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Friday, May 18, 2012

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US (TX): Watermelon deal marked by adverse weather
Recent storms have affected the volume of watermelons in Texas this year. Rain and hail from March through May delayed this year's harvest and damaged portions of this year's crop.Three storms did most of the damage to this year's crop, according to Tony Anderson of Texas Melon Exchange. Growers were able to..... 0 comments

Agrifast announces the Tom System
Spain: Agrifast launches new tomato and pepper guiding system
Agrifast a part of Grupodesa, one of the main industrial groups in Europe in the field of fastening with more than 60 years of experience, has launched The Tom System. The Tom System is an electrical stapler designed to guide the plant in the greenhouses by using a world patent easy to use metal clip. The..... 0 comments


UK: Sainsbury's stocking 100% UK asparagus
From today (18th May), Sainsbury’s will be stocking 100% British asparagus. Due to adverse weather the start of the season comes six weeks later than last year; however the slow growing season has resulted in a better quality crop. The new crop is spread from fields across Herefordshire and Norfolk down to..... 0 comments

Integration Initiative:
CanadaGAP and CPMA food safety programs to merge
The Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) and Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) will integrate the CanadaGAP (On-Farm Food Safety) Program and the CPMA Repacking and Wholesale Food Safety Program (RWFSP).Both the CHC and CPMA Boards of Directors approved the integration initiative during their..... 0 comments


Buy Korean Food 2012 returns creating new opportunities at KINTEX
Gyeonggi- Do, Korea- The Buy Korean Food (BKF) 2012, one of Korea’s internationally significant food events, achieved another successful meeting last week at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX). It was a two-day event which took place on May 8-9, 2012. Click here for the photo reportThe..... 0 comments

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UK: New Zealand "papple" hitting M & S stores
New Zealand's "papple"is about to go on sale in the UK, at Marks and Spencer stores. It's an unusual fruit that, as yet, has no shelf name. To all extents and purposes it looks like an apple, it's round and red. however, it is actually the result of cross breeding Chinese and Japanese pear varieties. The..... 0 comments

US: Crunch Pak a hit at Billboard Music awards
Crunch Pak is the award show favorite snack having been asked to provide fresh apple sliced products again to a nationally televised award show – this time it’s the Billboard Music Awards 2012 that airs, Saturday, May 20.In February, the production staff of the 84th Annual Academy Awards asked Crunch Pak to..... 0 comments

Ausveg says retailers are breaking growers
AU: Supermarket contracts flexibility called for
John Brent, chairman of Ausveg, is calling for increased flexibility in supermarket contracts, which he says are responsible for overproduction.he says that, over the past few weeks, banks have been moving against small producers in Queensland, who are experiencing financial problems. He says that the..... 0 comments


Philippines: Banana stakeholders meet over China situation
The Davao region Department of Trade and Industry is holding a meeting today (May18th) with stakeholders from the banana industry, to discuss the situation with China. DTI-Davao Regional Director Marizon S. Loreto said the region, as the country’s top banana exporter, has to be proactive in any issues that..... 0 comments

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UK: Current affairs - plans to promote blackcurrants more widely
As researchers delve further into the genetic make up of blackcurrants and attempt to find out more about their properties, one grower at least is concerned that more should be done about commercialisation. Anthony Snell, a grower from Herefordshire, voiced concerns that growers' levy money was being..... 0 comments



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Africa needs better perishable supply chain
Logistics costs in Africa are up to four times higher than elsewhere, Mark Hassenkamp, CEO of Corvus Investments International, advisor to Chiquita Brands International on fruit sourcing diversification strategy, said at the first Cool Logistics Conference ever to be held in the Southern Hemisphere.If the..... 0 comments

India: 18% of fruit and vegetables wasted
18% of fruits and vegetables from India are going to waste for want of adequate cold chain facilities. The amount of food wasted is worth Rs 44,000 crore. "These were the findings of a study conducted by the Central Institute for Post Harvest Engineering & Technology, Ludhiana (published in 2010),"..... 0 comments

