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Increasing interest in banana ripening coming out of the pandemic

As the country comes back online and moves further out of the height of the pandemic, one area of the produce industry is experiencing great interest: ripening rooms. Thermal Technologies…

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Harvest automation startup Tortuga raises $20m to build hundreds of robots

Robots as a service: pay per harvested kilo

When will you be ready to buy a robot to replace your workers? Not there yet? Well, you're not alone. In order to help build the trust growers have in harvest robots, the…

Prices strengthening on Brussels sprouts

Supplies of Brussels sprouts out of Mexico are strong. “We have promotional volume on both organic and conventional Brussels sprouts. We have triple the amount of surface…

Church Brothers adds to sales team and promotes staff

Church Brothers Farms made additions to its sales team and promoted existing staff as part of a plan to grow the company’s retail and foodservice sales programs. Bob Licker…

Berry grower proud of sustainability efforts as Earth Day approaches

California Giant Berry Farms is celebrating this Earth Day, although for the growers and staff, every day is Earth Day. As a company, California Giant is proud…

Del Monte Fresh Produce expands organic fresh-cut fruit production in North America

Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc. announced the expansion of its organic fresh-cut fruit production in North America, specifically in the U.S. and Canada. This…

Idaho grower/shipper expands year-round onion programs

Idaho Falls, ID-based Eagle Eye Produce, a grower/shipper of potatoes, onions, watermelons and Nogales vegetables, has expanded its year-round onion programs with the addition…

Update on import season for organic pears

Imported organic pears have started and Morning Kiss Organic looks forward to a successful season. The import season runs from March thru June, and seasonal varieties that…

Agreement delivers enhanced digital capabilities for refrigerated containers

SeaCube Containers LLC and Carrier Transicold announced yesterday a strategic refrigerated asset management systems platform engagement. As a result, SeaCube will be the first…

Don Goodwin, GoldenSun Insights founder and former owner, dies at 58

Don Goodwin, founder and former owner of GoldenSun Insights, a strategy centric firm focused on the fresh produce industry, passed away on Sunday, April 18th,…

BC Tree Fruits extends tenure CEO Warren Sarafinchan

BC Tree Fruits Cooperative has extended chief executive officer Warren Sarafinchan’s contract for another five years. Sarafinchan has been heading the…

Global Focus Machinery/Packaging

Lamb Weston introduces packaging made from sustainable biomaterial

Driving toward a goal of using more sustainable materials in packaging, two Lamb Weston Alexia brand products will use corn and potato starch in their packaging beginning this…

Special South Africa

Christopher Smith - PalletPlast

Recycled plastic fruit pallets “have developed beyond our wildest dreams”

PalletPlast was awarded the best new end-use product by Petco (a South African plastics industry body supporting the recycling of polyethylene terephthalate or PET), for their…

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Dreamstime

Food Lion: Major new sustainability commitments

Saladworks and Frutta Bowls team up with Combo Kitchen

US: New Seasons/New Leaf names new CEOGrocers New Seasons Market and New Leaf Community Markets, independent operators within the Good Food Holdings family of brands, have…

Gold Standard artichoke promotion launches

Ocean Mist Farms is launching its annual spring promotion elevating the health and nutrition of its Gold Standard artichokes. The company is building on the 24,762,290…

Port of Hueneme, California: Fruit volumes rose in 2020 despite COVID-19

Port of Hueneme Director Kristin Decas has stated that the Port is again very busy, as it saw a rebound in business following downturns related to the pandemic…

USDA withdraws proposed changes to the handling requirements for Florida tomatoes

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is withdrawing a proposal that would have revised the handling requirements under the federal marketing order for…

Multiple US states concerned about April weather

The unpredictable April weather is worrying fruit growers in many US states. Fruit farmers in central Illinois are worried the Tuesday night freeze might…

Florida lychee trees endangered by lychee erinose mite

There is a new pest in Florida, that poses a serious threat to lychee trees. This insect is the lychee erinose mite (LEM), which goes by the scientific name…

