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California celery market easing off somewhat

The market on celery is easing down as supplies become more available. “We’re coming out of a little lull on the supply side over the last three or four weeks. We’re getting…

Low supply and high pricing on watermelons

Watermelons are light in supply right now. “They’re coming from offshore such as Guatemala and Costa Rica as well as Central Mexico. Coastal Mexico is starting here next…

Mexican mango season begins with Ataulfo’s followed by round mangoes

Crespo Organic Mangoes’ Oaxacan packhouse opened ahead of schedule and is currently packing and shipping organic Ataulfo mangoes to both McAllen and Nogales. Round mangoes are…

Oppy partners on unique sustainability program in Peru

Agropiura and Oppy have taken a proactive approach to sustainability by spearheading an adopt-a-highway program in Peru which removed waste pileups beside a major highway by…

Tim Corkill of FirstFruits Marketing

Long-time Regional Marketing Manager of WA apple marketing company passes away

On Saturday Jan 9th, FirstFruits Marketing lost their dear friend and co-worker Tim Corkill. “Tim Corkill had such a killer work ethic and a mind for the…

Statement from USApple on today’s inauguration of Joseph Biden

“As President-elect Joseph Biden is sworn in today as the 46th President of the United States, the U.S. Apple Association looks forward to working with the…

Online Cherry Institute focuses on Little Cherry Disease, pollination and marketing

This year, the Cherry Institute is going virtual. According to Northwest Cherry Growers Vice President of Marketing James Michael, this year’s event will…

Blueberries from Chile receive certification from American Heart Association

The Chilean Blueberry Committee announced that Blueberries from Chile are now certified by the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check Food Certification Program. The iconic…

New message to promote PEI potatoes

PEI Potatoes will be on the small screen once again this year with a brand-new message and commercial. “Made to Enjoy” is a new approach for PEI Potatoes, aimed more at the…

20 percent increase in volume expected

Egyptian citrus season started off strong

The Egyptian citrus season has started and is fueled by strong demand for vitamin C rich fresh fruit. "Egyptian citrus has been growing at a rapid pace over the past few years…

New refrigeration systems help meet greater demand for cargo shipping

Helping to support increased demand for refrigerated cargo shipping, South Korea’s Sinokor Merchant Marine Company Ltd. is acquiring 1,700 new containers refrigerated by…

Special Latin America

First shipments of Colombian organic avocados arrive

One grower shipper has just brought in its first organic Colombian avocados into the U.S. this week. Brian Gomez, president and founder of Greenfruit Avocados, at the first…

Global Focus Grapes

Tajikistan: Fresh grapes available almost year-round

Over the last twenty years, plant breeders of the Institute of Horticulture, Viticulture, and Vegetable Growing of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of…

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New online organic grocery market Fergus

Amazon will open 5 facilities in Quebec

US: Kroger testing smarter cartsKroger is getting smarter about its carts. Caper, which describes itself as the creators of the world's first AI-powered shopping cart, says…

Kelowna RCMP investigation

Canada: 21 bricks of cocaine found hidden in banana boxes

During a Kelowna RCMP international drug investigation, over 20 kg of cocaine was found inside two banana shipments. The discovery took place in early 2019,…

Bill Gates becomes largest farmland owner in the US

Billionaire Bill Gates is a well-known personality world-wide, but now he is also America’s farmland king. The Microsoft co-founder has become the largest…

California growers reminded to stay alert for Asian citrus psyllid

Jim Gorden, chair of the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee (CPDPC), is greatly concerned about the increase in sporadic Asian citrus psyllid (ACP)…

Policies alleged to hurt Florida strawberry and bell pepper growers

Florida Delegation wants investigation into Mexico’s trade policies

Late last week, members of the Florida congressional delegation sent letters to Lisa Barton, the secretary to the US International Trade Commission (ITC), on…

California firm posts two $250,000 employment bonds

Los Angeles Produce Distributors LLC, operating out of Los Angeles, Calif., has posted two $250,000 surety bonds to employ Fernando Patoja and Tony Perez, as…

South African litchi season defies the doomsayers

The bloodbath in the litchi season, predicted by some back in December, was never realised. The crop was predicted to be 30% up on last year (approximately 3,600 export tonnes,…

South African pome fruit growers expecting a good 2021 crop

The pome fruit harvest is under way with positive expectations for 2021. Last year saw a much better winter with enough rain in the majority of the production…

Oliver Barnes, -Alterra

"It will be one of the largest avocado growing sites in the region once developed"

