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Retail demand of greens picking up in the fall

Red greenhouse grown Batavia lettuce increasingly popular

Supplies of greenhouse greens from Canada are strong. Rindi Bristol, senior director of Lethbridge County, AB-based Whole Leaf notes that the company recently reevaluated its…

California

Strong demand for golden seedless Sweet Carnival grape variety

Volumes of grapes are still steady out of California. “This month, we will have strong volumes of all colors of grapes to take care of our customers everyday and promotional…

Washington apple production remains strong despite heat, labor shortage

An early heat wave across the Pacific Northwest has affected produce growth all around the region, but Chuck Zeutenhorst, vice president of First Fruits Farms in Prescott,…

Los Angeles Port logjam now over 50 ships

The number of container ships waiting to enter the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has increased to another record, with the average wait time jumping…

Study finds innovation drives category growth and engagement for fresh produce

The Southeast Produce Council (SEPC) in conjunction with 210 Analytics released What’s New: The Consumer Take on Produce Innovation and Technology 2021 in one…

"Imported fruits are difficult to sell, and the prices of some products are falling"

Hangzhou is the capital city of Zhejiang Province. In recent years, more and more types of imported fruits have appeared on the market and the volume has also increased.…

NFU advises to uphold UK standards amid Canada and Mexico talks

NFU spokespeople have stated that Britain's high food and farming standards must be upheld as deepening trade relations with Mexico and Canada get underway.…

The Chilean cherry sector is worried about the necrotic spot virus

The Federation of Fruit Producers expressed its concern about the threat that the Prunus necrotic spot virus poses for the Chilean cherry industry, as it could…

Kenneth Meyer, Natural Tropic, Spain

"People must become more familiar with Spanish mangoes"

This year's Spanish Osteen mango season began early. "Production is about the same, perhaps slightly larger than last year," says sales manager Kenneth Meyer. He has been…

Organic Produce Summit

Organic apples make up 25% of total crop, pears 35%

Grower talks organics, proprietary brands and packaging

Team Superfresh Growers® looks forward to sharing information about its 2021 organic apple and pear crop at Organic Produce Summit. Harvest is off to a strong start, with…

Global Focus Potatoes / Onions

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Lechelle Earl - Onions Australia

Too early to predict how exports will look this year

Most of the onion planting is now complete in Australia, with the exception of Tasmania who are still planting, they are a bit later due to a wet winter. “The new season…

Retail

Dreamstime

ThryveAI is rebranding as Wynshop

Kroger’s omnichannel retailing ecosystem fueled better-than-anticipated Q2 results

Ahold Delhaize announces appointment of Dave Bass as Managing Director of FreshDirectAhold Delhaize announced that Dave Bass will be appointed Managing Director of…

Producers from Sullana and Piura form an agrarian cooperative to export pitahaya

The president of the Cooperativa de Productores de Pitayaha de Piura -which currently includes 17 members who own agricultural properties– Manuel Lizarraga,…

Del Monte Pacific delivers net profit of US$18 million in First Quarter

Singapore Mainboard and Philippine Stock Exchange dual listed Del Monte Pacific Limited reported today its first quarter FY2022 results ending July. DMPL…

"The kiwifruit is high-yield and high-quality, and the shortage of transportation capacity may hinder export"

At the beginning of the new kiwifruit production season, the weather conditions in various production areas this year are good, which means a good year for kiwifruit. The kiwi…

China: Apple market may continue to be oversupplied

At this stage, the overall price of apples on the Chinese market is relatively low. Insiders said that the low prices of individual origins are mainly due to…

Rong County

Honey pomelo season starts early, production increases by 40%

Since late August, honey pomelos have started to be harvested one after another in Rong County. Every day, many merchants come from Nanning, Wuzhou, Shenzhen,…

Deon Vermaak, Dew Crisp

Covid changes lettuce consumption in South Africa

Dew Crisp is a major lettuce supplier in South Africa with two operating centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town where it processes and packs lettuce, vegetables and herbs. The…

First ''in-person' air cargo event since pandemic started

Air Cargo Belgium welcomes close to 1000 people to its event

After more than a year of online meetings, webinars and working from home, a long-awaited moment and true BRUcargo tradition was finally there: the Summer BBQ, organized by…

European Union to allocate €5 bln for countries & companies affected by Brexit

The European Union is set to allocate €5 billion until 2025 to all countries and companies that have been affected by the UK’s withdrawal agreement. In an…

The Italian Technical and Scientific Committee observations

Are grapes among those fruits that are highest in pesticides?

Italian grape growers are busy harvesting and marketing their crops, but this season, once again, there is controversy over the use of plant protection…

Azienda Agricola Arcobio

Aware consumers increasingly interested in organic products

"The previous citrus fruit campaign was good. There may have been a few problems with the fruits, especially of the Tarocco variety, due to the abundant rain that lead to rot…

20 September - 1 October

"A new highlight at this autumn demo is cos lettuce for hydroponic production"

A warm welcome to Rijkzwaan's Hydro Demo, which is taking place from 20 September to 1 October 2021, close to their open-field demo in Fijnaart. "We are expecting it to…

European tomato market even crazier in August

Could the European market become even more extreme than in June and July? Yes. The average prices in August were even higher than in the first two months of…

Glasgow man arrested in Spain over ‘importing drugs by fraudulent fruit transport companies’

A Scottish fugitive has been arrested by police officials at a Spanish shopping centre. Lloyd Cross from Glasgow was apprehended by specialist narcotics squad…

Shippers hope more carriers will follow rate freeze by Hapag-Lloyd & CMA-CGM

The recent rate freeze announced by CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd has given shippers a hope that more carriers will follow their lead. Market sources expect some…

"Britain's multinational army of fruit-pickers"

16,000 workers from 37 countries flew in for UK’s 2021 season

Due to a shortage of British and eastern European workers, the number of fruit pickers coming into the UK from abroad has more than doubled this year. More…

‘Growing a new Era’ at Hazera’s Online International Open Days 2021

"From 28th until 30th of September we are offering you an inspiring, dynamic three day online event where we will present you the latest trends and insights,…

China’s first unmanned box ship ready for maiden voyage

China’s first autonomous container ship will enter service in October 2021. The 300 TEU vessel Zhi Fei will be deployed by the state-owned Shandong Port…

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