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The impact of Washington’s reduced apple crop and small fruit size

Washington’s apple crop is estimated to be down 22 million cases this year compared to last year, from 122.3 million cases to 99.8 million. “It’s probably the smallest crop in…

Harold Paivarinta with greenhouse grower Red Sun Farms

“Cost increases are an opportunity to identify efficiencies”

Lull in U.S. lychee market makes way for South African fruit

South Africa has begun its lychee season a week to 10 days early because of the weather. “There were a lot of warm days with the temperature getting to 37-38 degrees so it…

Thanksgiving movement “one of the strangest ever”

“I’m seeing one of the strangest Thanksgivings ever.” This is what Ken Gad of Cambridge Farms Inc. says as he looks out at the potato movement currently. “I want to say there…

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Massive batch used 10 tons of avocados

Mexican town sets Guinness World Record for largest batch of guacamole ever

A town in the Mexican state of Michoacán got into the Guinness World Records after creating the largest serving of guacamole. Some 300 men and women in the municipality of…

"We expect Chilean cherry exports to the United States will double in the 2022/23 campaign"

The sector has great expectations for this year's Chilean cherry campaign in the United States. In 2020, Chile exported 4,638 tons of cherries to the US. One…

P.E.I. potato farmers still hurting from 2021 export ban to US

Prince Edward Island potato growers are still feeling the impact of lost commerce, one year after a four-month ban of table potato shipments to the US began.…

Julien Cremer, Sud ImpEx:

Start of the cherry campaign from Argentina

The cherries from Argentina have arrived at Sud ImpEx. The company specializes in the shipment of Spanish and French fruit and vegetables on the Saint-Charles market. Mostly…

Peak Brussels sprouts crop ready for holiday season

Ocean Mist Farms Brussels sprouts are currently headed into the peak fall crop, just in time to meet shopper demand during the busy holiday season. Ocean Mist Farms provides…

West Pak Avocado adds to sales team

West Pak Avocado, a grower, packer and distributor of premium avocados, is pleased to add Jennifer Zendejas to its sales team. As director of sales and…

Special Greenhouse

"They've already lowered their production and expectations are it'll remain low in the coming months"

Dutch greenhouse blackout expected to boost prices of exported Spanish vegetables

The upcoming fall in production in Central European countries, such as the Netherlands, because of the increase in gas prices is expected to lead to an…

Global Focus Citrus

Citrosuco launches unit for natural ingredients production for different industries

The Brazilian company Citrosuco, one of the largest orange juice producers in the world, responsible for 20% of the global product supply, just announced the launching of…

Retail

Walmart and Target’s quarterly results lay bare the retailers’ differences

Partnership between Kroger and Drone Express to offer drone-delivered groceriesAccording to Jody Kalmbach, group vice president of product experience at Kroger, “Kroger’s new…

Looking ahead to the Organic Grower Summit 2022

Two days of educational sessions, a sold-out trade show floor, and networking opportunities await attendees of next week's fifth annual Organic Grower Summit (OGS) in…

Driscoll's Russell Allwell discusses Berry Gardens acquisition

US berry giant Driscoll's completed the acquisition of Berry Gardens Limited (BGL), the sales, packaging and distribution entity of the UK's leading berry…

US transportation industry should focus on international shipping for fresh fruits and vegetables

The American transportation industry might want to study the odds-on international shipping for fresh fruits and vegetables. For a variety of good reasons,…

Satsuma overload: citrus growers need to diversify

Citrus harvest season is in full swing across the North Florida/South Georgia production region. One thing is certain this season: growers need to diversify…

Central Valley temperatures still important for citrus growers

Central Valley citrus growers have been waiting for temperatures around 30°F to enable them to get harvesting. Jared Gomes with Pro Citrus Network: "It needs…

Small growers in Washington state heavily impacted by labor shortages

Every year, thousands of employees are needed in Washington state to help with the fruit harvest. Apple and cherry grower April Clayton says every year is…

