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Alex Guzman, CEO of Huercasa USA:
"US demand for value-added produce has gone up this year"
Brian Numainville of the Retail Feedback Group:
“Consumers are gravitating toward price-focused retailers like Aldi during pandemic”
Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman:
"Guacamole is always a part of my Super Bowl menu, this year won't be different"
Where will pricing go on Chilean cherries?
IFG looks forward to securing its intellectual property rights for grape varieties in China
Better green bean supplies for Thanksgiving 2020 compared to last year
Ocean Mist Farms
Recent freeze brings a special winter option for a limited time: Frost Kissed® artichokes
Sev-Rend announces addition of James (JC) Nyssen to the team
SmartWash Solutions®
Study shows reduction of foodborne illness risk in leafy greens with new pretreatment
Viva Fresh Expo launches Clean Eating Challenge 2.0
Chiquita deploys nationwide disaster response to Hurricane Eta relief effort
Special Wholesale markets
Thomas Stütz, Früchte Braun LLC:
"Thanks to the sales from our stocks we are able to fully utilize our employees, even in the lockdown"
Global focus citrus
Market supply is larger than demand
Product quality of Chinese tangerines is less than ideal
Retail
Food Lion: Early termination granted of the HSR waiting period to acquire 62 stores from Southeastern Grocers
Walmart and self-driving car company Cruise pilot grocery deliveries in Arizona
Berry company introduces new look and messaging for their labels
FDA announces investigation of a third outbreak of E. coli O157:H7
Nominations now accepted for 2021 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards Program
Sunions®
Tearless and sweet onions hit retail shelves this week
Percentage of children and adolescents who consumed any fruit on a given day decreased with age
CDC investigates fruit and veg consumption among children and adolescents in the US from 2015-2018
Research suggests that people who regularly eat chilli peppers live longer
U.S. potato exports still impacted by pandemic, but beginning to recover
Items include orange juice and sweet potatoes
EU imposes tariffs on $4 billion of US goods
Eta ravaged more than 22,000 hectares of crops as it passed through Guatemala
Peru seeks access for new products to the US market
Honduras positions itself as Costa Rica's leading Hass avocado supplier
Asoex expects Chile will set a new record in the 2020-2021 season
Chilean cherry exports are estimated to grow by almost 36%
Almost half of La Mancha PDO's saffron production is shipped to the US
Spain
New device to determine quality and shelf life of fruits and vegetables in real time
Increased testing to continue in December
Will ozone become a viable alternative for CIPC?
Patrick Bauwens, Aucxis, Belgium
“Auctions are still the best way to determine correct reference prices”
Richard Neuhoff (EcoMark LLC) on the erroneous monopolisation of 'natural branding'
"Use of laser technology is allowed for everyone; it is not a protected process"
It's like playing chess in an international context
The banana industry is facing a very difficult time
PSB Producción Vegetal plants 45,000 new hybrids in Murcia and France
New improvement program for flat nectarine, plum and cherry varieties
Saving costs and sustainability go hand in hand
Stefano Foschi from Bioplanet
Anastatus bifasciatus the best weapon against brown marmorated stink bug
Gert Last, Mondipal, the Netherlands
“Shallower plastic fruit boxes provide more space and a little less pressure”
Chilean cherries sell well in China after early-season imports of US and Canadian cherries was limited
APAL call for collaboration as US imports working group gets busy
MSC to take part in Asia Fruit Logistica ON and speak at Cool Logistics Asia
Dirk Burger – Sun World
The grape replacing South Africa’s Thompson Seedless
Weather monitoring to improve table grape disease management in Western Australia
Aweta installs an apple sorting and packaging line in Chile
Rijk Zwaan
Rijk Zwaan at Asia Fruit Logistica
Responding to a changing market
Xinyang Normal University, China:
Telling children that carrots help them see in the dark ‘can damage them in later life’
YY Nation from Wellington
Eco-friendly shoes made from pineapple husk for footwear sustainability
Improving sperm quality with dietary changes
Studies recommend intake of walnuts, almonds, leafy vegetables and fresh fruits
FreshPlaza Funny
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