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Gap in asparagus supplies likely following Peru’s political unrest

Supplies of asparagus could be tight for another one to two weeks. In Mexico, the weather has affected the asparagus supply in both Baja and San Luis. “It’s been cool and…

Consumers continue to trade up to organic apples

Washington state’s organic apple acreage has shown a steady increase in recent years. “About 40 percent of our apples are grown organically,” says Blake Belknap with Rainier…

Stronger export demand helps push cranberry pricing up

Demand continues to be strong domestically and internationally for a low supply of cranberries. “It’s the lowest inventory I’ve seen in 10 years at least. This is going to…

Iván Marambio: President Asoex, Chile

Chilean cherries, table grapes and blueberries ready for 2023

The year 2023 will be a year of adaption and adjustment to new conditions says Iván Marambio, President of the Chilean Association of Fruit Exporters (Asoex). With cherries,…

Sumo Citrus returns, readies for historic 2023 season with largest crop on record

Sumo Citrus, the award winning mandarin known for its sweetness, texture and distinct look, will burst back into fruit aisles this January. The most pampered…

USDA determines individual responsibly connected to Texas violator

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined that Juan Carlos Cruz Castro was responsibly connected to The Great Produce LLC (Great Produce),…

ProducePay appoints new CEO

ProducePay has appointed Patrick McCullough as the company’s new chief executive officer. He succeeds Pablo Borquez Schwarzbeck who has served as CEO since founding the…

Avocado demand in the US decreases because of the high price of the fruit

The price of avocados rose dramatically between January 2021 and July 2022. High avocado prices are affecting the consumption of an important ingredient in…

Rio Negro and Neuquen's pear and apple exports fall

Rio Negro and Neuquen's pear and apple exports in 2022 fell compared to 2021. According to the National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (SENASA), during…

Digitally connected sweet and seed corn husker system introduced

PROEX FOOD has commercially released its new, digitally connected sweet and seed corn husker system called the iNTELLIPRO™ HUSKER. This husker offers modern, digital…

Special Fruit Logistica

Circular retail ready packaging showcased at Fruit Logistica

Fiber-based packaging provider, Solidus Solutions (Solidus) will attend the annual Fruit Logistica tradeshow for the fruit and vegetable sector at the Messe…

Global Focus Bananas

Bonnysa's banana and its fresh and natural grated tomato were awarded the Flavor of the Year award

The Alicante company Bonnysa started 2023 by obtaining the Flavor of the Year award for two of its products. The company's banana, which it grows in Tenerife…

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HMart expands California footprint

Plum Market opened its first Florida location

Amazon CEO says job cuts to exceed 18,000 rolesAmazon.com Inc's layoffs will now increase to more than 18,000 roles as part of a workforce reduction it previously disclosed,…

New Leadership Vision Masterclass series introduced

Many leaders get stuck in the day-to-day chaos of putting out fires. From this position, they may fail to develop a vision for how they want to show up as a…

Record number of Chilean cherry containers in a single stopover at the port of Hong Kong

Manzanillo Express, a Hapag-Lloyd ship and part of the Cherry Express service that operates from November to February, arrived at the Port of Hong Kong from…

Goldenberry shipper donates 37,000 lbs. of produce as part of charitable efforts

Goldenberry Farms has donated more than 37,000 pounds of fresh and freshly dehydrated produce as part of its “Where Good Things Grow” initiative to support farmers and local…

Wholesale Produce Supply acquires Bandwagon Brokerage

Wholesale Produce Supply LLC, a fresh produce logistics and inventory management solutions provider and a Cross Rapids Capital portfolio company, announced…

USDA approves world's first vaccine for honeybees

Dalan Animal Health, Inc., a biotech company pioneering insect health, announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture granted a conditional license…

Peak of the Market hires new director of marketing & communications

Peak of the Market is proud to announce that Taylor Fenn has joined its team as director of marketing & communications. With eight years of experience in…

Monterey Mushrooms promotes Mike Stephan

Monterey Mushrooms® is excited to announce the promotion of long-time teammate, Mike Stephan, to Vice President of Sales & Business Development. Stephan has…

Funding from the Baker-Polito administration

Massachusetts Cranberry Bog Renovation Grant Program to receive $1 million

The Baker-Polito Administration has announced that the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) has awarded $1,000,000 to 17 organizations…

