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California avocado movement steady despite stronger pricing

California avocados have hit peak availability. Jan DeLyser, vice president marketing for the California Avocado Commission (CAC) says it expects peak supplies, which began in…

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Breeding Trial Specialist

Steady supplies still of Mexican blueberries

Mexico is still supplying blueberries right now. “We foresee another four to six weeks of Mexican conventional blueberries going to the U.S. Usually in the late Mexican…

Financial results for three months ended March 31, 202

Dole plc sees revenue of $2.2 billion

Dole plc has today released its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Highlights for Q1'22: Revenue of $2.2 billion Net Income of $3.3 million…

Drought might create obstacles

Colorado potato exports to Mexico set to increase

Mexico's decades-long limitation on Colorado-grown potatoes came to an end earlier this month. Since 1996, Mexico has limited the export of US-grown potatoes…

Helia Mendonça, sales manager of Fazendas Labrunier:

"Investment in new seedless varieties has led to an increase in grape consumption in Brazil"

Table grape consumption has changed a lot in Brazil with the introduction of new seedless varieties. "Table grapes were not a product with much value in Brazil and their…

The world's first broccoli sprout shot

BROC SHOT launches in the US

Innovative wellness brand BROC SHOT has launched its revolutionary line of broccoli sprout powder shots in the US. Utilizing the most powerful antioxidant, sulforaphane, from…

Soli Organic's indoor grown 'Indolce' basil now in Mid-Atlantic retailers

"Our CEA grown basil nearly a dollar less per ounce than field-grown organic produce"

Soli Organic's brand-new line of USDA-certified organic 'Indolce' basil is landing on produce aisle shelves in over 2,000 select stores across more than 15 Mid-Atlantic…

New high-flavor berries launched

Driscoll’s newest flavor innovation, Tropical Bliss™, expands Driscoll’s premium, high-flavor strawberry collection, which also includes Sweetest Batch™ and Rosé Berries™. The…

The new law in France for sustainable packaging

Reducing plastic is a hot topic worldwide. For example, in the EU, various types of disposable plastic are banned. France takes it a step further by adopting the Agec Act,…

Input needed to assess potential expansion of U.S. passion fruit industry

With demand for passion fruit growing in the United States, researchers are exploring how domestic production of this fruit could expand, thanks to a grant from U.S.…

Special Asia

Trends in the market for import oranges and grapefruit

"Fewer imported oranges arrive, but overall sales conditions are predicted to be the same as last year"

Importers have struggled with unprecedented challenges in the last few years as a result of frequent outbreaks of Covid-19. Importers deal with a lot of uncertainty related to…

Global Focus Melons/Kiwifruit

Harvest was delayed by ten days

An exceptional season for the melon of the Italian Mundial Consortium

"The season of our Mundial melon is running smoothly. Prices are high and stable, thanks to the unusual weather for the time of year. Initially this aspect worried us, but in…

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Dreamstime

Walmart is expanding drone deliveries across six states

GrubMarket has completed the acquisition of Spring Valley and its affiliate Produce Connection

US: Trader Joe’s, H-E-B lead Axios-Harris Poll 100 reputation listNew York-based brand marketing network Stagwell Inc. said that grocery retailers are “riding reputational…

Apple organization awards Apples4Ed Grants to four in-need schools

The U.S. Apple Association has awarded Apples4Education grants to four schools from around the nation for the 2022-23 school year. Each $4,000 grant will provide supplemental…

New Dole Meal Kit line taps into at-home culinary trend of sheet pan dinners

Dole plc, the world's largest fresh fruit and vegetable provider is tapping into one of the largest recent culinary trends to give time-starved consumers their choice of…

USDA cites Florida company for PACA violations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on G & K Citrus LLC, (G&K Citrus) Miami, Florida for violating the Perishable Agricultural…

Northern Mexico: Droughts could cause € 590 million of agri losses

Currently, 60% of the municipalities in the north of Mexico are suffering severe to exceptional droughts, leading to losses in productivity. These droughts…

‘Nose Knows Scouting’ from Dayton, Wyoming

Using dogs to find Potato Virus Y and other maladies in potatoes

Andrea Parish of Dayton, Wyoming, is the owner of ‘Nose Knows Scouting’. She runs a crew of five dogs trained by herself. Parish is married to a potato crop…

