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OVERVIEW GLOBAL PINEAPPLE MARKET

In Germany, traders are looking back on a very unstable pineapple season, and in fact, this applies to the global market. For some, the demand has fallen and prices are high,…

California gets going on organic stone fruit production

California organic stone fruit is just beginning and seeing the results of the recent heat in the state. Mason Parkinson at Valliwide Marketing Inc. in Reedley, Ca. notes that…

William Francis II of Free World Trade:

“The Caribbean can supply the US with ginger year-round”

The Caribbean islands are mostly known throughout the world for their tourism industry, while their agricultural output has remained relatively unknown. Now, US import company…

Increasing demand on tight watermelon supplies

Supplies of watermelon are fairly slim currently. “Supplies are sufficient to meet demand but there’s not much surplus availability,” says Mike Martori of Stella Farms based…

Nevada’s Cultiva nets $2.94 million funding to stop crops getting sunburn

Sunburn of high value fruits like apples or pears is already a major cause of costly yield losses for farms in warmer climates. Anticipating a future of ever…

Tina Rencelj

California pear growers say no to anti-ripening treatments

California pear farmers have united as an industry with a pledge to never use post-harvest treatments like 1-MCP that impede ripening and create a…

First cherries from California arrive in Mainland China

The cherry is one of the most popular fruits in the Chinese market. The sales of Chilean cherries are good every year, and the production season that has just completed was no…

Industry cautious but positive about new date for Asia Fruit Logistica

The Asia Fruit Logistca organisers made it known yesterday that the trade show would be postponed until November. It was due to take place in Singapore in late September but…

Today's important COVID-19 news in the fresh produce sector

Corona-update: Dutch government allocates € 50 million to help potato growers

In this last Corona-virus update of the week, we take a look at the government of the Netherlands providing € 650 million to save from losses caused by the pandemic. On a more…

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Prince Edward Island - Canada

Uncertainty hampers potato season

Prince Edward Island potato farmers will likely be planting less crop this season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of social distancing restrictions,…

United Fresh

Organic Produce Network to co-host general session during United Fresh LIVE!

United Fresh Produce Association and Organic Produce Network will co-host an Organic General Session on Wednesday, June 17 at 12:00 noon EDT during United Fresh LIVE! The…

Global Focus Melons / Kiwifruit

BestMelon premium netted melons from Italy

"BestMelon was inspired by our corporate mission to promote and rediscover the flavors and colors of the Mediterranean diet through the genetic improvement of varieties of the…

Retail

Lidl: Newest store in the U.S. will open soon

Target: Fulfilment capabilities expansion with Deliv tech acquisition

Stacey Kravitz named new UNFI Canada presidentGrocery distributor United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) has promoted Stacey Kravitz to president of UNFI Canada, succeeding Peter…

United Airlines is launching new cargo flights for Switzerland:

Three times a week from Zurich to Chicago

Effective immediately, United Airlines is connecting Zurich International Airport with Chicago O'Hare International Airport three times a week with a cargo-only flight. The…

Potato may be a high-quality protein source, study finds

A study carried out by researchers from the Canadian McMaster University has concluded that potatoes can be a source of high-quality protein that helps…

US: Potato retail sales increase in Q3 of marketing year 2020

IRI data for the third quarter of the marketing year (January – March 2020) showed growth in both dollars and volume for total potato sales at retail. Total…

Chile

The agricultural sector will need to spend more on cleaning protocols and to inform consumers

The economic and logistical consequences of the expansion of COVID-19 have hit world agriculture, hindering its implementation, and interrupting global export flows. However,…

Dominican Republic sees great potential for increasing avocado volumes

The Dominican Republic has 35,000 hectares of avocado trees grown in different parts of the country, and are increasing their volumes by 10% each year. The…

Argentina is the second-biggest exporter of cherries in the southern hemisphere

Rio Negro's fruit season ends with positive results

The fruit harvest in the Argentine province of Rio Negro, northern Patagonia, has concluded with significant increases in the commercialization of the region's…

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World's largest refrigerated truck launched in Spain

The world's largest LHV refrigerated truck has just been launched and is already in circulation in Spain, although still in the trial period. It is the result of a project of…

Pieter Vermeulen, Sakata

“Traders must keep focusing on tasty snack tomatoes”

There are snack tomatoes everywhere these days. Consumers are currently obsessed with them. People have a huge choice, which bodes well for trading companies. Every year, they…

"Having the best soft fruit assortment has proven to be a customer keeper"

