GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW ONIONS

The onion market differs widely in countries around the world, ranging from very high prices and short supply to stable supply and prices. North America is seeing stronger…

Strong California strawberry demand for Labor Day

In California, the supply of strawberries is normal for this time of year with most of the fruit coming from the Santa Maria and Salinas-Watsonville…

Lower cherry supply results in strong demand for California grapes

California table grapes saw an interesting start to the season. Mexico's crop was lighter and finished earlier than usual, which resulted in the market…

Ontario welcomes larger crop of apples for 2024-2025

More apples will be coming from Ontario this season. "We're estimating a little over 10 percent above our five-year average in volume," says Brian…

Moses Lake Campus

Construction of controlled atmosphere apple facility completed

Okanagan Specialty Fruits® (OSF), the developer and grower behind the Arctic® apple varieties, has completed its controlled atmosphere (CA) facility at…

Marcel van der Pluijm, Feeling Fresh:

"Weather extremes can only increase our role as a gap filler in the North American market"

On 1 October, Marcel van der Pluijm will have been operating Feeling Fresh for five years. With the Covid pandemic six months after the start, the…

Peru will produce nearly 80 million boxes of grapes in the 2024-2025 season

The Peruvian Association of Table Grape Producers and Exporters (Provid) announced its first harvest estimate for the 2024-2025 season, projecting 78.7…

Large raspberry crop contains new varietals

Naturipe Farms says this year's raspberry crop is breaking company records. Coming from both Baja and Central Mexico, its proprietary conventional and…

Mexfly quarantine actions affect Texas citrus

Federal and state agriculture officials took several actions this month regarding Mexican fruit fly (Mexfly) quarantines in Texas. The U.S. Department of…

Damage of Hurricane Beryl to Jamaican banana and plantain sector assessed at $2.1 billion

Jamaica's banana and plantain sector faces a production shortfall following Hurricane Beryl, which caused havoc early July, with an estimated 74 percent…

Emerging strawberry disease impacts North Carolina farms

A new disease affecting strawberries is causing concern among farmers across the East Coast, with North Carolina, the third-largest producer of strawberries,…

Small grower volumes are key to the success of the Peruvian avocado season

Peru has exported an estimated 471,934 tons of avocados up to week 33 of the current campaign, i.e. 10% less than in the same period of the previous campaign.…

Canadian Sustainability Strategy updated ahead of November launch

Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) has concluded its Semi-Annual Board and Committee Meetings held last week in Kelowna, British Columbia.…

Official avocado brand named for College Football Playoff

Avocados From Mexico® has partnered with the College Football Playoff (CFP) for the second year in a row to become the Official Avocado Brand of the…

NASA astronaut shares clip of eating fresh fruit in space

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, currently on the International Space Station (ISS) for the Crew-8 mission, recently shared a video of himself enjoying…

Alfredo Morales (CEO) and César Torrejón (CCO) of Grupo Tavari, Peru

Seizing opportunities in a year with plenty of Peruvian mangoes and avocados

Under the leadership of CEO Alfredo Morales and CCO César Torrejón, the firm Grupo Tavari faces a promising and challenging year in the export of…

How Egypt is becoming the main origin of sweet potatoes

Once again this year, Egyptian sweet potatoes have arrived on the market in substantial volumes. The crop's commercial success in recent years has…

“Without extra plugin points, it would’ve been a disaster in Eastern Cape”

Stop-start closing to Eastern Cape citrus season amid extreme weather

The storms off the coast of South Africa led to a bulker vessel, the Ultra Galaxy, losing her entire load of fertilizer, running aground and breaking…

"Prices for Egyptian onions have dropped by half from last season"

Last year, Egypt - and many other parts of the world - experienced a shortage of onions. Prices reached unprecedented levels on the local market (up to…

Eddy Kreukniet, Exsa Europe:

"Paradox in orange market: no tightness despite low supply"

Another a-typical South African citrus season. "It has not been an easy season climatically for South Africa. Oranges volumes are considerably less and…

Egyptian pomegranates available until November

Egyptian pomegranates arrived on the market this month. According to Mohamed Gomaa, CEO of Green Point, the outlook for the season is promising,…

South African grower rescues 25 year-old Gala apple orchard with pre-harvest applications

Theddan Farms, a South African apple producer, has become a pioneer in the use of Harvista™ 1.3 SC, a pre-harvest treatment. The veteran apple producer…

Wouter Willems, ZON

"Unexpected dip in clock prices of red peppers"

Although the pepper market has been satisfactory in recent weeks, the clock prices of red peppers, in particular, showed a sharp drop today. "That came…

Japan: Observation of domestic vs. global market

Japan is the origin of the vertical farming industry as they, and many others claim. It seems that consumers are more used to the concept of…

Variety: Apirene, average weight 1.5 - 2 kg

Vertically-grown mini watermelons are an experiment in the making

A small, single-portion watermelon grown vertically in a greenhouse at high density is what Lambo Seeds is currently developing as it explores new…

4 ha project

"It is now possible to grow vegetables in Saudi Arabia at a lower cost than imports"

The Saudi government's "Vision 2030" strategic framework, which aims to diversify the country's economy and reduce its dependence on oil, identifies…

Cosco group 2024 interim results show 2.5% gross profit increase

Cosco Shipping Ports Limited, announced the interim results of the group for the 6 months ended 30 June 2024, with total throughput increasing by 8.2%…

Ramon Wagenaar, Wagenaar Aardappelverwerking:

“High prices put the export market under pressure”

"This season, it's going to be immensely challenging to get the required volumes. The potatoes' quality could also become an issue. But, things could…

Charles van den Heuvel of Perfect – Van Wamel:

"There's always a client that suits you"

A company must make strategic choices about design, functionality, and target group if it wants to market a product. That applies to sorting machines,…

Flood impacts dragon fruit farms in Binh Thuan, Vietnam

Floodwaters made their way into Phu Son Hamlet, Ham My Commune, Ham Thuan Nam District, submerging the locale early Wednesday. The rapid rise in water levels…

From tradition to tech: Japan’s evolving potato story

The potato, a staple food in many cultures, made its way to Japan in 1601 via Dutch ships from Java. Known locally as "jaga-imo," it has become a key part of…

New Zealand supermarket chain reports full supply of local produce

Woolworths, one of New Zealand's supermarket chains, has announced at the Horticulture NZ conference in Tauranga that it is experiencing a full supply of…