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Quiet, steady year for Louisiana sweet potatoes

Having gone untouched by Hurricane Ida that recently moved through Louisiana, the state’s sweet potato growers are enjoying a quiet year. “It’s been an uneventful year so we’re…

Interview with Andrea Montagna, new CEO at Bonduelle Fresh Americas

US lead the way for fresh-cut consumption trends

The US are an immense market where the fresh-cut segment reaches astonishing numbers, and Andrea Montagna has been sent over there to manage the Bonduelle Fresh Americas…

Preliminary forecast for upcoming season

Peru's grape production expected to surpass 60 million boxes

For the first time in history, Peru expects to be surpassing the sixty million (60mm) boxes of table grapes for worldwide export. The country is expected to…

"I think this will be the biggest herbicide revolution in agriculture."

Carbon Robotics develop robot capable of eliminating 100,000 weeds per hour with precision lasers

The Carbon Robotics company has developed an agricultural robot capable of eliminating 100,000 weeds an hour through the use of precision lasers and artificial…

Leaders of Mexico’s horticultural industry come together in person

The AMHPAC Annual Convention in its XIII edition was held with great success, from September 1 to 3 in Los Cabos, BCS, Mexico. 300 people participated in this event,…

USDA

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement seasonal perishable products Weekly Update

High water and flooding impacted trade on markets In Eastern US

This week’s weather impacting the eastern US was evidence that September is indeed right at the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. No sooner had grower-shippers begun to…

Study concludes using less does not compromise quality

US - coastal grape growers can get by with less water

According to a new study out of the University of California, Davis, California grape growers in coastal areas can use less water during times of drought.…

The logistics and transportation costs of banana exports soar by up to 300% in Colombia

Colombia is the world's fifth-largest exporter of bananas, a fruit that ranks as the third most important product in the Colombian agro-export basket and…

"We want to see whether improvement can continue with the increasing volume of fruit that is expected to hit the market"

Australian project monitoring avocado quality to ensure it is meeting consumer expectations

A project monitoring avocado quality in retail stores across Australia has found that the industry has made improvements in meeting consumer expectations at the point of sale…

Santander and San Miguel lead the first Sustainability Linked Bond in Argentina

Globally known for its acronym: SLB -Sustainability Linked Bond- it is the first corporate bond of this type in the country. The issue, that was led by…

Organic Produce Summit

Launching new sweet potato line and earth-friendly packaging options for potatoes

Based in Los Angeles, CA, Progressive Produce grows, packs and ships a wide variety of year-round produce, farming thousands of acres throughout North and South America. The…

Global Focus Potatoes / Onions

Simon Martin - Koffmaans

Potato and frozen chip brand receiving good support from top chefs

The UK hospitality sector has been fully open for a few months now. Although not quite back to full capacity, people are enjoying being able to eat out again. “We have seen a…

Retail

Dreamstime

Lowes Foods has partnered with Delivery Solutions

PFG has completed the acquisition of Core-Mark

Amazon is now shipping cargo for outside customers in its latest move to compete with FedEx and UPSAmazon is on a spending spree to grow its shipping business and isn’t…

Chinese investment in Chile creates opportunities

The proportion of Chile’s fresh fruit exports going to Asia has grown 16.4 percent year-over-year. This has seen China surpassing the US as Chile’s top…

From January to July 2021

Mexico’s citrus exports up 28.3%

Between January and July this year, exports The percentage of citrus fruits and their derivatives increased by 28.3% It has a total value of $912.3 million, above $711 million in the…

Export price of Chinese garlic increased by 10%-15% compared to last year

The season in which garlic is purchased for storage is already over. The export price of garlic rapidly shot up for a brief period in August due to various reasons. Farmers…

"Chinese pears lose competitive advantage in export market due to rising shipping costs"

The shipping cost from Qingdao in China to European ports has already increased to 14,000 USD per container. Even worse, shipping containers are difficult to find these days.…

Summerfruit partnership now open to investors

Ardgour Valley Orchards LP, New Zealand's newest summerfruit development which will produce specialty apricots and cherries for export is now seeking investor interest in its…

Darling Group welcomes investment from Booster

New Zealand based horticulture company, Darling Group is pleased to announce an investment by Booster Tahi LP, the investment arm of Booster, a New Zealand…

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube optimistic

Zimbabwean banks urged into funding agriculture

Zimbabwe’s government has announced a fresh plan to attract banks into funding agricultural production, with draw-downs from the recently released…

Hennie de Beer – Vaalbos Trust

Vaalbos Trust: all hands on deck at high-diversity farm

Vaalbos Trust in the Loskop Valley is a highly diversified farm, as is the norm in this region that straddles Mpumalanga and Limpopo. Right: potatoes planted for the…

Nova Siri Genetics to attend Macfrut digital edition for the second time

An international trade platform for a fast-growing business

The breeding company Nova Siri Genetics, based in Policoro (Matera, Italy), will be on display on the virtual platform of Macfrut digital in the pavilion dedicated to plant…

Optical Brussels sprout sorter gains 50% of Dutch market share within two years

TechNature sorting machines are processing an increasing quantity of Brussels sprouts. This young Dutch company crossed into neighboring countries with these machines within…

Mango orchards to increase in Sicily

"The Sicilian mango campaign started with a small problem in December, when we had to remove unexpected blossoms. Then there were others in February that were damaged by a bad…

Storm destroys agricultural infrastructure and citrus and vegetable crops in the north of Castellon

Ava-Asaja warned that the storm that hit the Region of Valencia, which brought torrential rains, lightning and strong wind gusts, has caused localized damage to the…

GC Farms improves its sorting efficiency with the Tomra Insight data platform

"The quality of our raw material may vary, but the product we deliver must always have a high quality"

As part of its commitment to digitization and staying ahead of the competition, US company George Chiala Farms is one of many vegetable processors globally using the Tomra…

Ocado moves to 100% recyclable packaging material for apples

Double the packing speed and fully recyclable right on your doorstep...Ocado customers will start to receive three varieties of apples packaged in the new Pro-Produce…

Carton Pack unveils new logo

Today, 6th September 2021, after 50 years of successful activity supported by a continuous and balanced growth, throughout to the development of ever new industrial skills, Carton…

Launch of new biological fungicide formulated with a new generation strain of "Bacillus subtilis"

Seipasa, a Spanish company specialized in the development and formulation of bioinsecticides, biofungicides and biostimulants for agriculture, has announced…

Philippine Statistics Authority:

Fruit harvests see mixed result in Q2 2021

The Philippine Statistics Authority reported that harvests of four major fruits were mixed in the second quarter; banana and pineapple output gains shadowed by…

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