Immediate and long-term concerns over California’s continuing heat wave

California's extended heatwave continues to impact some crops in the state. The heat wave began just before the July 4th holiday and record-breaking…

Slightly early start for New Mexico’s Hatch chiles

There's a more optimistic outlook on this season's Hatch chile crop. "The crop is so much better this year," says Preston Mitchell of The Hatch Chile…

IFPA welcomes new vice president of global industry relations

International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) announced that Jessica Keller has joined the association as the vice president of global industry…

Striving to defeat Banana Fungal Disease Fusarium wilt TR4

MustGrow joins “Global Alliance Against TR4”

MustGrow Biologics Corp. is pleased to accept membership into the Global Alliance Against TR4, an international consortium of world-leading banana…

Stone fruit totes and baby sweet potato line at OPS 2024

Melissa's Produce, a distributor of specialty fruits and vegetables, is participating in the Organic Produce Summit (OPS) on July 11, 2024, in…

'Ginger supply from Peru will probably run short by the end of the season'

After the start to Peru's organic ginger harvest and export season, where prices were the highest it has ever been, prices have started to come down.…

USDA restricts PACA violators in Arkansas, New York and Virginia

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers…

Pear Bureau Northwest appoints new president and CEO

Pear Bureau Northwest (PBNW) has named CarrieAnn Arias as the organization's new president and CEO, effective July 1. Previously, Arias served as…

Partnership aims to make global fresh produce commerce more predictable

Agtech company ProducePay has partnered with MAVRK Capital to fund more Predictable Commerce Programs in fresh produce. MAVRK Capital has agreed to a…

New IGA partnership aims to elevate potato sales with marketing insights

A new partnership with the Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA) has been finalized to help independent grocers capitalize on America's favourite…

USDA

2022 Census of Agriculture

US vegetable acreage destined for processing varies by crop

In the United States, the share of harvested acres dedicated to vegetables intended for sale in the processing market varies widely by crop. Some…

Cryopak acquires gel-pack segment from Garden State Cold Storage in the US

Cryopak, engaged in cold chain packaging and temperature monitoring solutions, has completed the acquisition of the Gel-Pack manufacturing division from Garden…

2024 California almonds

Objective Measurement Report downgrades almond forecast by 7%

The USDA-NASS's 2024 California Almond Objective Measurement Report anticipates a harvest of 2.80 billion meat pounds, a 7% decrease from the earlier…

Optimism and resilience in the Treasure Valley onion crop

As the onion season approaches in the Treasure Valley area of Idaho and Eastern Oregon, there is a mix of optimism and resilience among local growers.…

Market and Crop Update for July 11, 2024

Walla Walla onion sales: “It’s a bumper crop, and movement is slow”

MARKETWalla Walla:Michael Locati with Locati Farms and Pacific Agra Farms said on July 10 movement of his crop has slowed somewhat as the season progresses.…

Producers in Ovalle expect a good 2024/25 cherry season

Valle Arriba SpA, the agricultural company located in the area of Tabalí, Ovalle, in the region of Coquimbo, has started a new cherry production cycle,…

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DLG

"I think several fuels will co-exist in the future"

In 2019, Visbeen, Post-Kogeko, and DailyFresh Logistics merged to form the Daily Logistics Group (DLG). This Dutch company specializes in transporting…

Blueberries Consulting: Do you want to be part of the annual meeting of Mediterranean Berry Growers?

Leading researchers and specialists will be at the berry meeting in Tangier

The Moroccan berry industry is young, but it has a great reputation in the international markets thanks to the quality of its fruit and its ability to…

“We now see 160 containers of limes leaving Brazil for Europe every week”

Lime exports from Brazil are continuing, despite it being the winter low harvest season. The country also has some logistical problems with shipping…

Merger of two of Chile's most important nurseries

Nueva Vid joins Grupo Hijuelas to transform fruit production globally

In order to spearhead change in fruit growing in Chile and the region, as well as to promote a long-awaited technological reconfiguration of the…

South African apple exporter captures value in pome fruit color and texture through post-harvest solutions

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a global provider of post-harvest solutions for fresh produce, has partnered with Fruitways, in the South African apple…

Dominican Republic announces crop ban to combat whitefly and thrips

The Plant Health Department of the Ministry of Agriculture in the Dominican Republic has issued a ban on the cultivation of certain crops known to host…