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Sukhpaul Bal, President of the BC Cherry Association

“We will adapt and get the cherry crop to market in a timely manner”

In just a few weeks, California will kick off North America’s cherry harvest. “We expect to start picking the last week of April and volume will continue to increase until it…

Root crops seeing boost in retail demand

North American root crops are seeing a surge in demand at the retail level. “We are seeing increased demand from our retail customers and more demand from new and existing…

Ira Greenstein of Direct Source Marketing:

“Red seedless grapes are outselling green 4-1 right now”

While the coronavirus crisis has had an immense impact on the food industry at every step of the supply chain, the ports and cold storages have operated close to normal levels…

Brent Erenwert on shifting gears overnight

“I lost 80 percent of my business, but still treading water”

"My retail exposure was about 10 percent of my business and foodservice made up the balance,” says Brent Erenwert, CEO of Houston-based Brother’s Produce. The company has more…

Grimmway Farms donates carrots; Del Monte Fresh appoints Community Support Leader

Del Monte Fresh Produce delivered a full truck load of fresh fruit to the City of Oxnard, helping those in need during the COVID-19 crisis. “The Port couldn’t be more proud to…

Kyla Oberman joins California Giant as Director of Marketing

California Giant welcomed Kyla Oberman as Director of Marketing. "We have a lot of history working with Kyla over the years,” said Joe Barsi, California Giant president. “Kyla…

Apple industry mourns the loss of Timothy Byrne

On April 10, Timothy Byrne passed away unexpectedly in Arlington Heights, IL. He was well known in the apple industry in the United States as well as abroad.…

USDA announces labelling flexibility to allow foodservice products to be sold at retail

USDA AMS is committed to providing flexibilities to support the nation’s food supply and will continue to take steps to meet challenges due to the COVID-19…

Lipman Family Farms appoints Marc Danner as General Manager

At the two-year anniversary mark of Lipman Family Farms’ acquisition of the greenhouse grower Huron Produce, the company has promoted Marc Danner as the…

USDA authorizes importation of 5 types of citrus fruit from China into US

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is authorizing the importation of five types of commercially produced fresh…

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

Corona-update: EU approves €1 billion aid for Greek farmers

As COVID-19 still holds the world in its grip, different regions are experiencing different problems. Very important for Greece has been the fact that the European Commission…

Special South Africa

First harvest of Inored apples in South Africa

The first Inored apple harvest has been taken off in the Witzenberg Valley above Ceres, impressing the South African pioneers of the French-bred open variety with its strong…

Global Focus Packing/Machinery/Fresh-Cut

Scelta Mushrooms uses stainless steel conveyor belts for modular production line

Mushrooms from the conveyor belt

When production lines are modified or extended, suitable conveyor systems are often the solution for an individual plant configuration corresponding to the location. In this…

Retail

Walmart is launching a pickup hour for shoppers over 60 and first responders

Kroger issued a joint statement with the UFCW

US: New leases on life for Earth FareEarth Fare is coming back to life thanks to the sale of 10 store leases across the South and mid-Atlantic. A&G Real Estate Partners…

Driscoll president Soren Bjorn:

"Up to 15% of produce 'will end up in the ditch' without funding to donate to food pantries"

According to Driscoll president Soren Bjorn, 10-15% of the berry producer's crop will "end up in the ditch" if the government doesn't provide funding to donate…

Without stalling projects that bring in outside workers

California: Local leaders seek delay of new tomato inspections

Californian officials are calling for a temporary halt on stepped-up inspections of Mexican tomatoes, saying that federal inspectors who travel to Santa Cruz…

Arizona's tree nut industry on the rise, according to new study

Tree nuts – specifically pecans and pistachios – are making a growing contribution to Arizona's economy, according to a study from University of Arizona Cooperative Extension…

US research intends to enhance nutrient content of lettuce

Researchers and plant breeders are taking advantage of constantly advancing understanding of plant genetics. This means the next generation of lettuces could…

Asoex Citrus Committee

Chile's citrus exports are expected to increase by 6% in 2020

The Chile Asoex Citrus Committee expects citrus exports to increase by 6% in volume in the 2020 season, amounting to 353,000 tons. According to forecasts, the…

Costa Rican perishable-product exports fall by up to 90%

The worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world, which is hitting Europe and the US hard, has had a significant impact on Costa Rican perishable-product…

Mexico

The modernization of strawberry cultivation in Irapuato allows harvesting up to 60 tons per hectare

