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North American retailers likely to benefit from ‘panic shopping’

Panic buying grocery spurts resulted in photos of empty store shelves on social and mainstream media throughout the weekend. Where is all of this leaving the produce industry…

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Generational differences in shopper habits present new opportunities for retailers

While the current shopper demography shows that the majority of money in retail stores is spent by the baby boomer generation, numbers also indicate that the millennial…

Morocco faces tough citrus season

It’s been a challenging season for Moroccan citrus. “There’s been a general shortage of citrus out of Morocco—there is about a 75 percent decrease in volume from last year,”…

Viva Fresh Expo 2020 cancelled

The 2020 Viva Fresh Expo has been cancelled due to the increased concern for the health and safety of the exhibitors and attendees. Going forward, the 2021 Viva Fresh Expo is scheduled…

American and European ports suffer record low container availability

New data has shown that available containers at many major ports around the world outside of China stand at record lows. This enormous imbalance brought about by the trade war…

Amidst consumer panic-buying, demand for Chilean fruit remains steady

Chilean company Frutasol is currently in the middle of their apple season, which has been going well so far. The company started harvesting in the beginning of February,…

Good export demand on apples and early citrus; panic buying boosts potato sales

Coronavirus in South Africa: fruit exports continuing as usual

In South Africa fruit and vegetable exports are for the moment continuing as planned, with the expectation that demand for fresh produce in export markets will be supported by…

Regarding COVID-19 scare

US: National Grocers Association lauds Trump's coordination with industry

After participating in a call with President Trump, Vice President Pence, Secretary Mnuchin, Secretary Perdue and other White House officials on the…

Boost to almond, strawberry, peach and walnut crops

California’s strict air quality regulations good for growers

Farmers in California’s Central Valley have seen a boost in the productivity of their high-value crops -and greater earnings- as a result of the state’s strict…

The Council published a handbook to operate in complete safety

Turnover dropped by 50 percent at the Ortomercato Milano

"The shutdown of both local and open-air markets has significantly reduced the demand for fruit and vegetables. To date, the chain of users at our Ortomercato is reduced to…

Special Australia / New Zealand

Greg Calvert - FreshChain

“We want consumer traceability to be viewed as an opportunity for the whole fresh food ecosystem"

Real-time paddock to plate traceability in fresh food continues to gather momentum worldwide, enabling retailers, brand owners and exporters to build trust with consumers…

Global Focus Grapes

Slight volume decrease anticipated on Mexican grapes

The latter part of the Mexican season on grapes looks to be starting early this year. “Jalisco will start up in mid-April and we’ll have that for a few weeks. And then we’ll…

Live broadcast set for March 19th

Mexican Table Grape Association postpones annual summit

The Mexican Table Grape Association has decided to postpone theirannual spring summit, which was set to take place on March 19th, in Tubac, Arizona. The…

Retail

Walmart has edged closer to a sale of Asda

Amazon will hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the US

US: Sprouts, other retailers delay new store openingsAmid the coronavirus pandemic, some retailers are choosing to close their doors and many grocers are altering their hours…

Products may have been contaminated with E. coli 0103

Chicago Indoor Garden recalls all products containing Red Clover sprouts

Due to an abundance of caution, Chicago Indoor Garden is issuing a voluntary recall of all products that contain Red Clover sprouts per recommendation by the FDA. The recall…

Canada: Sobeys recalls vegetable mix due to possible salmonella contamination

Sobeys Inc. has recalled Sobeys and Foodland brand Asian Vegetable Mix due to possible salmonella contamination. Ctvnews.ca reported that, according to a notice from the…

Application period opens for Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award

The Reusable Packaging Association announced the opening of the application period for the 9th annual Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award. This award…

Argentina's pear and apple market hasn't been affected by the coronavirus yet

Despite the authorities' concern, the expansion of the coronavirus in Argentina hasn't affected the Alto Valle fruit market yet. For the moment, Customs and…

Serious shortage of workers for apple and kiwifruit harvest

The kiwifruit and apple industries are looking for New Zealanders to help fill labour shortages for this season's harvest, caused in part by the Covid-19 outbreak. Kiwifruit…

Record amounts of New Zealand fruit and vegetables exported

In 2019, New Zealand exported a record amount of fresh fruit and vegetables - a total of 1,38 million tons. That is five percent more than in 2018. It is also even a little…

No coronavirus cases in Ghana yet, but effects are felt by industry

“The coronavirus has stopped all of our shipments”

The coronavirus has a grasp on Europe, but the effects can be felt in countries where the virus hasn’t infected anyone just yet, like Ghana. Trade has come to a halt, as…

Walter Ahn (Wasto-Pac GmbH) supports companies in the fight against corona

"Those who are willing to clean regularly, need have no fear of contamination"

For many companies, the corona virus is a historical catastrophe, but at the same time, one now has the chance to redefine existing business processes. This is the motto of…

"Export price of Chinese garlic on a downward trend"

The Chinese garlic market was quite peaceful in the two months leading up to the traditional Chinese Spring Festival [25 January, 2020]. The price of mixed-quality garlic held…