To support Honduras and Guatemala communities devastated by hurricanes

Chiquita donates more than ten tons of food and supplies

As Central America continues to feel the devastating aftermath of Hurricanes Eta and Iota, Chiquita is extending its relief work in Honduras and Guatemala, an…

Beverley Road Farms

Favourable weather leads to increased volumes and quality for a NSW table grape grower

New South Wales grape growers Beverley Road Farms is reporting an increase in quality and fruit size this season due to the favourable weather conditions. "This season’s…

Ive Lambert, Starfruit, Belgium

“Limited supply and boat delays causing shortage on the avocado market”

The mango market's in transition from Peru to the Ivory Coast. "The Peruvian season's almost over. The last boats are in, and next week, the last airfreight mangos will…

Frost has caused damages in Turkish cherry orchards for early varieties

“This season’s volumes may surpass last year’s records”

A lot of countries had to deal with cold weather and frost damage last week, and Turkey has also seen some damages in the cherries. This means that the season will be slightly…

In the Netherlands, Gubbels farm wins best asparagus for the third time

"Limited supply, good prices for asparagus"

"The asparagus season's looking great," says Walter Gubbels. He and his brother run the Gubbels nursery. This is a 45-hectare farm in the Netherlands. The asparagus grower has…

The personal experience of the agronomist Álvaro Villalba

Are hydroponics profitable?

Many farmers wonder what the productive difference is between hydroponics or soil cultivation, beyond the need to avoid edaphological limitations. In this sense, we have…

LED installation for pink tomatoes in Poland

"Project with 100% LED on a large scale in our greenhouse was a success"

Piotr Kociszewski's farm, which is part of the VegaPOL Group, has a greenhouse complex of 6 hectares, of which about 2 hectares are equipped with an LED supplementary lighting…

Post-harvest technology extends fruit’s shelf life

PlanFreshTM, a novel post-harvest technology, can maintain the freshness of fruits, vegetables, and flowers for a long time. One of the active ingredients is the commonly-used…

Mario de Goede, Dutoit Europe:

"Pineapple market was up, now down a little again"

After an Easter upswing, the pineapple market has normalized. "Before Easter, the market was good with prices above €10. Now it's subsided somewhat, and…

Virtual Buyer Seller Meeting for Indian-Dutch traders to take place April 26th

The Economic and Commercial Wing of the Embassy of India is hosting a virtual meeting to connect Indian exporters with Dutch importers. The event will take…

De-coring and cutting bell peppers with the PDS4L system

Together with its partner HiTec Food Systems from the Netherlands Kronen offers a new version of bell pepper processing systems to the market. PDS4L is optimized for de-coring…

Crop protection from spring frosts

Frost-sensitive crops, especially bulbs and tubers, are now safe. Optimal leaf and product growth are unimpaired even in case of frost, because Arrigoni, an international…

"The eleven steam peelers help the business churn out 255 tons of potatoes every hour"

Lamb Weston / Meijer is one of the most recognized companies in the global potato industry. The company's mission - Wellbeing through Potatoes - and their customer-focused…

Spanish auction goes for real-time sales in the cloud with Kosmos

For the set-up of its brand-new fruit and vegetable auction, Andalucía Auctions Direct Growers S.L. chooses to trade its products in the cloud with Aucxis’…

Chinese storage apple market unlikely to pick up

The shipments volume of cold storage apples are finally picking up. Many growers lowered their asking prices and are shipping as much as they can. A few days…

Belize Citrus task force appointed to revive and diversify citrus industry

Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise, Jose Mai has nominated a high level Citrus Working Group that is tasked with preparing concrete…

Honduras imports bananas from Costa Rica to meet national demand

The consequences of the damage caused to Honduras' agricultural production by the passage of storms Eta and Iota last November are still notable. The Minister…

The Andean Community coordinates actions to prevent the spread of Fusarium

The Andean Community's (CAN) Andean Technical Committee for Agricultural Health held an emergency meeting to coordinate actions to prevent the spread of the…

Peru's organic blueberry supply is expected to increase in 2021

According to Susana Yturry, Agroexport manager of the Association of Exporters (ADEX), the growing demand for organic blueberries and the attractive prices of…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Current average week price for bananas from Colombia at £0.69

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…

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