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World’s largest carrot producer exploring sale

Grimmway Farms, headquartered in Bakersfield, California may be up for sale. A statement issued by the company says, “exciting opportunities to better serve…

US Presidential election 2020: What will each candidate do for agriculture?

United Fresh Washington Conference runs this week, from September 21st through the 25th, and is hosted virtually on the United Fresh Live! 365 platform. On Wednesday,…

Slimmer supplies and strong demand make for solid strawberry market

California strawberries look to continue to hold a strong market. “Last week we were harvesting between 500,000 and 700,000 flats a day. That’s pretty light,” says Steve…

PMA virtual town hall

How to address resource scarcity in food production

This week’s PMA virtual town hall focused resource scarcity in food production. The panelists of this town hall were Dr. Jo Handelsman, who served as Science Advisor to…

North American domestic onion crop coming on with good volume

Supplies of domestic onions are coming on as new growing regions, largely in the Pacific Northwest, work through production. “Overall, our supply looks normal. We’ve had the…

Starr Ranch Growers

First recyclable pouch bag with emoji characters now on offer

Starr Ranch Growers is expanding its Emoji character offerings to a new 100 percent recyclable pouch bag. The recyclable pouch is made of high-density polyethylene plastic. Recycled…

Available September through December

Ocean Spray blueberries from Peru expand Oppy's Fair Trade Certified line-up

Offering Fair Trade Certified produce since 2004, Oppy has generated $4.4 million in premiums in the last half dozen years, and plans to make even greater impact by adding…

First annual Grape Quality Summit to be held October 9th, 2020

Hazel Technologies Inc., a USDA-funded technology company delivering new solutions for fresh produce to extend shelf-life, increase sales, and fight food waste, announced the…

Weekly Argentinian blueberry arrivals

Blueberry arrivals from Argentina into the US at 57 tons in week 38

Argentina has started its blueberry export season 2020. Weekly blueberry arrivals from Argentina into the US stood at 57 tons in week 38, considerably lower than the 84 tons…

Sunset® Rocks event goes virtual for PMA Fresh Summit

Sunset® and Brighter Bites® are partnering in a virtual event for the produce industry that will help raise funds to support the Brighter Bites mission of…

September 26th

Celebrating apple growers on Johnny Appleseed Day

The humble roots of the apple business started in the 1600’s, brought here by the colonists. History has painted John Chapman (Appleseed) at the helm of the establishment of…

Special PMA Fresh Summit

Oscar Guzman of Progressive Produce:

“We invite attendees to ‘travel’ with us as we highlight our growing regions”

Companies throughout the industry are working to develop new strategies for the PMA Fresh Summit now that it has been converted into a virtual format. For Progressive Produce,…

Global Focus Potatoes and Onions

Antoine Geysels, Top’Pom:

“At the beginning of the campaign we turned to export for the storage potato market”

“The demand for potatoes on the French market is moderate at the moment. The operators are covered by contracts from the start of the harvest and consumption is still…

Retail

Giant Eagle has partnered with FlyBuy Pickup by Radius Networks

Southeastern Grocers has teamed up with Uber

Amazon Fresh ‘built to outlast’ other grocery retailers, says Brick Meets ClickAmazon Fresh may look like a conventional grocery store, but other qualities indicate the…

Meets IATA Compliance

DeltaTrak’s new and improved FlashLink Dry Ice USB PDF In-Transit Logger increases range to -82°C

DeltaTrak® a leading innovator of cold chain management solutions, features its newly enhanced FlashLink Dry Ice USB PDF In-Transit Logger at CAMX Composites and Advanced…

California Blueberry Commission supports Section 201 global safeguard

Earlier this month, the U.S. Trade Representative elected to utilize its authority to request that the International Trade Commission commence a Section 201…

Fresh Produce & Floral Council

FPFC Apprentice Program takes virtual tours

The Fresh Produce & Floral Council 2020 Apprentice Class has continued on throughout the pandemic and virtually attended two tours on Thursday, September 10th,…

Essential oils could keep pests, disease from organic crops

With U.S. organic food sales topping $50 billion in 2018, statistics from the Organic Trade Association indicate that fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops combined…

Reebok partners with Boston farm to offer first plant-based performance shoe

Reebok is partnering with Boston-area based Siena Farms, to launch Forever Floatride GROW, one of the first plant-based performance shoes, with custom CSA (community supported…

Rutherford and Polk Counties

North Carolina ‘Thermal Belt’ helps grapes grow

Just west of Charlotte and southeast of Asheville lie North Carolina's Rutherford and Polk Counties. In this two-county region one will find what's referred to…

