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Lime market likely to stay strong for short-term

Lime prices should continue to stay high and are expected to stay that way for the near future. “Three weeks ago the market went from a $24 market to a high of $60 FOB Texas,”…

A Sky Greens Singapore collaboration

Canada: Livestock operation finds new niche in vertical farming

“At our bison and beef farm, we had a riding arena that we always wanted to convert to vertical farming. When we saw what Jack Ng had built with Sky Greens in Singapore, we…

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Will there be room for both Michoacán and Jalisco avocados in the US market?

Recently, the State of Jalisco in Mexico received approval to begin exporting their avocados to the US. “It is very exciting for us as historically, our avocados from Jalisco…

Giumarra adds California asparagus to year-round program

The Giumarra Companies announces the addition of California asparagus to its 52-week asparagus program. The new volume is offered in partnership with Stockton, CA-based grower…

USDA

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

'Movement of Chilean blueberries through various US ports expected to increase'

Consumers are again seeing grocery store shelves bare of certain items or increased shipping times for online orders as the global supply chain issues continue. Despite this,…

Florida Citrus emergency rule and Florida Governor respond to assist growers after freezing weather

"Coming together to support Florida citrus at home and abroad"

As growers, we are no strangers to adversity – natural disasters, pests, and disease are all a part of daily life. But it is how we respond to these challenges…

Marler Clark files fifth federal lawsuit in Salmonella onion outbreak

A fifth lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Florida resident, Sherie Jenkins, against ProSource Produce, LLC. In this Salmonella lawsuit linked to onions, the…

But now is the time to plan for it

Climate change could enable Alaska to grow more of its own food

Growers in Alaska know that it’s hard to grow big, juicy tomatoes here. But as the climate rapidly warms in the far north, that could change. Anchorage reached 90oFahrenheit…

Onion marketing agreement made for summer season

Syracuse, UT-based Onions 52 has reached an agreement with Deming, NM and Hatch, NM-based growers, Cody Shiflett Produce and Hatch Valley Produce, to market its full line of…

Big game promotion pairs comedian Andy Richter with avocados

Avocados From Mexico (AFM) has released its 30-second Big Game teaser featuring late-night funny man Andy Richter. The teaser features Richter dressed in an ensemble inspired…

Special Machinery and Packaging

GNA srl (Italy)

Weighing and packing with speed and precision

Freshly cut lettuce and baby leaf are products that are highly suitable for processing, and now even more so with GNA's new weighing, filling and packing line. "Our Complete…

Global Focus Organics

BIOrigen opened new facilities to meet the national and international demand for organic tropical fruits

Andalusia's organic tropical fruit sector is growing

The outbreak of the pandemic has caused important collective changes that transcend the field of social relations or mobility. Shopping habits no longer follow traditional…

Retail

Dreamstime

Ninja Delivery is now expanding its operations to Toronto

Expansion of Kroger's national fulfillment network

Higher costs halve Amazon's profitsIn the closing quarter of last year, Amazon saw its operating profit nearly halve, mainly due to increased costs. The e-commerce giant now…

Avery Dennison makes leadership appointments in sales department

Avery Dennison announces two leadership appointments based in Mentor, OH. Tina Hart has been named vice-president of sales for the company’s Label and Packaging Materials,…

Golden Medal Mushroom recalls Enoki Mushrooms because of possible health risk

Golden Medal Mushroom Inc. of Los Angeles, California is recalling all cases of its 200g/7.05-ounce packages of Enoki Mushrooms, lot # 300511, product of…

US potato industry is adapting to pandemic challenges

According to potato industry representative Kelly Turner from the Michigan Potato Industry Commission, consumers are still likely to find fewer options at the…

USDA

National Retail Report - specialty crops

Strawberries featured heavily pending Valentine's Day

Avocados and Strawberries: High costs and scarcity of supplies and labor acted to keep ad numbers light this week. Most retailers focused on football-watching supplies and…

February 28 - University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center

The Georgia Citrus Association Conference is coming up

The Georgia Citrus Association invites growers and industry members to its annual conference on February 28 at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus…

Procurant Connect brings new services to retail grocery procurement platform

Procurant, a cloud-based software company  announced the release of Procurant Connect, a new module within the Procurant One platform. The new module consolidates…

IQonsulting

Chilean Blueberry Committee Crop & Exports Report. Week 4

Last week, new high blueberry export volume of 11,418 tons was recorded

Last week, the export of 9,780 tons of fresh blueberries exported by Chile in week 3 was announced in this medium. After adjustments in the system, the effective amount was…

