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Apple markets building strength as supplies are dwindling rapidly

Markets on domestic apples are strong and getting even stronger. “Supplies of apples are dwindling rapidly. We’re starting to see some further shrink as we get deeper and…

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Truck accessibility pressures moving already limited potato crops

Getting supplies of potatoes is proving increasingly difficult this season. To begin with, crops around the country have seen varying yields. “The crop in Idaho that had…

Continental Grain Company invests in Agroberries to accelerate global expansion plans

Continental Grain Company announced today an investment in Agroberries, a leading global vertically integrated berries player. Agroberries commercializes over…

A Flexport study concluded that journeys between Asia and the US or Europe exceed 100 transit days

Containers take up to twice as long to reach their destination

Maritime transport has experienced disruptions and severe delays in the arrival of merchandise at its final destination since the irruption of the pandemic.…

Envy apples launches new Valentine’s Day movie promotion

Envy™ apples announced a Love at First Bite contest which opened yesterday. The contest combines the ultimate apple experience with the ultimate wedding experience as couples…

Peru will boost the export of organic bananas from Piura

The Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Roberto Sanchez, spoke about the measures that the government will take to promote the export of organic bananas…

Vision Produce Company promotes VP

Ahsan Faheem has been named vice-president for Vision Produce Company. Faheem joined the company in 2009 after graduating from USC with a degree in accounting.…

Good Foods names EVP and president of Mexican operations

Good Foods, a producer of plant-based dips and products, has promoted Juan Larios to executive vice-president and president of operations, Mexico. Larios will…

"It’s time to scale to being a high-production farming company"

Plenty appoints Arama Kukutai as new CEO

"Now that Plenty’s technology is tested and proven, it’s time to scale up to become a high-production farming company. That’s what I’m here to do," says Arama…

California avocados enter the Chinese market at the same time as Chilean fruits

"Some Chinese retailers reserve their best shelves for cherries, and that has an impact on avocado sales"

The avocado production seasons in Chile and New Zealand are almost over, and Chinese Spring Festival [1 February, 2022] is almost here. Many Chinese consumers…

Special Bananas

Europlátano's Gabaceras banana, Flavor of the Year 2022

Gabaceras bananas have been awarded the Flavor of the Year 2022 award. This distinction evaluates a product's taste, appearance, smell, texture, and consumer's general…

Global Focus Grapes

Nashik District, Maharashtra

Early grape harvest register 40% dip in Satana belt

The vineyards going for the early grape harvest in October and November across the Satana belt of the district have reduced by 40% due to unseasonal rainfall…

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Dreamstime

Parkland Corporation has reached a deal to acquire M&M Food Market

Kroger: 2022 Food Trends Report

US: ‘H-E-B Guy’ Scott McClelland confirms upcoming retirement as president of supermarket chainScott McClelland, the charismatic and lovable “H-E-B Guy”, has confirmed to KPRC…

Postharvest academy webinar series launches

Pace International, a provider of sustainable postharvest solutions and technologies for the fresh produce industry, is launching its Postharvest Academy…

Canada: Québec Parmentier acquires large-scale seed potato producer

Canadian potato company Québec Parmentier has announced the acquisition of Ferme G. G. & A. Montminy, a large-scale seed potato producer located in the…

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Five ways gene editing is making crops climate-resilient

Our world is undergoing climate changes that have triggered a spate of calamitous disruptions on agricultural production and overall food security. From the…

Daily Harvest announces partnership with American Farmland Trust and California certified organic farmers

Daily Harvest announced today a multi-year partnership with American Farmland Trust (AFT) and California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) to support…

Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets announces funding opportunities for Vermont specialty crops

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) announces $500,000 in grant funds to strengthen Vermont’s specialty crop industries and producer…

Australian Honey Gold mango production still on track despite recent disruptions

Despite some weather impacts across some growing regions and supply chain disruptions due to the COVID-19 Omicron variant, Australia's Honey Gold mango crop volumes are still…

