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Top 5 -yesterday
- “Europe has quickly become the biggest destination for our pomegranate arils”
- Early Cape avocado harvest meets huge demand and buoyant prices
- Chile is beginning to experience an extreme drought situation
- Northern Territory: Mango crops destroyed by fires
- US fruit growers find themselves in middle of labor visa fight
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Friday, September 20, 2019
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OVERVIEW GLOBAL ONION MARKET
More onions, larger sizes, better quality. After the dramatic 2018 season in Europe and the almost empty market in 2019, this year's yields are again average. The cold stores in Europe being filled with a new stock of onions also entails that the markets that benefited from last year's shortages will now export less. China is…
California lettuce season ahead of schedule
Salinas and Santa Maria continue to produce steady volumes of lettuce. These regions will continue to supply much of the California lettuce volume until the desert season which starts later this year. Growers say warmer than usual weather has caused the crop to creep ahead of schedule and questions are…
Almond harvest in California mostly finished
There is only a couple of weeks remaining for the almond harvest in California. Growers say the majority of the initial crop has been harvested - the Nonpariel varieties that make up much of the volume. For the most part, growers are half way through harvesting their second crop - the pollinators - and…
Mango display winners announced
The results are in for the National Mango Board’s (NMB) ninth annual Mango Mania Display Contest. The Board noted that participating retailers built impressive, eye-catching displays for at least one week during the month of June 2019. Over $1,500 in cash incentives were awarded to the winning stores. Every store was a winner…
Mixed reactions to Tomato Suspension Agreement between U.S. and Mexico
The U.S. finalized a deal with Mexican tomato growers and instated the new Tomato Suspension Agreement. The reactions to this agreement have been very mixed. American…
USDA authorizes fresh cape gooseberry fruit import from Ecuador
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public of its decision to authorize the importation of fresh cape…
New technology allows container operations to be monitored on smartphone or tablet
Shipping line personnel can now monitor and access container refrigeration unit operations from a smartphone or tablet, thanks toCarrier Transicold’s new Micro-Link® 5 controller, the industry’s first container refrigeration unit controller with wireless connection capability for improved visibility,…
Pitaya season in Nicaragua the best it’s ever been
“Pitayas are actually native to Central America, not Asia”
The season for pitayas has been really good for Nicaraguan growers. They're looking at their biggest production to date. For one particular exporter though, it’s not just about growing and selling the fruit. They’ve been pioneering a sustainable way of farming pitayas without damaging the soil. The pitaya…
Trump admin urged to ask India to reduce duty on US apples
Congressman Dan Newhouse has urged the Trump administration to ask New Delhi to reduce the duty for the country''s apple growers. Congressman Newhouse in a letter to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, who is leading trade negotiations with India ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi''s visit,…
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Connecting buyers and growers at Fresh Summit
The PMA Fresh Summit is one of the biggest shows in the produce industry. As such, many exhibitors have commented on how many buyers and growers alike make the trip to the event. Sydney Fairchild of Bridges Produce - a supplier of many different organic fruits and vegetables - said this is especially so…
Bigger anticipated 2020 California avocado crop is focus of PMA discussions
The California Avocado Commission (CAC) is preparing for the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Summit event in its home territory this year. Fresh Summit will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif., from October 16 through 19, and the Commission will have a booth (#3937)…
Exhibiting for the 38th year
New ethylene generator will be on display at PMA this year,
Catalytic Generators, a US-based ethylene generator manufacturer, will be exhibiting at the PMA Fresh Summit for the 38th year. The company said the scale of the show allows many of its customers from around the world to gather in one place, while also providing an opportunity to meet some new ones.…
North America
Over $1 million worth of heroin seized at Pharr International Bridge Heroin
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility seized $1,150,000 worth of heroin and cocaine that officers discovered within a commercial truck arriving from Mexico. “I commend our officers for discovering these narcotics by utilizing…
US climate problems spell uncertain future for New Mexico chili farmers
Although this year’s chili season is still in full swing, it is already getting mixed reviews from farmers in southern New Mexico. Maria Martinez sells her family’s produce…
Almond harvest in California mostly finished
There is only a couple of weeks remaining for the almond harvest in California. Growers say the majority of the initial crop has been harvested - the Nonpariel varieties that make up much of the volume. For the most part, growers are half way through harvesting their second crop - the pollinators - and…
California lettuce season ahead of schedule
Salinas and Santa Maria continue to produce steady volumes of lettuce. These regions will continue to supply much of the California lettuce volume until the desert season which starts later this year. Growers say warmer than usual weather has caused the crop to creep ahead of schedule and questions are…
Grower launches store locator on official website
Ocean Mist Farms has announced the launch of the Destini Store Locator platform to the official brand website. The idea is to provide shoppers a way to identify local retail…
Mango display winners announced
The results are in for the National Mango Board’s (NMB) ninth annual Mango Mania Display Contest. The Board noted that participating retailers built impressive, eye-catching displays for at least one week during the month of June 2019. Over $1,500 in cash incentives were awarded to the winning stores. Every store was a winner…
Cyber Risks to food processing and manufacturing?
