This week's highlights

	Australian-created non browning avocado range set to launch in US An Australian-based food innovation company is expanding with a new state-of-the-art manufacturing…
	Florida grapefruit industry seeing minimal fruit loss post Hurricane Ian Following Hurricane Ian’s arrival, Florida grapefruit looks to have made its way through the event…
	Chinese Begonia apple exported around the globe for the first time In a small region in China, an apple with the aroma of Begonia flowers is grown, although some say…
	Florida strawberry planting restarts post-Hurricane Ian Following Hurricane Ian's daunting impact on the state of Florida, one strawberry grower-shipper is…
	Demand for papayas has slowed down Supplies of papayas are ample right now, though demand for the fruit has slowed slightly. “There…
	PHOTO REPORT: Fruit Attraction 2022 Last week the Fruit Attraction took place in Madrid. Many importers, exporters, retailers and…
	Surge in Eastern US apple harvest includes a Honeycrisp rebound season Initial spring projections from New York apple growers called for a solid season of regional…
	Early winter could see slim strawberry supplies and high prices Strawberries may very well be in tight supply later this year. Right now as California volumes of…
	Increasing import and logistics costs weigh on the mind of importers As they look ahead at the South American season, importers are relying on the experience of last…
	Potato harvest resumes on Prince Edward Island post Hurricane Fiona About 10 days after Hurricane Fiona hit the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada, residents,…
	Demand for organic produce outgrows supply in the US Demand for organic produce has outgrown the supply in the US. Worse, instead of growing to meet the…
	Tomato giant hopes to fight off cheap US almond imports South Africa’s largest tomato producer, ZZ2, has entered into agreements with more than 50 farmers…
	Inflation, high shipping rates squeeze profit margins of Costa Rican pineapples Despite the high inflation and the increased shipping rates squeezing its profit margins, the Costa…
	Onions seeing a delayed start out of the Pacific Northwest Supplies of onions are still relatively on the light side for the year. “The yields are better than…
	Earlier arrival of asparagus from Mexico causes downward pressure on pricing Supplies of asparagus coming into the U.S. are good right now. Charlie Eagle, vice president of…