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GLOBAL OVERVIEW BELL PEPPERS

A cold and dark start to the year in many countries has been detrimental to bell pepper production. In the Netherlands and Belgium, the high price of energy has meant many…

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U.S. apples see drastic loss in apple exports to Southeast Asia

The U.S. Apple Association said yesterday that apple exports to Southeast Asia have declined by 40 percent in the last three years. The drastic drop in exports is especially…

Short and long term concerns for Florida veg growers

Florida row crop growers are facing closer--and farther-flung--challenges to their production. “We’ve had some weather issues. There’s been one cold front and we had a rain…

Why demand has been lower for Persian limes

The Persian lime price increase has resulted in decreased demand. It is attributable in part to inclement weather in many growing regions, low supply, labor shortages, higher…

Premium monitoring services for oversight cargo platform launches

Emerson announced it is launching new premium monitoring services for its Oversight Cargo Services platform, transforming billions of aggregated sensor data points from GO…

An update on desert lettuce

Salinas, CA-based Markon gives a view--live from the fields--regarding lettuce quality in the Arizona/California desert growing region. Desert weather has improved and allowed for increased…

Pairwise welcomes former Walmart Executive to Board of Directors

Pairwise, a mission-driven food tech company that uses gene editing to develop new varieties of fruits and vegetables, announced the addition of accomplished…

IFPA leaders meet with Canadian agriculture minister on trade issues

Yesterday, International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) co-CEOs Cathy Burns and Tom Stenzel met with Canadian Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau at the Canadian…

Social media campaign kicks off for football--and avocado--fans

Mission Produce Inc., which sources, produces and distributes fresh Hass avocados, has launched its “It’s Your Game Too” campaign. In anticipation of the largest…

Reactions to Plenty’s $400 million funding

“We should be conscious that these increasing investments will demand payback”

Being close to retail channels makes a lot of sense, but does Plenty have a good understanding of their unit production costs? This Monday, Plenty announced another funding…

Special Bananas

"For November, we shipped more volumes than the second and third largest exporters"

Ini Farms is one of the largest exporters of bananas from India, along with its other products like pomegranates, grapes and Fresh Cuts. Ini has built large scale operations…

Global Focus Grapes

2021 table grape harvest Moldova higher than expected

Representatives of viticultural associations of Moldova, taking into account the new data by the National Agency for Food Safety ANSA, have adjusted the…

Retail

Dreamstime

ADvantage now features more than 200 consumer packaged goods suppliers

Kroger: Addition of a spoke facility in Louisville, Kentucky

eGrocery customers expect more than digital shelves; they expect personal relationshipsAlex Weinstein, chief digital officer at online grocer Hungryroot, which uses artificial…

'Sights set on the berry industry after trial shows dramatic reduction in waste'

Save Foods, an Agri-Food Tech company specializing in eco crop protection that helps to reduce food waste and ensure food safety, is extending the range of applications of its…

Farmers in British Columbia desperate for help to recover from massive flood losses

As farmers await details on the provincial and federal governments’ Agri-Recovery package, many farmers in British Columbia are expressing concerns about its…

Minister Bibeau optimistic US will allow PEI potato shipments back in

Yesterday, Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau stated that she is optimistic about a breakthrough with the Biden administration…

Q2 potato sales at retail see an increase in dollar sales

During the second quarter of Potatoes USA’s Marketing Year 2022 (October – December 2021), potato sales increased in dollars by 3.5% but decreased in volume by…

AgCode celebrates 20th anniversary

This month, farm management software innovator AgCode celebrates 20 years of industry success. AgCode began in January 2002 as a solution for grapes and vines,…

Port of Long Beach receives US$8 million in funding to ease ship passage

The US Army Corps of Engineers will receive US$8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to make navigational efficiency improvements to the Port of…

Driscoll’s keeps on working to scale circular plastics economy

Driscoll’s is constantly focusing on increasing the circularity of packaging and landfill diversion of agricultural plastics. It’s the first berry company to…

USDA

Mexican orange production forecasts: Up 3 percent from previous year

Mexico orange production is forecast at 4.3 million tons, up 3 percent from the previous year due to a return to normal weather conditions in Veracruz. The 2019/20 drought…

Port of Cartagena, Colombia

Nearly 20,000 coconuts filled with liquid cocaine found in shipment headed for Italy

Some 20,000 coconuts filled with liquid cocaine were found by authorities in Colombia inside a shipment bound for Italy. The shipment was found through a…

Honduras increases production and export of greenhouse peppers

Honduras has the largest chili production area under a protected environment in Central America, with 35 hectares planted with colored chili of the bell…

Hans Widmann, Herbert Widmann Ltd, expert in fresh berries from Chile and Peru:

"In week 6, we will receive the first kiwberries from Chile"

Hans Widmann, managing partner of Herbert Widmann Ltd, talked to us about his imports of kiwi berries, which he calls as baby kiwis. Hans Widmann "In week 6, we will receive the…

Egyptian sweet potato season is about to end

The Egyptian sweet potato season usually begins in late July and ends in February every year, so the end of the current season is close. According to Reda Ezz, founder of…

“As sales to Belarus are banned, exporters look to send apples to Egypt”

The effects of the Belarus embargo are being felt by Polish apple exporters. Contracts have been stopped and traders are looking towards the Egyptian market to sell their…

South Africa

Inefficiencies at Cape Town port still lead to major losses

When we consider the current operational status of the Cape Town (CT) port, it is clear that the industry, and country, are losing millions of Rands on a daily…

Affecting national immunity and health in general

Self-isolation of Belarus and Russia is very costly for consumers of fruits and vegetables

The self-isolation of Belarus and Russia is very costly for local consumers of fruits and vegetables. Unfortunately, this will affect their consumption of…

First watermelons harvested at young Surinamese project

"Partnering with Dutch growers or traders would be the ultimate dream"

In Suriname, the Kalpoe family recently harvested their first watermelons. They have a plot of land on the Uitkyk plantation. Vijay Kalpoe is one of the plantation's many land…

TSW 2022 was visited by 11,146 people

During this year's edition, 346 exhibitors from Poland and abroad presented their offer on 23,000m² of exhibition space. Within two days, the fair was visited by 11,146 people…

Alistair Brown - Harrowsmiths International

"Two thirds of the crop have been planted in the past 3-5 years, so volumes will continue to climb."

The Queen Garnet plum harvest is just about to start in Australia, this is a tree-ripened variety and all growing regions start within 10 days of each other. "We have Queen Garnet…

Berries Australia - ATMAC Grant

"A big part of our objective for the next 20 years is to increase exports"

Australia's peak berry industry body says funding to help grow export potential in overseas markets is a welcome boost, after what has been some challenging times. This month,…

Driverless tractor in development for New Zealand orchards

A revolutionary low-emissions, driverless tractor is being developed New Zealand orchards. The prototype aims to transform the productivity of trellised orchards, while…

Crunchy Lettuce: adding new dimensions to the lettuce category

Food retailers and processing companies are continuously looking for innovation. In that context, Rijk Zwaan has combined the best of two globally popular…

Why investors are backing supply chain technology in 2022

Supply chains are still not back to how they were pre-pandemic. And for exporters in the UK, they’re nowhere near back to pre-Brexit levels. In fact, things…

Fruit prices skyrocket in Salvador

January inflation in Salvador and its Metropolitan Region is the highest in the country, having reached 1.08%. It is the highest in the region -for the month…

Kenyan potato farmers focus on China’s tech and markets

Sources say China-Kenya bilateral cooperation in strategic fields such as agriculture and infrastructure development is flourishing and Kenyan potato farmers…

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