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Limes out of Veracruz, Mexico

High prices for number one quality limes in US market

Lime growers in Mexico are preparing their fields for the coming planting, and this has brought high volumes of number two quality limes onto the US market. Mario Cisneros of…

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California grape growers continue to expand available varieties

Supplies of grapes out of Southern California are steady and strong. “We’re getting into the meat of our season here with good volume,” says Jim Beagle of Grapery based in…

ScoringAg

"You have to sanitize everything"

Maintaining the integrity of the sanitation

“You have to sanitize everything,” says William Kanitz with ScoringAg. “If you don’t protect your product, the consumer gets sick.” The company sells and produces sanitizing…

Strategic partnerships add 4 million boxes of fruit to CMI’s manifest

Furthering its commitment to being a one-stop-shop for retailers looking for premium apples, pears and cherries grown in Washington State, CMI Orchards LLC reports continued…

Potatoes packed in 100% compostable paper bags

EarthFresh announced their new complete product line of organic and conventional potatoes packed in 100% compostable paper bags. Available in all pack sizes, including baby…

US retail sales report

Produce demand softens a bit as economic pressure mounts

Consumer concern over COVID-19 remains high but stable, with 57% being extremely concerned, according to wave 16 of the IRI shopper sentiment survey series. Economic pressure,…

Hurricane Hanna causes huge losses for Texas citrus

Citrus growers in south Texas are faced with with huge losses in the aftermath of Hurricane Hanna. Orchards in Edinburg are largely dried out now after flooding as a result of…

According to study

Blueberry growers infuse billions of dollars into US economy, generating thousands of jobs

Growers of U.S. highbush blueberries generate more than $4.7 billion in annual economic impact, translating to more than $12.7 million flowing into the U.S. economy every day…

California Avocado Commission

Strong demand for California avocados throughout spring and into summer

Much of the California avocado season falls in the period of summer holidays from Memorial Day through Labor Day, making locally/domestically grown California avocados a great…

Start of negotiations for the export of Spanish peppers from all regions to the US

As announced at the latest meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable Working Group, made up of heads of the administrations involved in the opening of new markets…

Special Latin America

Mexican mango exports continue to grow in 2020

According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, during the first semester of 2020, Mexican mango exports registered a 7.1% year-on-year growth in value, totaling 201.4…

Global Focus Soft/Stonefruit

Global stone fruit trade has hardly grown in recent years

The global stone fruit trade has grown steadily over the past decade, but not in recent years. The trade in apricots and cherries in particular grew rapidly. The plum trade…

Retail

DoorDash has launched virtual convenience stores

Walmart is partnering with Instacart

US: Whole Foods launches free virtual home economics classesAs part of its new brand design rollout for its 365 by Whole Foods Market private label, Austin, Texas-based Whole…

United Fresh to host retail-foodservice partner X-Change on United Fresh LIVE! 365

United Fresh is bringing back its retail-foodservice speed dating sessions as part of the offerings of United Fresh LIVE! 365, and timed with the 2020 Washington Conference,…

Wednesday, August 19

Virtual event with Costco’s Frank Padilla and Category Partners' Steve Lutz

The Organic Produce Network has announced a virtual online event featuring Frank Padilla, Costco’s vice president & gmm, produce and meat, and Steve Lutz, Category Partners’…

Broadening position as Brussels sprouts supplier

Hitchcock Farms acquires Pfyffer Associates

Salinas, CA, grower/shipper Hitchcock Farms has acquired Pfyffer Associates, a grower, packer and shipper of premium Brussels sprouts in Santa Cruz, CA. Pfyffer has been a…

Good Foods named Food Processing's 2020 "R&D Team of the Year"

Good Foods has been named Food Processing’s 2020 “R&D Team of the Year” in the medium-size category. Katie Schmits, director of innovation for R&D at Good Foods, and her team of…

Industry veterans reimagine the procurement experience

Fresh produce industry veterans Doug Fisher and Joe Cimino — each with over 30 years of growing, buying and distribution experience — have teamed up to form Re Fresh, a new…

Avocados From Mexico included in Best Workplaces for Innovators list

Avocados From Mexico has been named to Fast Company's second annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list, which honors businesses and organizations worldwide…

Washington State University research

US food security in peril due to decline in plant breeding programs

A team of scientists led by Washington State University horticulture professor Kate Evans -who leads WSU's pome fruit breeding program- has found that public…

Yauhen Akulich

Wisconsin cranberry growers again see increase in domestic sales

The state of Wisconsin remains the nation’s cranberry producing powerhouse in 2020. According to this week’s projections by the US Cranberry Marketing…