Peruvian exports witness new record in 2021

Peruvian exports achieved a new record in 2021, reaching US$56.241 million, a growth of 35% compared to 2020, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism…

In 6-7 years Eritrea will be able to produce date fruit beyond local consumption

Eritrea make progress with date farming in Northern and Southern Red Sea Regions

The Ministry of Agriculture reported that date farming in the Northern and Southern Red Sea Regions is in good progress. According to the report from the…

Michael Oosthuizen – International Plant Selection

Stellar performance of Carmingo® apricots persuades Koo farmers to consider phasing out apples

The Carmingo® apricot range, bred by International Plant Selection (IPS) in France, is managed in South Africa by stonefruit specialist Michael Oosthuizen. He also works with…

Kenyan avocado export ban may be lifted mid-February

The 2021 avocado export season was good compared to the previous year according to Kenyan exporter, Mofarm  Exporters. “The 2021 season ended in September we exported both conventional…

Elsoms

Pushing year-round strawberry production in the UK with seed-grown hybrid varieties

“The UK market for strawberries is massive. At Elsoms, all of our strawberry varieties are hybridized, grown from seed and trialed in the UK,” says Claire Taylor, technical…

J. Antonio Alconchel, CEO of Alcoaxarquía, which closed 2021 with 36% growth:

"January finished with a 12% increase in organic avocado volumes"

Following a drop in the demand for organic avocados in the last week of January, February started with a trend towards greater stability in sales. The current Hass avocado…

Aspergeboerderij Friesen:

“Parsnip and salsify demand lagging”

Wiel Friesen is known for cultivating asparagus. This Dutch grower, however, also grows parsnips and salsify on his farm, Aspergeboerderij Friesen, in the winter and fall.…

OP Frujt Frutticoltori Jonici-Tirrenici

A tougher and shorter campaign for Calabrian citrus fruits, with the exception of bergamot

"The current citrus fruit campaign is proceeding slowly, due to the drastic drop in consumption, with weak signs of recovery over the past week. We hope that this will…

"Today’s vegan fruit and vegetable market is what the organic one was 20 years ago”

The first month of the year was again dubbed Veganuary. Hundreds of thousands of people have been challenged to go vegan for 31 days. So, they were eating lots of fruits and…

Andre van der Horst (Exotimex): "Stable exotics sales, coconuts currently struggling a little"

"Chinese New Year is always good for extra sales to that ethnic target group"

The Chinese New Year began on February 1st. At Exotimex Europe, that, again, led to an increased demand for exotics. This Dutch importer focuses mainly on Europe's ethnic…

Royal School of Chemistry, Manchester

Battery made from 2,923 lemons breaks record

The Royal School of Chemistry (RCS) is an international organization that connects thousands of scientists together. It hosted a record attempt in Manchester that was…

Uvasdoce's Valentine's Day's proposal

Still don't know what to give that special someone? Sweeten their day with Uvasdoce's sweet seedless grapes in a package that was designed for the occasion.

Freshfel Europe calls for EU Commission action to address the Belarus embargo

Embargo for EU fresh produce to Belarus costs more than 3 billion € annually

In a letter to the European Commission on 4th February, Freshfel Europe summed up its concerns on the multiple consequences for fresh produce of the Belarus…

Valenciaport improves on pre-pandemic activity: More than 5.6 million TEUs in 2021 and 85 million tonnes mobilised

Valenciaport increased volumes to more than pre-pandemic levels with 5,604,478 TEUs reached thanks to the export/import pull of Spanish companies. Containers…

Fruchthaus Hulsberg to move into brand new building by end of the year

"Demand for convenience goods will continue to grow in the longer term"

Fruchthaus Hulsberg has been located at Bremen's wholesale market in Überseestadt for 20 years now: By the end of the year, however, the long-established food wholesaler will…

Netherlands Soft Fruit Solutions Serbia presented a conference at the Fair - The Future of berry growing

Agro Belgrade Fair: The future of berry growing in Serbia

The third Agro Belgrade brought together more than five hundred local and regional producers, experts, service providers, equipment manufacturers, distributors…

Lunar New Year holiday across Asia expected to aggravate delays

Global container flows yet to pick up speed

According to the latest shipping data, efforts to speed up the movement of goods around the world have yet to solve the supply chain bottlenecks. Of course,…

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