New packing line expands local potato production capacity

Marcelo Rusca with Go Fresh

“We rely on Chile, New Zealand, Italy, and Greece for a year-round supply of kiwi fruit”

The southern hemisphere kiwi season is in full swing with New Zealand and Chile being the main suppliers, followed by Argentina, a relatively new…

Organic baby romaine added to Ontario greenhouse lineup

As the demand for organic produce continues to grow throughout North America, in Ontario, Canada, one grower is quietly delivering a unique item in the…

More Brazilian ginger volume expected in 2024

There's a greater supply of Brazilian ginger this season compared to last year. "Last year there was lower production and higher prices," says…

New packaging introduced on specialty citrus

Sunkist is proud to be one of the longest-standing agricultural co-ops in the U.S. It all started back in 1893 with the Southern California Fruit…

GrubMarket acquires Brothers Produce in Texas

GrubMarket, the first-mover in tech-enabled B2B food eCommerce and a pioneer in Enterprise AI solutions for America's food supply chain industry,…

Premium 100 percent pure avocado oils make debut

Westfalia Fruit is debuting its premium, 100-percent pure avocado oils in the United States, now available in three flavors, including Plain, Garlic,…

Expansion of California hot pepper program with chili peppers

As a West Coast grower of sweet and hot peppers, Baloian Farms' Chili Pepper program includes varieties that range in heat from mild to hot and are…

Jamaican growers work on recovery after Hurricane Beryl

Jamaican agriculture is in recovery after Hurricane Beryl, a category-four cyclone, caused over $1 billion in damages, particularly in the southern…

Researchers examine how early harvest, storage affect tomatoes

Growers often harvest tomatoes before they ripen in hopes of extending shelf life and avoiding crop loss. But that act of removing the fruit from the…

Celebrating 20 years in the fresh produce industry

Marketing services agency DMA Solutions is commemorating its 20th anniversary in 2024. The company has acted as a guide for the over 200 businesses it…

Weather and market dynamics sour Washington State cherry season

Washington's cherry industry, the nation's largest, encountered a challenging season last year despite harvesting over 63,000 tons more cherries than the…

FDOA disputes FDA claims about contaminated cucumbers in Florida

The Florida Department of Agriculture (FDOA) has disputed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) claim that cucumbers from Bedner Growers are a likely…

An early look at IFPA’s Foodservice Conference

"The Foodservice Conference promises top-notch education, the right connections, and the best expo – with products and services targeted specifically…

Guatemala was the world's leading melon exporter by volume in 2023

According to a report by Hortoinfo based on data from the Statistics Division of the United Nations Organization (UN), COMTRADE, in 2023 Guatemala became the…

Blueberry harvest in Canada may start earlier

Blueberry farmers in Oak Bay and Sackville are monitoring the upcoming season closely, with expectations for an earlier start. Last year's wet conditions…

Research looks into the role of fructose in curing hangovers

Dr Rhonda Patrick, a nutritionist and podcaster, discussed on her podcast FoundMyFitness the impact of fructose, a natural sugar in fruits, on alcohol…

“Maybe this will be the first year in the last decade and a half when Argentina’s citrus exports will stop dropping"

Argentina's citrus export season is underway, and all parties involved hope that export volumes will increase. "We expect a good season for exports.…

Harvest of Portuguese kiwiberries to start soon

There are only a few more weeks to go until the harvest of kiwiberries gets going, says Ricardo Machado, export manager of berries for Portuguese berry…

Two varieties of Bloom Fresh seedless grapes grown in Sicily and sold under the Miragolosa brand

New packaging for Italian seedless grapes with a commercial calendar from June to December

"The campaign for seedless table grapes is underway, which once again puts us in the first place in Europe with two more varieties that were developed…

El Ciruelo expects to produce 70 million kilos in Spain and 30 million kilos in Brazil

"We are striving to have a longer marketing window for table grapes, betting on good early varieties"

The Spanish seedless table grape season got off to a good start in the Spanish region of Murcia a few weeks ago with good prospects in terms of volumes…

Cristóbal Díaz, from Torremesa:

"Victoria grapes still have a very interesting market"

Since 1989, the company Torremesa, from Cadiz, Spain, has been specialized in the production of table grapes on its farm on the Atlantic coast, located…

"Compared to navel oranges, the current performance of imported mandarins is better"

"Due to weather conditions, the overall harvest season of South African citrus has been delayed, resulting in a corresponding delay in arrival times in…

Robots to boost Australian veggie growers’ tech

Aussie vegetable growers are set to gain a competitive edge with exclusive trials of cutting-edge global machinery under a groundbreaking new program.…

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Melon standing

Approximately 800 watermelons filled a road in Jiadung Township, Pingtung County, on Monday during an event promoting the locally grown fruit. The watermelons were placed…

Court case in South Africa delays Durban port concession

In South Africa, the legal dispute involving Transnet and APM Terminals (APMT) over the 49% concession tender for Pier 2 at Durban Container Terminals (DCT)…