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US importers make the most of the remaining Chilean plum season

Now that the arrivals of Chilean plums into the U.S. have been approved by the USDA under Systems Approach, importers are trying to maximize what’s left of the season. “Aside…

The carrot market’s “perfect storm”

The carrot market’s “perfect storm” is making carrot supplies tight. Domestically out of Texas, the state has little to no production. “It’s extremely light. Whatever is…

Why Cox Enterprise and BrightFarms invest heavily on expansion

"By 2030, half of the lettuce consumed in America will be grown indoors"

When Steve Platt, CEO with BrightFarms, 3 years ago talked with their retail partners, they were all excited about the indoor lettuce industry, seeing it as an interesting…

Tropical category

University research team finds positive results with shelf-life technology

The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science (UF-IFAS) has found significantly positive results in its research testing the efficacy of Hazel’s…

Brand refresh goes hand in hand with company’s expansion

IUNU today announced a brand refresh to coincide with the company’s rapid expansion. IUNU recently completed acquisitions of Artemis, a cultivation management…

New director of marketing and business development for Pacific Trellis

Pacific Trellis Fruit, the year-round importer, grower, marketer and owner of the Dulcinea® Brand, has named Howard Nager as its new director of marketing and…

Next stop for berry shipper is Southern Exposure 2022

The Well•Pict trade show crew continues its tour of Florida as it heads to Orlando for the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure. Well•Pict says there are ample…

Organic grower anticipates strong volumes of organic specialty citrus through April

Fruit World, a family-owned grower-shipper of organic and conventional citrus and more, is reporting a strong season for its premium specialty citrus, including organic…

Marketing agency announces succession and expansion plan

DMA Solutions, a marketing agency serving the food and floral industries, announces the company’s succession and expansion plan that includes Megan Zweig’s promotion to…

Colombian farmers and exporters are worried about Russia's exclusion from the Swift network

The Colombian agricultural sector will be affected by the consequences of the military aggression perpetrated by Russia in Ukraine. One of the sector's biggest…

Special Fruit Logistica

FreshPlaza's March special - Fruit Logistica

Soon it will be time to pack your suit case and head to Berlin again! After a long wait Fruit Logistica is on again from 5th until 7th April and as always FreshPlaza are ready…

Global Focus Australia / New Zealand

FreshPlaza March Global Focus - Australia and New Zealand

It's that time of year again when FreshPlaza shines a light on Australia and New Zealand in our March Global Focus. It's been a tricky couple of years to say the least, and we…

Retail

Dreamstime

Shipt has partnered with Walgreens and 7-Eleven

Femsa eyes thousands more Oxxo stores across Latin America

US: E-grocer Weee! raises $425mln in funding round led by SoftBankE-grocer Weee! has raised $425mln in a late-stage funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, riding on…

As more shippers are diverting from West Coast

US East Coast container port congestion grows

Congestion at East Coast North America container ports has increased as more ships were diverted to avoid West Coast gridlock. There were 31 ships anchored off…

Acreage down, quality still excellent

Top quality California-grown asparagus

Once called “the King of Vegetables,” the fields of Delta asparagus have become harder and harder to find. Thousands of acres of asparagus once covered the…

Nuts to you

WEDC grant aims to boost Wisconsin’s hazelnut industry

A Midwestern effort to crack into the hazelnut industry is getting a boost from a $79,800 grant from WEDC. The Targeted Industry Project (TIP) Grant will help…

Peru will export more persimmon in 2022

Fundo Paraíso expects to export 4 to 5 containers of persimmons starting in mid-March. Its general manager, Miguel León, estimates they will harvest 70 tons of…

USDA

National Retail Report - specialty crops

This week's promotions focused on Lent; lemons and limes advertised

Promotions focused on Lent this week, with lemons and limes advertised alongside fish and seafood. Chayote and poblano peppers were popular, particularly in the Latin-focused…

Nagesh Shetty - Deccan Produce

Indian grapes on the water to Russia being received with no problems

Russia is a big market for Indian grapes, especially early in the season before exporters start to send volumes to the European market. The season started normally this year.…

