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Ricky Chong with Sutherland, S.A.

“By having our own operations in China, we avoid shipping interruptions”

For 25 years, Sutherland, S.A. has been shipping produce to Southeast Asia from many different origins around the globe. However, in today’s environment shipping times and…

Cape Town to the United States

Citrus shipments from South Africa on schedule despite challenges the country faces

South Africa’s citrus season is in full swing and although 60 percent of volumes to the US have been shipped, the season doesn’t come without challenges. The country had to…

Acreage up on some organic winter squash for 2021

Harvest of the organic winter squash crop is just around the corner in the Pacific Northwest. “We’re thinking we’ll probably start around September 15th-20th, depending on how…

80 Acres Farms on their $160 million funding plans

Improving food access through new farms, retail partnerships, and product R&D

“We’ve proven that the technology works so now it’s our time to bring that to more and more communities,” says Noah Zelkind, Director of Business Development at 80 Acres…

Ripening concentrate expands to Netherlands for banana ripening

Catalytic Generators’ ethylene-based product, Ethy-Gen® II Ripening Concentrate, has received approval from the Dutch Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products…

Colombian fruit exports to the US surpass pre-pandemic levels increasing by 47%

An analysis by the Colombian American Chamber of Commerce, AmCham Colombia, with information from the US Census Bureau, revealed that in the first semester of…

The Ecuadorian Government raises the 'Fusarium' to pandemic level

Ecuador's message to the global banana community is clear: Fusarium is not just a pest; it is a lethal pandemic for bananas that currently has no solution and…

California avocados take a road trip

Consumers across the country and in particular in the West are fulfilling their pent-up desire to travel and still stay relatively close to home by taking road trips.…

California's deepening drought threatens its $6 billion almond industry

As temperatures recently reached triple digits, farmer Joe Del Bosque inspected the almonds in his parched orchard in California’s agriculture-rich San Joaquin…

Mexican raspberry exports increased by double digits in the first half of 2021

As Mexico's raspberry production increases, so do exports. According to information from the Agrifood and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP), Mexican…

Organic Produce Summit

Investigative journalist keynote presenter for OPS 2021

Investigative journalist and author Larissa Zimberoff has been confirmed as keynote presenter at the fifth annual Organic Produce Summit (OPS), slated for September 15-16 in…

Global Focus Soft/Stonefruit

Strong Peruvian blueberry season makes for year-round availability

After a bountiful domestic season, California Giant Berry Farms anticipates a high-quality, on-time start to the import season thanks to its Peruvian-grown blueberries. This…

Retail

Dreamstime

FreshRealm announced the expansion of its operational facilities nationally

Aldi U.S. plans to hire more than 20,000 new store and warehouse employees

Walmart Canada breaking ground on distribution centre in Moncton this weekWalmart Canada is breaking ground on its first distribution centre in Atlantic Canada later this…

Production is projected to reach 12Mt by 2030

Avocados expected to remain the fastest growing commodity of the major tropical fruits from 2021-2030

Avocado will be the most traded major tropical fruit by 2030, an OECD, United Nations Agricultural Outlook report projects. According to the report avocados have experienced…

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Broccoli-containing deli products recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled certain broccoli-containing deli products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes…

Citrus canker is back in Texas, eradication efforts are underway

Citrus canker was successfully eradicated 70 years ago, last spotted in two Corpus Christi trees in 1943. In 2016, however, the USDA confirmed the presence of…

First half of 2021

The United States and the Netherlands received 47% of Peru's ag exports

In the first half of 2021, Peruvian agro-exports (including traditional and non-traditional) totaled 3.427 billion dollars, registering a 20.9% year-on-year…

Ecuador: Only 13% of banana areas ready to face the Fusarium

In Ecuador, only 13% of the Musaceae producing areas (banana, plantain, orito, among others) have complete infrastructure related to biosecurity measures…

Brazilian melon season approaches again

Staay Food Group is preparing for another Brazilian melon season. "The prospects are excellent. The weather in the growing areas is stable and the planting is developing…

“Our bag reduces the respiration of the product, which in turn keeps it fresh longer”

A Turkish fresh produce packaging manufacturer has created a new plastic bag that controls humidity to keep its contents fresh for longer. The bag can be completely customized…

Spanish almond prices begin a recovery due to the drought in California and the frost in Europe

The Valencian Association of Farmers (Ava-Asaja) has warned that the new almond campaign began with a significant reduction in world supply, due to the…

Covid detected on durian packages imported from Thailand

A market in China’s Ganzhou city has reportedly found Covid-19 on the surface of durian packages imported from Thailand, the Office of Agricultural Affairs…

Chris Rose - Asplins Producer Group

Late start and mixed weather conditions makes for a challenging softfruit season

The strawberry harvest is continuing at Asplins Producer Organisation in Kent, the peak volumes are past but picking will continue with significant volumes for a while yet. “It…

Intelligent tomato harvester applied in Xinjiang

A new model of tomato harvester is working in the field of Manas County, Changji Prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Thursday. Through color…

Dole and Hema Fresh organized Sweetio super sweet banana activity for Chinese Valentine's Day

Dole organized promotional activities for Sweetio super sweet bananas in Shanghai's Baodi Plaza and Beijing's Shili Castle, as well as other locations of Hema Fresh stores.…

Mango opens up new chapter for Pak-China business cooperation

Enjoying the taste and aroma of Pakistan’s white Chaunsa Mango, one of the world’s top available varieties, guests including government officers and…

Hong Kong drives to capture the cold-chain market

In Hong Kong, where many U.S. businesses send shipments to and receive goods from, a new drive to maximize cold chain opportunities is being realized and…

Water Ways receives a $CAD 900,000 new project in Vietnam

Water Ways Technologies Inc., a global provider of Israeli-based agriculture technology, providing water irrigation solutions to agricultural producers announces that the…

Research unravels evolutionary history of sweet apples

The apple is a member of the genus Malus within the Rosaceae family, and is one of the most economically important and popular temperate fruit trees worldwide.…

Torkham border reopened for commercial activities

The Torkham border, which was closed for several hours by the Pakistani authorities after the Taliban took control of Nangarhar province on Sunday, was…

Taiwan agricultural losses hit nearly NT$577 million due to heavy rains

Heavy rains over the past few weeks had caused an estimated NT$576.84 million (US$20.71 million) in damage to crops as of Sunday. Recent torrential rains have mostly affected…

Zimbabwe embarks on massive citrus project

Toppick Investments has embarked on a massive citrus investment production at its Zhovhe Farm in Beltbridge that will see the organisation planting 227,000…

Pineapple farming boosting Ghana exports

In 2019 Ghana exported $10 million of pineapples to the worldwide market as global demand for the fruit was increasing. "We received a number of requests for fresh…

"Stacking containers as in a bookshelf"

Dubai-based company wants to revolutionize how ports operate

In Dubai's Jebel Ali port, a new technology is being tested that aims to speed up, improve and automate the way shipping containers are stored, moved and shipped. Typically,…

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