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OVERVIEW GLOBAL MANGO MARKET

The Spanish mango season came to a close in early December, and now the Brazilian and Peruvian mangoes dominate the market in Europe. However, there is a predominance of small…

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Evelyn Vallejo of Ecuafields on Ecuador’s asparagus season:

“New lots have doubled our asparagus exports this season”

While Ecuador is able to produce asparagus year-round, production is limited to two specific windows: June through August, and December through February. Evelyn Vallejo of…

Warm Florida weather could bring corn prices down

Over the next week, temperatures across Florida are expected to increase by about 20 to 30 degrees. The Belle Glade area, a big corn-growing region, will see temperatures as…

North-western US cherry growers hope new rule will prevent losses

A new rule that went into effect this year removes penalties for cherry processors in Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Utah, who previously faced lost…

The 'Omakase Berry'

New York restaurants paying $50 for strawberries

A new variety of berry has been trending in restaurants around New York, as chefs are taking advantage of the grower’s proximity to serve up something very…

Argentina will increase its fresh lemon exports to the US in 2020

According to forecasts by the US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service, Argentina could export 30,000 tons of fresh lemon to the United States in 2020.…

Crunch Pak® co-brands with The Produce Moms® for sliced apple bags

Crunch Pak®, the sliced apple specialist and The Produce Moms® have taken their partnership to a new level by co-branding Crunch Pak sliced apple bags with The Produce Moms logo.…

Hass Avocado Board publishes sales trends for Q3 holidays

Statistics show that summer is prime Hass avocado time

Summer continues to be a great time to promote avocados. Summer avocado sales continue to grow as consumers add fresh Hass avocados to a variety of dishes to celebrate dad,…

State University's Chile Pepper Institute to host

New Mexico will hold world's largest meeting on chili peppers

New Mexico State University is preparing to host the world's largest conference dedicated to chili peppers. The 2020 New Mexico Chile Conference will run on February 3 and 4…

Vacuum cooling is widely used for fresh produce

Vacuum cooling is widely used in the fresh produce industry of the United States, Europe and China. As a result of the energy consumption from water evaporation at low…

Special Fruit Logistica

Portfolio for fresh cut industry presented in Berlin

At the Kronen GmbH Lebensmitteltechnik stand, visitors to Fruit Logistica 2020, which takes place in Berlin from 5th to 7th February, can expect the premieres of the DECONWA…

Global Focus Bananas

Banana workers in Panama fear companies won't pay salary increase ordered by government

The workers of the Panamanian banana industry remain alert to the possibility that the companies in the sector try to block the 8% wage increase that was…

Retail

Giant Food Stores has announced big plans in Pennsylvania

Costco: December sales results

US: Meijer's new store to open sans single-use bagsWhen Meijer's second smaller-format urban store opens January 29 in Royal Oak, Michigan, one grocery staple will be missing.…

Why California’s water crisis is everybody’s problem

The state of California is no stranger to calamity, as evidenced by the persistent droughts and devastating wildfires that have ravaged the land in years past.…

The US wants to increase the tariff on Mexican tomato imports again

Mexican tomato producers are concerned as the US Chamber of Commerce has requested increasing the tariff on Mexican tomatoes to 22%, alleging unfair…

Hawaiian family claims pomelo sets world record

A family from Moanalua (Honolulu) is claiming their tree produced a world record-setting fruit. The Nishimura family says their tree created a massive jabong, or pomelo.…

Japanese supermarkets try to attract customer with cheaper US foods

Since the Japan-US trade agreement came into force on Jan. 1, major Japanese supermarkets have started slashing prices on US products -affected by the tariff cuts- trying to…

Canada: P.E.I. potatoes in the spotlight in 7 new vignettes

The P.E.I. Potato Board is rolling out a series of short videos designed to give people a peak into where their potatoes come from. The seven vignettes are a…

Jalisco region continues to lead blueberry production in Mexico

Of the total area covered by blueberry production in Mexico, less than half (43%) is grown outdoors. Then, about 6% is grown under shade meshes and the…

High winds affected Argentina's pome fruit before the harvest

A windstorm with gusts of up to 106 km / h has hit the Argentine provinces of Rio Negro and Neuquen causing trees to fall, countless power outages, and damages to…

Asoex's 2019-2020 season advance

Chilean nectarine exports increase

According to statistics prepared by the Association of Fruit Exporters of Chile AG (ASOEX), based on data provided by Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG), by week 1- 2020…

Peru promotes agricultural logistics with a new road corridor

In the framework of its Proregion program, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Peru (MTC) signed the contract for the execution and supervision of the 273 km…