Last week agricultural asset developer and manager Alterra Ltd announced it had completed the feasibility study for its planned 300-hectare avocado project located in…

APAL Post-Harvest Seminar - MAF RODA

"The fundamental question asked to me every day is how can I reduce the packing cost to the grower"

Leading global packing equipment company, MAF RODA says the industry is now able to analyse every piece of fruit more thoroughly than ever before, thanks to huge advancements…

Chinese market demand for domestic dragon fruit continues to grow

Vietnamese supply volume of dragon fruit declines by nearly 40%

The Chinese dragon fruit industry has rapidly developed in recent years. The overall surface area devoted to dragon fruit plantation continues to expand. Although the outbreak…

Edible-peel bananas

The Japanese prefecture of Fukushima, which before the 2011 earthquake was known for its prosperous agriculture, resumed its agricultural activities ten years after the nuclear…

Antalya province, Turkey

Five-gram ‘baby watermelons’ now available

A company in the southern Turkish province of Antalya growing micro-sized special fruits and vegetables has now begun selling “baby watermelons” weighing just…

Italian kiwi fruit suppliers find European market more attractive than Asian market

The outbreak of Covid-19 early last year and the subsequent pandemic have caused significant disruptions in global trade. The fruit import and export markets in particular…

Jim van der Voort and Rémon Koopman, new Jongejans Luchttechniek representatives for the Dutch market

"Companies realize that with a structural solution for agricultural dust and skins they are better off for the future"

For more than thirty years, Jongejans Luchttechniek has been fully devoted to providing solutions for agricultural dust and loose skins. Despite the coronavirus crisis, the…

PotatoEurope 2021 Innovation Award professional jury members announced

In January 2021, the year in which another Dutch edition of PotatoEurope will take place on September 1 and 2, the organiser DLG Benelux has announced the members of the…

Jeroen van Vliet, Flexotels, the Netherlands

“Migrant laborers' accommodation fully booked far in advance

January is usually quiet for Jeroen van Vliet of Flexotels in the Netherlands. However, this year, there are many upcoming projects. Flexotels provides sleeping accommodation…

Belgian supermarkets chains talk about Spanish supply issues

"It's challenging to get enough vegetables on the shelves"

Extreme winter weather, with unprecedentedly low temperatures, hit Spain recently. Some areas of the country got a lot of snow too. This disrupted various types of vegetables'…

Kuno Jacobs, Nova Exhibitions on his experiences as exhibition organizer:

"I expect even more enthusiasm for physical trade shows than before the pandemic"

The events sector is one of the sectors that has been hit hardest by the corona crisis. "Where many sectors see their turnover decrease it is not easy for the events sector…

Good demand and prices and shortage of small calibers

Spanish kiwifruit facing less competition this year

The Spanish kiwifruit production has been reduced by between 6 and 8% this season compared to the previous one. The marketing of the kiwifruit from Galicia and…

University of Coimbra research

Blueberry consumption positive for liver health

Portuguese Scientists from the University of Coimbra (UC) have found that “the continued consumption of blueberries has a strong hepatic impact”, providing…

Washing and drying line for leafy vegetables VeggieLine deployed for mise en place

The Rungis mise en place is one of the most modern cutting kitchens in Europe. To meet the rapidly growing market demand, Rungis decided to use a washing and drying line from…

Potato prices in Brazil fall due to an increase in supply and quality problems

The price of the 50 kg bag of Agata special potato between January 11 and 15 stood at R$ 147.31 (-10.39%) in São Paulo, R$ 132.83 (-7.67%) in Rio de Janeiro,…

Peruvian sweet potato exports had significant growth in 2020

According to data published by the Agrodata Perú website, in 2020 the country exported 14,778,703 kilos of sweet potato for a FOB value of $5,427,791. This is…

Peru's mandarin achieves a new export record in 2020

Mandarin consolidated its leading role in Peru's agro-export basket in 2020. It broke previous records and allowed Peru to become the sixth biggest exporter of…

Report by Dynamar states

Worldwide volumes of refrigerated trade reached a new high of 169.2 million tons in 2019

Following the release of its eleventh annual reefer analysis, Dynamar Shipping Information and Consultancy indicates that worldwide volumes of refrigerated…

Container cargo rollovers at top 20 ports up 75% in December 2020

Container cargo rollovers at the world’s top 20 ports increased by around 75 percent in December last year compared to the previous month. This is mainly due…

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