Aartsen goes big with Driscoll's promo week

Last year the kick off of the collaboration between Driscoll's and Aartsen took place. Although their activities differ considerably from one another, both companies seem to…

More than 2 million tons of European potatoes have been left without a buyer

The North-western European Potato Growers Association (NEPG) has said that the closure of the hospitality industry in Europe and the consequent drop in the demand for…

MIN of Rungis: act of solidarity between the fruit and vegetable sector and the flower sector

Tradition has it that on the first of May, the French presidential couple welcomes lily producers to the Elysée, as well as representatives of the Rungis market in order to…

Spanish campaign almost over

Record-breaking demand and prices for citrus fruits in the last two months

In the past two months, citrus fruits have been the most popular products in the fruit and vegetables sector. Yet our country has never seen such a significant reduction in…

John Opstal, Gebr. Opstal Transporten

Rock-bottom prices for return freight for fruit and vegetables too?

In recent weeks, the European transport sector has been offering return freight at rock-bottom prices. These are mostly prices that do not nearly cover transportation costs.…

Rosa Hernandorena: "Apricot and plum sales fall, while those of nectarines and Paraguayo peaches are on the rise"

"Not doing things properly doesn't cut it in the stone fruit sector"

In the previous season, Spanish fruit growers suffered drastic price drops due to overproduction, but this year the situation is looking more promising. "It appears that the production…

Valente produces complete systems for innovative crops

Fruit orchards need to be safeguarded not only against hail, but also against insects. Posts and threads are essential for some stone fruits and all top fruits but, lately,…

First trends for the 2020 campaign

Climate has affected European peach/nectarines/pavia production

The first European harvest trends and forecasts will be revealed, as they have been every year for almost 30 years, by Europech, which coordinates the Italian,…

EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan on Brexit negotiations:

‘UK shows ‘no real sign’ of approaching trade talks with plan to succeed’

The UK is showing “no real sign” of approaching Brexit trade talks with a plan to succeed during the coronavirus pandemic, the EU’s trade commissioner has…

AU: Apple and pear harvest with excellent volumes to wrap up this week

A milder season has helped deliver a very good apple and pear crop for Yarra Valley-based Red Rich Fruits, says owner and director Michael Napoleone. Michael said quality was…

"The time is right to strike there, as our volumes build up"

Australian citrus producers urged to start building relationships in India for the long term

With the industry in an expansion phase, Citrus Australia is encouraging growers to think about building relationships in the Indian market, to help manage increasing volumes…

Spain

High prices for the last Valencian citrus

The end of the citrus campaign is around the corner in the Spanish Region of Valencia, with increasingly limited volumes and rising prices. In the Lonja of…

New Zealand runs out of lettuce

In an opinion piece published this week in the News Hub, Mike Chapman, CEO of Horticulture New Zealand, which represents 5,500 commercial fruit and vegetable producers across the…

Unique quality brings this product high recognitions

Mountain pear becoming a differentiated product in Europe

"Mountain Pear is a brand that we have been using for our overseas business, which was successfully registered in 2019. Although it’s a new brand, it has won recognition in…

Chinese garlic price shows significant decline

The harvest of fresh early-season garlic began more than a week ago in Henan production areas. Frost has not had a severe impact on the production volume this year. The garlic…

Significant reduction in Chinese Fuxi watermelon output

The melon season is in full swing now in China and more melons are expected to reach the market this month. However, some seasons are already ending, as is the…

Chilean kiwi exports focus on Europe

Chile's kiwi harvests are coming to an end. The Chilean Kiwi Committee stated in its latest Crop Report that the harvest in the north-central zone, between Aconcagua and…

ONE expands its reefer fleet with 5,000 new units

The Ocean Network Express (ONE) company has announced the expansion of its reefer container fleet capacity with the addition of 5,000 units (40 "HC), including 200 units…

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Onion export duty lifted in Iran

The Iranian Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has recently lifted the 100,000-rial (€2.2) per kilogram duty on onion export, says Mohammad-Shafi’ Malekzadeh, the head of Iran’s…

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Due to chronic inflation and US sanctions

Iran will remove four zeros from its currency

Iranian government officials have reportedly approved a plan to slash four zeros from the national currency, the rial, which has been falling sharply in value…

Melinda Nagy

Farmers are innovating world-wide to get food to the consumer

All over the world, growers and others in the global food supply chain are innovating to keep the world fed when populations are told to stay home, street…

Spain

"Classical music favors the growth of plants by around 25%"

The only Pink tomatoes certified by Aragon's Committee for Ecological Agriculture in the province of Huesca are grown in the greenhouse of the Organic Garden of Casa Rural La…

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