The municipality of Irapuato, in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, is known in the country for its strawberry production, which dates back to 1840 when the first strawberry…

Miguel Gonzalez, MG Fruit:

"Revival of pineapple market will only happen if importers drastically reduce volumes"

Pineapples are one of the products particularly affected by the Corona crisis. "We still see a trend that there is specific demand for the basic products,…

"Market demand far exceeds market supply"

"New harvest of Chinese blueberries enters the market"

Various kinds of fruit began to enter the Chinese market in large volumes as the weather recently warmed up for a second time. Blueberries are one of the fruits that traders…

Indian grape farmers feeling the heat from COVID-19 lockdown

Many grape farmers in Maharashtra have left their grapes to rot on the vines as there are no labourers to harvest them. Vineyards usually require 2 labourers…

Karnataka State - India

Post office delivers mangoes in Bengaluru

The Karnataka State Mango Development and Marketing Corporation has made arrangements to supply mangoes to consumers through the post office from April 17…

"The Chinese market price of greenhouse tomatoes from Shaanxi is high, but so is the product quality"

Tomatoes are one of the more popular vegetables in the Chinese market. The number of production areas is quite large and they are distributed across the country. The most…

"Chinese Orri mandarins from Bingchuan enter the market"

This is the time of year when large volumes of oranges and tangerines enter the Chinese market. Various production areas across the country gradually begin their supply…

DiMuto joins International Pineapple Organization (IPO) as trade technology partner

DiMuto, a trade tech solutions platform that provides end-to-end supply chain visibility for global agri-food businesses, has joined the International…

Russian vegetable producers protest unfair retail pricing policy

The Greenhouses of Russia Association has appealed to ACORT with a request to limit the trading margin of networks for vegetable products. According to the…

AU: New era for Panama TR4 Program

A new management board to oversee the Panama TR4 Program in Queensland until 2023 has met for the first time, heralding the start of a unique…

"We need to be aware that they will improve"

Australian citrus industry not taking competition from Chile in China too lightly

The Australian citrus industry says it cannot afford to underestimate Chile's presence in the Chinese market after the South American country gained market access in December…

'Traditional vegetable diet lowers the risk of premature babies'

A study finds eating the traditional 'three-veggies' before pregnancy lowers the risk of a premature birth. University of Queensland PhD candidate Dereje Gete…

APAL takes stock

What Australian growers are saying about Covid-19

APAL spoke to a number of growers across the country over the last few days to find out how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting them, what measures they have in place to manage…

YesHealth Group to realize 7.000 sq m Copenhagen vertical farm

"Nordic countries are willing to pay for quality and safety"

After months of detailed planning, Taiwan based vertical farming company YesHealth Group has commenced construction of its first international vertical farming project in…

James Meers - G’s Fresh

"With vitamin D mushrooms might find even more space on the plate.”

In the last few weeks there have reports in the press and social media that vitamin D can help against contracting the coronavirus, this is unproven, but research shows that…

Nigel Jenney - FPC

“It has been a huge challenge to the food service sector to reinvent itself rapidly"

After a few weeks lock down in the UK, things have changed dramatically for people in every walk of life, but how have the fresh produce traders adapted to keeping people…

Latam Cargo announces daily flights between South America and Europe to provide greater capacity

In order to face the effects that COVID-19 has generated in the airline industry, which have caused the cancellation of passenger flights internationally and, thus, the…

'Survival of the fresh herbs sector in the midst of the corona crisis'

It has been slightly over a month since lives have changed from one end to another due to the Corona outbreak in Europe, the ME, the Americas and Russia. For the first time…

Vertical evaporative system increases productivity in greenhouse crops

The project "Integration of sustainable technologies to reduce climate stress in greenhouse horticultural production in the Mediterranean area", carried out by the University…

African farmers face hard times as export market access diminishes

Millions of African smallholder farmers who grow fruits and vegetables for export have lost market access as flights are canceled and borders restricted around the world.…

Lemons despatch summary per Export Region

South Africa: 64% of this season’s lemon exports go to Middle East

This season saw 64% of South African lemon shipments go to the Middle East, against just 37% last year. This had much to do with the percentage of exports to Europe dropping…

Total EU avocado supply (updated 10-04-2020)

Mexican shipments of Hass avocados to EU way lower than estimated

In a comparison of estimates and actual shipments from Spain, the actual numbers for Greenskins stood at 7,000 4-kg cartons, while the estimate had been 113,000.Hass avocados…

Rolls of toilet paper used per person per year

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