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“Volumes are ramping up now and prices remain strong”
Central American melon production has recovered from hurricanes
Ark Foods’ Clean Label Salads
New salad line celebrates the unsung heroes of the veggie world
Harvest to start March 20th
Update on Florida’s rejuvenated blueberry industry
Adds Hazel® for grapes
Migiva Group differentiates premium table grape offer
Important development for grapefruit and sweet potato importers
US and EU agree tariff freeze in Boeing-Airbus dispute
United Fresh Women in Produce nomination period open
US imports of Peruvian asparagus went up in 2020
Ag Pro Robotics
Ag Pro Robotics, California
StrawBot follows harvesters during strawberry picking
Specialty apple grower announces 2021 staff promotions
Consumers can now visit Avocado Nation
Global Focus Bananas
India has great potential when it comes to bananas
Special Australia / New Zealand
"Effectively we are trying to fill that void between conventional produce and the organic category"
The innovative frozen fruit range promoting the importance of sustainability in Australia
Retail
Dreamstime
The Fresh Market celebrates women-owned and -operated food companies
Target: Groundbreaking ceremony in Yonkers, New York
Category of "super” avocado shoppers is growing fast
Not all players benefit equally
Idaho potato crop brought in record revenues in 2020
Portmanatee.com
Port Manatee is crucial hub for Southwest Florida and beyond
Florida strawberry farmers rebound after Covid lockdown caused financial devastation
Hot pepper production New Mexico saw increase in 2020
Prime-Ark® Horizon offers growers new option for primocane-fruiting blackberries
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station releases new Primocane-Fruiting Blackberry
USDA
U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement Seasonal Perishable Products Weekly Update
Mexican asparagus movements expected to remain about the same, at lower prices
Lasko
New, fruit-shaped device to keep our fridges fresh
There is a gap in the Chinese blueberry market
Chinese blueberry plantation in Yunnan is still expanding, and the price is better than last year
"Mesh bag season is over in the northern hemisphere, but we are preparing for the potato harvest in the southern hemisphere"
Egyptian garlic season underway
Snowstorm affects peaches and spring potatoes
Greek strawberry production increased by 15%
Alec van den Heuvel, VDH Concept, Belgium
"SQ Paper and Bio Net are nice, sustainable alternatives to traditional onion packaging"
Munich-based gastronomy wholesaler points out threatening situation
"The situation is extremely precarious"
Food-safe sorting and packaging with GeoSort Ultimate Clean
Erik Waterman, Waterman Onions, the Netherlands:
"The party's begun, but not everyone's joined in yet"
Gerard Hoekman, Mulder Onions, the Netherlands:
"Supermarkets split between those who import most of their onions themselves and those who let importers do the initial work"
Citrustech begins testing mechanized citrus harvesting with an olive grove harvester prototype
"The alternative of not harvesting our income source would have been untenable"
How New Zealand's stone fruit industry has tried to mitigate labour shortage effects during harvest season
Nigel Holliday - The Jersey Royal Company
Good demand for first Jersey Royals
Jupiter’s Indian grapes filling supply gap
MSC
MSC reports another successful year for its reefer cargo services
New transparent labels on imported produce
Reflex launch Pack Plus: A more sustainable packaging solution
Low prices complicate Argentine garlic sales
"There is still a lot of garlic left to market, almost 50% of the harvest up to January"
Foreign YouTubers air their views on Taiwan pineapple situation
FreshPlaza Funny
The message is clear