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Matt Hiltner with Babé Farms

"The coral-like, conical turrets set our Romanesco broccoli apart"

Supplies of Romanesco broccoli are strong out of California. “We’re currently seeing bountiful numbers of both baby and full-size Romanesco,” says Matt Hiltner of Babé Farms,…

EU ban on Argentine citrus comes at end of lemon season

“The ban only affected programs that were already finished”

On August 14th, the European Union announced that they were going to temporarily ban the import of citrus from Argentina. The decision was made because there had been multiple…

Supporting farmworkers in making their dreams come true

Thx! label will be expanded with grapes from Chile and Peru this winter

Two years ago, the Thx! label was introduced to retailers. Today, the label continues to expand and work to make dreams come true. Martin Casanova, one of the label’s…

Ontario eyes variety development for future grapes

Ontario is just starting production on its grape crop. At Ontario Fresh Grape Growers in St. Catharines, ON, it’s beginning harvest on its 350-acre Sovereign Coronation blue…

Produce demand holds as fruit sales strengthen during second week of August

The second full week of August was the fifth of eight non-holiday weeks between Independence Day and Labor Day, in which everyday demand alone had to drive the sales…

Tropical exporters announce successful pilots of shelf-life extending products

Hazel Technologies Inc. announced successful pilots with tropical fruit grower-shippers Seasons Farm Fresh and AMR Agro. Following continued testing with the Hazel™ line of…

Sun Belle to acquire CoolHouse Distribution Center in Laredo, TX

Berry marketer Sun Belle Inc. has agreed to acquire the business and property of CoolHouse Distribution Center, LLC in Laredo, Texas. The acquisition adds a fifth Sun Belle…

Braga Fresh adds Jason Duran to their sales team at Josie's Organics

Braga Fresh hired Jason Duran to join the sales team at Josie’s Organics. Duran is an expert in the organic produce industry having spent more than 25 years at…

PRO*ACT announces Chip Walker as new President and CEO

PRO*ACT’s Board of Directors announced H.O. “Chip” Walker III as their new President and CEO effective September 1, 2020. “After an exhaustive six-month search…

Tal Dagul, Agrifood

‘In Europe, small retail packaging will define the Medjool season’

The coronavirus pandemic has boosted the global trend towards healthy eating. “There has been a health revolution worldwide in the past years. People from all walks of life…

Special Latin America

Jacinto Trigo - Compac

"Our clients regularly consult us about the practices we have seen in other parts of the world"

Tomra Food recently opened a new regional headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The new building accommodates offices, a meeting room, a spare parts store for greater spare parts…

Global Focus Soft/Stonefruit

The USDA's Annual report on stone fruit in China

Chinese cherry acreage set to grow considerably

Chinese peach and nectarine production will fall to an estimated 14,5 million tons in 2020/2021. That's because of heavy snows at the start of the growing season. Domestic…

Retail

Afresh and Heinen's announced a new partnership

Walmart posted its biggest-ever growth in online sales

Amazon launches $1.4bln tech hub expansionAmazon said it will invest $1.4bln in its U.S. tech hub operations, an expansion effort that will include the creation of 3,500…

Crop Production USA

Will 2020's Californian table grape harvest be the largest ever?

On 12 August 2020, the American National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released a report in partnership with the United States Department of…

Two mental fitness programs now available from Connect 2 Potential

Each of us is affected by stress and anxiety to some extent. According to Wendy McManus, Leadership Coach with Connect 2 Potential, it is the universal…

More than $6 million was found in a mango shipment

CBP Field Operations at Hidalgo Port of Entry seizes $7.7 million worth of methamphetamine

Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) within the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry were busy this weekend intercepting loads…

Economic contributions of the Florida citrus industry in 2018-19

The Florida Citrus industry has an economic contribution of $6.5 billion to the state of Florida and supports 37,000 jobs, according to a report developed by the University of…

Now 47 states are reporting cases - more articles recalled

US salmonella outbreak linked to onions expanding

A salmonella outbreak in the US, linked to recalled onions, has spread to 47 states. Cases and hospitalizations have increased. On Tuesday, the Food & Drug…

Washington State Department of Agriculture

US: First male 'murder hornet' captured in Washington state

This past Monday, authorities announced that the first male Asian giant hornet ever detected in the US was recently captured in Washington State. The Asian…

Allexxandar

US senators want to increase pressure on Mexico in potatoes-for-avocados dispute

Several US senators issued a letter to the USDA and US Trade Representative on August 18th, intent on increasing the pressure on Mexico for more access to US…

