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GLOBAL OVERVIEW MELONS AND WATERMELONS

All is not well on the global melon and watermelon market, even if there is some relief in sight as the global pandemic ends. In many places the high cost of production has…

The rising costs produce paradox

With input costs for ag inputs, labor, packaging materials, ocean, air and land freight all rising at a rate of 30 to 40 percent and up, what will this mean for fresh produce…

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Del Monte (Holland) BV – Key Account Manager

Michigan blueberry grower helps North Carolina shipper round out its program

One North Carolina-based blueberry grower and shipper is strengthening its growing region in Michigan. Somerfield Farms is a year-round grower and shipper based in Wilmington,…

Container terminal velocity still improving as Port processes record 857,764 container units

February was another record month at Port of LA

The Port of Los Angeles processed 857,764 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in February, a 7.3% increase compared to last year. It was the Port’s busiest…

Research on genetics will benefit both domestic and foreign growers

California strawberry industry still going strong

The state of California has almost perfect growing conditions for strawberries in three principal areas along the coast: Oxnard (2,400 hectares), Santa Maria…

Peak of the Market adds to sales team

Peak of the Market is proud to announce that Danielle Champagne and Elizabeth Southby have joined its team as sales representatives. Champagne’s name may be recognizable. She…

Food products getting more expensive in Canada

It seems Canadians just see food prices continue to soar. Statistics Canada has reported that food prices rose 7.4 per cent in February compared with a year…

Berry grower-marketer donates to World Central Kitchen

Plant City based, international grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and pineberries Wish Farms is donating…

Pear Bureau Northwest announces staff appointments to industry boards

Pear Bureau Northwest proudly announces staff appointments to two industry boards. Kevin Moffitt, president and CEO, has been appointed to the Produce for Better Health…

"We pay attention to customization in fruit chain stores"

"We primarily provide services for fruit chain stores, because we pay particular attention to their specific needs," said Enoch Cheng of Neo Fruit Chain Science and Technology…

Special Fruit Logistica

'Westfalia’ shows its initiatives from water to packaging and plastics

As numerous industry players prepare to gather in Berlin for Fruit Logistica (5-7 April, 2022), the world’s leading trade fair for the fresh fruit industry, the Westfalia…

Global Focus Australia / New Zealand

Australian stone fruit exporters looking forward to capitalising on opportunities in Vietnam

A leading Australian stone fruit grower is hopeful the Vietnamese market could go a long way to replacing reliance on China, at least in the short to medium term for a lot of…

Retail

Dreamstime

Amazon is now offering “Just Walk Out” at a new Whole Foods location

Dollar General: Same-store sales slid 2.8% in fiscal 2021

US: February online grocery sales get lift from same-day servicesAfter declines in January, U.S. online grocery sales in February rose 2.4% from sequentially and 8.5% versus a…

Intent on easing port congestion and restoring disrupted shipping services to US agri commodities

USDA announces partnership with Northwest Seaport Alliance

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced plans for prepositioning containers of agricultural goods near port terminals to help improve service for…

As TX1015 marketing campaign ramps up

FMO 959 compliance regulations stay for 2022 South Texas onion season

Dante L Galeazzi, CEO/President of the Texas International Produce Association, announced recently he’d been advised by the USDA that “there will be no impact…

HLB update in state of Georgia

A small occurrence of citrus greening disease (huanglongbing or HLB) can escalate quickly if growers are not careful. Jonathan Oliver, University of Georgia assistant professor and…

Federal Appeals Court rejects farm groups effort to stay EPA ban on chlorpyrifos

A federal appeals court has rejected an effort from ag groups to stay EPA’s ban on chlorpyrifos for food tolerances, which went into effect last month. The 8th…

Brazilian researchers develop 100% red Gala apple

The BRS Gala JVZ64, whose fruit will be commercially presented as Purple Gala, is the first Brazilian cultivar of the Gala group of the ‘full color’ type. The…