"A little bit of good news for Australian table grape exporters"

In a difficult season marked by labour shortages, high shipping costs and uncertain markets, Mr Carlos Bonet, the Commercial Director for North America and…

KBC appoints Dr Roger Hellens as Chief Technology Officer

The Kiwifruit Breeding Centre (KBC) is delighted to be able to announce that Dr Roger Hellens will be joining as the inaugural Chief Technology Officer (CTO).…

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‘World's largest potato’ to be DNA tested to check if it's actually a potato

What is potentially the world's largest potato is to be given a DNA test to determine if it's actually a potato. Colin and Donna Craig-Brown, a New Zealand…

Kenya set to commence exporting avocados to China

Chief executive officer Okisegere Ojepat of the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC Kenya) has stated that discussions are ongoing to approve export of…

Chinese market is key

Egypt opens new export season of Valencia oranges

Amr Abdelhafiz is the head of commercial development at Kingo Egypt. The company is currently preparing for the opening of another export season of Egyptian Valencia oranges…

Egyptian spring onion season dealing with logistical hardships this season

“A couple of times our containers were sent to the wrong countries”

The spring onion season in Egypt is still going and after a slow start things are now much more stable. Next to shipping prices increasing, one exporter states some of their…

Kenyan growers to start producing Waru potato variety preferred by KFC

The Kenyan government has announced it has struck a deal with Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) to start sourcing the produce locally. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary…

Nyandarua, Meru and Kisii counties, Kenya

Supply problems delay construction of potato & banana storage facilities

In 2020, the Kenyan government allocated Sh100 million (€780,000) each towards potato cold storage facilities in Nyandarua and Meru counties as well as a…

Volkert Engelsman – Eosta

The conversion to organic among South African growers is (at last) taking off

Volkert Engelsman, CEO of organic supplier Eosta, says the company is desperate for organic citrus and grapes from South Africa, a country whose slow transition to organic…

Bleak prospects for Europe

Brazil turns from major importer to garlic producer

The situation in the international garlic market is strongly influenced by two main factors and these have affected prices and trade flows. Photo: Agrimpex Farming…

Investment will expand capacity and innovation capability at its production site in Ceará

Smurfit Kappa announces USD33 million investment in Fortaleza, Brazil

Smurfit Kappa, one of the leading providers of paper-based packaging solutions in the world, has announced an investment of over USD33 million in Brazil to expand the capacity…

“The Turkish Lira/USD exchange rate helped us to be aggressive while exporting”

The Turkish apples are doing very well in the Indian market. Demand was so strong that the export season had to start earlier than usual. This could result in the season…

Pedram Pandijeh, Ehmann Fruchthandel, on the current season:

"Impairment of the catering industry is extremely noticeable in the exotics business"

Exotics are known to be in high demand among consumers during the winter season. But in times of Corona, procurement is sometimes extremely challenging due to high freight…

'The citrus season is a success despite bottlenecks'

The citrus season in Spain and Greece is in full swing and so far, all initial supply difficulties are resolved. "Due to the long-standing and cooperative partnership with our…

Cambodia to strengthen agricultural ties with China

Even as more investments from Chinese companies pour into Cambodia and cooperation in the field of agriculture increases, Cambodian agricultural products are…

Including three Taiwanese container shippers

South Korea fines 23 shippers for price-fixing

South Korea’s antitrust watchdog yesterday fined 23 domestic and foreign shippers a combined 96.2 billion won (US$80.84 million) for price-fixing. Among these…

Sri Lanka

Colombo traders allege that illegally imported beet roots are flooding local markets

Traders from Colombo allege that imported beet roots are flooding the local markets at a time when authorities have not granted permission to import these to…

Economists warn these companies are stoking inflation

Shipping companies had a $150 billion year

Ocean shipping rates are expected to stay elevated well into 2022, setting up another year of incredible profits for global cargo carriers, with smaller…

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