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Peruvian grape volumes into the U.S. to increase this season

After the Californian grape supplies run out, the U.S. switches to imported grapes. This switch usually occurs right around the change into the new year, and this season was…

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Daniela Manjarrés of Ocati:

“We are expecting to increase goldenberries by 40% for the US market”

The goldenberry goes by many names – physalis, gooseberry, and, of course, goldenberry. The main growing regions are located in South America, with Colombia being one of the…

Domestic onion market feeling pressure on supplies

The onion market is a bit unsure right now about how things are about to move. “We’re in an unusual spot for yellow onions particularly because there were a lot of supplies…

Oppy's apple varieties remain customer favorites

Premium winter apple program offers 360-degree services

Oppy’s winter apple program — featuring such premium brands as JAZZ™, Pacific Rose™, Envy™ and Ambrosia — is poised to amplify the category in 2020. The fresh produce grower, marketer…

Participants so far have lost an average of 24 pounds per person

Viva Fresh's clean eating challenge update

After launching the Clean Eating Challenge in November 2019, participants continued to excel through the holiday season and into the new year. All participants have not only lost…

Retail sales of organic produce grew more than 5% in 2019

Retail sales of organic fruits and vegetables grew by slightly more than five percent in 2019 - more than double the two percent growth for conventional…

Grower survey:

"We're seeing more acreage planted with newer strawberry varieties"

Strawberry acres have been down in recent years, due to a number of factors including labor challenges with handling the delicate fruit. But some good news.…

Early season saved early varieties from rain impact; if no further rain this week packing can resume by Thursday or Friday

SATI: “No rain disaster in the Hex River Valley”

Rain over the weekend in the Hex River Valley has brought packing to a standstill as growers assess damage and the need for post-rain spraying programmes, which have…

Fyffes partners with FOX to promote new season of The Masked Singer

Banana costume to be featured on Fyffes stickers

As the premiere of the new season of The Masked Singer quickly approaches, U.S. shoppers will notice an unfamiliar character from the viral singing competition show on Fyffes…

Huizenga calls for fairer trade practices

U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, called for federal trade officials to hold a hearing in West Michigan to demonstrate the impact of unfair trade practices…

Special Fruit Logistica

AgroFresh estimates their solutions bring food waste reduction of 10,000 metric tons

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. will showcase its extensive lineup of innovations for fresh produce at Fruit Logistica from February 5 to 7, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Narciso Vivot,…

Dark tomato YOOM nominated for Fruit Logistica Innovation Award

Plant-based diets can play a role in reducing carbon emissions, but to realistically deliver significant and sustainable change, the industry must further improve efficiency…

First time at Fruit Logistica for PML

“2020 is going to be an exciting year for our business"

Perishable Movements Ltd (PML) will be exhibiting for the first time at this year’s Fruit Logistica. The global perishable cargo specialists will be using the show as a launch…

Global Focus Bananas

Franklin Ginus, BeFrank Bananas:

"A sustainable banana sector is about more than a 75% living wage in 2025"

All around him, Franklin Ginus of BeFrank Bananas, see various parties taking the initiative to achieve viable living wages. These are from companies in the banana sector for…

Retail

7‑Eleven has agreed to acquire central Oklahoma-based stores

SpartanNash: Nutrition Pathways

Canada: UGI president Denis Gendron to retireDenis Gendron, president of United Grocers Inc. (UGI), is retiring at the end of June after more than 45 years in the grocery…

Michel Picandet is new Executive Vice President and Head of Tomra Food

Michel Picandet has been appointed Executive Vice President and Head of Tomra Food. He joined the company on January 1st, 2020 and will be based at the Tomra Food headquarters…

Festive ceremony celebrates first export of Chinese pears to Brazil

Botou Dongfang Fruit Co., Ltd. in Cangzhou, Hebei, organized a festive ceremony on January 14th to celebrate the first export of fresh Chinese pears to Brazil. The festive…

Price of Chinese leek rises before Chinese Spring Festival

The price of Chinese leeks showed an upward trend in the period leading up to Chinese Spring Festival [25 January, 2020]. Leek production in Shandong…

"Current garlic prices in China stable with slight declines"

Over the past weeks, the garlic market underwent constant changes. In the European market, there are also large volumes of local garlic available. Has this…

"Production volume of red honey pomelo has greatly increased"

"The supply season of honey pomelo is already approaching its end. The overall sales conditions were mediocre this season. In previous years, many pomelo exporters supplied…

How will vegetable prices in China develop after the Spring Festival?