Testing various packaging solutions for blueberries in Chile

Last January, at the end of the blueberry season, PerfoTec’s field service engineer Louis Van Waversveld went to several packers in Chile to test various packaging solutions.…

Noticeable shortages of vegetables and berries after the third day of shippers' strike

After three days of an indefinite strike called by the Platform for the Defense of National and International Road Freight Transport Sector, there is already a significant…

High demand for Egyptian mandarins

Russia’s ban on Turkish mandarins led to opportunities for Egyptian mandarins

The season for fresh mandarins is almost coming to an end, after which the focus will shift to the mandarins that have been put in storage. As Russia banned the Turkish…

Wet summer takes its toll on mango quality

South Africa's mango crop is winding down, a harvest from the start expected to be around 10% down on last year's due to erratic flowering and pollination, which results in…

Egyptian potatoes have higher prices this season

“Russia would normally take about 45 to 50 per cent of the production”

Demand for the Egyptian potatoes has dropped a bit ever since the war in Ukraine started. Russia would normally take about half of the production, but this will not be the…

How safe are processed fruit and vegetables against listeria?

Processed kale, endive, apples, and melons are convenient, but are they ready to eat? They are, if people eat them as is, but that significantly affects their BBD. In Europe,…

First Zespri kiwifruit charter vessel sails for Japan

The first 4,100 tonnes (1.15 million trays) of this season’s Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit have left Port of Tauranga, bound for Kobe and Tokyo in Japan, marking the start of…

China: Frost damage hurts Guangxi Mandarin exports

China's Guangxi province experienced frosty weather a few weeks ago, relatively late in the season, which has affected the current mandarin harvest. The result is that a big…

Jan van den Adel's 29th grape season with Freshtrop:

"Indian grapes are essential for continuity"

The Indian grape season is in full swing at the Dutch company, Direct Source. This is Jan van den Adel's 29th India season. "All these years, I've been working with my special…

Half of the mushroom farms in Ukraine ceased operations after the Russian invasion

In 2021, Ukraine grew about 70,000 tons of mushrooms. There are about 250 mushroom farms in the country, and up to 100 oyster and other mushroom farms. The war in Ukraine…

Dutch exporters about onion exports, and the impact of rising freight prices

"Every year's different; you can't make a five-year forecast"

In 2020, it cost about €2,100 to ship a container of onions from the Netherlands to Senegal, in Africa. Last season, exporters paid €3,500 for that. And those wanting to…

Realized by Assomech

One of the biggest fennel processing lines in Europe

One of the largest fennel processing plants in Europe belongs to Assomech. It is located in the Italian plant of Montescaglioso (Matera), of the company O.P. Primo Sole. "The line…

Naturo Technologies

An Australian-created avocado range set to expand its global reach

An Australian-based food innovation company is preparing to expand its reach into more international markets, as the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. Naturo…

Top 10: The busiest container ports in Oceania

Oceania ports are playing a vital role in global trade due to their strategic location in the South Pacific Ocean. Container News has created a list of the…

United Arab Emirates

Maersk inaugurates its first Integrated Logistics Centre in Dubai

Maersk Kanoo UAE, an integrator of container logistics, has inaugurated its first Integrated Logistics Centre in Dubai, UAE, at DP World’s leading trade and logistics hub,…

Fruit producers in Brazil worried

Ukraine situation causes freight prices to rise almost 300%

The war between Russia and Ukraine has been aggravating the crisis in international logistics. Of course, this also increases the concerns of fruit exporters…

Chile has exported 300 containers of nectarines to China this season

According to the South American Overseas Chinese News (NMQB.cn), in recent years, the production and export of Chilean nectarines have been increasing…

Dreamstime.com

Outrage among workers, customers and MPs after mass P&O sackings

P&O Ferries has sparked outrage after sacking 800 staff with plans to replace them with cheaper agency workers. Staff were told in a video call that Thursday was their ‘final…

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