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OVERVIEW GLOBAL CHERRY MARKET

At the moment, volumes are low and there's a high demand in the cherry market. The supply has been reduced mostly around the Mediterranean due to unfavorable weather…

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Organic produce: “Keep that supply chain full”

Organic produce has hit the mainstream. So says Jim Donald, co-chairman of the board of Albertsons Companies Inc., a leading retail company with some 20 retail banners to its…

Solid avocado production leads to promotable pricing

Good supplies of avocados continue to come from California, Mexico and Peru. “There’s much better volume of avocados than last year,” says Peter Shore with Santa Paula,…

AJ Bernstein of Bolthouse Farms:

“Consumers are increasingly looking for plant-based options, especially during the pandemic”

The onset of the pandemic in March brought on some unexpected purchasing habits and everyone in the produce supply chain had to pivot to be able to continue to meet consumer…

California table grape growers award scholarships

California’s table grape growers recently awarded scholarships to nine students in grape growing regions of the state. All recipients will be attending California universities…

Industry applauds correction

Apples now included in Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

The U.S. Apple Association is extremely pleased with the correction issued by the Agriculture Department to its Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP).…

Outbreak of Cyclospora Infections Linked to Bagged Salad Mix

CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration external icon (FDA) are investigating a multistate…

"Commercial disagreements between US and China are an opportunity for Peruvian exports"

The former Minister of Production, Alfonso Velasquez Tuesta, stated that Peruvian food exports had grown by 16% year-on-year on average in the last 18 years, going from 421…

National Mango Board sponsors recipe-development program

The National Mango Board (NMB) is proud to be a sponsor of the ongoing Kitchen Collaborative initiative in partnership with Flavor & Menu magazine as a part of the NMB’s…

Canada and Ontario supporting farmers through enhanced insurance protection

The governments of Canada and Ontario are providing the best support possible to help farmers manage challenges beyond their control by enhancing AgriInsurance…

Special Latin America

First container of Colombian avocados arrives at Mr. Avocado Ripening Center in China

The much-anticipated first shipping container of Colombian avocados arrived in Shanghai port on the 8th of July, 2020. The avocados passed through quarantine and inspection…

Global Focus Soft/Stonefruit

The latest ripening cherries in the northern hemisphere

Cherries from British Columbia-based Jealous Fruits are the latest ripening cherries in the northern hemisphere. Gayle Krahn, the company’s Director of Horticulture, discusses…

Retail

Kroger: Multiyear relationship with Vibenomics

Meijer: Five supercenters across the Midwest

Canada: Loblaw workers in Newfoundland to hold strike voteDominion store workers in Newfoundland will hold a strike vote across the island beginning on Sunday, July 12, said…

Zippy Duvall: “Empty shelves can be frightening, but empty fields and barns would be devastating”

America really needs its farmworkers

In California’s Central Valley, workers are still showing up to work day after day, but a serious worker shortage looms. The majority of those who are picking crops are…

Afrydko

Coronavirus is aiding Michigan cherry farmers

Although events like the National Cherry Festival may have been cancelled due to COVID-19, Michigan cherry farmers say the crisis is actually helping them on a…

Chiquita's transfer to Guatemala affects more than 160 banana cooperatives in Honduras

Chiquita Brands, the transnational company transferred its logistics activity from Honduras to Guatemala because of the high port charges and fees, the high…

Vertical agriculture in Chile

Urban agriculture is beginning to take off in Chile, where the AgroUrbana start-up has just closed a $ 1 million seed capital round, raising its total capital to $ 1.5 million, to…

Lemon prices in Chile fell in June

The sharp decrease in the demand for lemons in restaurants and casinos has impacted the price of this citrus in Chile, which fell by 18.7% in the month of…

First climate-change resistant apple variety commercialized

T&G Global will commercialise the first new apple variety from a world-class breeding programme, bred to withstand the world’s hottest and driest of conditions. The apple is…

Cristian M. Vela

Stapylton, Queensland

Ombudsman secures $22,440 penalty for underpaid mushroom farm workers

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $22,440 penalty against the former owner-operator of a labour-hire company following the underpayment of 80 workers on a…

Oscar Espinosa Villegas

Namibia to spend N$13 million a month on potato imports

In an attempt to meet the monthly potato production shortfall, Namibia will have to spend around N$160,2 million on potato imports for the next five months,…

Extreme winter weather disrupts harbour operations

Two "mammoth" cold fronts coming from the South Pole are bearing down on the southern tip of Africa, one making landfall yesterday and another low pressure system not far…

Ugandan government earmarks Shs19 billion for Nwoya fruit factory

The Ugandan government has earmarked Shs19 billion (€4.56 mln) to establish a fruit factory in Nwoya District. The factory, with an expected output of 12…

"Egyptian orange export to China ends one month early this season"

The Chinese fruit market is slowly improving as the Covid-19 pandemic is brought under control. However, the profit margin is much smaller for importer traders…

Supply is stable

Chinese watermelon market slowly warms up

The first Xiale watermelons of this season entered the market in the middle of May. They were earlier than last year. The height of the sales season is expected to continue…

New season Chinese seedless grapes see better quality

"The new crop of seedless grapes from Turpan will hit the market in mid-July and be supplied through to the end of September. The production this year is on par with last…

‘Safe packaging will replace bulk grapes’

“We think safe packaging, such as heat-sealed punnets, will replace bulk packs of grapes,” says Joaquim Praxedes, General Manager at Vale Da Rosa. This is a Portuguese company…

Webinar: High Pressure Processing (HPP) for Avocado Products: Extended Shelf-Life, Clean Label, and Premium Quality

Exponential growth of the HPP avocado market

High pressure processing (HPP) for avocado products has experienced extraordinary growth in the last decade and is expected to follow the same path in the coming years. With…

Turkish grape season to kick off in first week of August

‘Turkish airliner gives fruit exporters the advantage over other countries’

The Turkish grape season is about to get started, and the Turkish seem to have an advantage over their competitors. An airline that basically guarantees them the ability to…

Ray of hope for the pineapple sector

There is not much pineapple circulating on the markets and prices are likely to go up. This is according to Alessandro Dal Bello, vice president of Sife. "We've gone through…

Most appreciated mandarin for the fifth consecutive year

Record figures achieved by Orri mandarins in latest campaign in Spain

The Orri mandarin has seen its sales volume increase by up to 54% since its regularization by The Enforcement Organization, S.L. (TEO), master licensee of the variety in Spain…

Port of Rotterdam to start trial with PIN-free container handling

This week, various parties in Rotterdam will be launching a new pilot project, in which containers are handled and released without a PIN code: a widely used verification…

East-West Seed

70,000 households to gain greater access to affordable vegetables

The World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) selected East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer (EWS-KT) for its innovative approach to enabling smallholder farmers across the countries to…

NCA

Romanian drug smuggler uses fake fruit and veg business to traffic cocaine

Narcis-Bogdan Stoica from Neamt County in Romania tried to use a fake fruit and vegetable business as a cover for trafficking 15 kilos of Class A drugs into Kent, the United…

Lux Research

"Preservation tech is the key to driving higher margins and avoiding $1 trillion in losses"

Food loss and waste (FLW) currently causes an estimated $1 trillion in economic losses globally each year. This constitutes a major humanitarian crisis in addition to an…

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