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New Grab-N-Go bags for hot peppers see popularity in niche markets

This year, importer Delina Fresh has been seeing an interesting growth in the Latin and Oriental markets in the United States. The company imports a wide variety of products…

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Chief agronomic / Head grower

Watermelons see mediocre demand in offseason

With watermelons in offshore season, supplies right now are looking average. “We’re buying out of Mexico right now and it’s been okay. The quality is hit and miss,” says Sav…

New avocado study outlines costs and returns of high-density plantings

Growers considering producing avocados in San Diego County with high-density plantings now have help to determine the economic feasibility. A new study on the costs and…

US apple grower and packer receives recognition for their TruEarth® program

Honeybear® Brands, a grower, packer and developer of premium apples, has been honored with an International Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Symposium Award of…

Potatoes help support the Dietary Guidelines for Americans’ recommendation for increased nutrient-dense vegetable consumption

“It’s official: the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans have yet again confirmed the importance of eating more vegetables such as potatoes that provide…

PMA virtual town hall

New year, old problems: A look at the state of food safety

This week’s PMA virtual town hall took a look at how food safety problems and possible solutions might continue to evolve in the new year. The panel was led by Max Teplitski,…

Earnest Eats launches new snacking avocado line

Earnest Eats®, creator of superfood breakfasts and snacks, today launched a new line of Snacking Avocados, a clean-ingredient snack made with slices of real avocado that are…

USDA sanctions California company for PACA violations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on Poblano Fresh Produce Corp., Los Angeles, Calif., for violating the Perishable Agricultural…

Fresh grapes are a natural source of both vitamin K and flavonoids

A recent study published in the scientific journal Clinical Infectious Diseases found that a lack of adequate vitamin K levels was associated with poor…

23 states chose potatoes

Survey finds out which vegetables are most beloved in each state

The team at Gurney’s Seed & Nursery Co. decided to do conduct a survey to discover the vegetable preferences of Americans in each state. The team surveyed over 4,500 Americans…

Special Latin America

Ronald Bown Fernandez, Association of Fruit Exporters of Chile AG (ASOEX)

"2020 was a year of great challenges, but the fruit industry was able to respond and adapt to them"

The president of the Association of Fruit Exporters of Chile AG (ASOEX), Ronald Bown Fernandez, took stock of the sector's work in 2020, a year marked, mainly, by the COVID-19…

Global Focus Grapes

Jan Lievens - UTE

No delays in getting grapes to high humidity precooling: the way to avoid dry stems

The table grape industry’s problem with dry stems is well-known, says Jan Lievens, of UTE Applied Postharvest Technologies, but it is also wholly avoidable, he believes. He…

Retail

Dreamstime

Tops has expanded its participation in the Flashfood program

Amazon made its first-ever purchase of Boeing 767-300 aircraft

US: Hitchcock’s Markets introduces nutrition incentivesNorth central Florida independent grocer Hitchcock’s Markets has joined forces with the Fresh Access Bucks (FAB) program…

Market and Crop Update for January 7, 2021

Ontario, Oregon - onion demand decent this week, across all sizes and colors

MARKET Washington/E. Oregon: John Vlahandreas with Wada Farms reported from his Salem, OR, office on Jan. 6. “We started the week pretty strong until everyone…

Data points at impending orange shortages in US

Experts forecasted a decline in the number of harvested boxes of oranges back in August 2020. Official end-of-the-year numbers from the USDA published in…

Funds will support genomics research for $3 billion crop

Seed industry grants $5 million for research into downy mildew on lettuce

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, will use the genomics of lettuce to combat a pathogen that causes losses in the $3 billion industry each year. The…

Congressman McCarthy promises funding and water for Tulare County farmers

US Congressman Kevin McCarthy announced a slew of provisions pertinent to Kern and Tulare counties from the fiscal year 2021 appropriations and COVID stimulus…

Mexican citrus exports to the United States decline

The President of the Persian Lime Product System, Cesar Cortes Bello, told the press that the start of 2021 will present difficulties for producers and packers…