The Food Protection and Defense Institute (FPDI) at the University of Minnesota protects the global food supply through research, education, and the delivery of innovative solutions. It addresses vulnerabilities of the global food system through a comprehensive, farm-to-table view, partnering with…
Trump admin urged to ask India to reduce duty on US apples
Congressman Dan Newhouse has urged the Trump administration to ask New Delhi to reduce the duty for the country''s apple growers. Congressman Newhouse in a letter to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, who is leading trade negotiations with India ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi''s visit,…
New technology allows container operations to be monitored on smartphone or tablet
Shipping line personnel can now monitor and access container refrigeration unit operations from a smartphone or tablet, thanks toCarrier Transicold’s new Micro-Link® 5 controller, the industry’s first container refrigeration unit controller with wireless connection capability for improved visibility,…
Idaho Potato Commission
“Promoting potatoes at right time can deliver big sales boost”
As we know, potatoes are staples of the produce department and usually find themselves among the top sellers each year. However, while these items don't typically need much help to leave the shelf, promoting them at the right time and using the right approach can give retailers a surprising boost to the…
US discussion: 'What Truck Driver Shortage?
Since 2005 the American Trucking Associations (ATA) has been releasing reports on the driver shortage. The ATA is the largest national trade association for US truck carriers.…
University of Florida - Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Researchers continue to work on protecting avocados
A team of researchers at University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences have been at ground zero of a pest problem that is endangering the sustainability of…
Mixed reactions to Tomato Suspension Agreement between U.S. and Mexico
The U.S. finalized a deal with Mexican tomato growers and instated the new Tomato Suspension Agreement. The reactions to this agreement have been very mixed. American…
USDA authorizes fresh cape gooseberry fruit import from Ecuador
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public of its decision to authorize the importation of fresh cape…
California Citrus Mutual responds
CA Governor Newsom commits to vetoing Senate Bill 1
On the last day of the 2019 Legislative Session, California legislators passed Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the California Environmental, Public Health, and Workers Defense Act…
Latin America
Avocado exports from Peru will grow by 8.5% in 2019
The latest Avocado Market report by the consulting firm Maximixe indicates that in 2019 the exports of avocado and its derivatives will increase by 8.5%, generating 853 million dollars, due to the greater demand for fresh avocado from the Netherlands, the United States, Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom,…
Union of Workers of the Bananera Rio Mame SA
Honduras: Collective Bargaining brings benefits for plantation workers
The Union of Workers of the Bananera Rio Mame SA (SITRABARIMASA) has signed its ninth collective agreement with the multinational company Dole, which, following good faith…
Mexico: Veracruz loses 5,000 hectares of pineapples due to drought
The drought in the Mexican state of Veracruz, the leading pineapple producer in the country, has caused the loss of 5,000 hectares of fruit and a decrease in sizes, the leader…
Inka Crops break Peru's native potato exports record
The Association of Exporters (ADEX) reported that the Peruvian company Inka Crops had broken the country's native potato export volume record after marketing 83 tons of…
Ecuador: Unions denounce the entry of smuggled onions from Peru
Ivan Maldonado, the head of the farmers' union of Zapotillo, an Ecuadorian region bordering Peru, has denounced the illegal entry of Peruvian onions into the country and has demanded that authorities improve controls and strengthen the product marketing systems for the Ecuadorian product. Producers have…
Russia opens its market to Cuban tropical fruits and citrus
Cítricos Caribe SA and the Russian Company Mashpriborintorg signed, within the framework of the I Exhibition of Cuban products in Moscow, the first contract to export tropical…
Pitaya season in Nicaragua the best it’s ever been
“Pitayas are actually native to Central America, not Asia”
The season for pitayas has been really good for Nicaraguan growers. They're looking at their biggest production to date. For one particular exporter though, it’s not just about growing and selling the fruit. They’ve been pioneering a sustainable way of farming pitayas without damaging the soil. The pitaya…
Asia
United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization warns against 'land degradation'
India struggles to save farmland
The real estate boom that was fuelled by India’s rapid economic growth in recent years has transformed thousands of hectares of arable land in the region into plots for glass-and-steel high-rises.…
Reemoon launches new sorting technology
This year's Asia Fruit Logistica took place a few weeks ago. Although this year’s edition is different from previous years, as one of the most important fruit and vegetable exhibitions in Asia, the number of exhibiting companies was still satisfactory. Jiangxi Reemoon Technology Holdings Co., Ltd. took…
Girish Sarda on the Indian pomegranate and grape seasons
“We’d love to supply European retailers with smaller sized Indian pomegranates”
In a little while, both the pomegranate and grape seasons will start their new season in India. For both products the previous seasons proved to be very challenging. One Indian exporter believes the upcoming season will be much better, with opportunities to supply new markets. Last pomegranate season was…
Africa
Kenyan snow peas and sugar snap producer James Kituri:
“If the demand is high enough, we could produce year-round”