Peruvian Ministries to defend production and export of blueberries to US market

In August, Peruvian industry experts concluded that an increase in blueberry imports may be damaging the local industry. Now, news has been reported that the…

Ecuador

Ash from Sangay volcano harms quality of export bananas in Guayas and Los Rios

The banana plantations in the province of Guayas have been especially affected by the volcanic ash from the recent eruption of the Sangay volcano, which has deteriorated the…

Caulipower

Caulipower is seizing market opportunities

The vegetable-forward company Caulipower was built out of a working mother's need for a convenient and healthy gluten-free option. The company keeps growing by looking for…

Chile announces opening of South Korean market to its Hass avocados

The Chilean Minister of Agriculture, Antonio Walker, announced that the South Korean health authority, the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), has…

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Antioxidant found in apples and grape seeds to increase hair growth

According to numerous studies, a compound found in apples and grape seeds has presented impressive results and could be the answer you have been searching for.…

Don Limón launches global recruitment drive for innovative business model

Don Limón – the international fresh fruit producer-packer-importer – is thrilled to announce the launch of a recruitment campaign to find creative and ambitious professionals…

Citrus Growers’ Association of South Africa

Cumulative volume of citrus exported to all regions at 63,994,325 cartons

According to a report by the Citrus Growers’ Association of South Africa, citrus exports to the rest of Africa (and surrounding islands) stood at 60,905 cartons in week 38,…

Alan Hint - Freshgro

“The crops have started to grow and will recover, but the future remains uncertain.”

Things have not been easy for vegetable growers this year with unseasonable weather combined with extra worries and costs associated with COVID-19. Back in June English carrot…

Ton van Raaij, Finis-Eillert

“This small onion peeler will ensure better returns again”

Industrial onion peeling is labor-intensive, and peeling small onions takes even more time. In other words - the larger the onion, the better the returns. Larger onions have,…

Teun Koolen, Koolen Champignons:

“When I walk into a mushroom cell, I know exactly who’s getting a great product”

In trade, freshness, via to the shortest possible lines, is vital. That’s especially true for mushrooms. Koolen Champignons in the Netherlands has, therefore, done away with…

How did the coronavirus outbreak affect perishable goods transport in Europe?

During the height of the coronavirus pandemic’s lockdown, European borders were closed. That caused a sharp dip in carrier companies’ Q2 revenues. Therefore, logically, there…

Arie Verburg en Bert Jansen, FME, Belgium

“Innovations allow us to introduce consumers to our entire range”

Fresh Mushroom Europe (FME) is located in Meer, Belgium, just across the Dutch border. This company supplies the total mushroom package. The business renews itself time and…

Photo report: 10th German Fruit & Vegetable Congress

"After 1,000 video conferences, we are finally seeing real people today"

The day before yesterday, the tenth edition of the German Fruit & Vegetable Congress took place in Düsseldorf - although it was somewhat different from what was planned when…

Norwegian researchers develop new cultivation method, inspired by NASA's Mars colonies

Norwegian researchers are testing a new greenhouse cultivation method which emits very little gas. Norwegian, and global food production, is, after all, a major source of…

Avozilla, the giant avocado, is also grown in Spain

The avocado, one of the world's most popular and demanded fruits, has an XXL version whose weight can exceed 1 kilo and which was brilliantly named Avozilla; a…

South Africa: R50 million drought aid for Eastern Cape

A national water affairs department statement has made clear that a R50 million (€2.6 mln) drought intervention package will be spent on water tanks and…

FULLCOVER electrostatic technology

DECCO announces acquisition of IngeAgro

IngeAgro’s patented FULLCOVER electrostatic technology is widely used throughout Latin America with 400-units already operating in Blueberry, Table Grape and Avocado…

McCain dishes up hot chips with a side of lower greenhouse gas emissions

McCain Foods’ Timaru plant is reducing its energy usage environmental impact, now looking to electrification, by installing New Zealand-first McCain proprietary technology.The…

Droughtproofing and major water projects key issues for Queensland growers

The Granite Belt in southern Queensland produces around $300 million worth of fruit and vegetables each year, and is the second-largest apple growing region in the country.…

Shadow Primary Industries Minister Shane Broad:

‘Tasmanian government stands by as local potato industry gets smashed’

According to Shadow Primary Industries Minister Shane Broad, Primary Industries Minister Guy Barnett had confirmed that fresh potatoes will now be imported…

China, Anyue County

Anyue lemon brand estimated at more than 18 billion yuan

High quality, low prices and increasing overseas orders have resulted in a surge of lemon exports from Anyue County, dubbed China's "lemon capital". Data point…

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