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Craig Stauffer, CEO of Vanguard International

While consumer fears abate, cherry prices remain depressed in China

During the last week of January, inspectors in China detected Covid-19 on a shipment of imported cherries. The market saw immediate effects from the breaking of this news:…

Cherry prices picked up in Beijing Xinfadi Market

As the Spring Festival approaches, niche fruits such as cherries, durians, strawberries, muscat grapes, and longans have become the new favorites of Beijing residents. In the…

Chinese imported fruit sales decline, as domestic fruit sales go up

Data from the Shanghai Fruit Industry Association and the Shanghai Agricultural Wholesale Market shows the impact of the pandemic on the Chinese fruit market…

Mandarin & turmeric

Additional commodities included for the subsidy through Kisan Rail transportation

To incentivise farmers to transport their agricultural produce through Kisan Rail, Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Food Processing Industries have…

Supply volume grows daily

Xuwen pineapples sell well in the Chinese market

The Chinese Spring Festival [12 February, 2021] is approaching. Guangdong Xuwen pineapples are selling well. This is the peak period of the sales season. The market supply…

Todayonline.com

Singapore idol Alum Olinda Cho is promoting premium fruit

Singapore Idol alum Olinda Cho has stated: “Music is one part of my life, but now I’m a premium fruit specialist.” She first shot to fame as a 24-year-old finalist in the…

Indian onion exports face troubles in with higher domestic prices

Onion shipments from India are facing problems after the federal government lifted the ban on exports from 1 January this year, first in getting back importers…

European Covid issues challenge Indian grape exporters

Maharashtra grape exports have begun for this season, but exporters are facing various problems due to the pandemic situation in Europe. Small exporters are…

Alan Pollard - NZ Apples & Pears

Earlier start to NZ apple harvest, strong demand in export markets

The New Zealand apple harvest is already under way, around a week earlier than last season, volumes will increase towards the end of the month into March. Recent…

Philippines: 1,500 hectares of Pangasinan onions destroyed by armyworms

Thousands of onions planted on 1,500 hectares of farmland in Bayambang, Pangasinan province, were destroyed after armyworms attacked, a local media reported…

Special Asia

Production volume of Chilean plums suffers from continuous rainfall

Chinese import of Chilean plums remains stable

Chile is the largest exporter of plums in the world and exports plums to more than 70 countries in the world, including countries in Europe and Asia. Chile has a strong…

Global Focus Organics

Sander De Proost, BelOrta:

"Differentiation of the organic assortment high on the agenda for 2021

The organic segment of BelOrta closed positively last year with an increase compared to 2019. “A good result,” says Sander De Proost of BelOrta. “Organic is already a growing…

Ricardo Angel of La Corsaria:

“We use Weber Vacuum Cooling to extend shelf-life of our herbs”

While perishability is in the nature of fresh produce, some products are more perishable than others and therefore require extra attention and innovation to ensure that its…

A&P Service assists apple sector with new process

"Residue-free cleaning and polishing of apples"

A&P Service, based in Jork, is firmly established as a machine builder and supplier in the pome fruit industry. For many years now, the service provider has been providing…

North American markets are promising for Egyptian garlic

The Egyptian garlic season has started, with the first shipments of green garlic already shipped out via sea. Volumes are higher this year, and quality has improved since last…

A public notice for firms interested in acquiring an exclusive breeding license contract

Three new strawberry selections for mild climate zones and how to get them

Three new strawberry selections named LAM 09.68.4, LAM 11.23.22 and LAM 11.85.17 represent the first and most advanced results obtained within a Genetic Improvement Program…

20% less export due to off year

Kenyan avocado harvest gets underway

The avocado campaign at Kenya Fresh starts in February for the Fuerte variety and March for Hass. “Our company expect to export both conventional and organic Hass and Fuerte via…

"Consumers will now find the fruit available online, direct from growers or wholesalers"

NZ passionfruit growers invest in domestic marketing campaign to help distribution across the country

The New Zealand Passionfruit Growers Association says consumers will now be able to access more of the fruit online this season, following changes implemented during the…

Jacques Beukes - Modderdrift

“If the rain stays away, I foresee very good arrivals on the premium varieties”

At Modderdrift in the Hex River Valley they’re briskly packing table grapes for mostly the UK and Canada at the moment, while demand from the US is much higher than usual.…

Interested in marketing Dominican avocados?