US: New Hydro-Cooling unit a practical solution for food safety
ScoringAg Solution Provider for FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) recordkeeping, food safety and traceback requirements, introduces a new food safety integrated Hydro-Cooler to the produce industry to prevent the spreading of foodborne pathogens in the food chain. The new AG-Pack Hydro Cooler operates..... 0 comments

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Starting next month
Spain: Good prospects for melon and watermelon campaigns
The agricultural organization ASAJA Murcia qualified their perspectives for the melon and watermelon campaign, starting mid June in the fields of Murcia, as "quite promising". A high quality is expected in both productions.As explained by the secretary general of ASAJA Murcia, Alfonso Gálvez Caravaca,..... 0 comments


Senegal: Local onion bought for lower prices
National union of manufacturers and traders in Senegal (UNACOIS) has signed an agreement to buy all local onion production. The agreement was made with the onion growers of the international profession with a decrease in price as the goal. In Senegal the onion production is in surplus, but the onions can not..... 0 comments

Finland: Strawberries doing well
There is good news concerning Finnish strawberries. The plants seems to have been spared major frost damage and pest disease has also been limited, according to the Finnish Association of Fruit and Berry Growers. "This will get the growing season off to a good start. The winter conditions were favourable for..... 0 comments

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Austrians enter Serbian fruit and vegetable market
The news thatan Austrian citizen wanted to sell the Serbian raspberry harvest, which normally amounts to a few thousand tons, at European prices made it into the newspaper headlines in Serbia. Whether the amount mentionedof 80 million Euro will be realised is a matter of wait and see, as the raspberries are..... 0 comments

Marc de Kimpe, Kimco: "Filling up holes in various markets"
Belgium: "Carrot prices up considerably"
"It has been rather busy on the carrot market for a few weeks now" Marc Kimpe of Kimco says. "Interest from various countries is high and it is mainly a matter of satisfying the demand. As a result prices have increased quite a bit and compared to a few weeks ago have increased by 15 cents."Marc mentions..... 0 comments


Largest sun panel installation at the Berliner Groszmarkt
The Berlin energy agency BEA are having a PV installation installed on four roofs of the Berliner Groszmarkt (BGH) (Berlin wholesale market). The cost involved amounts to about 23 million Euro. When ready the project will deliver the equivalent electricity to more than 500 households. The Berlin company..... 0 comments

Oldest asparagus seeds of the Netherlands found
At an archaeological research site in the neighbourhood of the Station Square in Haarlem, the oldest asparagus seeds of the Netherlands were found. The municipality of Haarlem made this announcement on Tuesday. The seeds appeared to have been saved in a pit dating from the seventeenth century. According to..... 0 comments

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Willem Koole: "Good prices, but for how long?"
Spanish stone fruit season starts at Frukar
The Spanish stone fruit season has started at Frukar. "We have apricots, peaches and cherries. From Friday stone fruit from Murcia of the well-known hallmark Mina will also arrive" Willem Koole tells. "The supply ofthe stone fruit has been delayed by ten to fourteen days this year because of the cold weather..... 0 comments


Importers of exotic fruit and vegetables being looked at
Hardly any residue on European fruit and vegetables
Fruit and vegetables on Dutch shelves hardly show any remainder of harmful means of protection. This is clear from the more than 8000 products tested by the Dutch Voedsel and Waren Authoriteit (NVWA - A food safety organisation) in 2011 and 2010. Much bought fruit and vegetables such as potatoes, cauliflower..... 0 comments


Italy: Green light for Veneto Friuliana and Kiwisole merger
APO Veneto Friulana and OP Kiwisole have agreed to form an association of producer organizations that will join their forces with Spreafico Spa, one of the country's leading exporters, in order to strengthen their presence on the international market.The president of APO Veneto Friulana, Lino Rossi and..... 0 comments


Italy: Photoselective anti-hail nets make Fuji apples red
Iridium anti-hail nets from Agritenax have particular optical features able to modify quality and quantity of intercepted sun rays. Red, yellow and blue nets influence intensity and light spectrum and appear to be coloured to human eyes since they mark the percentage of some visible bands in the transmitted..... 0 comments


