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GLOBAL OVERVIEW AVOCADOS

Avocados remain as popular as ever across the globe, with most markets for avocado remaining generally stable in terms of sales, despite continued logistical issues and higher…

Shippers watchful of Texas-Mexico border blockades and inspections

“It doesn’t help the commodity situation. There’s no net positive and it’s a mess.” So says Steven Leal with S&J Distributing in Edinburg, TX of the recent events at key…

Lettuce pricing stabilizes again

Lettuce has come back down on pricing after seeing sizeable price jumps last month. While demand has been steady for lettuce, John Paul (JP) Oliver of Pacific Fresh Produce…

Fire breaks out on Taylor Farms California facility

On April 13th, Taylor Farms' California Foodservice production facility at 1207 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA was severely damaged by a structure fire. Photo: Salinas Fire…

Puerto Rican mangoes determined to grow in the United States market

Puerto Rico is a small producer of high-quality mangoes that it markets in Europe and in the United States. To learn more about the Puerto Rican mango industry, we spoke with…

Due to ‘disguised restriction’ on trade

Costa Rica loses Hass avocado case

The World Trade Organization determined that Costa Rica did not present sufficient scientific justification to limit the importation of Mexican Hass-type…

Calavo Growers, Inc. announces business reorganization

Calavo Growers, Inc. a global avocado-industry provider of value-added fresh food, today announced plans to reorganize its business to execute Project Uno…

Mushroom producer wins Best New Product Award at CPMA 2022

Highline Mushrooms, a Canadian producer of mushrooms, is proud to announce it won the award of Best New Product for its new sauté kits at the Canadian Produce Marketing…

SEPC creates Fresh Chefs Scholarship

The Southeast Produce Council is proud to announce its newest scholarship program – SEPC Fresh Chefs. This innovative program is open to full time college or secondary…

Special Fruit Logistica

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Video PHOTO REPORT Fruit Logistica 2022

After two years and two months the fresh produce industry headed for Berlin for Fruit Logistica.The event got off to a subdued start on Tuesday but numbers started to build…

Interview with Davide Recupero of Axia Vegetable Seeds Italy

"The right approach at trade fairs is to listen"

"I am satisfied about my first time at Fruit Logistica as country manager for Axia Vegetable Seeds Italy, as it has been an occasion to share and compare ideas, useful for the…

Global Focus South Africa

Matome Ramokgopa – Enza Zaden

Five years of bringing Enza Zaden closer to Africa

In 2017 a comprehensive Enza Zaden country office was set up in South Africa, with a main focus on the country but also servicing Sub-Saharan Africa and, over the first five…

Retail

Grocery Outlet goes chainwide with Instacart delivery

US consumers spend ten times more on groceries at Walmart than Amazon

Walmart Canada opens distribution centre in British ColumbiaThe Canadian branch of multinational retailer Walmart has opened an advanced grocery distribution centre in Surrey,…

United Potato Growers of Canada hires new General Manager

United Potato Growers of Canada has hired a new General Manager;  Victoria Stamper of Mascouche, Quebec, a community just north of Montreal. Victoria will join United…

Fresh del Monte names Effie Silva senior vice president, general counsel

Fresh del Monte Produce recently announced the appointment of attorney Effie Silva as its new Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.…

Black Gold Farms welcomes new COO

An internal shift of roles has allowed Black Gold Farms the opportunity to add a chief operating officer to the executive team. This role will implement the…

Pace International welcomes new postharvest physiology manager

Pace International, a provider of sustainable postharvest solutions and technologies for the fresh produce industry, welcomes Dr. Veria Alvarado to the Pace…

Mexican truckers end initial blockade to shift to other US crossings

Mexican truckers protesting Texas Governor Abbott’s controversial border crackdown ended their blockade of a key international bridge and are switching to…

In Florida and Brazil

Citrus crop problems are pushing juice prices to 5-year highs

Citrus crop problems in Florida and Brazil are pushing juice prices to 5-year highs. Orange juice stockpiles are dwindling around the world, propelling prices…

