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Industry comments

Tropical storm Nicole expected to affect Central Florida’s produce crops and logistics

Tropical storm Nicole made landfall as a hurricane in eastern Florida this morning. The storm is causing heavy rain and damaging winds throughout Central Florida before…

Short supply and quality issues make for unsettled asparagus market

Asparagus supplies are short right now. Tom Linaris, asparagus buyer for S. Katzman Produce says the supplies out of Peru are at their lowest given the…

Florida orange production estimated at 28.0 million boxes

The USDA has released its forecast for the Florida citrus season. All oranges 28.0 million boxesThe 2022-2023 Florida all orange forecast released today by the…

California grape growers-shippers watchful of the rain’s effect on fruit

Supplies of grapes are good out of California. “We just had rain so we’ll have to see if there’s any effect on the fruit that’s remaining to pick,” says Scott Reade with…

North Florida, South Alabama, and South Georgia

Strong Satsuma season projected from Sweet Valley Citrus region

A heavy crop of Satsuma mandarins from the Sweet Valley Citrus region is maturing and will begin shipping about two weeks ahead of the 2021 season. “The 2022 crop looks…

Tanimura & Antle celebrates 40 years

On this day 40 years ago, two families who migrated to the Salinas Valley chasing the California dream, shook hands and established a company that would impact the fresh…

Specialty food distributor expands DC-area operations

Baldor Specialty Foods, a Northeast and Mid-Atlantic produce and specialty foods distributor announced it has signed a lease for a new facility in Lanham, Maryland to…

Survey by Mintec

Poor US almond shipments expected in October

Market participants surveyed by Mintec were expecting shipments to have declined against last season’s levels. The survey was completed in the first week of…

Assessment rate set for California citrus growers

The California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) has established an assessment rate for California citrus producers of 3.2 cents per 40-pound standard…

United Natural Foods and Square Roots to co-locate farms at distribution centers across North America

United Natural Foods, Inc. and Square Roots have made a new agreement to co-locate Square Roots' indoor farms on-site at select UNFI distribution centers. The first Square…

Special Greenhouse

Belgian Horticultural Cooperatives Association figures, week 44

Tomato prices plummet, (organic) cucumber prices peak

Belgian tomato prices have been in free fall since mid-October. But that stopped last week. That is according to figures from the Belgian Horticultural…

Global Focus Citrus

Biofruit Trading

Nicoló Sparacino, Biofruit Trading, on the Italian citrus season and the expansion of the retail division

"We must get used to Sicilian citrus hitting the market later"

The citrus season in the northern hemisphere is slowly picking up speed. However, the relatively high temperatures (about 20 degrees) have significantly slowed down the growth…

Retail

Dreamstime

Sprouts reported that net sales rose 5% on a year-over-year basis

Uber and Grocery Outlet: Partnership expansion

US: Numerator launches monthly Inflation Report: Food-at-home prices up 0.6% in October vs SeptemberNumerator, a data and technology company serving the market research space,…

Fresh Produce Association of the Americas

FPAA welcomes new board members for upcoming term

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) held its annual meeting on November 1 in person at the Americana Hotel. This year the FPAA hosted the meeting just prior…

IFPA announces winners of Root Cause Analysis Award

The International Fresh Produce Association announced, at its inaugural Global Produce and Floral Show, the recipients of awards recognizing industry efforts to advance root…

AgroFresh Solutions reports results for Q3 and Ffrst 9 months of 2022

"Gross profit for the third quarter of 2022 was $32.2 million"

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a global AgTech innovator providing a range of solutions, digital technologies and services to enhance the quality and extend the…

"The food and fresh produce supply chain is a vital network"

Hwy Haul closes $10M funding round to accelerate company growth and expansion

Hwy Haul, a next-generation digital freight platform that connects fresh produce shippers with reliable truckers to eliminate intermediary friction and deliver…

NIFA invests $21.7M in emergency citrus disease research and extension

USDA-NIFA’s Emergency Citrus Disease Research & Extension (ECDRE) program brings the nation's top scientists together with citrus industry representatives to…

Large increase of brown marmorated stink bugs poses serious threat to Oregon crops

The amount of invasive brown marmorated stink bugs in 2022 tops anything seen in Oregon for at least five years and poses a serious threat to Oregon crops and…

Okanagan apple production should be fine

Minimal impact from snow on apple harvest

The recent snow did not create major issues for the Okanagan apple production, says B.C. Fruit Growers’ Association general manager Glenn Lucas. There…

Financial incentives for potato growers who focus on regenerative agriculture and sustainability

The 2022 growing season brought its own set of challenges for producers depending on the crop you grow and your location. These challenges varied from wet…

“Demand for onions is steady this week and getting stronger going into the holidays"

Onionbusiness has released a market and crop update for November 10, 2022. Washington:John Vlahandreas with Wada Farms reported from his sales office in Salem,…

Fedefruta: "This season, logistic conditions have improved a lot after the pandemic"

Early Chilean cherries are expected to fare well thanks to greater coordination of air shipments

Fedefruta visited cargo terminals at Arturo Merino Benitez Airport to review the coordination and investment that have been deployed to receive the load from producers, after…

Chile: Table grape production is trending downwards because of drought

In MY 2022/23, FAS Santiago (Post) estimates that table grape production will decrease by 7.1 percent reaching 732,000 metric tons. The decrease in production…

Positive outlook for Chilean fruit exports

Chile's Federation of Fruit Producers of Chile (Fedefruta) reports that exports this season could be “very good for everyone,” thanks to favorable weather.…

Including papaya, broccoli, cucumber, pumpkin, cauliflower, eggplant, dragon fruit and sugar apples.