Stephanie De Wit: the sanctions are naturally causing a big panic, considering how much money is still lying in Russia

Moroccan Nadorcott export season interesting, concerns over Russia sanctions

The Moroccan Nadorcotts season, which started about 2 weeks earlier than normal, is entering the last few weeks of packing and has been described as 'interesting' by Stephanie…

Suez Canal tolls to rise on March 1

The Suez Canal Authority has announced it will increase canal tolls by up to 10% for laden and ballast vessels. The toll increase will be effective from 1 March. Egypt's Suez…

Queensland flooding triggers fruit and vegetable shortages in outback

Deluge hits northern NSW - Queenslanders wait for waters to recede

The flooding emergency continues in NSW and Queensland, with concerns for several people still missing in floodwaters and the risk of further wet weather in the days ahead.…

Ruble devaluation scaring importers in Russia

“Things are just very complicated right now”

Turkish fresh produce exporter Eren sends a fair amount of their exported goods towards the Russian market. Coskun Eren, marketing manager for the company, hopes the current…

Retail chains in Poland are giving up Russian and Belarusian products

Shops in Poland (including Netto, Rossmann, Topaz, Kontigo and Lisek.app) are removing Russian and Belarusian products from their offer. In addition, a similar movement can be…

Carla Vercher, marketing manager at Bollo:

"Customers need solutions, which is why we consider it necessary to offer pigmented citrus"

More than 10 years ago, Bollo started developing the Bollo Red Power range for the marketing of Cara-Cara and Sanguinelli, as a reference to the color of the pulp and juice.…

Johann Kraut farming operation invests in optical sorter

German business, Johann Kraut Landwirtschaft, is a real potato specialist: the family-run 90-hectare (220-acre) at Bergkirchen, Bavaria, is now in the third generation and has…

Endinava introduces organic figs in its portfolio: "We aim to reach France, Germany and the Netherlands with them"

"Sales of live lettuce in traditional greengrocers have grown in recent years"

Among the many advantages provided by hydroponics (with the main one being the optimization of all the resources used in agriculture, from the acreage needed for the crops to…

Goy Grosbusch on the development of the Luxembourg and international fruit sector

Grosbusch "Across Europe, we are observing a rapidly growing demand for convenience products"

The Corona crisis has clearly contributed to an increased awareness of the role of regionally produced food. Not only in Germany but also in neighboring countries, a higher…

Port of Hamburg’s seaborne cargo recovers in 2021

After the previous year’s downturn caused by the corona pandemic, in 2021 the seaborne cargo throughput trend in the Port of Hamburg was more positive than…

P&O Maritime Logistics enters container market with multi-carrying vessel modification

Marine solutions provider and part of DP World, P&O Maritime Logistics, is entering the container carrying market while it recently completed the first-ever…

China: Container ports start the new year handling over 24 million TEU

The container throughput of the Chinese ports was 24.2 million TEU in January, which amounts to a slight year-on-year growth of 1.6%. The port of Shanghai has expectedly…

Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute

Tainung No. 4 cultivar

Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute develops disease and flood-resistant potato

The Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute has created a cultivar of potato that is resistant to diseases and flooding. It could help ease a global shortage of the crop amid…

Focus of the Ethiopian government on horticulture

With an increasing coverage of over 1.15 million hectares and a 4.6% share of the total agriculture income, the horticulture sector has become one of the top…

AMS Chief Executive Officer to step down after 14 years

After 14 years at the helm of the Australian Macadamia Society (AMS), Jolyon Burnett has announced his intention to step down from the role of CEO when his…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Current average week prices of bananas at £0.78 for bananas from Belize

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…

Dividend expected to be raised again

BayWa closes 2021 with a significant jump in earnings

BayWa AG closed 2021 with a significant jump in earnings, confirming the excellent business performance that it had already indicated during the past twelve…

Spanish potato packer and trader Patatas Conde joins Europatat

Europatat warmly welcomes Patatas Conde, a potato family business located right in the heart of the Protected Geographical Indication (IGP) “Pataca de…

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