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OVERVIEW GLOBAL BLUEBERRY MARKET

In recent years, the high prices recorded and the growing consumption of blueberries have led to increases in the volume produced and in the number of growing countries. In…

Tariffs offer little deterrent

Strong export market for American pistachios

Despite hefty tariffs on exporting pistachios to China and Hong Kong, American pistachio growers are still shipping significant volumes of the increasingly popular nut. “In…

Tight supplies on some produce items popular for Chinese New Year

The Chinese New Year, which is also known as the Lunar New Year as it is determined by the lunar calendar rather than the Gregorian Calendar, this year falls on January 25th.…

Robin Sporn of MOR USA:

“Current low supplies from Mexico provide opportunities for Israeli peppers”

The U.S. pepper market is supplied by multiple origins, but in November and December, the Israeli peppers hold the largest market share. Robin Sporn of MOR USA, the American…

“High-pressure fogging will become the standard in the market”

When Meteor Systems joined the North American market, growing on gutters wasn’t the standard there, but nowadays it is. Since optimizing production efficiency is a key point,…

Florida strawberries threatened by aggressive fungus

A fungus that has taken over some strawberry fields in Florida has caused one grower to lose as many as 80 acres in Manatee County. The name of the fungus in…

Anticipating a final round of negotiations in the coming two to three weeks

USDA: "Fresh potatoes are part of the trade deal with China"

According to the official trade text, the USDA and China will sign and implement phytosanitary protocols allowing American fresh potato imports into China for…

Veg-Fresh Farms opens new La Quinta office

"The desert is a key growing area for produce"

Veg-Fresh Farms announced the opening of their La Quinta, CA sales office to accommodate their expanding citrus and melon program. The citrus program includes five packing…

Jazz™ Energize contest to boost wellness and reward shoppers

Jazz™ apple is set to energize shoppers across North America, with a fitness-forward promotion to spark healthy habits, boost workouts and build excitement around the brand.…

C.H. Robinson formally introduces C.H. Robinson® Labs™

New innovation incubator drives supply chain technology solutions

C.H. Robinson formally introduced C.H. Robinson® Labs™, an innovation incubator where the next big ideas in logistics and supply chain are created, tested, and scaled to drive…

Special Fruit Logistica

Eosta reveals two new initiatives for 2020

Dr GoodFood campaign to be expanded and new range of plant-based packaging to be revealed

European organic produce importer-marketer Eosta has revealed the imminent launch of two initiatives – a refocused, expanded Dr GoodFood campaign and a new range of…

Without plastic and with solar energy:

"Green asparagus from Granada already being shipped to Singapore"

To Berlin without plastic and with solar energyLast October, at Fruit Attraction, Los Gallombares already presented some new packaging formats made of 100% recycled and…

Global Focus Bananas

Attempting to boost exports

Indonesia: Cavendish banana plantations developed in Blitar

The Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister has initiated the establishment of Cavendish banana plantations for exports in Blitar, East Java, to help curb…

Retail

Instacart announced the launch of Instacart Meals

Fairway Market to sell 5 Manhattan stores and a distribution center

US: Kroger and Ocado to operate high-tech customer fulfillment center in Frederick, MarylandThe Kroger Co., America's largest grocery retailer, and Ocado, a world leader in…

Whole Foods shoppers report food shortages and empty shelves at some stores

This Wednesday, Whole Foods said that its supplier of private-label beans, grains, lentils, and rice unexpectedly closed, leading to shortages of those items nationwide. The…

New Avocado Category Market Development Tool released

The Hass Avocado Board just released a new Avocado Category Market Development Tool designed to help retailers and industry stakeholders identify, quantify and…

Nearly half of fruit growers want biotech crops

US fruit growers want biotech crops but fear consumers won’t buy GMO products

There was a flood of responses to the recent American Fruit Grower’s annual State of the Industry survey that focused on man-made climate change and, to a…

World Direct Shipping: Start-up at Port Manatee becoming giant success

To say that the growth of World Direct Shipping has been unconventional is a real understatement. The owners of the company, the Blazer family of Atlanta, are better known as…

Phase One China Agreement starts on February 15th

Last week President Trump signed the Phase One Agreement with China. As reported on cacitrusmutual.com, China agreed to purchase at least $40 billion annually…

Peace River Citrus expansion in Bartow

Some 175 jobs to open up due to US juice processing plant expansion

An expansion of the Peace River Citrus Products Inc. juice processing plant in Bartow will bring 175 new high paying jobs to Polk County when it opens in early…

Academics from MIT and Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

System for cooling without electricity

The key to the functioning of this simple, inexpensive system is a special kind of insulation, made of a polyethylene foam called an aerogel. This lightweight material, which…

China authorizes Brazilian melon imports

The Government of Brazil announced that China, the country's main trading partner since 2009, had authorized the importation of Brazilian melons. "This is an important moment…

Chinese inspectors visited Chile to green-light pear imports

A delegation of inspectors from Chinese Customs recently visited Chile with the purpose of verifying, on the ground, compliance with the export procedure signed by both…

People extra cautious because of Coronavirus

Wuhan fruit and vegetable wholesale market still open

At the end of December 2019, the Chinese government announced the outbreak of the Wuhan Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Health officials believe the virus outbreak…

