has joined Wakefern grocery cooperative

US Foods opens the company’s most environmentally sustainable distribution facility to date in Sacramento, CaliforniaUS Foods Holding Corp. announced the opening of the…

Chemical shortages hamper US growers

US farmers have cut back on using common weedkillers. Now they are on the lookout for substitutes to popular fungicides, and they are changing planting plans…

North Dakotans are outraged as Bill Gates apparently buys $13.5 million potato farm

Billionaire Bill Gates is America's largest farmland owner. Now, he has apparently bought a potato farm in North Dakota, and local residents aren't too…

Oregon State University solution

Scientists send out wasps to save Willamette Valley fruits

For more than a decade, Oregon State University scientists researched a fruit fly issue costing growers millions. In 2009, a berry grower in the Willamette…

Solix Ag Robotics

Solinftec launches its new AgTech robotic platform into Canada

Solinftec, a global player in agricultural digitalization, has announced that it will expand the launch of its new cutting edge AgTech robotic platform, Solix…

Joby Young named AFBF Executive Vice President

The American Farm Bureau Federation has named Joby Young the organization’s next Executive Vice President, stepping into the role in mid-July following the…

Equitable Food Initiative elects two new board members

Equitable Food Initiative has named two new board members. Fernanda Suárez will now represent NatureSweet Tomatoes and Natalie Camacho Mendoza takes the place of retiring…

Quarantine established in St. Petersburg area of Pinellas County

Florida Dpt of Agriculture and Consumer Services announces presence of Oriental fruit flies

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has positively identified the presence of Oriental fruit flies, Bactrocera dorsalis, in…

Due to potential health risk

Daily Harvest issues voluntary recall of French lentil + leek crumbles

Daily Harvest, Inc., New York, NY.  Daily Harvest has voluntarily recalled all French Lentil + Leek Crumbles due to consumer reports of gastrointestinal illness…

Cherries, table grapes, blueberries, and plums account for 84.9% of the total value of fresh fruit exported in that period

Chilean fresh fruit exports up until May increased

Chile exported 1.608 million tons of fresh fruits worth 3.657 billion FOB dollars between January and May 2022, i.e. 10% more volume and 9.6% more value than…

Ecuador sees major protests against Lasso government

Latin America's leaders try to curb inflation without much success

Latin America's leaders are desperately trying to combat inflation. The region has some of the highest interest rates in the world. Mexico's Central Bank made…

Heavy-duty transport guilds call for an indefinite strike as of Monday, June 27

Peruvian transporters turn off their engines

The president of the National Union of Heavy-duty Transporters (UNT), Javier Marchese, announced that the union has called for an indefinite national strike…

Dutch company patents its self-designed cardboard tray

"Our sector must be ready for the impending plastic to cardboard switch"

In the packaging sector, Ronald Zwaga of Stackpack considers the flow pack to top seal, and plastic to paper switches the most significant future trends. Recently, this Dutch…

Successful first day of the 7th International Berry Congress of Huelva

On June 22, Huelva opened the 7th edition of the International Berry Congress. The event was inaugurated by the president of Freshuelva, Alberto Garrocho, the mayor of Huelva,…

Daniel Larsson, "Swedish, Dutch and Belgian strawberries sold for very high prices"

Swedish Midsummer festival leads to record strawberry sales

The Swedish danced their way to record high strawberry sales as part of their annual Midsummer celebrations last Friday (24 June). “Local Swedish strawberries together with…

Stefan Strohmer, CEO of Orderlion, a company that supports wholesalers:

From the ordering app to the eCommerce operating system

Increasing staff shortages and growing complexities in operational structures call for digital solutions to meet both old and new challenges. Orderlion, founded in 2018 by CEO…

Freshclusive gets off to a flying start by successfully connecting growers and customers worldwide

"We're central to handling everything for our clients in far-off destinations"

Less than three months ago, brothers, Paul and Henri Schockman, and Robbert and Ruud Krul started Freshclusive. This Dutch company focuses on overseas fruit and vegetable…

Container Terminal Altenwerder: World’s first climate-neutral container handling facility recertified

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA)’s Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) has once again received certification as a climate-neutral company from TÜV NORD. This highlights…

TomaTech

These are hard times for any player in the fresh chain

Since 2019, due to Covid-19, a lot has changed in agriculture. But it is only since 2021, with the crisis of raw materials and marine logistics, that the dynamics that…

Global partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC

JAZZ™ apple heroic “DC League of Super-Pets”-branded snacks to fans

JAZZ™ apples are taking part in an exciting new adventure, thanks to a new global partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, supporting Warner Bros. Pictures’ new…

Harvest misses target amid labor shortage

2022 NZ kiwifruit harvest complete

The 2022 harvest of New Zealand’s largest horticultural produce, kiwifruit, is now largely complete with almost all 2,800 growers’ orchards from Kerikeri in…

T&G takes big step towards low carbon future with Sustainability-Linked Loan

T&G Global has announced it has signed Aotearoa New Zealand’s first Sustainability-Linked Loan in the horticulture sector – borrowing $180 million. The…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Belize at £0.86 this week

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale…

Magical Mushroom Company

British mushroom company uses mycelium to replace plastic packaging

The latest to join the ranks of European sustainable packaging startups in Europe is Magical Mushroom Company (MMC). It has raised a £3 million seed round led…

Automated seeding can be a great help to agriculture

In the agriculture sector, the use of robots in fieldwork can help ease the labor shortages that are now occurring in both the United States and Europe. Robots…

New orders are still increasing

Container-ship building binge is not over yet

The price of newbuild container ships keep rising, but still, liner operators and ship-owning companies keep placing more orders (mostly at Asian yards). This will lead to an…

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