Cornelis Ernst and Bart van der Vliet, OTC Organics

South African organic grape imports start sustainably

The South African organic grape season started earlier this year, and its prospects look favorable, say Cornelis Ernst and Bart van der Vliet of OTC Organics. This Dutch…

Industry hopes that moratorium on hi-cube ban could still be signed, allowing hi-cubes on the road for at least the next 18 months

New year brings unpleasant hi-cube container disappointment for South African fruit and freight industries

Hi-cube 40ft containers, making up around 75% of worldwide container cargo, are currently illegal on South African roads if its height, from the road surface to the top,…

Chinese goji berries' peak export season falls around Christmas

“Chinese goji berries' peak export season falls around Christmas. The volume of orders from Europe and the United States for our products began to increase significantly from…

"Consumer audience is stable"

"Chinese market is warming up again for Hainan wax apples"

The new harvest of Chinese wax apples entered the market in December, 2019. The wax apples enter the market around the same time as large volumes of apples but since the…

"Chinese ginger exports are expected to increase after Chinese New Year"

“As the Chinese New Year this year is coming early, China's ginger export is currently in a special period, and the trade volume has increased. It is expected that the export…

First Costa Rican melons en route to Europe

The first Costa Rican melons of the season are en route to Europe. "We will receive various Seedless varieties of watermelons including Maxima and Joya. Also the traditional…

The strawberry market prefers high prices over high temperatures

Prices remain high on the strawberry market. These were noted in the run-up to Christmas. Many of these strawberries are sold in programs. Limited supplies are being traded on…

Frank Ocampo, Hagé International:

"Pineapple market off to a good start after a tough 2019"

The pineapple market has been good in recent weeks. The somber feeling about 2019, however, still remains among importers. "In the end, last year, nine out of the twelve…

Citrus fruit - niche markets help smaller companies survive

The citrus fruit campaign is proceeding as reported so far. However, at times, we should take some elements less for granted. Angelo Migliorisi (in the photo below), producer…

40 million euro have been invested

Orogel now has the biggest cold storage cell in Europe

The new extra large frozen food cell Orogel, located in Cesena right next to the production site, costing 40 million euro, is now fully operational. The warehouse runs…

“Strategy of storing in cold chambers will not work this year”

Storing the Polish apples in cold rooms for much longer is not a viable strategy this season, according to one Polish apple trader. Multiple traders are still saving their…

The Avocado Company expands with own Colombian production

Fresca Group has always dealt in avocados but recently launched a marketing company solely dedicated to avocados: The Avocado Company. Now firmly established and growing…

Exporters Guide to Brazil - USDA

Political unrest stunts Brazilian economy

In 2018, Brazil's fruit imports amounted to €36.120 million, and that of vegetables to €19.641 million. Several products will see an increase in this Latin…

Fresh-key develops smart APP "Fresh-eye"

Fresh-key™ Technology is launching a smart mobile APP "Fresh-eye", to track the temperature, humidity, light and location data real-timely, simple operation and efficient…

Cucumbers, zucchinis and pumpkins in danger

Braunschweig researchers isolate cucumber virus for the first time in Germany

Plant virologist Dr. Wulf Menzel from the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen in Braunschweig, together with colleagues from…

Exporter Guide Indonesia - USDA

Indonesia wants to become self-sufficient, but, for now, still needs fruit imports

Indonesia's economy is growing fast. In 2018 it grew by 5,2%. In that same year, €191,3 million was spent on importing fruit and vegetables. The retail sector…

Tomatoes, peppers and avocados drive growth

Dutch export turnover for fruit and vegetables rises to € 11.9 billion

Dutch sales of fruit and vegetables abroad increased by four percent in the past year to € 11.9 billion. No less than eighty percent is sold within a radius of…

From 1962 to 2017

World ranking of top 10 garlic-producing countries

This video shows which countries are among the top ten when it comes to producing garlic. It spans from 1962 to 2017. China produces about 80% of the entire global garlic…

New weigher released; 'big capacity, small footprint'

Following the combination weigher MD14 XL, Manter releases the new MD10 XL. Especially for packhouses where a high capacity is required on a small footprint. Herman Wehkamp,…

Boosting tree planting speed with new machinery

Dutch machine factory Damcon is a specialist in machines for tree nurseries. One of their latest developments is the PL40F tree planting machine, an innovation that combines…

Scientists help to save ancient Welsh apples & pears

A ‘living museum’ planted by researchers at Aberystwyth University is contributing to the survival of varieties of apples and pears. More than 60 historic Welsh…

Venezuela expects to increase vegetable production by 15% in 2020

Gerson Pabon, the head of the Confederation of Associations of Agricultural Producers of Venezuela (FEDEAGRO), stated that they expected vegetable production to increase by…

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