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Costa Rican cyberattack another shipping challenge for pineapples

While supplies of pineapples from Costa Rica are available, the logistics are another story. Adriana Garcia from Chestnut Hill Farms says Costa Rica is supplying approximately…

Better quality rambutan from Guatemala this season

The Guatemalan rambutan season is getting an earlier start this year. “We are starting this season two weeks earlier compared to last season and we will have greater…

The impact of logistics on apple exports

Apple exports are very difficult. So sums up Donna Feltrup of L&M Companies Inc. based in Union Gap, Washington on how the export apple season has gone to date this season. Starting…

Long-term supplier relationships and recent warehouse expansion

Sweet corn equipment available to ship today

Demand for vegetable processing equipment is strong and continues to increase. This development, combined with labor woes, has resulted in a shift to higher levels of…

Grower announces transition as co-founders retire

Prime Time International, grower and marketer of colored bell peppers, asparagus and other seasonal fruits and vegetables, announces the retirement of founders and managing…

Late Easter results in dollar gains for fresh produce

The shift in Easter/Passover dates from early- to mid-April moved holiday dollars from March to April, and as such, from the first to the second quarter. Easter is typically a…

Cartel violence threatens harvests of avocados, limes and peaches in Mexico

Mexico's produce industry has taken another hit from cartel violence, as tens of millions of dollars worth of peaches seem to be lost as farmers abandoned…

Mountain View Fruit Sales announce premium table grape program

Mountain View Fruit Sales is proud to announce George Matoian will be joining the company as the Director of the Grape Division.Mountain View Fruit Sales was…

Hectre’s AI solution to support Cultiva’s fight against apple sunburn

Cultiva has signed with fruit tech company Hectre, to add further innovation and strength to their trial process. Based out of Nevada, Cultiva are the developers of Parka®, a…

Cherry market yield data to be compiled

Bee Vectoring Technologies announces first stone fruit trial in the US Pacific Northwest

Bee Vectoring Technologies International Inc. has announced the Company’s first US demonstration trial on stone fruit, with a conventional cherry grower in Washington. The…

Special Asia

Export delays lead to unsatisfactory ginger prices

The ginger market last year was very sluggish. In previous years, the basic price at the growers could be sold at about 6-10RMB, but last year, it was only…

Global Focus Melons/Kiwifruit

Jacob Aktalan, MG Fruit:

"The sunny weather means we don't have enough melons to meet demand"

"Melon sales of all kinds are going exceptionally well," says Jacob Aktalan of MG Fruit in the Netherlands. "The overseas season has also been very reasonable with relatively…

Retail

Dreamstime

Boxed: First-quarter revenue climb 14.1%

Grocery Outlet: 10.5% net sales gain for Q1

Canada: Strike at Sobeys warehouse in Quebec ends after workers ratify new dealWorkers at a Sobeys distribution centre in Quebec have ratified a new contract, ending a 3-month…

Puerto Rico's mango industry wants its own quality seal

The Puerto Rican mango industry, which has been advancing and organizing itself more and more, now aims to have its own quality seal in the future, according to Veny Marti,…

FSU

FSU study on banana browning could help tackle food waste

New research from Florida State University won’t only help you nail the timing for your banana bread — it could also help reduce millions of tons of food waste from the widely…

AgroFresh Solutions reports results for First Quarter of 2022

Net sales for first quarter of 2022 increased 2.3% to $39.9 million

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a global AgTech player providing a range of solutions, digital technologies and services to enhance the quality and extend the shelf…

Hass Avocado board continues industry webinar series with nutrition spotlight

The Hass Avocado Board (HAB) is hosting the next instalment in its complimentary industry webinar series on May 26, 2022 from 1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. PT. The…

B2B marketplace accelerates expansion with new hires and additional funding

Full Harvest, the business-to-business marketplace specializing in surplus and imperfect produce, announced multiple milestones as it successfully scales its…

To grow market for vegetable, fruit, nut and nursery specialty crops

Pennsylvania awarded $2.45 million in federal grants

Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced more than $2.45 million in federal grants awarded to 23 projects that will grow markets and…

Maui Fresh International prepares for summer to ensure partners have access to quality produce

