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Fruit Logistica Special Edition 2021 canceled

It's been confirmed that Fruit Logistica Special Edition 2021 has been canceled. The event was to take place on 18-20 May of 2021. The organization states the event had to be…

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Crop Inspector - San Jose (CA) USA

Summerfruit NZ board welcomes appointment of new Chief Executive

The chairman of Summerfruit New Zealand, Tim Jones, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kate Hellstrom as the new chief executive. Kate was appointed…

Produce industry launches UN initiative in New Zealand

Aotearoa’s $6 billion fresh produce industry has rolled out a localised UN initiative, as it celebrates the launch of the International Year of Fruits and…

Potato producer diversifies after buying Perfecta Produce

Fresh potato producers Terrence and Wendy Rattray own Yum Tasmanian Gourmet Potatoes in the north east and North-West that supplies potatoes sold in Coles and…

Riverland's backyard fruit trees in danger due to fruit flies spreading

The Riverland's fruit fly free status could be at risk following two new outbreaks of Queensland fruit fly in the region. This event has extended fruit…

Onion exports hampered

New Zealand horticulture exports struggle with shipping issues

New Zealand exporters are starting feel the impact of shipping problems, as vessels skip ports or will remain at berth for shorter periods and empty containers…

NZ G2G case study

Improving rural orchardist production in Northern India

The state of Himachal Pradesh is located in the northwestern Himalayan region of India. About 90% of the state's population lives in rural areas and depends on…

Pink Lady® drives penetration and growth with brand-led retailer activity

Pink Lady® is celebrating a fruitful northern hemisphere season so far, following a series of retailer-based activations to help drive growth and brand penetration, which…

Chinese pear exports recovering, but domestic market remains slow

Chinese pear exports gradually increased after the Chinese Spring Festival [12 February, 2021]. As the global pandemic is slowly brought under control, the…

Southern African citrus to reach new heights as 2021 export estimate is released

The Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa (CGA) is excited to announce that the South African citrus industry will likely break all previous export…

Special Australia / New Zealand

Rockit

Mark O’Donnell - Rockit

“Volume is up 65% on 2020 and the quality is excellent"

It is all go at New Zealand miniature apple grower Rockit, the apple harvest is underway with a brand new packhouse. Mark O’Donnell who joined the company as CEO in early…

Global Focus Bananas

Global Alliance for Cooperation in the Fight against Fusarium R4T

The banana sector is threatened by the Tropical Fusarium Race 4, which is also known as the Panama disease. The fungus is lethal for plantations and renders…

Mission Produce and California Avocado Commission jointly ship first container full of avocados

China opens market for California Avocado Commission

The Chinese government, the California Avocado Commission, and the United States Department of Agriculture have been in negotiations for years to realize the export of…

Egyptian garlic season started with an early harvest

“I expect garlic exports this season to increase by 30%”

There was an early harvest for the Egyptian garlic this season, which has led to smaller sizes this year. Demand is relatively high though, and one exporter feels the early…

Larger sizes still available

Grapefruit season in Israel coming to an end

The grapefruit season in Israel is coming to an end soon. As availability slows down, demand shoots up. At the moment, most of the grapefruits still being shipped are the…

PMA town hall

The potential of AI technology in solving problems in agriculture

This week’s PMA town hall looked at the developments in AI and how the technology can be applied to solve problems in agriculture. Vonnie Estes, PMA’s Vice-President of…

March Madness and foodservice add to increasing avocado demand

Supplies of avocados are strong right now and demand continues to build. Gary Caloroso of Los Angeles, CA-based Giumarra Companies says there are currently promotable supplies…

Formosa, Argentina

"More and more producers are abandoning the plots dedicated to banana cultivation because of their lack of profitability"

Panfilo Ayala, director of the Argentine Agrarian Federation and a reference for the Laguna Naineck subsidiary, stated that many banana producers in the…

The purchase price in production areas increased from 1 yuan to 2.7 yuan

Chinese pineapples from Hainan supply the entire country

Wanning city in Hainan recently started the pineapple harvest season. The pineapples are now entering the Chinese market in large volumes. Hainan supplies…

Moroccan scientist discovers mushroom with anticancer properties

Moroccan scientist, Ahmed Chadli, has just discovered a mushroom with anticancer properties. A biochemist at the Department of Medicine of the Georgia Cancer…

NutryFarm enters into two new purchase contracts for 570 containers of fresh durians from Thailand

NutryFarm International Limited is pleased to announce that the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Global Agricapital Holdings Pte. Ltd., has entered into two…

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd publishes annual report and confirms significant earnings growth for 2020

Hapag-Lloyd published its annual report with audited business results for the 2020 financial year today. In the reporting year, Hapag-Lloyd’s earnings before interest, taxes,…

Jorge Argüello, the Ambassador of Argentina to the US:

“Port of Philadelphia is Argentina’s main port-of-entry for fruit exports”

On March 16th the Port of Philadelphia and the Embassy of Argentina hosted a webinar to highlight the relationship between the port and Argentina’s produce industry. A panel…

Will Peru overtake Chile as the main blueberry supplier for the Chinese market?

Most of the blueberries currently available in the Chinese market come from Chile and Peru. But the supply volume of Peruvian blueberries is actually already quite small. This…

Kenneth Meyer (Natural Tropic):

"Spanish avocado season to end early"

The Spanish avocado season is nearing its end. "That means the season will end much earlier than in other years. We usually continue until April or May. But now, we'll keep…

Retail

Dreamstime

Sonae said its fourth-quarter net profit fell 3.4%

Netto has completed its acquisition of Tesco Poland

Inside Amazon Australia’s mammoth warehouse that will be operated by high-tech robots and humansE-commerce giant Amazon is set to complete its mammoth Sydney warehouse - the…

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