The green skin avocado received a makeover with a new brand, Tropical Avocados, last year. Now, the International Executive Service Corps, or IESC, is looking for a company to…

PMA Virtual Town Hall

Applying root cause strategies to the produce industry

This week’s PMA virtual town hall discussed putting root-cause strategies into the hands of the produce industry when it comes to investigating, but ultimately preventing,…

SanLucar published New Dreams magazine

The global premium fruit and vegetable brand SanLucar publishes its annual "Dreams Magazine". Through personal stories, images, infographics and with an emotional design, it…

New NZ apple brand signals early start to season

T&G Global has launched a new early ripening apple brand which will be one of the first New Zealand apples of the 2021 season to arrive in key Asian markets. T&G Global’s…

Rockit begins 2021 'with a bang'

Rockit Global Limited has commenced what it believes will be its most exciting year yet with new CEO Mark O’Donnell announcing two key appointments. The fruit company, which…

Strategic partnership between SATI and Western Cape Department of Agriculture to increase exports to China

Over the past two weeks, Western Cape table grapes producers have been harvesting table grapes. These are to be marketed under the South African Table Grape Industry’s…

Hinojosa's eco-friendly heat-sealable cardboard tray wins award at the WorldStar Awards 2021

Many countries in the European Union are restricting the use of single-use plastics in food packaging. It's a regulatory change that goes hand in hand with the…

New Zealand supermarkets full of passion(fruit) this Valentine’s Day

Kiwis are being urged to make the most of an influx of passionfruit that will hit supermarket shelves just in time for Valentine’s Day as the soaring cost of…

University of Illinois

Preventing fruit tree diseases starts in the dormant season

Winter is a great time for orchard owners and fruit tree gardeners to reflect on how their trees are doing and to create a plan for the coming growing season.…

TPS Valparaiso mobilizes more than 170,000 tons of Chilean cherries

Oliver Weinreich, the general manager of TPS, stated that 170,000 tons of cherries had been exported via the Terminal Pacífico Sur Valparaíso (TPS) between…

"70% of our production will go to the Asian market"

Verdeflor will export its own Hass avocado production this year

The general manager of Verdeflor SAC, Eric D'Angles, announced that the company, which mainly provides maquila services to avocado agro-exporters, plans to…

Riverford organic vegetable box company

Devon veg box firm does away with plastic in a switch to home-compostable packaging

After a two-year journey, organic veg box company Riverford has switched to all of its packaging on fruit and veg to home compostable. This action will save 21…

Cheapest places to buy fruit and vegetables in the UK

In the Channel 5 programme Secrets of Your Supermarket Food, the presenters explained that there are cheaper places to pick up fruit and veg than UK…

What makes Romanesco broccoli so mathematically perfect?

In terms of taste, broccoli is a divisive vegetable. But visually, you would be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't find Romanesco broccoli aesthetically…

Petals Artistry - Instagram

Go for a corny Valentine’s Day surprise

Try and surprise your significant other with an original Valentine's Day gift this year. What about a fruit or vegetables bouquet? If your partner isn’t really into chocolates…

Mushroom bricks might replace concrete?

Mushroom bricks are much more than just an alternative building material which has a “greener” carbon footprint. Mushroom bricks are similar to bricks made…

Using AI and Machine Learning will increase in horti industry

The expectation is that in 2021, artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies will continue to become more mainstream. Businesses that haven’t…

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Carrefour partners with Altarea

UK: Tesco urged by investors to sell more healthy foodA group of investors is trying to pressure Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket, into selling healthier food and drink…

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