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Seed collection targets East Coast bean growers

With the U.S. East Coast being the dominant growing region for green beans in the U.S., it doesn’t come without its challenges. While the combination of warm days and cool…

Growers working to mitigate cost increases in pineapple production and distribution

The volume of pineapples is approximately 10 percent higher than this time last year. “This is good since several retailers have invested in promoting the category to keep sales…

Strong 2021-2022 import grape season anticipated

LGS Specialty Sales, an importer of citrus, avocados, grapes and persimmons, anticipates a strong grape season from December 2021 through May of 2022. For six months, LGS will…

Organic Grower Summit 2021 announces Grower of the Year

The Organic Grower Summit, presented by Western Growers and the Organic Produce Network, will honor long-time organic grower Vic Smith as recipient of the fourth annual…

Inkawald warns the sector about Passion Herbs LLC

Gino Neira of Inkawald wants to warn producers and marketers in the sector about the defaults of the following U.S. company to its producers: Passion Herbs…

2021 referendum

Blueberry council gets green light to continue its work

In light of yesterday’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) that a majority of eligible producers…

USDA

Canada: Fresh Deciduous Fruit Annual

Canadian apple production expected to decline 8% in MY 2021/22 due to adverse weather

FAS/Ottawa forecast Canadian apple production to decline eight percent in MY 2021/22 as a result of adverse weather impacting crops in the three main apple producing…

Specialty produce company partners on footwear & apparel collection

Frieda’s is a little more obsessed with the kiwifruit than the average company. The fact that their founder Frieda Rapoport Caplan helped introduce the kiwi to the American…

State Route 281

Central Washington route upgraded for agricultural truck traffic

State and federal transportation agencies have recently upgraded and reclassified Washington State Route 281 as a heavy truck freight corridor allowing 10 million tons or more…

T.J. Flowers - Lone Star Citrus Growers

“Texas is known for producing one of the sweetest grapefruit varieties"

Texas Rio Red grapefruit are a leading product of Lone Star Citrus Growers. Citrus fruits, such as grapefruits, have seen a boom in the past year due to the increased demand…

Special Greenhouse

First Dutch lit-cultivation cucumbers

In the Netherlands, on Saturday, November 6, Qcumber Optimize Nature delivered its first lit-cultivation cucumbers to The Greenery. The Greenery offers a complete assortment…

FreshPlaza November Special -Greenhouse

This month FreshPlaza will be will be highlighting greenhouses and greenhouse tech in our special. Is your company involved in this sector? Do you have new and exciting…

Global focus citrus

Brazilian OJ prices up amid tight supply of oranges

In September, the Mintec Benchmark price of Brazilian orange juice rose by 30% month-on-month, to USD 1,780 / MT. It then remained stable at this level…

Spotted lanternfly, a threat to vineyards and fruit farms, getting closer to the North Fork

The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County has issued an alert after a spotted lanternfly was identified near MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, about…

Refrigerated cargoes expected to continue growth into 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic, and its consequent supply-chain congestion, may have caught up with the refrigerated cargo business—but less so compared to other cargo…

US and Japan also urge delay to Chinese Food Import Rules

Several countries, among them Japan, the UK and the US, are urging Chinese customs officials to pause the rollout of regulations on food imports. Diplomats…

Brazilian mangoes face increased competition

The best mangoes? According to Eryvan Pines of Fruitmarket Agribusiness, they come from Peru and Brazil. Brazil, however, has the most knowledge and experience in the field of…

Howard Hansen - Hansen Orchards

Tasmanian cherry season looking positive and on time

Tasmania has seen a very wet spring so far this year but it is starting to look a bit better now with some nicer weather which is good news for the state’s cherry growers.…

Avocados have global growth potential

Evy van Gastel is a senior buyer at Special Fruit. This Belgian company imports fruit and vegetables, including avocados, from all over the world. She says the avocado market…

TopFruit: “We expect ARRA 33 – ARRA Honey Pop™ will dominate early white seedless in coming years”

Most Limpopo grape growers have started harvesting their Early Sweet™ grapes while the early Namibian grape growers have also kicked off.“The Limpopo Early Sweet™ blocks that…

Tatsiana Lysenka, Fruit Queen:

"Our washed Moroccan bell peppers make us unique on the market"

The Moroccan vegetable season is about to begin anew at Fruit Queen. This Dutch company exclusively markets bell peppers, chilies, and eggplants from Domaine Omar Mounir. This…

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South Africa and Tanzania meet on avocado imports

In March this year a consignment of avocados from Tanzania was confiscated at the Beit Bridge border post because an integrated systems approach to address fruit flies,…

First Peruvian ginger has arrived at Fruvexco B.V.