USDA sets referendum dates for Mango Research and Promotion Program

The US Departmentof Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service ((USDA AMS) has announced that, as required by statute, it will conduct a referendum for…

USDA

Used mostly by food services

Third of US-grown potatoes turned into frozen french fries

A little more than one-third of all potatoes grown in the US are manufactured into frozen products, 85 percent of which are french fries. Spurred by decades of explosive…

“Production of Egyptian sweet potatoes increased by 20 to 30% this season”

The Egyptian sweet potato season has started and this year will bring even more quantities than last season. According to one exporter, the Egyptians are developing their…

Rowan Vickery - FruitOne

Strong pull from many markets ensures good trade flows in South African oranges

Over the next three or four weeks FruitOne will be packing the last Valencias of the 2020 season, a season ending quite a bit earlier than usual. “All markets are pulling…

The market anticipates the arrival of Spanish mangoes on week 36

"The drop in the price of avocados has caused the demand to grow"

The Spanish mango campaign is about to start in the Axarquía of Malaga, where the harvest of the Osteen, the most common variety, is expected to kick off in early September.…

Frank Levarht: "Things could heat up in melon land in the coming month"

Volatile Spanish/Brazilian melon season transition

The first shipments of Brazilian melons have been loaded. And the Dutch company, Levarht, received its first melons this week. "The transition between Spain and Brazil will be…

LA UNIÓ asks that the suspension of imports be extended until there are guarantees they have no pests

"We demand the entire Argentine citrus sector undergoes a phytosanitary audit"

LA UNIÓ de Llauradors has requested that the European Union carry out a phytosanitary audit of the entire Argentine citrus sector and that the suspension of imports continues…

Europe introducing new measures to prevent the spread of ToBRFV

The European Commission has recently published an implementing regulation containing measures to prevent the introduction and spread in the Union of the Tomato brown rugose…

Earth Rover

UK robotics start-up raises £250,000 for revolutionary system

Shropshire start-up Earth Rover is aiming to use cutting-edge technologies to help farmers improve crop yields has raised £250,000 from the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage…

Peru establishes the requirements for importing raspberry roots and plants from the US

Peru has published Directorial Resolution N° 0012-2020-Minagri-Senasa-DSV, which establishes the mandatory phytosanitary requirements for the importation of raspberry…

Somrut Dangthib

Mexico: Agri-food exports top $20 billion in H1 2020

According to a report by Mexico’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER), the nation’s agri-food exports rose 4.26% to $20.68 billion during the…

Termotécnica launches Safe Pack

New packaging uses nanotechnology with antiviral and antibacterial action

Termotécnica has reinvented itself by launching the Safe Pack Antiviral and Antibacterial. Patented and unique in the market, Safe Pack uses nanotechnology to reduce the time…

Pomelo exports from China using less plastics in packaging

“Pomelos from Hainan and Guangdong have hit the market. Due to the small production, honey pomelos from Hainan are mainly marketed in China. Products from Guangdong became…

Price of Chinese ginger shows ups and downs

The Chinese ginger market was quite firm in the second week of August, but afterwards the price began to drop and then rise again. After that, the price…

Coconutdreams

Stakeholders do not seem invested enough

With some effort, India could become an avocado power house

Though, according to a 2019 report, there certainly is a demand for avocados in India, there was not a single functioning commercial avocado orchard in the…

Vincenzo Salento on the current mushroom market

“Our goal is to double our output by Q4 of 2020”

Nature Green (NG) is expanding its organic exotic mushroom production, as demand for organic mushrooms is increasing all over Europe. According to one exporter, discussions…

Fruit Jungle Organics - Northern Territory Mangoes

"Our goal is to develop the certified organic market segments and increase our plantings for our brand."

A Northern Territory mango grower is hopeful that some late-flowering might help increase this season's crop size. Harvesting begun at some farms in Darwin in early July, with…

Seeka lifts six months earnings in spite of a very challenging operating environment

NZX-listed New Zealand and Australia produce company Seeka reports a 55% lift in the company's unaudited profit after tax for the six months ended 30 June…

Alla Orlova

Climate change brings about new crops and new ideas in Europe

Climate change, resulting in hotter summers, severe storms and prolonged dry spells makes for a daunting outlook for Europe's growers. Some claim average…

Cool Logistics Global 2020 to run as a live virtual event

After much consideration and in consultation with key stakeholders, the 12th Cool Logistics Global conference will now run as a full feature live virtual event…

The retail sector adapts to the new trends after the coronavirus

According to the 5 Retail Trends report prepared by the Spanish Association of Manufacturers and Distributors (Aecoc), distribution companies have implemented…

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DIY nut cracker