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Peruvian grape volumes into the U.S. to increase this season
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Daniela Manjarrés of Ocati:
“We are expecting to increase goldenberries by 40% for the US market”
Domestic onion market feeling pressure on supplies
Oppy's apple varieties remain customer favorites
Premium winter apple program offers 360-degree services
Participants so far have lost an average of 24 pounds per person
Viva Fresh's clean eating challenge update
Retail sales of organic produce grew more than 5% in 2019
Grower survey:
"We're seeing more acreage planted with newer strawberry varieties"
Early season saved early varieties from rain impact; if no further rain this week packing can resume by Thursday or Friday
SATI: “No rain disaster in the Hex River Valley”
Fyffes partners with FOX to promote new season of The Masked Singer
Banana costume to be featured on Fyffes stickers
Huizenga calls for fairer trade practices
Special Fruit Logistica
AgroFresh estimates their solutions bring food waste reduction of 10,000 metric tons
Dark tomato YOOM nominated for Fruit Logistica Innovation Award
First time at Fruit Logistica for PML
“2020 is going to be an exciting year for our business"
Global Focus Bananas
Franklin Ginus, BeFrank Bananas:
"A sustainable banana sector is about more than a 75% living wage in 2025"
Retail
7‑Eleven has agreed to acquire central Oklahoma-based stores
SpartanNash: Nutrition Pathways
Michel Picandet is new Executive Vice President and Head of Tomra Food
Festive ceremony celebrates first export of Chinese pears to Brazil
Price of Chinese leek rises before Chinese Spring Festival
"Current garlic prices in China stable with slight declines"
"Production volume of red honey pomelo has greatly increased"
How will vegetable prices in China develop after the Spring Festival?
JD Fresh launches new package offering Chilean blueberries together with cherries
Nissan tests use of electric vehicle for shipping strawberries
Indian consumers' diet shifts towards fruits and vegetables
The tiny Kachri melon is popular in Indian cuisine
Consumers urged to continue rallying behind local growers despite possible price increases
Apples at the forefront of getting people "Back to Bilpin"
Tasmania's berry growers experiencing an exceptional summer of quality and visitors
High-tech map shows fruit, macadamia farms hit by bushfires
Andy Froggatt, Ansgar Flaatten, Charlene Nieuwoudt, ClemenGold
ClemenGold’s quality consistency differentiates the brand
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Tony Derwael, Bel’Export
“Belgian pear prices finally reach the level we have been waiting for for months”
It is a big issue for all Mediterranean producing countries
Two new citrus virus diseases found in Turkey
Onion Forum 2020 was a complete success:
"Cyclists and onion growers aren't so different after all"
"We've seen great interest in Shiitake mushrooms from across the globe"
Henk van Doorne, Van Doorne Imex:
"In the Netherlands, things seem to get more difficult every year for lettuce"
Customers show themselves to be much 'green'
Aldi Süd scores with organic fruit and vegetables and fresh products with blemishes
"Nature's favourites - little treasures" in the discount store
Aldi Süd introduces premium brand for fruit and vegetables
USDA: citrus annual Mexico
Mexican citrus exports expected to rise
Exhibitor Forum at Fruit Logistica will highlight food production in the Netherlands
Peru, the country most affected by the measure
Bolivia ceases imports to prioritize its national potato and onion production
Honduras exports its first container with Hass avocado to Costa Rica
Capybaras take a nice warm-fruit bath
Destructive swarm of desert locusts entering Kenya
Institute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture (IHSM) La Mayora
Hass avocado sequencing could accelerate the obtaining of new varieties
The Spanish kaki sector needs to find new consumers
Egyptian strawberries in the EU costs twice as much as Spanish strawberries
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