Vidalia Sweet Onion shipping kicks off today

Vidalia® Sweet Onions are ready to ship starting today. “We have a beautiful crop this year filled with incredible flavor,” says Troy Bland, CEO of…

March weather results in later start for California cherries

Following March’s unsettled weather in California, what does this mean for the state’s cherry season? “The outlook is good--we’re optimistic the crop…

Uneven supplies and higher prices on lettuce likely until June

Very choppy until the first or second week in June. This is how Mark Vaughan of Fresh Avenue says the lettuce market will look until then. “It’s going…

Apple shipper’s Midwest footprint expands

Elite Apple Company will join forces with Honeybear Brands® to market its apple varieties. The Elite Apple Company is a privately-held, grower-owned…

Citrus Industry

Project seeks quick HLB diagnostic tests

Canadian college Seneca, in partnership with Ottawa-based Evik Diagnostic Innovations Inc., is working to develop a quick diagnostic test for the…

Chilean fruit exports shift from EU, North America to Southeast Asia, South America

In 2022, Chile exported 2.67 million tons of fresh fruit and vegetables, nearly as much as the previous two years. In the past decade, those exports…

Santa Eduvina, Santa Guillermina, Santa Rosa, and Santa Isabel

Four new 100% Chilean raspberry varieties

The Fruit Technological Consortium has once again surprised the sector with the launch of 4 new raspberry varieties: Santa Eduvina, Santa Guillermina,…

USDA

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement seasonal perishable products - weekly update

Movement of blueberries through Arizona, California and Texas expected to remain the same

As winter weather in North America and the constant rains in California come to an end, the effects are still being felt around the produce markets.…

On-line session - 9 May

Presentation of study on environmental impact of avocado in Mexico

Mexico is the world’s largest avocado producer and exporter. Its avocado production accounts for 30% of the world’s total avocado production and is growing at…

Unlocking the appeal and nutritional value of mashed potatoes for 3D food printing

Emerging technology in the realm of food production has given rise to 3D food printing. This innovative technique allows for the production of complex shapes…

USDA

National Retail Report - specialty crops

Mangos, grapes and avocados were the top 3 most advertised fruits this week

In the lull before the next major holiday, retailers gave shoppers a taste of summer to come. Florida came in strong this week with new crop corn,…

Hispatec will participate in the Global Cherry Summit and the South American Blueberry Convention

"We have come a long way in the democratization of technology and innovation processes in Chile's agribusiness"

Hispatec Agrointeligencia, a leading company in technological solutions for global agriculture, will be present at two key events for the Chilean…

Santiago Baez, manager of Pukuna Farms Ecuador:

“Ecuador already exports yellow pitahaya to Hong Kong, we anticipate that it will also be a success in China”

On Monday, April 10, Ecuador made its first shipment of yellow pitahaya to China after the Asian country opened its market to this Ecuadorian fruit,…

Peru expects to export a record volume of agricultural products this year

“We are looking forward to the approval of protocols that will give avocado access to the Philippines”

According to the director of the Global Economy and Business Research Center of the Association of Exporters CIEN-Adex, Edgar Vasquez Vela, Peruvian agro…

Latin America: A leading food producer, but groceries are still expensive

According to the FAO, prices in Latin America and the Caribbean have surged quite a lot. This is quite paradoxically, as the region is a world leader in fruit,…

Edom Fruits - 'had challenging US season'

South African pomegranate volumes 40% lower says Israeli exporter

Israeli pomegranate exporter and year round distributor, Edom Fruits, had a challenging season in the US due to California that finished late says…

EastFruit

Moroccan cucumber exports have more than tripled in five years

Morocco, as one of the world’s leading exporters of high-quality fresh fruits and vegetables, remains the focus of EastFruit. Over the past three…

Central Kenya

Governors want avocados, macadamia, bananas and potatoes on state priority list

Governors from ten counties in Central Kenya are criticizing the federal government to include several farm products in the list of support through value…

Delicious fruits & vegetables that didn’t exist in nature

Most of us have grown up with the notion that fruits and vegetables are the most natural and wholesome of all foods. Nowadays, we often take for granted the…

“Greek strawberry prices reduced, but demand expected to increase in May”

More strawberries have been planted in Greece this season, says Nick Nafpliotis, company director of fresh produce exporter Greek & Fresh: “Greece has…

Nick Papatheodorou - Kapiris Bros

Weather extremes make capsicum and tomato growing challenging

Kapiris Bros' current growing season for gourmet and Roma tomatoes is taking place in Two Wells, South Australia, this typically runs from October…

Cheap becomes even cheaper:

Aldi Nord invests to lower fruit and vegetable prices

Aldi Nord is voluntarily foregoing margin and massively reducing the prices of fruit and vegetables. A clear sign that customers can rely on Aldi Nord…

MSC a key driver in a fruitful partnership between Africa and Europe

Africa is a fruit powerhouse and Europe is loving it. Over the past few years, the African continent has been providing a significant portion of…

Francisco Gómez, president of Freshuelva:

"May is going to be a crucial month to recover some of the lost kilos in production and retail"

In the first part of the strawberry campaign in Huelva, producers had to deal with various factors that, as announced two weeks ago by the Association…

Ton van Dalen, Oxin Growers:

"Dutch tomatoes and bell peppers start late, but prices offer perspective"

March was a dark month in the Netherlands, so the tomato and bell pepper supply got going particularly late. Cucumber and eggplant growers have been in…

First Royal peaches and nectarines and a stronger presence of Royal Sanguina nectarines

"We focus on being the first to arrive with stone fruit that is at its best for consumption"

With the arrival of spring, the Spanish stone fruit season has kicked off with the earliest harvests. This year, due to the weather conditions during…

Laoling, Shandong Province:

Digging deep into the rich jujube culture with a 3,000 year-old history

In the 20,000-hectare jujube forest in Leling, Dezhou, Chen Xiling is busy pruning jujube trees. The wheat intercropped with jujube trees around him…

Week 15 Fruit Wholesale Market Report

New-season New Zealand kiwifruit on the market, arrival of domestic blueberries is growing slowly.

After apples and pears, New Zealand kiwifruit arrived in the market this week. Chilean peaches and plums are still the best sellers, Thai Monthong…

Pedro Sánchez and Xi Jinping sign agreement on export of persimmon and almonds

A new strategic Spanish-Chinese phytosanitary agreement promoted by the president of the PSOE-Unidas Podemos coalition government, Pedro Sánchez, has made…

United Fresh:

March Food Price Index reflects the consequences of stormy end to summer in New Zealand

The release of the March Food Price Index for New Zealand shows yet another month of disruption to the country’s fresh produce industry off the back of a…