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OVERVIEW GLOBAL KIWIFRUIT MARKET

Although New Zealand obtained a record kiwifruit harvest last year, the producing regions in the northern hemisphere are facing a decline in their volumes due to the weather…

Ken Lyons of Blue Mountain Fruit Co.’s Red Prince apple variety

“With our new sustainable packaging, we expect bagged apple sales to grow 50% this year”

The Red Prince apple variety was brought from the Netherlands to Canada by Irma and Marius Botden in the year 2000 and is grown exclusively by the Blue Mountain Fruit Company.…

Carrot supplies could get tighter as regions open back up

Yields of carrots are lighter than normal right now and could potentially become tighter in the coming months. “There’s not a lot of size coming out of California at the moment,”…

Belgian company submits first protein-based biocontrol registration package to the EPA

Biotalys NV, a food and crop protection company, announced that it has submitted its first protein-based biocontrol, Evoca™, to the Environmental Protection…

Canada: Demand for foreign farm workers expected to go up in Okanagan

British Columbia’s temporary foreign workers are starting to return to the region’s farms, and this year there are plans in place to ensure that their arrival…

Oppy expands footprint with Ocean Spray® grapes from southern hemisphere

Oppy announced a new grape program building on its partnership with Ocean Spray®, the agricultural cooperative owned by more than 700 farmer families. The fruit comes from the…

C.H. Robinson launches consumer brand as Robinson Fresh®

Robinson Fresh, a division of global logistics company C.H. Robinson, is now offering fresh produce under its own name for the first time in the company’s 115-year history of…

California grower partners with dietitian to inspire wellness in 2021

D’Arrigo California has partnered with Stephanie Bouquet, a registered dietitian, certified specialist in sports dietetics, certified diabetes educator and…

Moxxy Marketing brings on new marketing director

Moxxy Marketing has added Beth Adan, a marketer, SEO strategist and content creator, in the new role of marketing director to manage brand objectives and…

Chinese garlic export enters peak period before Spring Festival arrives

Export price of Chinese garlic is stabilizing, only in a few areas is the price still rising

Some overseas countries have adopted a series of quarantine measures ever since the outbreak of Covid-19 last year. These measures have an impact on the regular export of…

Special Latin America

The Washington Apple Commission takes the US Golden Delicious and Cripps Pink varieties to Colombia

The Washington Apple Commission stated that it was working on the new promotion of two apple varieties in the Colombian market to meet that market's growing…

Global Focus Grapes

Diego Moeykens, Indiana Import:

“The table grape industry is changing rapidly, in all production areas”

At Indiana Import, the import grape season usually starts around mid-November with the products from Peru, and lasts until the end of April. “This year, the transition between…

Retail

Dreamstime

Imperfect Foods received a commitment to fund $95mln in a Series D growth investment

Southeastern Grocers has launched an IPO

Canada: Downtown Toronto is getting a new Farm BoyDowntown Toronto is getting its third Farm Boy store. Set to open at the corner of Front and Bathurst on January 28, the 33,…

Luke Couch - Nutrafruit

Queen Garnet plum sees +300% in export volumes this year

The Queen Garnet plum season is now in full swing and at the current tree plantings, it is possibly the biggest planting of a single plum variety in Australia. “The Queen…

J.H. Leavy & Co

Brisbane wholesaler able to significantly boost operations since moving into new warehouse

A major Brisbane wholesaler says it has been able to provide a significant increase in capacity across a number of its current service offerings, since launching its new…

Chinese muskmelons compete with low-priced Chilean cherries and Shatang tangerines

This season's second harvest of muskmelons from Hainan has already entered the Chinese market. However, the product quality and the market conditions are both worse than last…

Small number of apple varieties maintains strong market position

Chinese apples experience poor market conditions

The apple production volumes last year significantly declined because of extreme weather conditions. The average product quality was less than ideal. However, there are a…

Malaysia: Floods cause 79 pineapple smallholders to suffer RM2.9 million in losses

The floods that hit Malaysia early this year have resulted in 79 pineapple smallholders incurring RM2.9 million in losses (€580,000) when their farms…

Dutch supermarkets about Spain's winter weather

"Delayed growth means weeks more of possible disrupted vegetable supplies"

Extreme weather conditions hit Spain in recent weeks. This severely affected the vegetable market. On Tuesday, the Belgian supermarkets responded that, currently, it's…

Richard Bevelander, De Groot fruit & vegetables; Jaap den Boer, Olympic Fruit:

"Lots of demand for Spanish citrus"

Citrus sales are currently going smoothly, according to Richard Bevelander of De Groot fruit & vegetables. "We have now switched to Lane Late from Spain with hand oranges and…

Polish apple season has been ‘acceptable’

European market is quite slow due to the pandemic

The season is expected to become rather slow for the upcoming months when it comes to the Polish Apple season. One exporter has sold off most of what he had in stock…

Fooditive and Frutco develop sustainable banana sweetener

"Sweetener with health potential to transform food industry"

Fooditive B.V. and Frutco AG have announced their partnership to launch the Fooditive® banana sweetener line worldwide. Fooditive B.V. reaffirms its commitment to fighting…

Turkish strawberry season started a month early due to hot weather

There was an early start for the Turkish strawberries this year. Thanks to hotter weather, the strawberries were harvested last month already, when they usually would’ve…

Justin Leonard - Jackie Leonard & Sons.

“We will get through this uncertain period but as a businessman it is difficult"

The new Brexit regulations are causing a big problem for British exporters to Europe and vice versa. Irish importers are also having a very difficult time as a huge percentage…

“We really didn’t expect to be in this situation almost a year on"

Wholesalers have had to adapt many times in the last 12 months to cope with lockdowns and different levels of restrictions. It has been no different for Dundee wholesaler Les…

Anecoop presents this exotic novelty, which has high nutritional power and is a source of vitamin C

Green papaya from Spain, a variety that is consumed as a vegetable

Anecoop, a leading Spanish cooperative in the marketing of fruits and vegetables, presents a new product on the market, the green papaya. This product, which is mainly grown…

The Chiquita Banana: Capexo's new Gem

Known for its large range of exotic fruits and vegetables, Capexo has recently started to collaborate with Producer Chiquita on the French market. Capexo has specialized in…

South African ginger market is white-hot

South Africans have been swapping social media horror stories on the price of supermarket ginger, as a shortage develops on the market, driving the price “through the roof”…

Brazil greenlights the import of Spanish blueberries

Freshuelva is happy about the positive response of the Government of Brazil to the blueberry management systems proposed through the Spanish Government by the…

Jamaica: Vegetable prices drove up inflation in December

Higher vegetable prices over the festive season drove up Jamaica’s inflation rate to 1.3 per cent for December 2020 as measured by the Consumer Price Index.…

Germany and Denmark: Pesticide residue findings on foodstuffs are low

German and Danish officials have reported low levels of pesticide residues in food. A report, published by the German Federal Office for Consumer Protection…

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