Good expectations for Brazilian orange exports

Between July 2021 and February of this year, Brazil exported nearly 660 thousand tons of oranges. This is 1.02% less than in the same period of the 2020/2021…

The fruit shipments that Argentina sent to Russia before the war are finally arriving at their destination

"Three of the four ships that were on their way arrived at their destination and the fourth one is going to arrive in good condition."The start of the war in…

MSC Chile sets record for reefer shipment

The MSC Carole vessel, which set sail on 2 April from Valparaíso to the port of Rodman, in Panama, registered the highest shipping record of reefer containers ever carried by…

A number of off-site depots and warehouses remain non-operational

Durban port operations resume with no damage to containers or vessels in port

The death toll from the KwaZulu-Natal floods has risen to over 340 and President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the area and surveyed the devastation from the air: bridges, roads and…

Daniel Marqués, of AgroVolta Ltd.: “One of the objectives of our activities in West Africa is social work”

"We are working on opening new markets for mangoes and papayas from Ghana, Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire"

Led by Spanish entrepreneur Daniel Marqués, AgroVolta has become a specialist in supporting the food production chain in West Africa through agricultural advice and the supply…

"The HortiCycle program it is about getting the appropriate structure, getting long-life materials and maintaining those materials"

Reducing the problem of plastics that are not being recycled in horticulture production

Horticulture is the biggest contributor of non-packaging plastics usage on farms across the agriculture sector, but there are initiatives underway in Australia to help recycle…

Two premium mangoes sell for record amount in southwest Japan auction

Two top-grade mangoes from Miyazaki Prefecture fetched a record-tying 500,000 yen (about $4,000) in the year's first auction at a wholesale market in the…

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The Japanese white strawberry: Worth the hefty price tag?

When I first heard the word “luxurious” to describe a strawberry, my cynicism surfaced big time. How can a strawberry be luxurious? But when I actually saw…

Tariffs to be reduced on Australian citrus exports to India

India and Australia have reached an interim outcome in free trade agreement negotiations that will reduce tariffs on Australian citrus exports by 50%. When…

Vietnam Logistics Business Association

Vietnam presents plans to acquire US$1.5 billion-worth container shipping fleet

Having learnt from the disruptions caused due to invasion of Ukraine, the Vietnam Logistics Business Association has moved to acquire its own fleet to run…

“We expect to start the stone fruit export season around mid-May”

The Turkish stone fruit season has begun, and exports will be starting in about a month. Although weather conditions have made the season more challenging for the Turkish…

Fruit and vegetable wholesaler round-up: "'Gold, too, can be too pricey, as my Uncle Joop used to say"

Easter rush has begun, but limited availability and high prices loom over the market

"Easter sales are particularly tough this year," says Michel van den Berg of De Best AGF, a wholesaler in The Hague. "TOVs cost €4/kg, Iceberg lettuce €2, with zucchini and…

Rodrigo Mauleón, of Frutos del Campo:

"The organic artichoke campaign in La Rioja has started with a delay of more than a month"

The artichoke campaign has already started in the Spanish region of La Rioja, although with a considerable delay compared to last year. "This year, the campaign started with…

CGC

"The ratification of Mercosur is not a solution to alleviate the lack of cereals due to the Ukraine crisis"

The Spanish citrus sector could be negatively affected in three ways by the war in Ukraine. "On the one hand, the sanctions on Putin's regime and the war situation in the…

Trustee Marc van Zanten about Levarht bankruptcy:

"The company collapsed amazingly quickly after its suspension"

The first bankruptcy report about Levarht has been published. Earlier, it was announced that Fruit Cleaning Service, a Dutch company's, shareholders had bought…

How to reduce redness caused by stressful situations in black eggplant

The Ecoculture Biosciences company has managed to develop solutions to reduce redness in black eggplant derived from stressful situations. This is a problem…

Five fruits that are high in Vitamin C - other than oranges

It is a known fact that our body needs a lot of nourishment through food to keep our cells healthy. And to ensure that, we have to eat a balanced meal which is…

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