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Province celebrates its first annual Blueberry Day

Lower blueberry volumes for British Columbia

As the province celebrates its inaugural B.C. Blueberry Day today, British Columbia blueberry growers have experienced a slightly later start to the season. Blueberry crop at…

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Tighter supplies soon on asparagus

Supplies of asparagus are good but they’re poised to get slimmer soon. Gary Meadows of Five Crowns Marketing in Brawley, CA notes that typically at this time of year, some…

2020 produce sales up 9% over last year’s Fourth of July week

During the week ending July 5, elevated everyday plus holiday demand drove gains of +9.1% for fresh produce — higher than the week prior, but not as high as Father’s Day.…

New website launched

Sunrays® grapes to hit stores this winter

Tarrytown, NY-based fresh produce importer, Jac. Vandenberg, Inc., have announced that they will be adding grapes to their Sunrays® product line as they launch an…

Watermelon Board launches 2020 recipe and carving challenge

National Watermelon Promotion Board kicked off its annual consumer recipe contest – but this time with a twist. Unlike in years past where consumers were asked to create and…

Hass Avocado Board holiday recap Q1

Holidays keep up momentum of record high avocado sales

Hass Avocados scored another touchdown the week of the Big Game, which ranks among the biggest avocado weeks of the year. This year continued the tradition…

USDA files action against B & B Organics Inc. in Indiana for alleged PACA violations

As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the…

Bloomberg

US growers experience a nut glut

The past decade’s demand boom exhorted US growers to bring on the supply. They planted loads of new trees in the past several years. Groves take time to mature enough to bear…

PMA 'Takes on Tech' Podcast seeks to turn tech talk to industry action

Produce Marketing Association just released the third episode of the PMA Takes on Tech Podcast and the fourth is slotted to drop this week. The podcast series,…

Forest Starr & Kim Starr

Sea vegetables could become important new source of nutrition

According to aquaculture experts in Florida, in the future, sea vegetables could provide a tasty source of nutrition. The native Florida vegetables that grow…

Special Latin America

Hazel Technologies partners with Fundo Los Paltos

Hazel™ for Mango to be used in ‘20-’21 export campaign for Peruvian mango exporter

Hazel Technologies announced a partnership with Fundo Los Paltos, a leading grower and exporter of mangoes from Peru since 2006. As part of the partnership, Fundo Los Paltos…

Global Focus Soft/Stonefruit

Volumes down significantly on British Columbia organic apricots

The British Columbia organic apricot season has started though growers are reporting smaller volumes of fruit. “The California crop is pretty much done and there’s Washington…

Retail

Amazon: Dash Cart

Food Lion: Grocery delivery service is expanding to 302 stores

Amazon unveils smart cart for new storeAs it moves more decisively into brick-and-mortar retailing, Amazon is introducing Amazon Dash Cart, which will be available for use at…

C.H. Robinson joins forces with Microsoft to digitally transform supply chain

C.H. Robinson and Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced they are joining forces to digitally transform supply chains of the future by combining the power of…

US Customs and Border Patrol

US Border Patrol find $30.5 million worth of meth hidden in Mexican onion shipment

Agents from the US Customs and Border Patrol discovered $30.5 million worth of methamphetamine hidden inside a shipment of fresh onions from Mexico. Officials…

US Department of Agriculture - Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

New crops eligible for USDA pandemic aid

This week, more than three-dozen additional crops and commodities have become eligible for pandemic-related aid from the federal government. Efforts are still continuing to…

The cold snap in Uruguay hasn't affected the price of agricultural products

The intense cold in Uruguay hasn't had an impact on the country's horticultural field production so far. The crops have been developing well and maintain their…

Peru exports 15% more avocado in the first half of 2020

Peruvian avocado exports in the first half of 2020 increased by 15% in volume and 9% in value over the same period of 2019, totaling 265,260 tons and 518…

Argentina

Fruit and vegetable exports from Mendoza have had a strong increase in 2020

During the first four months of the year, Mendoza exported 105,061,968 kilos of primary products for 111,487,844 FOB dollars, i.e. 26.5% and 39% more in volume and FOB value,…

"We are giving pretty much export quality to the Australian consumer"

New citrus brand focusing on the premium end of the Australian domestic market

One of Australia's top stone fruit producers has made the successful transition to the citrus category, following the launch of a new brand. Mattina Fresh began sales of its…

What can Artificial Intelligence do for horticulture?

Orchard businesses are making decisions all the time. When to apply water? What pests or diseases are present and when to apply control measures? Where is labour coming from?…

Competition Commission concerned by discrepancy between farm and retail prices on fresh produce

South Africa's Competition Commission has announced that it has picked up concerning retail food pricing trends which could warrant further investigation and, possibly,…

Australian Table Grape Association chair steps down from board

The Australian Table Grape Association (ATGA) announces its chair John Argiro has stepped down as both chair and board member, effective today. Mr Argiro…

The corona crisis changed Swedish eating and buying habits

ICA has identified five clear changes in Swedish consumers' diets during the corona crisis. ICA is the country's leading grocery retailer. They used sales statistics…

Shannon Lesch – Market Demand Fruits

Soft citrus specialist focuses on longterm relationships

On the farms of the growers of Market Demand Fruits, Tangos, Orris and Nadorcotts are currently being harvested. The company is a soft citrus specialist mainly in the Western…

René Baan, APC Handling

"Air freight is on the rise across Europe"

It is currently busier in air freight than it has been in the previous months. René Baan, commercial manager at APC Handling, indicates that they are busy again at the storage…

Less production due to weather led to spring onions shortages on the market

“Demand for Egyptian spring onions was through the roof”

Egypt is currently in between seasons when it comes to spring onions. After having a great season, one Egyptian exporter is already preparing for the new season, several…

Juan Carlos Navarro, general director of Big Garlic:

"This year, the markets will have to accept the inner beauty of garlic"

The Spanish garlic campaign continues with the harvest in the region of Castile-La Mancha. Although the garlic acreage in Spain has slightly increased this year, the abundant…

Enza Zaden's Melon House Fair comes to a close

"We want to keep senior consumers and capture the potential of young families"

On July 10, the Melon House Fair 2020, organized by Enza Zaden, came to a close. "This event has consolidated as an inspiring meeting place for all melon professionals; a…

Effects of Covid-19 need to be monitored for 2020

Another record year for Southern Hemisphere fruit exports to top Asian destinations in 2019

SHAFFE, The Southern Hemisphere Association of Fresh Fruit Exporters (SHAFFE), held its annual ASIA meeting in the beginning of July 2020 to review the market developments of…

"Chinese early crispy pears available with lower prices"

“This year’s early crispy pears from Pucheng have hit the market in early July and the production season is expected to last through to early August. The…

Art historians are uncovering hidden patterns of fruit and vegetable evolution

For years, biologists have been tapping into the genomes of both modern and ancient crops in order to trace their long and rich history — from wild plains to your dinner…

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