Just in time for the start of the winter season, Fruvexco B.V. has received its first container with fresh Peruvian ginger. Tygho Kampschöer from Fruvexco said that it’s a…

ProAnalytics' Data stories

Increased Dutch fruit and vegetables imports in first half of 2021

Dutch imports of fresh fruit and vegetables continued to grow in the first half of this year. In the first six months of 2021, the €5 billion import value level was surpassed.…

Two New Zealand fresh produce companies join forces in growing Asia market

Zealand organic apple grower, Bostock New Zealand, has teamed up with fresh cherry exporter Pure Pac, to supply the growing demand for New Zealand cherries in the Vietnam…

INTERPOM will be opening its doors in Kortrijk Xpo, November 2021

Let's reconnect the potato chain!

After more than two years, the first major international meeting platform for the potato chain will finally see the light of day: on Sunday 28, Monday 29 and…

Greenfood AB has successfully issued a four-year sustainability-linked bond

Greenfood AB (publ) of Sweden has successfully issued a four-year sustainability-linked bond for SEK 1,050 million. The bond is linked to Greenfood's…

A tray with a revolutionary ventilation system for maximum protection of fruit and vegetables.

VERIPACK presents MAXIPACK Breeze

Here is the MAXIPACK Breeze, a tray with a revolutionary ventilation system (Breeze concept) for maximum protection of fruit and vegetables. The Breeze concept is a system that…

USDA

Argentina: Fresh Deciduous Fruit

MY 2021/22 fresh apple production estimated at 570,000 MT

MY 2021/22 fresh apple production is forecast to increase by 2 percent only, and it is estimated at 570,000 MT, compared to the previous marketing year. Fresh pear production…

Gov.uk/government

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Current average week price of bananas at £0.66 for bananas from Belize

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale…

Video This is how Otflow works in a refrigerated container

During Fruit Attraction in Madrid, Otflow gave a live demonstration at its stand. It showed how its air distribution mat optimizes the airflow within a refrigerated container.…

Hongjiu Fruit has become China's largest private-brand fresh fruit wholesaler

Founded in 2002, Hongjiu Fruit is a multi-brand fresh fruit group in Chongqing. It is mainly engaged in the operation of the entire industry chain of imported…

Costa Rica banana industry thwarted by low prices and TR4 fungus alerts

The Costa Rica banana industry is on high alert due to the low prices that European supermarkets are offering, coupled with the presence of the tropical…

Chinese markets open their doors for Egyptian pomegranates

Minister of Agriculture El Sayyed El Quseir has stated that China markets have opened for the Egyptian pomegranate exports, in accordance with a report he…

Organic: Lower demand in French supermarkets

According to the association Initiative Bio Bretagne, the organic sector in general is facing a decline in consumption in supermarkets. For the president,…

Grown with the use of contaminated and hazardous wastewater

Balochistan Food Authority destroys large amount of vegetables

The Balochistan Food Authority (BFA) has destroyed a huge amount of vegetables that were cultivated on 1,100 acres of land through the use of contaminated and…

Russian Federation: Pea processing has attracted record-breaking investments

Pea processing has attracted record-breaking investments in Russia. They are promising a broad range of new high-value raw materials to the feed industry.…

Evergreen spends on 24,000TEU ships and more containers

On 5 November, Evergreen unveiled orders for a pair of 24,000TEU ships from Jiangnan Shipyard. Priced between US$140 million to US$160 million each, the…

Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank to scale up financing to improve grape value chain

Tanzania’s grape industry is set for a boom after the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) unveiled plans to scale up financing to boost up the value…

Volume still relatively low

Uzbekistan increases 2021 cherry exports to South Korea

Uzbekistan has increased its exports of fresh cherries to South Korea by 65% in 2021. Still, the volume remained relatively low; Uzbek exporters collected only…

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Walmart and Gatik pilot daily delivery without a safety driver behind the wheel

Price Chopper/Market 32 and Tops Markets announced the closure of their merger

US: Giant Co. debuts Philly E-commerce Fulfillment CenterThe Giant Co. has officially opened its new Giant Direct E-commerce Fulfillment Center (EFC) at 3501 Island Avenue in…

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