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Later start for B.C. strawberries

British Columbia’s field-grown strawberry production is starting and it’s approximately two weeks later this year. “It’s because it has been so cold. We had a little bit of a…

Spiking gas prices frustrate Ontario greenhouse growers

With fuel prices continuing to rise in Ontario, closing in or even topping $2/litre in some cases, where will this leave the Ontario growers? “There’s an extreme frustration…

Fresh organic strawberries branded as FreshKampo and HEB

Strawberries likely cause of hepatitis A in US and Canada

The FDA, along with CDC, the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, state and local partners, are investigating a multistate…

US imports of Mexican peppers fall by 8.5%

US imports of Mexican peppers have experienced an upward trend in recent years. In 2018 they totaled 1.087 billion dollars, in 2019 they amounted to 1.231…

Juan Carlos Piña, of Cabo Blanco Fresh:

"From June to September we expect to export about 5,000 kilos of red pitahaya per week"

In a couple of weeks, the world's first Rainforest Alliance-certified red-fleshed pitahayas will start to be shipped from Costa Rica to international markets under the Cabo…

Fresno county: Investor group to turn 1200 almond acres organic

Bikram Singh, CEO of Madera-based Nia Ag Solutions, backed by a group of investors, has purchased nearly 1,200 acres of almonds in west Fresno County. The plan…

Wisconsin potato farmers faced with challenges as spring planting season ends

Wisconsin potato farmers face several challenges as spring planting season wraps up. In places, the weather caused growers team to be more than a week behind…

Guangzhou Fruit Wholesale Market Report - Week 21

Imported fruit sales are stable, and sweet oranges from the USA sell particularly well

Sales conditions and product movement in Guangzhou Fruit Wholesale Market are more or less the same in week 21 as in the previous two weeks. Chilean green grapes (left) and Chilean…

The Latin American plans of Frutura, the firm that bought Chile's Subsole

The CEO of Frutura, David Krause, plans to create a production platform that offers fruit 52 weeks a year, while respecting the independence and maintaining…

Spain increased its purple garlic exports to North America in the pandemic

The lack of Chinese garlic during the two years of the pandemic caused many markets to turn their eyes to Spanish garlic. "We conquered the US and Canada. They…

Special Asia

Full Nature farm proves that aquaponics can actually be profitable

Hong Kong: Edible flowers sold for 50% less than imported ones

Full Nature Farm, based out of Hong Kong, is proving to the Asian vertical farming industry that it is possible to be profitable with aquaponics. Ray Lok, founder of the…

Global Focus Melons/Kiwifruit

Carlos Nemesio, Head of the Anecoop Watermelon Program:

"The demand for watermelons is high and there is little supply, so prices are high and there is tension"

The acreage devoted to melon and watermelon cultivation has been reduced in Spain this year; something that, together with the low yields per square meter due to the impact of…

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Aldi is eyeing up New Zealand

Astro has raised $60mln Series B funding

Supermarket giant Aldi eyes NZInternational grocery giant Aldi is eyeing up New Zealand in a move that could shake up the tightly-held supermarket sector. Acting Prime…

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New Mexico farmers talk water and labor issues

Ignorance can be bliss. But it can be frustrating for an intrepid journalist who pulls into a Las Cruces city park to see the famed Rio Grande River -- only to…

Citrus Department proposes preliminary 2022–23 budget

The Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC) has proposed a preliminary 2022–23 operating budget of $31.4 million to the Florida Citrus Commission, its governing…

Lebbeck Mealybug on the move in Florida citrus groves

In the May episode of the All In For Citrus podcast, Lauren Diepenbrock, an entomologist with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural…

The government eliminates double controls on banana quality and establishes that they are only carried out on farms

Ecuador prohibits authorizing new banana plantations

The Minister of Agriculture, Bernardo Manzano, met with small banana producers in El Guabo, El Oro province, where he announced that the government had…

Exchange of international researchers strengthens research on HLB

Fundecitrus is an association maintained by citrus growers and juice manufacturers from the Brazilian state of São Paulo to foster the sustainable development…