Total EU avocado supply (updated 04-01-2021)

Week 53 Hass supply from Chile to the EU amounted to 106,000 4-kg cartons

In the last week of 2020 (week 53), the Hass supply from Chile to the EU amounted to a final 106,000 4-kg cartons, bringing the year total to 19.275.000 cartons. Avocado shipments…

Mexican avocado continues to break export records

Mexican avocado exports continue to break records. According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, between January and November 2020, Mexico exported…

Peru: Agri-sector grew between 1% and 1.2% despite the 2020 pandemic

The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) has stated that the agricultural sector registered a growth between 1.0% and 1.2% in 2020,…

Peruvian mango shipments fell at the end of 2020

According to the Peruvian Association of Mango Exporters (APEM), Peru exported 29,497 tons of mango fresh from the start of the 2020/2021 mango season in week…

Dominican avocados one of ten new fruits authorized to enter China

The General Administration of Customs of China has announced that China is granting import permits for ten new fruits in 2020. This is a slight decrease as…

TomaTech breeders

ToBRFV resistant varieties available for planting season

TomaTech announces the launch of its range of commercial Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) resistant varieties, available immediately for this coming season. Intermediate resistance…

Shane Talling - Veg-UK

“We are not seeing any problems yet”

The UK and Europe are now just a few days into the new Brexit era and things in the trade are still calm, there have been a few reports of orders being delayed…

University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan

Vitamin C and Vitamin E may lower the risk of Parkinson’s

People who include high levels of vitamin C and E in their diet may have a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study from University of…

Why mulching films are important

Cultivation techniques that use mulching films are widespread all over the world due to their significant advantages for yields and quality. To better understand which are the…

Fellini Patrizio

Two hectares of experimental greenhouses to produce all year round

Fellini Patrizio managers Emile and Valentina Fellini report the news for 2021. A new washing water recycling plant is about to be activated, plus a photovoltaic plant will…

"Even in a corona year, the Netherlands was still a global fresh fruit and vegetable player"

In 2020, the Netherlands proved it again - this country is a global fresh fruit and vegetable player. Overseas sales of these products rose by six percent, to €12,9 billion.…

Smart big bags measuring temperature

With the pilot 'smart big bags' HZPC uses the internet of things to share knowledge and get a better grip on the delivery process of seed potatoes. Between December and April,…

"Bruised apples a thing of the past with this weigher"

Manter has expanded the range for weighing hard fruit with the M1 SF. With this belt weigher system, sorted fruit such as apples can be weighed effortlessly, at a relatively…

“We decided to stand out with improvements in appearance for our packaging”

The functionality of perishable packaging is important, but according to one packaging manufacturer, the look of the packaging is becoming more important these days. The…

Chinese export of agricultural mesh bags increased during the pandemic

Automated packaging is becoming more and more popular in the Chinese agricultural industry, with a growing number of packaging facilities and farms investing in automated…

"Chinese market for imported ready-to-eat avocados is growing every year"

Chinese market demand for avocados is growing every year. This 'super food' is becoming increasingly popular with Chinese consumers. More and more countries have obtained…

Winner of 9th annual "Snack Contest" will go on sale in limited quantities

Japan: Snack brand Calbee sells vegetable cube snack

Snack brand Calbee from Japan is known for its wide range of potato chips, potato stick snacks like Jagabee and Jagarico, as well as their Kappa Ebisen shrimp…

Indian government invests in rejuvenating apple orchards

The Indian apple harvest for the 2020/21 (July-June) marketing season is estimated at 2.3 million tonnes. This is 3% below the previous year due to the winter…

Will your next meal be 3D-printed?

What may sound like science fiction when it comes to plant-based food creation is now a reality. From 3D-printed steaks to fish being grown in a lab from a…

Both a radish and a root vegetable – the watermelon radish

Who has heard of the watermelon radish? The people who have, love that it’s a radish and a root vegetable; it is derived from the heirloom Chinese Daikon…

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