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PMA virtual town hall

Finding, recruiting and maintaining talent in the produce industry

This week’s PMA virtual town hall featured three young individuals at various stages of their careers in the produce industry, who discussed what attracted them to the…

Marcial Hernandez of Pacific Trellis Fruit

Supplies of Chilean cherries to US increase by 140% compared to same time last year

The Chilean cherry season has started, and volumes are up this season. The interest from China is usually very high for the product, but, so far, the supplies sent to the US…

Plentiful supplies and good retail demand for North America sweet potatoes

Supplies of sweet potatoes are plentiful right now. “They’re good here—I have more than last year. Last year I didn’t make it 12 months with supplies and currently it looks…

BC Produce Marketing Association award recognizes decades of industry service

The British Columbia Produce Marketing Association (BCPMA) recently recognized Oppy’s Chairman, CEO and Managing Partner John Anderson with its Lifetime Achievement award,…

Chiquita unveils banana-inspired limited-edition art sticker series

Chiquita is celebrating an eclectic range of much-loved classic art by launching an all new, limited-edition sticker series that highlights the brand’s playful, creative…

Washington grower sees growth in organic sales

Over the past decade, CMI Orchards has continued to invest significantly in overall organic growth, bringing to market club organics such as Ambrosia, KIKU, Kanzi, Jazz, Envy,…

Bolthouse Farms continues its year of giving with holiday initiatives

This holiday season, Bolthouse Farms – whose mission is Plants Powering People – is once again acting on its commitment to support those in need in the communities it serves…

CBP Field Operations seizes nearly $3 million in hard narcotics at Pharr International Bridge

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted alleged methamphetamine and heroin worth…

Rainforest Alliance and the concept of Shared Responsibility

Last Friday, November 27, banana producers and exporters unions from 7 Latin American countries convened a tripartite table to which they invited the most…

San Miguel announces Pablo Plá as new CEO starting February 2021

Citrus company San Miguel announced that Pablo Plá will assume the leadership of the company as its new CEO in February 2021. From that date on, Romain…

Special Year Overview

Year Overview 2020: January

It seems like the year 2020 had a surprise for us just about every month, and it was hardly ever a positive one. In the Year Overview we'll look back on some of the major…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Looking for markets for new cactus pear varieties

As the cactus pear harvest is getting ready to begin late December in Argentina, La Pirucha Farms, an Argentinian/California venture is looking to expand into new markets. The…

Retail

Dreamstime

Cardenas Markets has joined forces with DoorDash

Costco: November and Q1 fiscal year 2021 sales results

US: Stop & Shop to hire 5,000 new workers across NortheastAmid a pandemic and an ongoing omnichannel transformation, Stop & Shop aims to fill more than 5,000 jobs across its…

Organto expands supply of organic limes

Organto Foods Inc., an integrated provider of organic and value-added organic fruits and vegetables today announced the expansion of its organic limes…

Fair Trade USA appoints Ricardo Crisantes as new board chair

Fair Trade USA®, the leading certifier of fair trade products in North America including coffee, produce, consumer packaged goods, apparel, and home goods,…

Moxxy Marketing promotes junior project manager

Moxxy Marketing has promoted Christina Fuentes to Junior Project Manager, with a focus on delivering marketing services to Moxxy’s East Coast-based clients.…

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

CFAP 2 application deadline coming up on December 11th

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency reminds farmers and ranchers to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) by Dec. 11,…

Ontario’s 2020 budget: Spending on agriculture

Two big positives for agriculture in Ontario’s $187 billion 2020 budget are funding for rural broadband infrastructure and the Agri-Food Prevention and Control…

Renzzo

Health benefits of green leafy vegetables, baby greens and microgreens

Vegetables are an essential component of our diet and not getting enough of them can have harmful effects on our health. The US Centres for Disease Control and…

Luisgea

Lawmakers to debate farm law in effort to defuse blockade

Peruvian farm workers block major road, demanding better wages

Hundreds of workers from agricultural export companies in southern Peru have blocked a key highway in the country's south, stranding dozens of tractor-trailers…

Chilean cherry prices stabilize in China after reaching record highs

In early November, some small shipments of early-ripening Chilean cherries began arriving in China, registering record prices of up to 2,000 yuan ($ 304) for…