Maui Fresh International, a wholesaler and distributor of fruits and vegetables for local and national customers since 2004, yesterday announced its plans for…

Deal expands FreshEdge’s footprint south

City Produce joins FreshEdge

FreshEdge, a family of produce and specialty food companies backed by Rotunda Capital Partners, acquired City Produce, a fresh food distributor headquartered in Fort Walton Beach,…

Market and Crop Update for May 12, 2022

“We blew through our whites, and we are selling reds and yellows now"

John Vlahandreas with Wada Farms gave his report from Troy Caston Farms in the Imperial Valley this week. “Demand has been good this week,” he said. “We blew…

Sascha Suler, BioTropic Ltd, on the cultivation project in Costa Rica:

"Costa Rican organic turmeric is seeing increasing demand, not least because of good storage properties"

In 2017, the portfolio of Duisburg-based import company BioTropic Ltd was expanded to include ginger and turmeric from Costa Rica. Almost five years after the first-time…

Dawie Scholtz – Maputo Port Fruit Terminal

Long-awaited breakthrough as citrus is loaded from Maputo

A significant volume of South Africa’s citrus is produced in the north-eastern parts of the country, located much closer to Mozambique (Maputo) than to Durban where the…

Sam Vasala - Sai World

2022 has been one of the most challenging growing seasons many growers have experienced

Sai World is a global fruit trading company that grows packs and markets fruit, head quartered in Queensland, Australia. The company has gained a wide reputation for choosing…

Kissabel season kicks off in Southern Hemisphere

The harvest of Kissabel® apples in Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa ended in recent weeks with very positive results. Thanks to the relatively normal…

John Cripps

Pink Lady and Sundowner-Joya apple creator passes away at 95

Western Australia’s John Cripps, the well-known breeder of the Pink Lady apple has died at the age 95. The British-Australian horticulturalist carried out his…

Lidl introduces ‘living wage’ bananas for the benefit of overseas workers

Lidl will be the first retailer in Germany to use Fairtrade’s living wage tools and pay an additional price premium for the bananas they buy from plantations.…

Agromediterránea replaces plastic with 100% compostable PLA and kraft packaging

Agromediterránea who cultivate and market vegetables straight from the fields, now provides part of its range in new, plastic-free packaging: a 100% bio-based, biodegradable,…

"Very tough sweet potato market, regardless of origin"

"This year's very tough for sweet potatoes, regardless of their country of origin," says a market specialist. "With all that's going on in the world,…

Adriëlle Dankier to succeed Fred van Heyningen as Nature's Pride CEO

Fred van Heyningen has decided to step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nature’s Pride. Fred has been leading the company for the past…

An update on the impact on transportation

Gebrüder Weiss on the current situation in Shanghai

Although some sources report more positive news in recent days for plans of a lift of the lockdown, situation currently remains unchanged in terms of cargo…

Financial year 2022 starts successfully for HHLA in challenging times

The revenue and earnings of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) recorded a strong performance in the first three months of the year. Revenue in the HHLA Group rose by 10.7…

Progressing Mondi’s €125 million investment programme in Finland

Cornerstone laid at Kuopio mill

Mondi, a global player in sustainable packaging and paper, continues to make progress on its previously announced €125 million investment to expand and upgrade its Kuopio mill…

The company is on track to achieve zero net emissions by 2050

Smurfit Kappa reduced its CO₂ emissions in 2021 by more than 40% over 2005

Smurfit Kappa, one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of paper-based packaging with operations in Europe and the Americas, continues to make significant progress…

Dole China launches Everich Sweet banana line

Everich is a new sub-brand of Dole China. It’s product offering includes pineapples, papayas and other products. Recently a new product category was added with the launch of…

Jiaxing Fruit Market

Prices of imported fruit mainly rose in April

In April, the price index of imported fruits in the Jiaxing Fruit Market rose year on year and fell month-on-month. Among them, the year-on-year price index…

New Saint Lucia envoy strives to enhance agricultural ties with Taiwan

Saint Lucia's new ambassador to Taiwan, Robert Kennedy Lewis, has stated he will work to strengthen ties in the fields of agriculture and education. Lewis said…

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