Mother’s Day demand and cold weather pressure berry supply

A look at the upcoming Coachella grape season

The grape harvest will begin next week in Coachella, California. "We'll start in a light way with some green grapes such as the Sugrafiftytwo which is…

Mature green tomatoes experience a good market only once every five years

The mature green tomato market has been battling oversupply and low prices. This has made it a real struggle to grow them in the southern part of…

Mother’s Day demand and cold weather pressure berry supply

The supply of raspberries and blackberries is tighter right now. "They are very hard to get and if you get some, they are expensive," says Mike Soufan…

Seamless transition to southern hemisphere mandarin supply expected

LGS Specialty Sales shares an update on its mandarin supply ahead of the summer season. The company expects a seamless transition from domestic and…

How produce season disrupts U.S. freight markets

The produce season is a critical period for the U.S. truckload freight market, marked by a sharp increase in shipment volumes tied to agricultural harvests.…

Drought threatens citrus in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama

The ongoing dry spell in the Southeast poses challenges for citrus groves in North Florida, South Georgia, and South Alabama. Mary Sutton, an assistant…

Ricardo Cipriani, Locuston:

"Brazil has enormous potential, but the purchasing power of a large part of the population limits access to fresh fruits"

Brazil has a large domestic market for fruit and vegetables, but it's limited by economic, logistical, and weather issues. Demand growth does not keep…

Automation in motion, from seeding to harvest

"We’ve designed a system that works across multiple farm formats"

AGEYE Technologies, a U.S.-based developer of AI-driven vertical farming systems, has rolled out a fully integrated automation platform that handles…

Seasonal perishable products weekly update:

Avocado prices fall, blueberry demand rises

This report provides an overview of the volume and prices of seasonal perishable commodities in the current week. Volume data reflects the latest figures,…

Produce industry front line honored with Retail Produce Manager Awards

At The Retail Conference and Golf Tournament last week, the International Fresh Produce Association announced the 20 recipients of the 2025 Retail…

$450M potato plant planned for Grand Forks

The mayor of Grand Forks anticipates that Agristo, a European potato producer, to initiate construction on a new processing plant in 2026. This will mark…

Global nut industry discusses trade at INC Congress

More than 1,500 industry leaders from the global nut and dried fruit sector have gathered in Mallorca, Spain, for the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council…

Cecilia Whately, from Carlini Avocado and vice president of Abacates do Brasil:

"Brazil must increase its avocado consumption"

The global avocado market continues to grow, and Brazil wants to play a stronger role in it. The country is focusing on increasing exports as well as…

Protests cause Panama to lose 450,000 boxes of bananas

Panama's banana sector has lost 450,000 boxes of bananas that it couldn't export in the past week because of the protests in the country. Chiquita Panama, the…

Chile's Copefrut forecasts 6% growth in cherry volume next season

Chilean company Copefrut expects growth in the 2025-2026 cherry export season. "This year we received 40 million kilos from producers, and I believe that this…

Chile:

An early clementine discovered in Ovalle could open the citrus season in April

A new clementine variety discovered in the Coquimbo region could transform Chile's citrus production calendar. The clementine variety, the CC-IV selection, is…

South African oranges are eagerly awaited in the Middle East market

The scarcity of oranges is affecting the Middle East market, following major supply disruptions from Spain and Egypt. According to Kashif Shahzad, head…

"Kenyan avocado production is projected to rebound by 5%"

This year's avocado harvest in Kenya appears to be larger than the production of the previous season, says Muchui Maingi, director of Kenyan avocado…

New agreement between growers and exporters of pineapples in Benin

The pineapple industry in Benin has taken a step towards closer organization with the signing of an agreement between representatives of exporters and growers.…

Dr Justy Range – Freshmark Systems

How to feed 43 million people through state-owned wholesale markets

The World Union of Wholesale Markets conference takes place next week in Johannesburg, a fitting locale to discuss the importance of wholesale food…

Koert Pleunis, Pleunis Mushrooms:

"Exotic mushroom sales struggle in fresh market but thrive in supplements sector"

Sales of exotic mushrooms are currently facing challenges, according to Koert Pleunis of Pleunis Mushrooms, a grower of exotic varieties such as…

Emanuel Sluis, Service2Fruit:

"Most pears are now secured by traders"

Pear sales on the Service2Fruit trading platform have already slowed significantly. "We have little to no supply on the site, and I have never seen…

Agromillora promotes sustainable intensification of citrus cultivation

"Intensification is a natural evolution of citrus cultivation, following the path that other fruit trees have already successfully followed"

The adoption of more intensive, efficient, and sustainable cultivation systems isn't a new approach in the world of fruit trees. For more than 50…

Knoblauchsland, Germany:

"Tomato and cucumber prices have been disastrous since the start of the season"

This year's marketing season for domestic tomatoes and cucumbers got off to a rather bumpy start, according to Willi Sippel, managing director of the…

SESUR Field Day and Variety Show 2025:

International platform for innovation in the potato industry

On April 24, 2025, the SESUR Field Day and Variety Show took place in Seville under ideal weather conditions. Over 150 trade visitors from ten…

Max Havelaar France launches an Observatory for Fair Farm Remuneration

The Fair Trade market is growing

On the occasion of Fairtrade Fortnight 2025, Max Havelaar France unveiled rising figures for 2024 and announced several initiatives for the French sectors, including an…

German BLE week 18:

'First New Zealand Royal Gala and Smitten apples arrive'

Domestic apples continued to dominate the market, although overall availability declined slightly. Wellant, Boskoop, Braeburn, and Pinova appeared to…

Rangpur farmers shift to profitable vegetable cultivation

Farmers in the Rangpur district of Bangladesh are transitioning to vegetable cultivation across eight upazilas, according to the Department of Agricultural…

Thailand boosts agricultural exports with 7 strategies

The Commerce Ministry in Thailand has launched seven strategic measures and 25 action plans to enhance the export of agricultural products globally. This…

Turkish frost threatens nut and fruit crops

Industry stakeholders at the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council (INC) congress in Mallorca from May 8-10 are looking to gain insights into crop…

NZ boosts Vietnam's climate-smart passionfruit project

New Zealand scientists from Plant and Food Research are collaborating with over 70 farmers in rural Vietnam to enhance passionfruit production through the…

Papua New Guinea targets citrus commercialization

Citrus has been identified as a viable candidate for downstream processing and commercialization, according to Alex Agiwa, program manager for seed and…