The Port of Antwerp becomes the gateway to Europe for Ecuadorian bananas

The Port of Antwerp, in Belgium, has become the gateway to Europe for Ecuadorian bananas. In fact, in order to strengthen and promote commercial relations…

Alexander Van Orshaegen, Group A. De Witte, Belgium

“This year, we’re expecting 25% more Spanish citrus than last season”

The Spanish citrus season is off to a good start this year. Even though there’s still quite a bit of overseas volume on the Belgian market. There’s far less uncertainty about…

Lifeprint LLC develops new method for dentification of apples

"Already, 55 of the most common apple varieties can be identified"

Apples have always been the most popular fruit among German consumers. The individual apple varieties differ in their appearance and taste, among other things. lifeprint LLC-…

Antoine Guyot, Del Monte:

"The higher air freight rates continue to have an impact on the price of goods transported by air".

On the MIN at Rungis, you can find Del Monte Extra Sweet pineapples of Kenyan origin transported by plane, as well as the Extra Sweet pineapple of Costa Rican origin sold…

Greek strawberry season will have its focus on European markets this year

“Overseas shipping of strawberries isn’t sustainable at the moment”

The Greek strawberry season is looking positive, despite higher airfreight rates for overseas shipments. Greece has increased its strawberry acreage by about ten per cent…

Gerard Mostert, Betrex, Spain

"This year's lack of tourists affected our imports"

Gerard Mostert is a logistics provider and owns Betrex in Spain. The seasons, therefore, play a part in his business. Fruit and vegetable exports make up more than 80% of…

An overview of the situation with the operator Maurizio Filippi

The kiwi market is in a state of confusion

The commercialization of kiwis in Italy is still in its early stage, but the level of confusion is already high. "At the moment there are Italian kiwis and Greek kiwis on the…

Julia Bouwsema & Tanith Freeman – Cherry Time Dutoit

South African cherries in the ascendant

Aggressive cherry expansion within the Dutoit group in the Koue Bokkeveld over the last four to five years – in some cases replacing uneconomical apple orchards – is coming to…

Chinese garlic market grows weaker as export volume declines

The Chinese garlic market has steadily grown weaker since the new harvest entered the market, but the price has not seen major fluctuations. Overseas demand for Chinese garlic…

Quarantine tasks in US-China Trade Agreement phase one completed

On November 30, Zhao Zenglian, Director of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Department of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of…

Fruit shipments arriving in China are being diverted to Hong Kong due to port congestion

According to a report by The Loadstar, the reinforcement of the inspections of imported products in Chinese ports due to COVID-19 is causing congestion in the…

China International Marine Containers

CMIC - Container shortages results in slew of orders

According to a spokesperson from China International Marine Containers, the world’s largest container manufacturer, the shortage of containers has resulted in…

Import fruit loses Chinese market shares

Domestic fruit becomes more popular with Chinese customers

Seasonal fruits such as oranges, tangerines, apples, pears, and strawberries are all available in the Chinese market. There is more than enough supply. In…

Australia experiences a reduction in fruit consumption during pandemic year as vegetables surge

While there was a growth in the overall take-home consumption of vegetables during the past year, it was a different story for fruit items, according to one of Australia's…

University of New South Wales

Including fruit and vegetables

University of New South Wales develops robotic 'snake' device that can grip and pick up objects

University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney researchers are exploring ways of handling delicate objects. Their soft fabric robotic gripper behaves like an elephant's trunk to…

Onion reports from New Zealand and Japan

Information from both New Zealand and Japan was shared with us this week, with a report from Michael Blake with New Zealand Onion Co. looking at early long…

Christophe Vermeulen to be the new CEO of Belgapom and director of FVPhouse

The Board of Directors of Belgapom has unanimously chosen to collaborate with Christophe Vermeulen as the successor to Romain Cools as the CEO of Belgapom. He…

"The Fruit Farm Group's application for protection has no consequences for Greenyard"

Greenyard has noted the publication of articles in the Belgian press, on The Fruit Farm Group, which is in the procedure for judicial reorganisation. The Fruit…

Bhutanese mandarin exports underway

According to Bhutanese Agriculture Minister Yeshey Penjor, there were no problems in exporting mandarin orange even during the pandemic. At the National…

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