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Ukraine/Russia conflict and what it means for bananas in North America

The banana market is about to come into some twists and turns. Currently, supplies of bananas are lower and have been since the beginning of the year. Supplies are also lower…

Greenhouse cucumber category grows to meet increasing demand

Supplies of greenhouse cucumbers are strong currently. “Mexico is still in production and Canadian production is starting up” says Jeff Madu, Vice-President of Sales for…

Growing domestic production and availability of Peruvian blueberries cause shifts in China's berry market

Chilean blueberry shippers actively diversify into Southeast Asia export markets

"We've already finished the blueberry season. We did a similar volume to China this year as last year. In addition to China, we have been actively diversifying our export…

Sakata Seed to expand its Culiacan Innovation Center

Sakata Seed America has announced the next milestone in the company’s continued infrastructure expansion. The prominent seed company recently finalized the purchase of 14…

Canadian grower adds one million sq. ft. of greenhouse strawberry production

The Star Group, a grower, importer and distributor of a wide variety of fresh produce, is adding substantial greenhouse capacity dedicated to growing fresh strawberries. This…

Randolf Aaldijk, Origin Fruit Direct:

"No foregone conclusion that all fruit containers for Russia will end up on European market"

Now that all major carriers have stopped shipping to Russia, the fear was soon to be that there would be an oversupply of fruit on the European market. Yet according to…

Vidalia onions ships to shelves April 12th

Mark your calendars, Vidalia® onion lovers, because America’s favorite sweet onion is set to ship this next month. The Georgia Department of Agriculture and the Vidalia Onion…

Ketogenic diet may reduce disability, improve quality of life in people with MS

A ketogenic diet, which primarily consists of foods like meat, fish, eggs, heavy cream, butter, oils and non-starchy vegetables like pea pods, carrots, broccoli and peppers,…

Addressing surge in inflation

Biden announces crackdown on shipping industry

In Biden’s State of the Union address on March 1, the president blamed the surge in inflation partially on companies that operate in a market with little…

Special Fruit Logistica

Syngenta’s “eat-it-all” cauliflower nominated for Fruit Logistica 2022 Innovation Award

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has been nominated for a prestigious Fruit Logistica Innovation Award for the second consecutive edition of the premier industry…

Global Focus Australia / New Zealand

Stuart Abbott - K&A

"A machine with 4 staff can reduce picking costs by as much as 75%"

With growers around the world crying out for pickers, more and more are looking at what technology is available to reduce their reliance on expensive and hard to find labour.…

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Dollar Tree: Results for the 4th quarter and fiscal year 2021

Kroger: Customer Fulfillment Center in northeast Ohio

US: Publix notches another double-digit sales gain in Q4Closing out fiscal 2021, Publix Super Markets turned in its 2nd 4th-quarter double-digit sales increase since the…

Avocado shipper makes debut at Southern Exposure

Westfalia Fruit USA announces its debut at SEPC’s Southern Exposure March 3-5, 2022. Established more than 85 years ago, Westfalia is a global, vertically integrated company…

Pepper grower shines spotlight on its varieties at SEPC

Bailey Farms, a grower-shipper of specialty peppers, highlights its unique varieties at Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure this week. The company is putting…

Dr Anantha Peramuna: "Identifies hotspots for actionable data"

New App to trace, gauge climate impact and reduce waste of fresh produce

A new software solution based on blockchain technology to track fresh produce from farm to fork, as well as measure the climate impact with the aim to reduce food waste, is…

Maine potato industry has moved to ‘smarter’ farming

Even though Maine had a bumper crop of potatoes in 2021, it still only amounted to a quarter of the yield Aroostook farmers experienced at their peak in the…

Florida Citrus Variety Display Day shows emphasis on juice varieties

The horticultural characteristics of new citrus varieties are, of course, very important. Disease tolerance is critical, certainly in the era of HLB. But the…

