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US: Empty shelves are back
There’s a perfect storm across North America that has led to some of the empty shelves consumers…

Apple markets building strength as supplies are dwindling rapidly
Markets on domestic apples are strong and getting even stronger. “Supplies of apples are dwindling…

“More than 7,000 cherry containers are coming to Hong Kong port; slow custom clearance is a problem”
In the last few weeks, Chilean cherries arrived on the Chinese market in large volumes. Growers and…

GLOBAL OVERVIEW STRAWBERRIES
The global strawberry market is very varied at the moment, depending on the country. The European…

"Sweet potato demand bound to rise"
The first North American sweet potatoes had arrived at Farm Fresh Produce's European sales office…

Vertically integrated berry producer launches in Ontario
Ever Tru Farms, a new Ontario-based, vertically integrated berry producer of scale, has entered the…

Zimbabwe to enter into citrus export deal with China
Zimbabwe and China are ready to strengthen their bilateral trade relations, and a citrus export…

Florida strawberries seeing extremely strong demand
“Demand for Florida strawberries is outrageous right now.” So says Robert Wilhelm of Bova Fresh…

How did cherry trees in North Okanagan weather the recent freeze?
It’s been quite the weather in British Columbia this past year. Extreme heat in the summer of 2021,…

Chinese kiwis make their debut in the Chilean market
The arrival of the first Chinese kiwis in Chile was officially celebrated with a colorful Chinese…

Pricing strong--and possibly strengthening--on onions
Prices on onions are holding or pushing up. Tighter supplies have led to stronger pricing on onions…

Ready to supply ginger to the US market after years of success in Canada
For more than 10 years, FAVE Produce has been supplying ginger and garlic to the Canadian market.…

Truck accessibility pressures moving already limited potato crops
Getting supplies of potatoes is proving increasingly difficult this season. To begin with, crops…

Dreamstime

Walmart appears to be venturing into the metaverse
Walmart says 2 top U.S. executives to leave - memoWalmart Inc said Chief Merchandising Officer of…

Honduras import melon season underway
Supplies of melons being imported into North America and Europe are about to shift growing regions.…

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