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Slightly later start for peak Oxnard strawberry supplies

Peak strawberry supplies out of California should coincide well with Easter. “Strawberry supplies are good. Two weeks ago, they were great. But there’s been some rain and cool…

Ana Haro of Asayan Mexico:

“Demand for organic avocados has increased in China, Japan and Canada”

The avocado season in Mexico is progressing well, though the volumes in some regions of the country have decreased slightly due to cooler weather. Organic avocado grower…

First annual Cherry Quality Summit

Cherries saw 32% dollar growth in 2020

On Friday, Hazel Technologies hosted the first annual Cherry Quality Summit. This one-hour event featured speakers who covered all aspects of the supply chain. Anne-Marie…

Produce industry excited to return to first in-person event

This past Saturday, March 27, Viva Fresh Expo was held at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, TX. It was the first in-person event in more than a year. Attendees were…

Chilean rain triggers pricing and supply changes on grapes

Grape supplies in North America are shifting following the significant rain Chile received earlier this year, impacting its growing season. Chile: Larry Davidson of North…

2021 Peruvian pomegranate arils program launched

Berry marketer Sun Belle Inc. has launched its 2021 Pomegranate Arils program with Green Belle organic and Sun Belle conventional 4.4 ounce cups packed by Agricola Los Medanos…

USDA cites North Carolina frozen food company for PACA Violations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on Imperial Frozen Foods Op Co LLC, Wake Forest, N.C., for violating the Perishable Agricultural…

Giro promotes Jen Doxey to National Sales Manager

Giro has promoted Jen Doxey to National Sales Manager at Giro Pack, Inc. which represents Grupo Giro in the markets of the U.S. and Canada. Doxey will manage…

Washington grower-shipper hosts first vaccine clinic

Superfresh Growers hosted the first Superfresh Vaccine Clinic on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. In partnership with Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, Superfresh Growers was able to…

SHAFFE - Panel discussion

New varieties, new markets and private sector investment

Last week SHAFFE held its very first annual Southern Hemisphere event. The third part of FreshPlaza's coverage of the event reports on the panel discussion with industry…

Global Focus Bananas

"Boxed-ripening works best for bananas and mangoes"

The outbreak of Covid-19 created many serious obstacles for the global fruit industry. How do you make sure that fruit is ripe enough and still has a long shelf-life by the…

Special Australia / New Zealand

Plant export Industry Advice Notice

New Zealand lifts suspension on export of all fresh cucurbit species produced in Queensland

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) has released a new Industry Advice Notice (IAN), to advise industry that New Zealand has lifted…

Retail

Dreamstime

Ahold Delhaize USA is undergoing a companywide transformation

H-E-B: Expansion into DFW Metroplex

Ahold Delhaize USA eyes the ‘connected customer’, CEO Kevin Holt saysBecoming a successful omnichannel grocery retailer goes well beyond enabling customers to order online and…

USDA

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement Seasonal Perishable Products Weekly Update

'Continuing increases in fuel costs continue to affect domestic grower‐shippers and importers'

The continuing increases in fuel costs and associated trucking shortages continue to affect both domestic grower‐shippers as well as importers. The high costs combined with…

Fruit-growers hope for a better year

Impacts of 2020 still unclear for US peach industry

In Colorado, long-time local growers of peaches and other fruits will likely look back on 2020 as a year unlike any other, with not just crippling freezes in…

Cauliflower: once unpopular, now everyone wants a piece of it

Some compare cauliflower to the nerdy kid in high school, who became very successful later in life. The formerly unsexy vegetable is the latest healthy produce…

Peru still world's largest supplier of blueberries

2020 Peruvian exports of blueberries amounted to US$1.02 billion, which was a growth of 23.4% compared to 2019 (US$826 million), the year Peru became the…

Robbert Leisink, Fruitful-Berries:

"Morocco is taking the lead in the European soft fruit season"

The Moroccan blueberry import season is well underway in Europe. Fruitful-Berries is a new, young Dutch company. It's focused on the soft fruit range,…

CNN

Ever Given container ship shifted from shoreline of Suez Canal

The stern of a huge container ship that has been wedged across the Suez Canal for almost a week has been freed from the shoreline, officials say. According to the Suez Canal…

Patrick Caetano – Koeltehof Packers

“Exceptionally good” Hass crop expected from South Africa

An exceptional Hass crop is maturing in the orchards around Kiepersol, and ripening tests indicate that the Hass harvest could start in approximately two weeks, says Patrick…

Vangile Titi-Msumza appointed Fruit SA chairperson

On 08 March 2021, the Fruit SA board elected Vangile Titi-Msumza as chairperson of the organisation, succeeding Justin Chadwick. Anton Kruger will assume the…

Imported bananas occupying mid-to-high-end market in China

China is the world's second largest producer and consumer of bananas, second only to India. Banana is the tropical fruit with the largest global trade volume…

"Chinese lemons are expensive and overseas market demand is smaller than usual"

The export market for Chinese lemons has grown weaker since last September. The price was reasonable, but there was no market. The competitive market position of Chinese…

Chinese agricultural platform predicts “step change” opportunities in agriculture with mobile internet

China’s agriculture industry is poised for a “step change” in productivity and efficiency with the proliferation of the mobile internet and ultrafast 5G access, according to…

Hans Keijzer, ZTI smart machines, the Netherlands:

"We hope this melon peeler is as successful as the grape destemmer"

The global COVID-19 measures have upended the fruit processing world too. "We indirectly supply many clients in the travel, hospitality, and canteen industries. They're…

Online auction of potato, fruit and vegetable processing machinery

An online auction of machinery for the food industry in Dronten offers very broad selection and many machines for processing fruit and vegetables. For example, a shake liner…

Antonio Fernando Prados, manager of Axarquía Tropical:

"The avocado market will be undersupplied for a few weeks"

The Spanish avocado season is slowly approaching its final stages. This is happening earlier than on other occasions, which will likely result in a tighter transition to the…

Dutch semi-processed specialist keeps investing in its vegetables' freshness

There's a striking blue building in the Netherlands, near Westland. This recently expanded premises houses a company called Snijpunt. Every week, it processes 100,000kg of…

Promising results: disinfection using UV-C

Consumers who buy a bag of lettuce expect to find a clean product with a reasonable shelf life and no health risks. Processers need to meet this need without using excessive…

“Why do you label your fruit? To sell more and better "

You have been selling fruits and vegetables with your logo labels for a long time. You think that it is cheap, that you build loyalty to the end consumer and that in the long…

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Football player who gets vaccinated