This week's highlights

	New pineapple with pink flesh launched Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. announced the launch of its newest product, the exclusive and…
	Canadian blueberry growers target of trade probe Canadian blueberry growers are watching and waiting as the United States International Trade…
	Oppy amplifies strength in avocado category with Eco Farms partnership Oppy has recently acquired a 65% stake in Eco Farms, an avocado grower since 1972 and the first to…
	New Compact Pattern Labeler™ with vision recognition to benefit smaller packing houses Sinclair has launched a unique labeling system, the Sinclair Compact Pattern Labeler™ (CPL) with a…
	High increase in both demand and supply for Peruvian organic ginger this year This season, the Peruvian organic ginger supplies are seeing a big volume increase to correspond…
	OVERVIEW GLOBAL BLUEBERRY MARKET In week 42, the blueberry market is mainly dominated by Mexico, Peru and South Africa. Peruvian…
	Official opening for Tahiti limes packhouse in Colombia this week La Dona Fruit – a producer and exporter of fresh golden pineapples and tropical fruits in Latin…
	Fully recyclable cardboard clamshells for strawberries launched To help move the produce industry away from plastic and increase recyclability, Markon…
	Preliminary, but optimistic outlook for 2020-2021 California avocados Following a strong California avocado season with some volume still available out of the northern…
	“Don’t wait for the new normal, let’s create a new extraordinary” On Tuesday October 13th, the very first virtual edition of the PMA Fresh Summit kicked off. While…
	Covid-19 helps continue strong mandarin movement As Chile’s final arrivals of mandarins are starting to wind down, other parts of Southern…
	“Increased demand for organic bananas is great for our business” US demand for organic bananas has been strong. “Although we haven’t seen the spike in demand that…
	How might the outcome of the US election affect trading policies? One of the topics that was addressed at the PMA educational sessions is how politics affect the…
	“Knowing our customers makes the probability of problems much lower” Fresh produce travels the globe, and many items are imported into the US from numerous sourcing…
	North America receives kiwi fruit from New Zealand, Chile, and Italy Supplies of kiwi are good right now as multiple countries are shipping to the North American…