Malta: Wholesale fruit and veg value increases
The volume of fresh fruit and vegetables has decreased by 16% in the first quarter, with a resultant rise in value of 9.3%, as compared to last year, according to the national Statistics Office. The volume supplied dropped from 10 million kgs, to 8.4 kgs in this period, whilst the value rose from 5.2 million..... 0 comments


Asia

China: Growing demand for pesticide
Demand for formulated pesticides in the agricultural market in China is forecast to rise 5.3 percent per annum to 2.3 million metric tons in 2015. In value terms, formulated pesticide demand is expected to rise 7.1 percent per year to ¥60 billion. Market gains will be primarily driven by increases in..... 0 comments

Taiwan not getting enough fruits and vegetables
A government survey in Taiwan has discovered that 80% of the population is not eating enough fresh produce. The Department of Health’s Bureau of Health Promotion recommends at least two servings of fruit and three servings of vegetables each day.The survey found that more women than men eat the required..... 0 comments

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Improved food quality plans
Pakistan: USAID and PFVA join forces
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Pakistan Fruits and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchants Association (PFVA) have teamed up to improve standards and introduce new varieties of agricultural products. PFVA Co-Chairman Waheed Ahmed said USAID’s proposal will not..... 0 comments

Pakistan: Indian fruit and vegetable imports rise
Pakistan's imports from India have risen 3.8%, to reach a value of $292 million US, during the first quarter, as compared to the same period last year. The highest increases were in the fields of vegetables and certain textile products, 657%. Following these is an increase in fruit and fruit related imports..... 0 comments


Philippines to inspect US vegetables
The Philippines is sending an team to the US in July to commence inspections of vegetables produced there. The inspection is part of a pest risk analysis being observed by the Philippines authorities prior to allowing more agri imports from the US. the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) said."A technical team..... 0 comments

China: Yasheng Group annonces Q1 results
Yasheng Group, a high-growth diversified China-based agricultural conglomerate with US headquarters in California, has announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.Net Sales. Sales are generated primarily from farming operations and related side line products in China. Net sales for the three..... 0 comments


Retail


Auchan opens first bio-supermarket Coeur de nature
Auchan has opened its first organic supermarket in Bretigny-sur-Orge. The supermarket has a sales area of ​​1000 square meters. "We offer everyday products that consumers need to eat organic," says Guy Verdier, CEO of Coeur de Nature. There are in addition to the obvious products, natural..... 0 comments

Japan: Aeon opening earlier
Aeon will be opening its more than 1,400 Japanese supermarkets two hours earlier than usual this summer - at 7am. This is to cater for consumers who change their daily routine as the nation moves into a power-saving mode, according to sources.The nation's biggest retailer is counting on people who may want..... 0 comments

Germany: Rewe names new CFO
The Rewe Group has announced the appointment of Christian Mielsch as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective 1 September 2012. Mielsch joins from the Metro Group, with whom he was been working since 1997, most recently as COO of the Cash & Carry division for Central & Eastern Europe.Mielsch had..... 0 comments

UK: Asda gains market share
Asda has reported accelerated sales growth in the first quarter, as it won market share from the discounter brand supermarkets. The chain says that it has refocused its efforts on low pricing and fresh produce lines to achieve this result. Britain's second-biggest supermarket chain behind Tesco said on..... 0 comments

US: Walmart profit rise
This week on Thursday Walmart posted first quarter profit results that beat expectations. Profits were up 10.1%, however, the news has been slightly overshadowed by the ongoing reports of bribes in its Mexico operations.At the same time as the profits were released, the company announced an internal..... 0 comments

US: Target raises forecast
Target, the second-largest discounter in the US, has raised its profit forecast for the full year after reporting better-than-expected figures for its first quarter.For the quarter, net profit rose by 1.2% to $697m ($1.04 a share), while sales grew by 6.1% to $16.5bn, with like-for-like sales up 5.3% (the..... 0 comments


Germany: Rewe opens drive-in supermarkets
The German supermarket chain Rewe has opened the first drive in supermarket in the state Baden-Württemberg. Starting on the 14th of May the Rewe supermarket in Wiesloch will offer the new Rewe-takeaway service. At the takeaway the customers can pick up their shopping which was order through..... 0 comments



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