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New campus will allow table grape breeder to speed up innovation

Creating a flavor revolution. That is the mission of California fruit breeder IFG. “About 20 years ago, breeding programs were mostly focused on grower aspects, including…

The greenhouse industry has become key to food security and survival

The greenhouse industry continues to undergo rapid changes in North America. Demand has increased significantly in recent years, consumers have become more demanding, gas…

Tools and technologies for monitoring global shipments

Emerson announced it will be participating in the International Fresh Produce Association’s (IFPA) Global Produce and Floral Show from October 27 to 29 in Orlando, Florida.…

Tropical Storm Julia affects rambutan and papaya supplies from Guatemala and Mexico

HLB Specialties, an importer of rambutan and large papayas, is dealing with the effects of Tropical Storm Julia and its aftermath and informing clients that orders will most…

Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico

US innovators use the sun to roast state’s famous green chiles

Engineers from Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico recently gathered on top of a 200-foot solar testing facility to roast green chiles. One of them was…

Renaissance Food Group recalls products with vegetables after testing finds Listeria

Renaissance Food Group is recalling certain products containing vegetables after the firm received positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes in a…

Some banana exporters from Ecuador increased exports to Russia

As the Russian war rages on in Ukraine and the effects are felt across the world, a few Ecuadorian banana producers and exporters have managed to increase shipments to Russia…

Washington State University leads project to advance soil-biodegradable mulches and innovate plastic recycling

New grant aims to reduce plastic taken from fields to landfills

Washington State University is leading a new project that aims to advance soil-biodegradable mulches and develop innovative methods for recycling the plastic. The projects is…

Releases new salad variety featuring Sabra® guacamole

Fifth Season lets the fresh greens speak for themselves in bold new packaging design

Fifth Season – a food system pioneer and the first player in the vertical farming space to launch ready-to-eat salad kits with distribution in 12+ states in over 1,200…

Video All the international photo reports of Fruit Attraction available

Last week the Fruit Attraction took place in Madrid. The photo coverage of FreshPlaza.com at this fair was already published on Friday, but our international FreshPlaza…

IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show

Live packaging machine demonstrations at global produce show

From October 27 to 29, the very first edition of the Global Produce & Floral Show will take place in Orlando, Florida. JASA is participating and demonstrating two packaging…

Global Focus Top Fruit

“While Chilean and Brazilian apples failed in India last year, Poland and Tukey both did really well”

If prices of Brazilian and Chilean apples remain similar to last season, there's a good chance Polish and Turkish apples will do well in the Indian market this season. The…

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Kroger announced the launch of its Our Brands Innovation Summit

Stop & Shop has reopened three more supermarkets to upgrade its New York City stores

Announcing the 2022 Fortune Change the World listFortune revealed the 2022 Fortune Change the World list, showcasing over 50 companies that have made an important social or…

Peruvian agro-exports up 21.3%: Which were the biggest sellers?

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) reported that Peru’s agro-exports reached US$5,744 million in the January-August 2022 period, a growth of…

Mexico: Berry and blueberry exports up 8.78% in the first half of 2022

Mexico’s Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development announced that in the first half of 2022, exports of strawberries (berries) totaled 467,153 tons,…

Scientists at the University of Florida study whether citrus fruits could be a good potential source of non-caloric sweeteners

New research from the University of Florida (UF) opens the door to the development of a natural calorie-free sugar substitute that tastes just as sweet. A…

"As of today, the sowing area could fall by 15 to 20% over the previous season"

Garlic sowing in Spain is expected to fall significantly due to rising costs and drought

Julio Bacete, the president of the National Garlic Table, calculates that the sowing area, to date, may have fallen by 15 to 20% over the previous campaign; a…

Different interpretations of new cold protocol holds up South African oranges in Portuguese port

In the Portuguese port of Sines there are containers with South African oranges of which some have been waiting for over two weeks to be cleared, and their number has since…

Refrigeration: a hot top fruit storage topic

"Energy costs are making up a bigger part of production costs everywhere," is how Ann Schenk of the Flemish Center for Storage and Horticultural products (VCBT) summarizes the…

Moldova-special: apple and cherry trader Farmprod

Farmprod targets sales of apples on Arab and European market

In recent years, the labor shortage has become hugely challenging for Western European fruit and vegetable companies. Surprisingly, it is just as big a problem for growers in…

Maarten van Damme, Dacomex:

"The big question is, where is this season's ceiling?"