Georgia Citrus Association annual conference

Citrus Association says time is ripe to diversify

At the Georgia Citrus Association annual conference, South Georgia and North Florida industry leaders preached diversification to citrus growers. The event…

Agricultural projects by LAN in Peru

As part of the objectives set out by LNV, the LAN team has launched 4 projects in the agricultural sector with the intention of materialising the vision for the Peruvian agriculture…

Magdaline Kamau - Mofarm Exporters

Opening of Chinese market for Kenyan avocados is well timed

Last week the Kenya avocado industry received a welcome boost from the Chinese market granting access to its fresh avocados. “We are hoping that we will be able to export to…

WAPA releases February’s apple and pear stock figures

European apple stocks increased by 7.2% compared to 2021

WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, released the apple and pear stock figures from 1 February 2022. The figures show that in Europe apple stocks increased by 7.2%…

Dreamstime.com

Kyiv supermarkets are running out of food as Russian troops encircle the capital

Asian countries cut container trade with Russia

There are reports of supermarkets running out of food in Ukraine and supplies of medicines running low as Russian forces continue their bombardment of much of the country.…

Fresh-cut salad demand drives interest in Food freshly’s extended shelf-life solutions

Keeping fresh-cut iceberg and romaine lettuce in an optimum state can be a real challenge for processors, with shelf-life often severely limited by oxidation that adversely…

Tube-shaped packaging and printing versatility to improve fruit sales

Fruit sales in vending machines have fallen sharply since Covid's arrival. Fru&Tube, a Spanish company that pioneered the packing of fruit in portable tube-shaped packaging…

An evolutionary merger between Mentfield UK Ltd and ICL Ltd

"We want the customer to be able to concentrate on what they do best and let us do the rest"

Global freight forwarder and logistics organisation Mentfield UK Ltd; today announced that they have finalised a partnership agreement with the innovative logistics company…

Chinese domestic cherries will be listed in quantity from April

Recently, the sales of imported cherries have entered a low-price model. In the meantime, domestic cherries in China began to be listed in small quantities and at high prices.…

Philippines and Australia ready to elevate ties to strategic partnership

The Philippine and Australian governments, citing "mature" ties, have reaffirmed their commitment to elevate their relations to a strategic partnership. The Department of…

Young scientists share precision agriculture lessons from Pinduoduo greenhouse challenge in FAO China seminar

For Zheng Jianfeng, a 29-year-old researcher at China Agricultural University, participating in Pinduoduo’s inaugural Smart Agriculture Competition was a valuable experience…

Queensland supermarkets expect short-term disruption to produce supply after floods

After a week of devastating flooding in the south-east, empty supermarket shelves are expected to start being restocked by the end of the week. Purchase limits…

NSW Farmers welcome disaster declarations

The state’s peak agricultural body has welcomed disaster declarations for 17 Local Government Areas affected by heavy rain and flooding. NSW Farmers Business,…

Tropical army worm about

KVH received reports last week of caterpillars causing significant damage in young kiwifruit development blocks. The caterpillars were quickly identified as tropical army worm (TAW),…

Launch of extension to Hexkoel cold storage facility in the Hex River Valley

The new extension at Hexkoel cold storage facility in the Hex River Valley was officially opened by Dr Ivan Meyer, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture. Minister Meyer cut the…

Eswatini releases orange-fleshed sweetpotato variety

Food insecurity and malnutrition are significant challenges facing the Kingdom of Eswatini, primarily due to low agricultural productivity and limited diversity in crops and…

Stock inventory VTA

"Potato stocks 12% below the 5-year average"

VTA's stock inventory, dated February 15, shows that the stock of ware potatoes is 12% beneath the 5-year average. This corresponds to the expectations that…

Recycling potato skins to make prebiotics

It’s an unbelievable tragedy that a third of the world’s food is wasted. To put that in perspective, it would take an area the size of China to grow that much…

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