New Hampshire blueberries endangered by climate change

Due to climate change, New Hampshire’s winters are getting shorter and warmer. As a consequence, the growing season for many crops is getting longer. But for…

Market and Crop Update for January 5, 2023

“Demand for onions is picking back up this week”

Idaho/Oregon/Washington/Utah/Michigan/North Dakota:Rick Greener with Greener Produce in Ketchum, ID, told us on January 4, “Demand is picking back up this…

Chile intends to diversify its port and logistics alternatives

After the serious problems faced in the previous season, there is an urgent interest on the part of the authorities and business organizations for each link in…

USDA

Argentina: Citrus Annual

Fresh orange production projected to drop to 800,000 tons

For marketing year (MY) 2022/23, industry experts forecast the fresh lemon production to decrease to 1.77 million metric tons (MMT) due to unfavorable weather conditions.…

"This year, the Egyptian citrus has no competition"

This year, Egypt is not facing much competition in citrus exports, according to Mr. Mohamed Foaad, CEO of Egyfarm for export and trading. This is due to climatic factors,…

2022 was a good year for IQF produce in Egypt

The Egyptian producer of frozen fruits and vegetables Deluxe for Investments has doubled its exports in 2022 compared to the previous year, reaching a volume of 6,000 tons.…

Garlic volumes to drop by 50% in Egypt

The garlic season in Egypt will face a volume decline of up to 50%. According to Mr. Anthony Mina, CEO of E2M, this decrease is normal and follows the cycle of decreasing…

Francois Myburgh – Bet-el Fruit

“Without quality, it doesn’t matter how empty the grape market is”

Emotions are running high in the South African grape industry; being a fruit marketer feels more like being a firefighter these days, remarks Francois Myburgh, executive…

Nigerian avocado industry hopes to make use of advanced farming techniques in the future

Nigerian ambassador Adeniyi Sola Bunmi has expressed his growing concern for the lack of interest on the part of the government to mobilize the workforce…

Egyptian currency weakens to 26.49 to the dollar

The Egyptian pound has weakened to 26.49 to the dollar, its biggest one-day move since the Central Bank allowed it to fall by 14.5% on October 27. It was about…

Moldovan plums expand their foothold on the German market

Thanks to the partnerships established between Moldovan producers and German importers, Moldovan plums are gaining an increasingly high share of this market, and importers are…

Jan Van Luchene, Bruwier Potatoes:

"The export and industry markets can't keep up with these rising prices"

The Belgian free potato market is currently in transition, with products not always easy to come by. "That's typical at the turn of the year. Short-storage growers have sold,…

Italian firm becomes exclusive dealer of Dutch asparagus portfolio

Agri Network will become exclusive dealer of the Limgroup asparagus varieties portfolio in Italy. Effective January 1, 2023. Italy has been a major asparagus-producing country…

EastFruit

Banana and grape prices have risen the most

Wholesale prices for fruits in Ukraine have doubled over the year

EastFruit analysts report that wholesale fruit prices in Ukraine at the end of 2022 were on average 98% higher than at the end of 2021. The main reason for such a sharp price…

Jan van Heijningen retired from Eminent, working for PUM

Jan van Heijningen has retired. With effect from the new year, he has quit Eminent. Together with his brother Ted, he set up the company almost forty years ago. First, as a…

Proseal to showcase its fresh produce expertise

A complete fresh produce packing line solution will form the centrepiece of tray sealing and packaging line specialist Proseal’s stand at this year’s Fruit Logistica, held on…

Life of British logistics expert Neil Cotterell remembered

On Thursday 29th December over 120 G’s colleagues, past and present gathered to remember G’s Supply Chain Director, friend, and long-time colleague Neil Cotterell. Neil…

Gabriel Sigmund

From the road to the plate: lettuce takes up toxic additives from tyre wear

Chemicals from tyre wear could get into our vegetables via sewage sludge and waste water Wind, sewage sludge, and waste water carry tyre wear particles from roads onto…

Container News

Chinese export container rates drop despite normal Chinese New Year cargo rush

An unusual drop in prices was observed in Chinese container exports, according to chief shipping analyst at BIMCO, Niels Rasmussen, who noted that box rates, which normally…

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Indian ports end 2022 on a promising note as box volumes stay resilient

According to the latest exclusive port data collected by Container News, the flow of containers in and out of Indian ports is showing signs of a resurgence…

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