"Fuji apples are gaining popularity in the Chinese market"

The overall apple production volume in Chinese production areas declined in 2018 because many production areas suffered from extreme weather conditions. The…

USDA - Citrus: World Markets and Trade

Unfavourable weather leads to smaller citrus crops in Brazil, Egypt, the EU and Morocco

Global orange production for 2019/20 is forecast to fall 5.8 million tons from the previous year to 47.5 million as unfavourable weather leads to smaller crops in Brazil,…

Michoacan produced 1.7 Mt in 2019

Mexican avocado prices have multiplied by almost 2,000 in the last 40 years

According to data provided by the Agrifood and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP), avocado production in the Mexican state of Michoacán has skyrocketed by 87% in the last…

Wilson Passos, of Fischer: "The harvest is delayed 10 days due to lack of cold"

Brazil expects to harvest nearly 1,100,000 tons of apples

Brazil's apple harvest is about to start and producers expect to harvest nearly 1,100,000 tons, a volume that is similar to the one achieved last year. "We have a delay of about…

Paraguay broke its banana export record in 2019

The Central Bank of Paraguay's data on banana exports show the positive evolution that the marketing of this fruit has experienced in the last two decades. The country went…

Marc Peyres, Blue Whale:

Market still heavy for French apples of small calibers

The start of the apple season has been complicated. “Until the month of November, the market was not as favorable as it should have been. The supply was abundant: there were…

Akon Robotics increasingly focuses on customised complete solutions for the O&G sector

"System counteracts the lack of employees and reduces incorrect labelling"

In these times of shortage of skilled workers, machine suppliers are faced with ever evolving challenges. Tasks that years ago were still a distant prospect are now becoming…

La Forcina Antonio

Lively demand for high-quality clementines slows down orange consumption

"The citrus fruit campaign is in full swing, however the produce is lacking and the weather is out of control. Fruits are not as ripe as they should be this time of year, even…

Laurence Maillard, Agro Sélections Fruits – Regal’in™:

Planting of Candine® apples in Spain and Portugal

The development of the Candine® apple, initiated in France and Italy, will now be extended to Spain and Portugal, where negotiations are being finalized. “More than 200…

The world’s cheapest and most expensive places to buy groceries

Globally, Switzerland sells the most expensive groceries, with prices 79.1% higher than in the U.S. Norway is the second most expensive place to buy groceries, with prices…

Burg Machinefabriek introduces Burg Tray Infeeder, and box loader for overseas fruit

"Unique denesting and tray filling combination on the apple market"

Big things are happening at Burg Machinefabriek. This company took a new 5.000 m² building in use in the Dutch village of Kruiningen. That was in 2012. Since then, work has…

How television helped develop the Polish industry from potatoes to microgreens

Eight years ago, Polish restaurant menus mostly featured potato dishes. All that changed with the appearance of TV shows like Top Chef and MasterChef. Being a chef suddenly…

Erik de Wet, befresh

South African butternut trader benefits from early end to European season

An abbreviated butternut season from Spain and Portugal this year has given space to butternut exporters from the Southern Hemisphere. In the Western Cape befresh, butternut…

Esra Soyleyen on the previous year of Aksun

“We’re doubling our fig sales every year!”

Where some companies try to innovate constantly to beat the competition, others might be a bit more conservative, sticking to what has worked for them for years. For Aksun,…

Massimo Lucchini's comment during Horticulture in the Field 2020

"Italian technology is the best in the world: we must have faith in ourselves"

"We did not expect such a flow of visitors, and this amply repays us for all the efforts made. But above all I am positively amazed at how this group of companies share the…

Ensure fast customs clearance of imported fruit

Shanghai Customs operating 24*7 during Spring Festival

With the approaching of the Spring Festival, the imported fruit market in Shanghai is extremely busy. Fresh fruits from all over the world are arriving by air…

Imported fruit taking over Chinese market during Spring Festival

Although the Chinese New Year and the peak consumer season are approaching, the fruit market is unexpectedly experiencing low prices. At present, the price of…

Janny MT adds Kai Heusler to the team

Janny MT, the French specialist in flexible controlled atmosphere will once again be present in Berlin for Fruit Logistica, to promote the interests of its storage modules for…

Eating fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of depression

About 265 million people worldwide suffer from depression. It is, however, one of the most preventable health issues. That is, according to the World Health…

Melon as snack on the go

Anyone who thinks normal watermelons are too large will like the watermelon KISY. With a weight of 650 to 950 grams, the fruit with a dark rind and red, flavourful flesh will…

Withdrawal Agreement Act signed off by the Queen

Brexit deal becomes UK law

Boris Johnson's Brexit deal has officially become UK law, paving the way for the country to leave the EU next week. The prime minister's Withdrawal Agreement Act was signed…

What? Potatoes and parsnips do not ‘grow on trees’?

A survey of 2,000 adults, commissioned by the Mushroom Bureau – an organisation which promotes freshly-grown mushrooms in Britain, had as one of its findings…

Excluding small island countries

Top 10 most obese countries

The Middle Eastern predominance was quite a surprise.

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