Today's important Coronavirus news

'Fresh Produce Industry Coronavirus update'

Exports of fresh produce from Bangladesh have been seriously hampered by the flight restrictions imposed by several Middle Eastern countries, intent on preventing the spread…

Spain

"We may be short of workers to pick the cherries due to the coronavirus"

José Antonio Tierno Parral has been a member of the governing council of the Association of Cooperatives of the Jerte Valley for 22 years and has chaired the entity since…

Banana prices in China returning to normal

The banana industry in China experienced a “cold winter” at the end of last year as prices fell drastically. From February, prices in this market have gradually picked up,…

"Chinese potato price shows rising trend"

A growing number of Chinese companies are beginning to resume operations. These companies encounter various degrees of difficulties when they restart their business. The main…

Coronavirus

Fruit and vegetable sales are increasing, but not for all products

In this coronavirus outbreak, the sales of fruits and vegetables in France have become complicated. “The consequences are great,” reports José Illan, sales director of the…

Colombian avocados now heading for Japan

After years of hard work, a container carrying 16 tonnes of Colombian Hass avocados has been exported from Westfalia Fruit Colombia (WFC) to Yokohama, Japan. This is the first…

"Supply volume is extremely limited"

"Black potatoes successfully attract attention of Chinese consumers"

Asia GmbH sees great potential for "new" exotics on the German market

"Unusual exotic fruits and vegetables are clearly on the rise"

Unusual exotics have been rapidly gaining in importance in recent years: in addition to avocados, papayas and sugar snap peas, coloured fruits and vegetable crops from all…

PROPLAT project

Largest experimental orchard dedicated to flat peaches and nectarines set up in the Marche region

Marco Eleuteri, CEO of Op Armonia and owner of Azienda Agricola Eleuteri, together with UNIVPM Professor Davide Neri, have announced the largest experimental orchard in the…

Original arm-robot system to harvest asparagus

Scientists at University of Tokyo (Japan) have developed a robotic arm for automated harvesting of Asparagus. They designed and developed an original arm-robot system that…

Tim Chambers - Chambers

"There will be a shortage of workers which will most likely result in us harvesting less"

Yesterday the UK government gave new advice to limit the spread of the Coronavirus, which included the suggestion that people work from home where possible and avoid pubs and…

CEO Steven Martina of The Greenery:

"Volumes surpass those of Christmas and Easter"

There were bizarre scenes in Dutch supermarkets over the weekend. Not only was toilet paper, hand soap, and pasta being sold out. It seems, despite being told to take care,…

Consumers need not worry about lack of fresh produce amid COVID-19 outbreak

European fresh produce sector guarantees continuous supply of safe & high quality fresh fruit & vegetables

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak across Europe the European fresh fruit and vegetable sector has increased efforts to ensure a continuous and diverse supply of safe,…

China: Looking back on the 2019-2020 cherry market

The 2019-2020 Chilean cherry season began on the 18th of October, 2019, and will continue until the end of February, 2020. The price of air freight cherries…

Citrus industry expects record export season

"Southern Africa is expected to export a record 143.3 million cartons of citrus fruit to over 100 countries in 2020. This is a 13% increase when compared to…

New 6 ha LED-lighted strawberry facility to be realised in Lincolnshire, UK

Only recently it was announced that Beeswax Dyson Farming – Britain’s largest privately owned farming business – will realise a multi-million pound state-of-the-art indoor…

Argentina

La Pulpera de San Rafael incorporates new products into its processing line

In its third production season, the Pulpera de San Rafael processing plant, which is located in the town of San Rafael in the province of Mendoza, has decided to incorporate…

Bangladesh: Onion imports set to resume on Sunday

Onion import through the Hili Land Port in Dinajpur and other ports of the country are set to resume on Sunday, more than five months after India suspended exports of the…

China is largest container ship-owning nation at this time

According to German Shipowners’ Association (VDR) President Alfred Hartmann, China has surpassed Germany as the largest container ship-owning country. Ship…

Ecuadorian bananas face uncertainty in 2020

In the last four years, producers, investors, and speculators in Ecuador's banana sector thought that the business boom would last a lifetime. The shortage of…

Uttar Pradesh: Untimely rains and hailstorm kill at least 28 farmers

In the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, hailstorms have caused physical harm to the crops and affected their growth, said farmers. Not only that, at least 28 people, including…

Kuwait LuLu Hypermarket charters special flights to bring in Indian fruit and vegetables

'We will ensure there is no shortage of foodstuffs in the country'

LuLu Hypermarket has chartered special flights to bring in tons of Indian fruits and vegetables to Kuwait in order to meet the urgent needs of the market. The first chartered…

Vietnam: KFC debuts a dragon fruit burger with a pink bun

In Vietnam, KFC is debuting a new chicken sandwich with a pink bun. It is made with dragon fruit, in the aftermath of the country's struggles to sell excess fruit due to the…

International Potato Center:

Backing up crop biodiversity collections

The International Potato Center (CIP) recently joined 34 other organizations across the globe in depositing more than 60,000 seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a…

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