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Canada: Border vaccine mandate adds another complication to stretched supply chain
Following a three-day protest in Canada’s capital city of Ottawa over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate…

Florida orange season may end early
Tighter supplies of Florida oranges could mean a slightly earlier end to the season. At Seald Sweet…

Challenges in the US and South America affect grape supplies
What’s going on with grapes? “General supplies of grapes out there are lacking to say the least.…

Postharvest containers helped create value from otherwise wasted fruit
RipeLocker, a company working in extending the postharvest life of perishables, is ramping up…

Ample avocados for Super Bowl but supplies expected to tighten afterwards
Supplies of avocados from Mexico are ample as one of the biggest avocado consumption holidays…

"Sky-high US prices mean Mexico stopped lime exports to Europe sooner"
The current lime market is developing remarkably positively. That is according to Trofi's Marcel…

GLOBAL OVERVIEW GARLIC
The market for garlic is strong in most areas at the moment, as most nations continue to demand the…

Abundant Robotics

Abundant Robotics: New owner to revive apple-picking robot via equity crowdfunding
Last summer, Abundant Robotics, based out of Hayward, closed up shop. Still, Wavemaker Labs saw…

First generation home compostable fruit label now available
Sinclair’s first-generation home compostable fruit label is here. Having launched the first 'OK…

Robust demand for garlic from Peru but shipping is complicated
Although demand for garlic is slightly softer than last year at this time, overall demand is still…

Automation reduces head count and helps control costs for processing industry
Just like many industries, the produce processing sector is being challenged by a lack of available…

Readying for stronger date demand for Ramadan
With preparations already underway for this year’s Ramadan, dates are heading into the holiday of…

Sinaloa, a key vegetable growing region in winter and early spring
For Divine Flavor, nothing says fresh more than a sweet and mildly spiced bell pepper, a juicy rich…

Florida strawberry growers relieved following weekend’s storm
Supplies of Florida strawberries are strong and growers are thankful that the weekend’s cold snap…

PEI potato industry hopeful to send potatoes to Puerto Rico
It’s a glimmer of hope. That’s how Prince Edward Island potato growers and shippers view the recent…

Dominican Republic: Rains affect banana plantations
According to preliminary Ministry of Agriculture evaluations, at least a thousand rice plantations…

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