Four pomelo planting areas in Ba Ria-Vung Tau licensed to export to US

Four pomelo planting areas in Ba Ria-Vung Tau have been licensed to export their fruit to the US. The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural…

Fyffes melon subsidiary wins social responsibility award in Honduras

The Honduran Foundation for Corporate Social Responsibility (Fundahrse) has awarded a subsidiary of Fyffes, the melon company Sol Group, the Fundahrse seal for socially…

Peru's blueberry area increased by more than 1,000 hectares this year

So far in the 2022/23 campaign, the volume marketed by the country has grown by 31% compared to the same period of the previous campaign. The country's…

Russia-Latin America shipping negotiations focus on banana supplies

Fesco FESH.MM, one of Russia’s largest transportation companies, is in negotiations to establish a shipping route between Russia and Latin America, hoping to…

Cuba embraces eco-farming due to tightened US sanctions

Growers in Cuba are increasingly adopting ecological farming methods as the US trade embargo continues to restrict the country's access to chemical…

Jamaica Producers veteran Marshall Hall has died

Yesterday, former longtime group managing director of Jamaica Producers Group, Marshall Hall passed away at the age of 88. Hall served as group managing…

Latest rains are "not enough to save Morocco's agricultural season"

Last weekend's rainfall interrupted a long period of drought in Morocco, but was not enough to lift growers' morale. Mr. Rida Aghori, an agricultural engineer, has been…

Retailer lauds quality of Spanish imports, even despite delays caused by port strike

More early South African grapes kept locally

Grape volumes on the South African market are very high because producers don’t want to take chances with the shelf life of their grapes and instead of exporting, keep more of…

Egyptian canned vegetable producers continue to serve the Russian market

The Egyptian exporter Wadi El Nile, which markets its products under the brand names "Wadi ElNile", "Vida", "Al Shahid" and "Mando", continues to serve the Russian market…

‘Nature’s Gift to Health’

As the cherry season approaches in Australia, Hort Innovation says the ‘Nature’s Gift to Health’ campaign was successful in promoting the fruit in the Malaysian market. The…

Australian scientist creates world-first genome map of Hass avocados

In a world-first, Onkar Nath completed his PhD candidacy at The University of Queensland by creating a near-complete genome sequence of Hass avocados. It is…

Low demand for lemons and grapefruit in Europe despite smaller supply

The demand in the lemon market remains quiet, which is usually the case in November, when consumption always shows signs of weakness, according to Ailimpo, the…

Elea PEF celebrates 10 year anniversary at Advantage Day

New belt system for the potato and vegetable industry

On November 16 & 17, Elea held their PEF Advantage Day at their facilities in Quakenbrück, Germany. This year, the event also marked the 10th anniversary of the company.…

Return of the watermelon

LeaderBrand is busy investing in a domestic watermelon crop to produce a delicious, sustained supply for the local market. Kristine Walsh speaks to LeaderBrand's Gisborne team…

EastFruit

“20% of nut orchards in Ukraine will be organic by 2030”

During the international conference “Nuts of Ukraine 2022: exchange of experience with Georgia” held on November 19, 2022, in Tbilisi, the President of the Ukrainian Nut…

New EU emission rules will cause major shipping lines to pass on additional costs

According to the major shipping lines, they will pass on the extra costs of compliance with the forthcoming European Union Emissions Trading System (ETS).…

Aeroponic potato farming

Growing potatoes 'in thin air' could increase profits up to 20 percent

Although potato farming takes place on a vast scale in India, crops often get destroyed by unseasonable rains or drought. To help combat these problems, experts have been…

EastFruit

How can robots, cobots and drones contribute to farming?

Video Agribots are coming!

Agribots are starting their work to relieve farmers from the monotonous tasks of planting, growing, and harvesting, as well as to solve the issues associated with the labor…

Leaning heavily back to ocean shipping from airfreight

Perishable supply chain smoothing out somewhat

Currently, the once very confused global supply chain is smoothing out somewhat. According to Chris Connell, senior vice president of perishables-North…

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