Francois Dillman – Noordgrens Landgoed

Closely managed South African grapefruit peak later and flatter

South Africa’s grapefruit campaign is currently in its peak supply weeks and through a combination of weather-related interruptions and the careful weekly monitoring and…

Jan Vermeiren, Exofi:

"Limited supply creates difficult market for almost all Spanish fruit"

It is currently a very difficult period for Spanish produce. "The climatic problems in Spain and the well-known trials and tribulations of war are causing high prices for…

Ton van Dalen, Oxin Growers

"If gas prices stay around one euro, we'll have to pass costs along in the chain"

Dutch tomato and cucumber growers cannot complain about current prices. However, bell pepper and eggplant growers still have plenty of catching up to do this season. Oxin…

Helien Verhagen, East4Fresh:

"We're expanding our organic sweet potato acreage by 30 hectares in Portugal"

The Portuguese sweet potato season is coming to an end at East4Fresh. Helien Verhagen is delighted with how it went. "There were fewer lockdowns, so I'd expected a…

Turkish apple season concludes, cherry season underway

“Fair cherry season despite crop decreases due to frost damage”

The early varieties of Turkish cherries have been harvested, but the wait is on for the Ziraat 0900 variety for the season to get into full swing. The apple season has…

Exhibitors can register for a stand until 31 July 2022

Registration for Fruit Logistica 2023 has opened

The countdown is on for Fruit Logistica 2023: Exhibitors can register as of now. The event will take place from 8 to 10 February 2023 in Berlin. Exhibitors can…

Can the vegetable greenhouse chain bear the increasing costs?

Who will carry the increasing costs? That is what everyone in the greenhouse vegetable market wants to know. At the start of this new season, no one really had…

DG agri dashboard - Apples

Ongoing EU27 2021/22 apple crop estimated at 11,777 tons

The ongoing 2021/22 apple crop for EU27 has been estimated at 11,777 tons [as a January 2022 update]. This is 6,7% higher than the preceding 5 year average and 11 % above the…

Tribelli® peppers seduce foodies in Berlin and London with their sweetness

On Thursday, 19 May, the first Tribelli® Grill Party of the summer season took place in Berlin. An event where the renowned sweet pepper brand brought together thirty…

Sicilian Pizzutello tomatoes are back

An Open Day dedicated to the new TSI Italia tomato variety "Pizzillo" was held at Gold Green in Santa Croce Camerina (Sicily). "Pizzillo is the modern version of an ancient tomato.…

Zespri global revenue exceeds NZ$4 billion for first time, despite challenging 2021/22 season

A record crop, ongoing investment in brand-led demand creation, and the industry’s ability to respond and leverage its scale and structure have helped Zespri deliver a record…

"No matter how much we want to plant, there's a huge demand, and it is still going to sell out"

Australian pomegranate demand already exceeding supply for a new WA grower

A Western Australian pomegranate grower was unable to keep up with the huge demand for the fruit in its first season of commercial production. Co-owner of Gingin Pomegranates,…

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‘Cardboard good, plastics bad’

Advances in soft plastics recycling are rewriting environmental impact assessments and challenging assumptions. With the federal government committing to net zero by 2050, the…

Tomatoes now costlier than mangoes in Hyderabad

In Hyderabad, tomatoes are now costlier than mangoes; the price of the vegetable has breached Rs. 100 per kilogram in the retail market. Overall, the cost of…

Ministry of Transport of China

First four months of 2022: Chinese ports exceed 90 million TEU

The container throughput of China ports for the period January - April 2022 has slightly increased by 1.7% compared to the same period last year, reaching 91 million TEU. At…

White grapes continue to increase their leadership in Peruvian fields

According to data from Provid, in the 2021/2022 campaign, 21,099 hectares of table grapes have been cultivated in Peru. White grapes concentrated the largest…

Agrotrade Lima bets on new opportunities for fruit growing in Peru

Agrotrade Peru, a traditional seminar that will bring together prominent Chilean and Peruvian exhibitors who will make presentations aimed at publicizing…

Peruvian mandarin exports have decreased by 21% so far this year

According to information from Fresh fruit, after reaching their peak in 2020, mandarin exports stagnated in 2021; a trend that seems will continue or even get…

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