Vegetable prices have risen since December. Regarding this phenomenon, Tang Ke, director of the Department of Market and Information Technology of the Ministry…

JD Fresh launches new package offering Chilean blueberries together with cherries

With the Spring Festival around the corner, people in China are in the middle of stocking up for the holiday. In South America, on the other side of the ocean,…

Nissan tests use of electric vehicle for shipping strawberries

Nissan Motor Co. stated that it started a test for using an electric vehicle to ship strawberries in December last year, in cooperation with a strawberry…

Indian consumers' diet shifts towards fruits and vegetables

There is a slow but steady shift in Indian consumers’ diet composition as they are moving from more cereal-based diet to one which has more of fruits,…

The tiny Kachri melon is popular in Indian cuisine

The Kachri, a drought-tolerant fruit turns short of gold upon drying and changes the fate of all those associated with it It's the quintessential multi-utility…

Consumers urged to continue rallying behind local growers despite possible price increases

One of Australia's leading produce markets is encouraging Australians to rally behind growers as bushfires and drought hit the industry, which will more than likely increase…

Apples at the forefront of getting people "Back to Bilpin"

An apple growing community in the New South Wales Blue Mountains is hoping that the grassroots social media campaign "Back to Bilpin", which is largely themed around the…

Tasmania's berry growers experiencing an exceptional summer of quality and visitors

What a difference a few months can make; a Tasmanian berry grower was challenged by the coldest Novembers in memory, but now that has turned into an "exceptional"…

High-tech map shows fruit, macadamia farms hit by bushfires

Amid devastating bushfire activity across Australia, scientists have released a map that shows avocado, mango, olive, banana, macadamia and citrus orchards that have been…

Andy Froggatt, Ansgar Flaatten, Charlene Nieuwoudt, ClemenGold

ClemenGold’s quality consistency differentiates the brand

ClemenGold mandarins are available almost year-round, produced on farms geographically spread across South Africa from June to October and then from November to May from…

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Tony Derwael, Bel’Export

“Belgian pear prices finally reach the level we have been waiting for for months”

“We can finally report some good news about the situation on the Belgian pear market. We are eventually at the price level we have been waiting for for months. If you keep…

It is a big issue for all Mediterranean producing countries

Two new citrus virus diseases found in Turkey

"Two serious viral diseases are affecting Turkey's citrus cultivation and threatening all the Mediterranean countries". This was reported by Antonino Catara, former president…

Onion Forum 2020 was a complete success:

"Cyclists and onion growers aren't so different after all"

The Onion Forum 2020 in St. Martin in der Pfalz was a success, according to both visitors and organisers. Last Thursday and Friday, some 100 visitors arrived for the lunchtime…

"We've seen great interest in Shiitake mushrooms from across the globe"

The world can move fast after a bit of publicity. After receiving some media attention, one Shiitake mushroom producer has really taken off. So much so, that they are now…

Henk van Doorne, Van Doorne Imex:

"In the Netherlands, things seem to get more difficult every year for lettuce"

"A wily crop," is how grower/trader, Henk van Doorne, describes Dutch greenhouse lettuce cultivation. "It seems as if things get a little more difficult every…

Customers show themselves to be much 'green'

Aldi Süd scores with organic fruit and vegetables and fresh products with blemishes

A New Year, and new resolutions: At the top of the list for many people is the desire for a more sustainable and conscious diet. A glance at the purchasing…

"Nature's favourites - little treasures" in the discount store

Aldi Süd introduces premium brand for fruit and vegetables

Select varieties and a particularly delicious taste: these and other features distinguish the products of new ALDI SÜD private label "Nature's favourites - little treasures".…

USDA: citrus annual Mexico

Mexican citrus exports expected to rise

Mexico remains as the second-largest lime producer in the world. Growers there are expecting a slightly better yield this year, compared to 2019. Grapefruit…

Exhibitor Forum at Fruit Logistica will highlight food production in the Netherlands

At the annual Bayer Exhibitor Forum, experts from across the value chain address developments in the food production of a specific country or region. The…

Peru, the country most affected by the measure

Bolivia ceases imports to prioritize its national potato and onion production

The Bolivian horticultural product marketers' decision to cease importing agricultural products to prioritize their national production has generated concern among Peruvian…

Honduras exports its first container with Hass avocado to Costa Rica

In December 2019, Honduras made its first export of Hass avocados to Costa Rica. More than 45,000 pounds of Hass avocado from the farms of producers in the…

Capybaras take a nice warm-fruit bath

Want to warm up a bit during the winter? These capybaras have the right idea, as they take a nice hot yuzu bath. This has been filmed and since posted on…

Destructive swarm of desert locusts entering Kenya

After destroying horticultural lands in Ethiopia and Somalia, a destructive swarm of desert locusts have moved south to Kenya. Last week, they entered the country, and they're…

Institute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture (IHSM) La Mayora

Hass avocado sequencing could accelerate the obtaining of new varieties

The Institute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture (IHSM) La Mayora has conducted a study that may entail great progress in the obtaining of new avocado varieties,…

The Spanish kaki sector needs to find new consumers

The latest report on fruit and vegetable product withdrawals carried out within the framework of the operational programs of fruit and vegetable producer organizations (OPFH),…

Egyptian strawberries in the EU costs twice as much as Spanish strawberries

In the 2018/2019 campaign, the average price of Egyptian strawberries in the European Union was almost double that of Spanish strawberries, which were also…

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