GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW ONIONS

Global onion prices are at record-high levels due to a global shortage of onions. In the Netherlands, the onion market has stabilised around 90 cents for the 60/80 grade,…

Peruvian rain complicates end of ginger season

Heavy rains in Peru are challenging the wrap-up of the Peruvian ginger season. “There is little ginger underground and the ginger that remains is an…

California rains temporarily affect kumquat harvest

The atmospheric river rains that have hit California this week are, for the moment, halting the harvest of our kumquats. “Kumquats cannot be picked when it’s…

The effects of labor costs on US agriculture

According to the USDA, the number of farm workers in the United States decreased between 1950 and 1990 due to mechanization, which allowed for increased…

Magic Star apple coming to the United States

Continuing their goal to offer new and exciting tree fruit options to the industry, Proprietary Variety Management proudly announces they have reached…

Strawberry fields flooded in California’s Central Coast communities

A broken levee is having a huge impact on California's farming communities in the Watsonville and Salinas areas. This region is estimated to grow about…

First container of Peruvian pitahaya shipped to Europe

According to the information issued by Veritrade, a platform specialized in foreign trade, Camposol was the first Peruvian agro-industrial company to…

Smallest yield in more than a decade predicted for California Valencia oranges

Valencia orange growers in California are attempting to make the most of this year's crop, which is expected to be the smallest in more than ten years. The…

Trader Joe’s fruit product recalled due to potential contamination with Hepatitis A

A Trader Joe’s fruit product has been recalled Thursday, the company said in an email to its customers. Trader Joe’s Organic Tropical Fruit Blend with a best…

California avocado company partners with the San Diego Padres

Del Rey Avocado is proud to be recognized as the Official Avocado Partner of the San Diego Padres for the 2023 MLB season. “With both Padres and Del…

Organic citrus sales decline

Fresh organic citrus sales took a downward turn in 2022, posting year-over-year losses in both U.S. dollar sales (-1.6%) and volume sales (-5.2%). The Organic Produce Network, in its…

State Agriculture Minister sends off 7.5 tons of bird’s eye chili bound for US

Mizoram State Agriculture Minister Pu C. Lalrinsanga flagged off 7.5 tons of bird’s eye chili harvested by farmers from Lunglei, Siaha, and Lawngtlai Districts…

Potato farmers near Coaldale, Alberta prepare for french fry facility expansion

Michel Camps and his family have been growing potatoes at CP Farms Ltd. for more than two decades just outside Coaldale, Alberta, some eight kilometers…

Gross production value is estimated at R$1.9 billion

Grapes from Pernambuco witness best sales in Brazil

The Gross Value of Grape Production in Pernambuco is estimated at R$1.9 billion (€340 mln) for 2023, 1.2% higher than last year. The result is the best…

South African market feels effects of flooded banana fields in Mozambique

Banana availability in South Africa has tightened as a result of the flooding in the southern parts of Mozambique last month. Up to 75% of the bananas…

"Despite the decline in citrus volumes in Morocco, we are doing pretty well"

Moroccan citrus exports have largely decreased this season due to various factors, of which drought is the most imposing. This decrease has reached up…

Average production of 'Fortuna' strawberries has increased by 10% this season

Egypt is the world's largest exporter of frozen strawberries, and producers are increasingly replacing their traditional strawberry varieties with…

CGA Citrus Summit 2023:

Key challenges needed to be overcome in order to ensure South Africa's R30 billion industry survives

The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) Citrus Summit took place in Gqeberha on 15 and 16 March 2023. Usually held every second year, this…

South African Table Grape Industry 2022/23 Season update:

South Africa's week 10 grape intake 92% lower than last season

Rain in the late regions of South Africa led to a 92% decrease in year on year national inspection volumes for week 10 with a total of 302 536 cartons (4,5 kg…

What role do weeds play in the transmission of ToBRFV?

Slovakia has joined the already extensive list of countries that have officially detected the tomato virus (ToBRFV) in their territory. The country's…

Applications to ensure production and calibers

“The citrus fruits' first root movement in spring, is the most important one”

Sprouting is a critical time for the trees. A tree's root system, which requires high nutritional and microelement needs, activates once it starts…

Kenan Kilia from Herner Gastro Service Ltd:

"The business around Italian imported apples has developed quite strongly in just a few years"

With the arrival of the first Mauritanian watermelons and Spanish strawberries, the spring campaign is ready to get underway at Herner Gastro Service…

High vegetable prices drives Sweden’s highest food prices increases in 72 years

Very high vegetable prices in Sweden are driving the highest level of food price increases in the country in 72 years, while they also contributed to…

Kurt De Nys wants to turn an atypical approach into results for Warnez Potatoes

"Our goal: to supply Belgian potatoes year-round; something I think we're close to achieving"

Costs keep rising, consumer demands keep changing, and sustainability is becoming increasingly important. In today's market, distinguishing yourself…

Sensonomic:

Online platform to aid cost effective table grape yield prediction months in advance

Table grape yield prediction can now be done months in advance, more cheaply, with less samples and labour input than has been the case for centuries.…

BLE report Week 10:

'The presence of the Spanish Nadorcott, Tango and Murcott, as well as the Israeli Orri, visibly diminished'

At the beginning of March, the tangerine and clementine season traditionally comes to a close: the presence of the Spanish Nadorcott, Tango and Murcott…

Increasing demand for palletizers

Saving time and labor

It is more important than ever to improve shop floor efficiency. Companies are increasingly struggling to get enough staff; even more when heavy labor is involved. That is Van…

Volodymyr Gurzhii head of "AUSP-Fruit" LLC:

"Exporting apples during the war, we were told it was foolishness"

"During the first month of the war, we did not export and instead focused on the safety of our team and loved ones. During this time, all supply chains were…

Citrus fruits are rotting due to a lack of storage conditions and processing.

Azerbaijan has been working on a state program for the development of citrus farming in recent years. In January 2023, Azerbaijan exported 9.9 times more…