Philippines: Department of Agriculture aims to export more products to Canada

The Filipino Department of Agriculture (DA) aims to export more farm and fishery products to Canada, by at least doubling the value in the medium term.…

Cost optimization initiatives helped with reducing effects of pandemic

AgroFresh Solutions reports results for second Quarter and First Half of 2020

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020. "I’m pleased with our team’s resolve during the first half…

Eric Conta – DKI Fruit

South African easy peelers in short supply for recovering African trade

Easy peelers like Tangos and Nadorcotts are sought after in West Africa, but it’s been difficult to get hold of the sizes – 1X to 3X – in the 10kg carton preferred by their…

In the last four years, Ecuadorian banana spot prices have been substantially higher than contract prices

Ecuador's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) agreed to leave open the possibility of lowering or raising the support price of the banana box, which was set at 6.40…

Viveros SunnyRidge launches four new blueberry varieties from the TH family

During its participation in the Webinar “Emerging markets”, organized by Agricultural Seminars, the executive of Viveros SunnyRidge, Marcela Zúñiga, announced…

Australia opens its market to Chilean Hass avocado

Antonio Walker, the Chilean Minister of Agriculture, announced that the Australian phytosanitary authority had authorized the entry of fresh Hass avocados from…

China authorizes new Chilean packing facilities for citrus exports

The Chinese health authorities have authorized the packers of the provinces of Elqui and Limari, in the Coquimbo region, to export citrus to China. "We have…

Colombian researchers develop cherry tomatoes that have greater anti-cancer properties

Researchers from Colombia's National University's Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, led by Professor Mario Augusto Garcia, have managed to develop a selection…

Uruguay's Citricola Salteña registered a strong increase in income in the first half of the harvest

The harvest carried out by Citricola Salteña has shown very positive numbers so far, as there have been significant increases in exports and improvements in prices and volume…

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

An overview of global potato statistics

The most authoritative source for global potato statistics is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). This organization maintains a database on many…

New fibre punnets to help address sustainable packaging issues in Australia

Consumer demand for sustainable fresh produce packaging and healthy eating choices were the driving forces behind Visy's new fibre punnets. National Account Manager, Jamie…

"There are significant gains in efficiency, accuracy and traceability"

The online farm management system reducing the manual paperwork system

The mentality of working smarter - not harder - in the fresh produce industry, is growing, according to a major New Zealand technology solutions company. ABC Software has two…

Boosted with promotional campaigns

Chinese red kiwifruit available

Kiwifruit from Guizhou is expected to flood on to the market in mid-August. “With a weaker national consumer market, this season we will use promotional activities to attract…

In-basket cleaning: Cutting produce loss to the maximum

After the Covid-19 crisis, consumers are paying more attention to food safety, making higher demands on fruit and vegetable processing enterprises. Cleaning is an important…

cartoPaper paper packaging developed further

"100% recyclability contributes to strong sales promotion"

The environmentally friendly and plastic-reducing packaging concept cartoPaper® of flexographic printing company cartomat has been optimized once again. At this point in time,…

Amit Kalya on the Indian grape and pomegranate season

Current harvest of Indian pomegranates started

After a difficult grape season in India, it is now time for the pomegranate season. The demand for pomegranates is expected to be higher as consumers are looking for fruits…

An interview with Maurizio Zappatore, Orogel commercial director

Frozen food sees growth despite the coronavirus

The increase in the consumption of frozen vegetables is going on even now, at the height of summer and despite the lockdown. So said Maurizio Zappatore, commercial director of…

Ventura

Dried fruit consumption on the up at the expense of shelled mixes

The health crisis redefined the habits of Italian consumers. It will be interesting to see how things will evolve in the fall, when people tend to buy more dried fruit. "Looking…

Roberto Latorre, Carsol Europe:

"Good prospects for Peruvian blueberries"

The first Peruvian blueberries will arrive in larger volumes at Carsol Europe this week. "We've already had some arrivals, but from now on it's going to take on bigger forms,"…

Redpack wants to reduce labor and contamination by packing lettuce on field rigs

"Increasing efficiencies in iceberg lettuce packaging"

To meet demands of growers across the market to reduce labor, enable faster packaging speeds and lower maintenance costs when wrapping iceberg lettuce, the engineers at…

“From a factory floor perspective, adapting to COVID-19 is all about creating space"

When it comes to buying criteria for inspection equipment, whilst commercial viability will always make or break decisions, the COVID-19 crisis is pushing space-optimized…

Purple papaya goes viral on Twitter

Who has ever eaten or even seen purple papaya? Well, netizen Sushanta Nanda has shared some pictures of this special papaya on Twitter, so take a look. She said: "Purple papaya is very…

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