"The Dutch onion market is in an excellent mood. There's been broad demand since the start of the season. And despite the relatively high prices, plenty of onions are still…

Fresh Produce Category

Surinver's Creamy Pumpkin Desserts were awarded the Innovation Hub award at Fruit Attraction

On October 6, Fruit Attraction celebrated its Innovation Hub Awards, which recognized the innovative work of 3 companies. Surinver was awarded within the Fresh Produce…

“Asia is actually the largest market for us when it comes to apples”

Turkish fruit grower and exporter Ana Fruit will be exhibiting during Asia Fruit Logistica in Thailand this year. Currently, they’re working with their apples, shipping a lot…

Fernando Serra, of Laumont:

"It looks like we will have a wild mushroom season without much supply and with a higher price than other years"

The wild mushroom season is about to start in Spain with the first batches arriving from the Pyrenean areas. Due to the dry weather and abundant fires this summer in several…

Marcos Gómez de la Torre, founder and CEO of Huertissima: "We act locally to spark global change"

Launch of first B2C Marketplace for intermediary-free 100% sustainable vegetable gardens

Spanish agricultural producers now have a new business to client marketplace for the direct marketing of their products to end customers without intermediaries. Marcos Gómez…

Ellen van Kester, Horticola Guadalfeo:

"With this market situation, we're not revealing prices"

Many Spanish growers are wondering what Dutch tomato availability will be this winter. "We're getting plenty of requests. Still, there's a lot of uncertainty in the market. I…

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Spain: Doñana National Park loses out to thirsty berry crops

Following a dry autumn, a dry winter and a spring with little rain, a summer of record heatwaves and drought engulfed Spain. Doñana National Park, one of Europe’s most…

Overwhelming industry support for voluntary successor body to take over EAMU and Emergency Authorisations from AHDB horticulture

Following consultation with the Crop Associations and other representative organizations involved with the fresh produce industry, there is overwhelming…

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization

Turkey is the world's largest apricot producer

Apricot trees are planted all over the world, but to date, Turkey is the world's largest apricot producer according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. A…

More than 160 international participants in Belgium

"Chicory biennial offers prospects for the sector"

Last weekend was a chicory weekend of note for Flanders in Belgium and, in truth, for much of Europe. On Sunday, the Flemish ground chicory season, which has good prospects,…

"Achieving year-round kiwifruit supply through overseas cultivation is our long-term goal"

In Mei County pf Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, one of the main producing areas of kiwifruit in China, the kiwifruit production season is in full swing. The nursery of the…

How the humble lemon, Kaji Nemu, is going global

Nearly a hundred kilometres away from Guwahati, in a small village in Assam’s Baksa district, once known for ULFA training camps for insurgents, farmers are growing fragrant…

Coconut production in Indonesia increases yearly steadily

It is well known that Indonesia has the highest coconut production in the world. “We process more than 1,500 hectares of coconut plantations, spread across several islands in…

Odisha to promote area expansion of five vegetable crops

Eight years after the failure of the Potato Mission, the State government has decided to promote area expansion of five vegetable crops to make the State…

Vegetable prices in Chandigarh skyrocket after heavy September rains

Vegetable prices are skyrocketing in in Chandigarh; capsicum, peas and green chillis are the worst affected, with their prices spiking by ₹40 to ₹60 per kg…

Kiwi Passion Consortium: excellent forecast for the upcoming marketing season 2022-23

In week 41 the Kiwi Passion Consortium marketing season will start, and its bicolor flesh kiwi (Gold & Red) will start traveling toward main European and overseas…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Costa Rica at £1.01: up 4% compared to last week

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…

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