Short supply and quality issues make for unsettled asparagus market

Industry comments

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

Short supply and quality issues make for unsettled asparagus market

Florida orange production estimated at 28.0 million boxes

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

North Florida, South Alabama, and South Georgia

Strong Satsuma season projected from Sweet Valley Citrus region

Tanimura & Antle celebrates 40 years

Specialty food distributor expands DC-area operations

Survey by Mintec

Poor US almond shipments expected in October

Assessment rate set for California citrus growers

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

Special Greenhouse

Global Focus Citrus

Retail

Fresh Produce Association of the Americas

FPAA welcomes new board members for upcoming term

IFPA announces winners of Root Cause Analysis Award

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

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

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

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

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

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

Okanagan apple production should be fine

Minimal impact from snow on apple harvest

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

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

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

Chile: Table grape production is trending downwards because of drought

Positive outlook for Chilean fruit exports

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

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

Excellent stonefruit development during warm and sunny springtime in the Cape

Egyptian Medjool dates are increasingly popular

Egypt:

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

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

New book on pears completes trilogy by South African fruit experts

Regular intake of African wild lettuce, tomatoes aids healthy prostate

Oksana Goldenberg, CEO BeFresh:

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

Climate change causes struggles for Gaza date farmers

Large China International Import Expo currently on in Shanghai

Dole reaches strategic partnerships at CIIE

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

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

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"

Coen Swager, TB&S:

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

“Demand for apples has increased especially in Asian markets”

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

Despite the war, Ukraine reach record blueberry exports in 2022

First vegetable vending machine opens in Czech Republic

Liverpool port strike ends

UK brassica crop "won't stop growing"

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

An innovation to improve trade outcomes

Smallholder mango farmers walk the supply chain in Southern Vietnam

KVH: Monitoring orchards potentially affected by Psa

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

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