Citrus belt of São Paulo and Triângulo/Sudoeste Mineiro

2022/23 orange crop estimated at 316.95 million boxes

According to an announcement from Fundecitrus, the 2022/23 orange crop in the citrus belt of São Paulo and Triângulo/Sudoeste Mineiro, the main orange…

From jackfruit to coconut and durian

Thailand fruit exports are riding the health trend

From the crunchy yellow flesh of the jackfruit, that weighs as much as 25 kilograms and can be eaten fresh or cooked as a meat substitute, to the natural coconut water…

Luke Gibson - Perfection Fresh

“Demand in our key Asian markets is steady with the relaxation of local restrictions"

Australian fresh produce company Perfection Fresh will be exhibiting again this year at Hort Connections in Brisbane, 6th – 8th June. The company has a wide variety of…

"It's really crazy, the demand for persimmon at the moment - I haven't really seen it like this"

Australian persimmons attracting significantly higher prices for growers this season

An Australian fresh produce trading company says the prices received for this year's persimmon crop are among the highest it has seen in the country, in many years. As the…

Ensuring the peeling machine is just right for the customer

“We do tests at customers’ facilities or at our own small test laboratory”

Making sure a peeling machine does exactly what you want it to do is important. According to Rune Särs, export manager for peeling machine manufacturer Forsfood, the company…

Nicole Koetze, Praxas:

"You can prevent air freight soft fruit losses"

The global market for soft fruits like blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries, has expanded rapidly in recent years. In the Netherlands, soft fruit…

Peter Kelemen, Medifruct: “Uncertain of market prices in Germany, Austria.”

Hungarian cherry season starts

The Hungarian cherry season has just started with good volumes and average prices on the local market, but with some uncertainty over what the markets in Germany and Austria…

Rick Mengers, Royal Zon

"A long season generally bodes well"

At the 24 of June the Dutch white asparagus season is over. "We started early this year, and, generally, a long season is a good one. I'm not saying we're going to equal last…

Wim van de Ree, Nedato's general manager

Will high grain prices mean lower potato production?

Ukraine is considered Europe's granary. At present, that country cannot export its stock, and Ukrainian farmers will sow hardly any grain. It is, thus, expected that growers…

Situation in Ukraine is affecting international trade and emerging economies

The war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on and by Russia and Belarus have had a huge effect on international trade. They have affected direct trade with…

First genetically edited crops sown under new UK regulations

Rothamsted Research has sown seeds of genetically edited (GE) Camelina sativa, a member of the brassica family, just weeks after regulations for scientific…

CoolTech on 21-22 June in Rotterdam

Perishable supply chain experts share insights into latest technological innovations and much more

Perishable supply chain experts will share insights into the latest technological innovations and the advancing roles of digitalization, data, automation, and sustainability…

Growing demand for avocado oil from Kenya

“We maximize our production during the high season”

Avocado oil is a booming product, according to Irene Njeri, CEO of Kenyan avocado oil exporter Vegbatian: “We’ve noticed a growing demand when it comes to avocado oil,…

Fresh Produce Consortium Kenya:

‘There is still a huge domestic potential for avocado and banana farming’

Kenya is ranked sixth in the export of avocados globally, and first in Africa. At the same time, Kenya is ranked third after Israel and Mexico among avocado…

Namibia has vast opportunities for production of table grapes, dates, blueberries

Last week, in Davos, at the World Economic Forum, manager for horticulture market development at the Namibian Agronomic Board, Emilie Abraham, stated: “The…

Nigeria is well-placed to diversify its mango export markets

Nigeria is ranked the world’s 10th largest mango producer; some 800,000 tons of the fruit are produced yearly, contributing about three per cent to the world…

2022 World Potato Congress should commit to expanding support to under-serviced countries

How the humble potato is already helping end world hunger

Consumed by more than a billion people worldwide, including many of the world’s poorest, potato has long been one of the most important crops to avert hunger.…

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