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Domestic radicchio rosa season gets underway at the start of 2023

Primed to start when consumers are ready to put holiday eating behind them, the domestic radicchio rosa season will get a slightly later start this year out of California. J.…

Pricing picking up on blueberries

Blueberry supplies are ample currently as three shipping regions are sending berries to North America. Luciano Fiszman of Gourmet Trading Co. says blueberry supplies have been…

Why fresh produce is still losing market share

The numbers are daunting. According to IRI retail data for November 2022, it’s been 17 consecutive months of unit volume being down for fresh produce. Yet, while unit volume…

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US (CA): Crop disease in Salinas Valley causing lettuce prices to rise in Bay Area

A new crop disease has hit the Salinas Valley, the area that accounts for more than half of the country’s lettuce, more than $1 billion in value, according to the East Bay…

Update on garlic harvest in Mendoza, Argentina

Jim Provost and Sebastian Zamores of I Love Produce spent the last week inspecting the new crop of garlic coming into the harvest season in Mendoza, Argentina and got a dose…

Reflections on concluding the California grape season

Four Star Fruit is finishing the California grape season strong and transitioning to the Peruvian and Chilean import season, beginning harvest this month. The company ships…

USDA

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement seasonal perishable products - weekly update

Inflation is cooling down, but prices holiday staples remain high

As the holiday season approaches, shoppers are hoping for a little relief at the grocery store. According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) release on Tuesday, it shows…

California

Quality fruit, modest crop size lifts hopes of Kern county citrus growers

Kern county's orange growers have their full share of challenges these days. The drought is on everyone’s mind. Luckily, it seems that the county's orange…

March 30 - April 1, 2023

Viva Fresh announces keynote speaker

The holiday season seems the perfect time for the Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) to talk about the dabbing Santa sweater guy with the…

USDA

National Retail Report - specialty crops

Pineapples and avocados most advertised fruits this week, asparagus and Brussels sprouts topped vegetable list

With the festive season at hand, retailers filled shelves with everything shoppers needed for their celebrations. Pineapples and avocados were the most advertised fruits this…

Special Latin America

Ecuador building biggest Latin American tuber farm and pack house

The biggest Latin American tuber production plant and farm of 1 000 hectares is being built, by Translatin S.A. in Ecuador. According to Daniel Delgado Gonzalez, Commercial…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Cédric Celina, Ach Celina:

“The amount of Madagascar lychees imported by plane to Rungis is decreasing”

Exotic fruits are very popular around the Christmas holidays. Lychees are no exception. At the moment, wholesalers and importers of the Rungis market mainly offer the…

Retail

Dreamstime

Little Red Box Grocery has teamed up to tackle the pervasive issue of food deserts

Saladworks partners with Kitchen United

Carrefour Brasil Group opens first phase of Alto das Nações multipurpose complexThe Carrefour Brasil Group, through its business and real estate management unit Carrefour…

Performance Team inaugurates new cold chain storage facility in Texas

Performance Team introduced its new cold chain storage facility, hosting a ribbon-cutting customer reception in Houston, Texas to launch the US Gulf’s newest cold chain…

CNN

This mechanical engineer is building robots to harvest raspberries

Around 38% of the world’s total landmass is used for agriculture – yet hunger is worsening, and food security is in crisis, threatened by pressures including…

The downsides of Mexico’s avocado cultivation

Mexico is the world’s seventh-largest agricultural exporter, with agro-industrial exports expected to reach $46 billion this year, the highest in 30 years.…

Using UV-C light as an alternative to pesticides

TRIC Robotics hopes to impact strawberry cultivation in California and Delaware

At the University of Delaware, TRIC Robotics has developed robots that will bathe strawberry crops in UV-C light. This is an alternative to the use of…

2022 was a tough year for Louisiana sweet potato farmers

In the 2022 growing season, Louisiana sweet potato farmers were faced with high input and labor costs, as well as adverse weather conditions. It meant that…

Controlling Group of Hortifrut agrees to tender offer from PSP Investments

Hortifrut, a global business platform in the production and commercialization of fresh and frozen berries, announced that its Controlling Group – comprising…

Arabian Peninsula markets have an appetite for Kenyan exotic fruits

Kenya's avocado, pineapple, and mango fruits are receiving a good welcome in the Arabian Gulf countries, says Mr. Adil Madani, head of the Adel Almadni Group based in Mombasa.…

Egyptian exporters are turning to North African markets, as they struggle to supply Russia

The tense global situation has disrupted markets and forced Egyptian exporters to look for other destinations for their products. Egyptian exporters have been particularly…

New hot climate tolerant apple and pear varieties address grower challenges

VentureFruit and their HCP programme partners are planning to be at Fruit Logistica Berlin in February 2023, where an exciting announcement about the new apple variety…

Sam Visala - Sai World.

“The low volumes in the run up to Christmas have resulted in strong prices domestically as well for export"

The Australian cherry market is strong at the moment due to a late start and low volumes. “The low volumes in the run up to Christmas have resulted in strong prices…

Avocado cultivation in India taking the next steps

“More farmers in India will go for avocado cultivation once they see our results”

Harshit Godha started his dream of avocado farming in India more than three years ago. He’s come a very long way since then, and states that demand for avocados in general…

Bangladesh: Vegetables get cheaper due to abundant supply

Prices of vegetables and greens at the markets in the capital of Bangladesh have gone down significantly, thanks to an abundant supply of winter vegetables.…

Tjerk Nagel, Konaxx Onions:

"The Dutch onion market's becoming unrealistic"

"The current state of affairs in the onion market, business and earning models-wise, is entirely unrealistic," says Tjerk Nagel of Konaxx Onions in the Netherlands. "Everyone…

Menno Molenaar (Fresh2You): "Brussels sprouts as popular as ever at Christmas"

"Frost rapidly changed Brussels sprout market from a supply to a demand one"

The European Brussels sprout market has had a lousy run-up to the hectic Christmas week. "The frost, which held the whole of the Brussels sprout-growing Europe in its grip,…

More demand for Polish apples in Asia, slower sales in Africa and Middle-East

Polish apples are flying out the door faster than they did last year, says Aniruddh Ramesh, director of Polish apple exporter LVMG Grupa. That doesn’t mean the trader is going…

Food processing machinery for sale!

At Industrial Auctions it’s almost time for the last auction of 2022! They organize an online auction with machinery for the food industry in Kapelle (NL). The offer consists…

UK agro-scientists discover how to get young people to appreciate Brussels sprouts

Researchers believe they have finally found a way to get young people to like Brussels sprouts. According to agro-scientists at R & K Drysdale, one of the UK’s…

Waterman Onions Global Onion Market Overview:

'Price explosion' in European onions

Wim Waterman and Rudie Ensing discuss the rapidly changing market developments in the global onion market. Rudie has been employed by Waterman Onions for 5…

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