Saint Lucia increases its production capacity to overcome dependency on food imports

In response to the global food crisis, Saint Lucia, a small island state in the Caribbean, has rolled out a number of government programmes to increase food…

Excellent stonefruit development during warm and sunny springtime in the Cape

A springtime that was warmer than usual, with heat and sunshine coming on sooner, has had a number of pleasing side-effects in the stonefruit orchards of the Western Cape.As a…

Egyptian Medjool dates are increasingly popular

The Medjool date, a variety originating from Morocco and dubbed "king of dates" due to its richness in nutrients, arrived in Egypt just 15 years ago. But its popularity keeps…

Egypt:

Favorable weather promises a good quality harvest of garlic and red onions

With colder temperatures at this end of the year, the weather in Egypt is favorable for red onion and garlic production, and promises a good quality harvest, according to…

Kenya earns $57 million in avocado exports to China in three months

Kenya capitalised on the Chinese demand for avocados by exporting $57 million worth of the green gold in just three months. This follows after the Beijing…

New book on pears completes trilogy by South African fruit experts

Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing’s New Varietal Expert, Buks Nel and Quality Manager, Henk Griessel, have completed their third book, this time dedicated to pears.…

Regular intake of African wild lettuce, tomatoes aids healthy prostate

A medical doctor in Nigeria has advised especially men to regularly include African wild lettuce and tomatoes in their diets to ensure a healthy prostate. Dr…

Oksana Goldenberg, CEO BeFresh:

“We are the only Israeli exporter that can supply solutions in Russia for repackaging and logistics”

A leading Israeli exporter to Russia continues to find ways to provide borscht (prepacked vegetables for Russian soup) to consumers in that market, despite global sanctions…

Climate change causes struggles for Gaza date farmers

Date farmers in Gaza's Deir El-Balah have seen production fall due to unusually cold and wet spring weather caused by climate change. They now face hotter…

Large China International Import Expo currently on in Shanghai

Dole reaches strategic partnerships at CIIE

Dole is present at China's International Import Expo, this week in Shanghai. The company has increased investment in the Chinese market in recent years. The company now…

Rain knocks Nagpur's orange crop down by 50% in India

The winter orange crop in Nagpur, India is down by 50% following damage caused by incessant rain. The quality of the oranges are also affected with smaller…

Rain, uncertain global markets make Indian table grape industry wary before export season

Indian table grape producers and exporters are wary ahead of the export season following heavy rain and uncertain global markets. The heavy rain in the top production…

A&B Fruchthandels GmbH

Andreas Arnold from A&B Fruchthandels Ltd:

"By the end of October, around 20,000 tons of frozen raspberries from Serbia were sold across Europe"

European raspberry producers had to struggle with a disastrous harvest in 2021. Balkan expert Andreas Arnold from A&B Fruchthandels in Esslingen informed us that sufficient…

Coen Swager, TB&S:

"Good sales of Violetti purple pointed cabbage towards processors and hospitality wholesalers, retailers lagging a bit"

The white and purple cabbage season is nearing its end at TB&S in the Netherlands. "We don't cultivate these for storage," says Coen Swager, looking back on a good season.…

“Demand for apples has increased especially in Asian markets”

The current Polish apple season has had to ride out some waves, says Adam Malengiewicz, sales manager for Polish apple exporter Ewa-Bis: “The 2022 apple season has been…

Potato Market Update: Poor Irish harvest conditions, good EU demand

In Ireland retail sales and consumption have picked up and stabilised since the weather has deteriorated. Harvest conditions remain very poor following heavy…

Despite the war, Ukraine reach record blueberry exports in 2022

According to EastFruit analysts, despite the invasion of the Russian occupation troops, their damage to part of the plantations in the central and northern…

First vegetable vending machine opens in Czech Republic

A new vegetable vending machine called Bramat has been opened in Brno-Řečkovice, Czech Republic to meet increasing demand. The machine co-developed by Petr…

Liverpool port strike ends

The Trade Union, Unite and Peel Ports, operator of the Port of Liverpool, have reached a wage agreement following protracted strikes. Severe operational challenges in the UK supply…

UK brassica crop "won't stop growing"

Despite a dry summer and mild autumn weather the UK's brassica crop simply "won't stop growing" harvest managers reported. While other crops were affected by…

Turkish fresh produce exports hit $2 billion all time export high

Turkish fruit and vegetable exports hit an all time 10 month high - January to October- rising to 24.6% to reach $2 billion. This record high export performance…

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Smallholder mango farmers walk the supply chain in Southern Vietnam

Seventy smallholder mango farmers from the Mekong Delta region in Southern Vietnam were transported to Ho Chi Minh City to participate in Walking the Chain. The demand-focused…

KVH: Monitoring orchards potentially affected by Psa

KVH has been undertaking monitoring of potentially affected orchards in surrounding areas, after the detection of a Psa variant on two properties was confirmed…

'Field robot sales will hit $11 billion by 2030'

The global agricultural sector is tackling a multitude of challenges, from climate change to population growth, and the growing demand for food. Robotics offers a much-needed…

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