Georgia peaches look to follow successful 2021 season

Slightly less, but better moving, pomegranates from Chile

CPMA announces new 2022-2023 chair

Croptracker releases Harvest Quality Vision Overhead Bin Scanning

Packing house expansion includes new mandarin facility

U.S. organic fresh produce sales up 4 percent in Q1 2022

Greenhouse grower ready to shine in home state for Viva Fresh

Updates from Florida Citrus Mutual

Discussions about Florida legislative session and efforts to cope with reduced orange Brix levels

Heavy losses for SC blueberry farmers after extreme temperature swings

Department of Agriculture announces Missouri Specialty Crop Funding

Special Melons / Kiwifruit

Global Focus South Africa

New Mexico Consortium scientists and USDA-ARS collaborators offer solutions to deadly citrus disease

Falfurrias

Texas region plans citrus revival

Because of possible health risk

World Variety Produce, Inc. voluntarily recalls organic zucchini

Pilot killed after plane crashes into in Idaho potato processing plant

Market and Crop Update for April 21, 2022

Washington onion trade: Demand not great, but typical for the week after Easter

EFI hires industry veteran to manage new business development

Chris Dardick

Researchers create variety resistant to Sharka disease

ARS unveils new disease resistant Honeysweet plum

Main challenges of the Mexican blueberry industry to be discussed at Expo Guadalajara

Cyberattack hits Costa Rican Finance Ministry

"We've never dealt with this issue at this level"

Chile's fruit season is marked by the logistics crisis

Ecuador's banana sector is under pressure from oversupply and lack of liquidity

Blueberry Industry Market Status

Global blueberry planting area increased by 4726 hectares, with a growth rate of 53%

Celebrating 50th anniversary

TOMRA launches new robotic case packing technology

Egyptian garlic season in full swing, onion season about to get going

“Demand for dry garlic is picking up”

René Capote und Ben Horsbrugh from GLOBALG.A.P.:

'Creating values for the industry'

John Bloed, Bloed Machinery:

"I was always a client; now I'm a supplier"

“We have fewer apples available than we did around the same time last year”

European Commission

DG agri dashboard - Apples

Ongoing 2021/22 apple crop for EU27 estimated at 11,777 tons

Slight drop of 1.5% compared to 2021

Port of Antwerp's quarterly figures confirm importance of merger and extra container capacity

MustGrow and Janssen PMP form exclusive global partnership

"French retailers and caterers need to raise fresh fruit and vegetables prices urgently"

To highlight the synergies of Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) and Radiant Energy Vacuum Dehydration (REV™)

Elea hosts a technology forum with EnWave

Multivac presents its new flowpacking solution

Bloom Guard paper sleeve now without metal clips

Harvesting tool allows for more accurate yield management

Syngenta’s “eat-it-all” cauliflower receives bronze Innovation Award at Fruit Logistica 2022

Durban floods:

Agri SA emphasizes need for urgent action to avoid job losses in agricultural sector

ACCC wants increased focus on Horticulture Code enforcement

As large volumes of new garlic entered the market in spring, prices fell 50%

Futuristic agricultural projects are closer to being a reality

Flying gardens and floating greenhouses

Showing levels of congestion in key ports of Shanghai, Los Angeles/Long Beach and Rotterdam

QuantCube launches Port Congestion Indicators

Grocery stores put produce up front to entice the consumer

Retail

FreshPlaza Funny