Fruit export sector in Peru rallies to provide relief to communities

Peru’s citrus harvest not affected by heavy rain and floods

Peru’s citrus harvest has fortunately not been affected by the heavy rain and floods. Companies from Peru’s fruit export sector have stepped in to…

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Chilean plum shipments to North America 50 percent higher than same time last year

Plum supplies continue to be steady from Chile though other stone fruit varieties such as peaches have finished for the season.  Nectarines: Through week…

Supply gaps imminent for California spring vegetables following record rains

Gaps are on their way. That’s the conclusion following California’s continued rains and their effect on the spring row vegetable crops. “There have…

Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada celebrates successful centennial annual general meeting

The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) successfully concluded its centennial Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 16, 2023, at the Westin…

Amelie Aust promoted to Executive Chair of Fall Creek Board of Directors

Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc., has announced the promotion of Amelie Aust to the executive chair of the family-owned blueberry breeding and nursery company’s…

CPMA announces 2023 Passion for Produce participants

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) is proud to announce 18 rising stars who will participate in the 2023 Passion for Produce (PFP) program in…

Mexico: Agro-exports saw record values in 2022

According to the Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mexican agro-exports achieved a record value of $50.13 billion in 2022. This…

IFPA Mentoring Program extends leadership development for women

The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) will kick off a women’s mentoring program at its Women’s Fresh Perspectives Conference, April 16-18 in…

Los Angeles sees container downturn in first months of 2023

The Port of Los Angeles handled 487,846 TEUs in February, translating to a 43% drop from the all-time high in the same month last year. The Californian port's…

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California Splendor, Inc. recalls Kirkland brand bags of Frozen Organic Whole Strawberries

California Splendor, Inc. of San Diego, California is recalling certain lots of 4-lb. bags of Kirkland Signature Frozen Organic Strawberries that were…

Facebook post leads to unbelief and anger

Toronto: Sobeys sells individually packaged fruit slices

Netizens on Facebook were not merciful when someone posted about a Toronto Sobeys giving away "cute" individually packaged clementine slices. There were lots…

The seasonal satsuma bottleneck

The short timeframe for satsuma mandarins to be harvested and sold in the fall created a bottleneck of supply around the Thanksgiving holiday in 2022. An excess supply led to a…

4th annual expanded CEA survey released

IUNU released its fourth State of CEA Survey. This survey will provide insights into emerging trends and challenges in the Controlled Environment Agriculture…

Michoacan's lime production has increased in 2023

According to official data shared by the Agri-Food and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP), Michoacan produced 107,582 tons of lime in the first two months of…

FAO: World exports of tropical fruits fall 5% in 2022

A recent report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations showed that world exports of tropical fruits fell by 5% in 2022. Mangos,…

Pieter du Toit – Dutoit Agri

South African onions increasingly important to the UK & Europe

“South Africa is an increasingly important supplier of high quality onions to the UK and EU. Not only this year with the shortages, but already back in…

FreshPride ~ Singapore

"Australia's grape exports start strong in Asia"

Benjamin Choy has recently joined the FreshPride team from Singapore. He comes with a background in the international fresh produce industry, including…

China's wax apple has taken a big step towards the international market

Hainan Province is an important production area for ​​wax apples in China. In addition to the traditional varieties of Black King Kong, Black Pearl,…

"We have sent our first shipments to Ghana and Guinea"

The Egyptian exporter Al Habony for Agricultural Imports and Exports has shipped its first containers of various fresh products to Ghana and Guinea,…

In Morocco, rainfall comes just in time to improve the caliber of late citrus fruits

After long months of aridity and consistent drought that have tested Moroccan citrus growers, the rainfalls that Morocco received in February-March…

"Whatever the market price, we will be even more competitive"

As the watermelon season approaches, producers in several North and West African countries are competing with simultaneous calendars to supply the…

Israel’s 2022-23 avocado harvest - volumes lower and lighter

Israel’s 2022-2023 avocado season, has seen lower volumes with an estimated 70 000 tons up to now, compared to over 100 000 tons at the same time last…

Fruit Wholesale Buschhüter & Co. at the Frischezentrum Essen

"Qualitatively speaking, this year's Orri campaign was better than last year's"

The season of Israeli Orri clementines has got off to a particularly good start this year. "Quality has so far been better than last year and demand…

Perishable Movements K. Ltd. about their vacuum cooling service:

“The product quality is maintained, ensuring a longer shelf-life”

Perishable Movements K. Ltd. is a mid-sized freight forwarding & logistics company based in Kenya, consisting of 60 employees. The company transports…

Shandong QiHe Biotechnology

Chinese shiitake grower opens production in Poland and Spain

Bi ShuTong is the European Business Developer at QiHe Biotechnology. The company is an expert in the production of substate logs for shiitake, king…

Reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia is good news for Iranian tomato producers

Iran and Saudi Arabia were announced on March 10 to have reached a reconciliation agreement and the restoration of diplomatic relations, after a…

“Taking the most out of your shipments is just one simple step away!”

At Otflow, the mission is to reduce food waste on a global scale. Since 2018, their floor covers for containers have been used by over 100 exporters in…

Westfalia Avocado new season launched in India

Westfalia Fruit India is delighted to announce the arrival of the first avocado container of the season from Tanzania and parallel, the first air shipments to…

Free potato stocks limited in North-western European growers region

Within the North-western European Potato Growers NEPG (EU-04) there are various issues for the coming months. In view of the current season, the question…

Retail campaign in UK highlights the best of South African stone fruit

Extensive promotional activity has put South African stone fruit at the front of consumer and retailer minds and highlighted both the quality of…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Colombia at £0.95

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale…

Can Indian growers ride the tomato, onion, and potato wave?

Indian potato and onion farmers are struggling to get remunerative prices in certain regions of India. (Indo-)Dutch companies providing solutions from planting…

Kenyan avocado suppliers demand more time to comply with new regulations

Kenyan avocado suppliers are uncertain about the regulations imposed by nation’s regulatory body as the harvesting season draws close. Traders call for an…