The Kenyan climate is perfect for the year-round production of many different fruits and vegetables and Kenyan producers are increasingly important players in the world market. For small growers, however, infiltrating the market is difficult. James Kituri started Ambango Fresh Greens in 2016 and the…
South Africa: Tzaneen Dam level drops to a worrying 9%
News report tell us that the Mopani District Municipality has banned the extraction of water for irrigation as the first measure to preserve what little water is left in the…
George Barnard - Marble Hall
South African potato farmer awarded for innovative practices
At the close of the Potatoes South Africa Congress last night, George Barnard was named Syngenta National Potato Farmer for 2019. At the congress JF van der Merwe (Christiana, Northwest Province) was re-elected as chairperson of Potatoes South Africa, while Rudi Heinlein (Limpopo) takes up the role of…
Global Focus
Global Focus Potatoes and Onions
Tim Elcombe - British Onions
“Yields look like they should be back to normal this season"
The UK onion harvest is getting underway and the dry weather in September is making for good conditions at the moment. “It is very early days, but the yields will certainly be better than last year,” comments Tim Elcombe Chairman of British Onions. “Yields look like they should be back to normal this…
Charl van der Merwe – Môrester Landgoed
“Our onions were some of the best Europe received this season”
The past export season has been the best in a good number of years for the onion producers of the Western Cape, and Môrester Landgoed in the Koue Bokkeveld, outside Ceres, hopes that this is a trend that’s set to continue. “Our onions arrived very well in the UK and Europe,” says Charl van der Merwe,…
Daniel Voll, Vau-Ge LLC:
"Best season for Italian onions of the last 30 years"
After the heat of last year and the resulting shortages, the onion market was exceptionally low in the first six months of this year. This resulted in a rush for imported goods: "Due to these market conditions, this year we had the best season of the last 30 years for our onions from Italy," says Daniel Voll…
Europe
Dina Abella, Blue Whale:
Fuji Primeur: “We expect a strong boost in production this year”
In the southwest of France, the apple harvest of the Fuji Primeur, an early clone of Fuji, started in week 35/36. “The harvest of the Fuji Primeur, the first Fuji in the southwest of France, started a week late this year. The harvest is very good this season. The fruits have a nice color and they are sweet…
Fruitcase: The world's first fruit on wheels
At York Fashion Week in March 2019, Fruitcase Ltd, a York-based start-up company that has designed a range of suitcases that look like your favourite fruit was launched. Both the concept, a design that looks like fruit not only on the outside but inside too- and the business was founded by friends and…
DOGK: Breeders and growers are expanding the variety scale together
Specialties and ecofriendly cultivation will determine the future of the pepper
In many parts of Europe, peppers are the second most popular type of vegetables in the trade; only tomatoes are more commonly picked from the vegetable shelf. In Germany and Austria in particular, these vegetables have a uniquely priority, but also in this country there is currently an interesting trend,…
Anna Litwin about the Polish apple season
“Prices of Polish apples have to be lower than Italian apples”
The Polish apple season is in full swing and it shouldn’t come as news to anyone that the season will be significantly worse than last year. This isn’t just the case for conventional apples, but the organic ones as well. According to one exporter a change in cultivation is necessary to deal with the…
MSC to expand reefer offerings in Spain
Shipping Company MSC is to launch a dedicated rail service for reefer cargoes and plans to invest in a new cold store as it expands its operations in Spain. The Geneva-based company also hopes its affiliate company Terminal Investment Ltd will secure the operating concession for Valencia’s new T4…
Blockchain partnership between Plus, FYffes, and ISM
Climate-neutral bananas in Dutch supermarkets
Three companies are using blockchain technology to provide insight into the production chain of bananas. These companies are the Dutch supermarket chain, PLUS, their supplier, Fyffes, and their technology partner, SIM. A QR code has been placed on the bananas. Consumers can scan this to see which route the banana…
Kiwifruit production discussed at IKO
The 38th edition of the IKO (International Kiwifruit Organization) Conference was held in Italy by CSO Italy. Delegations from France, New Zealand, Chile, Spain, Portugal, US and Greece took part. Some of the leading Italian businesses producing and commercializing kiwifruit attended, including…
A suitable banana ripening unit favors sales
The new project by Cold Energy for the Argentinian company Argenfruit in partnership with Dutch companies BG Door and VDH boasts 14 new banana ripening units that will become operative in October. "We had already worked for Argenfruit in 2017 upgrading 23 existing units that can hold up to 2 containers each as well as 8 storage units.…
Costa Rica and the Port of Algeciras sign agreement to strengthen trade
The president of the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras, Gerardo Landaluce, and the general manager of the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promoter, Pedro Beirute, signed an agreement on Wednesday, September 18, which aims to consolidate and boost trade relations between Costa Rica and Spain at the…
First British-bred Sunburst apples of season to hit stores next week
The first British-bred Sunburst apples of the season will be on Waitrose shelves next week. The third commercial campaign for the pink-fleshed variety will feature the most consistent crop of apples to date, in terms of size, flavor profile and appearance. The overall quality of the fruit, both internally and externally seems…
Turkey aims to stop banana imports next year
Anamur, Mersin, a city in southern Turkey, meets 40% of the domestic demand for bananas. This year, banana producers in the district expect a yield of 250 thousand tons. Anamur Banana Producers Union's (MUZBIR) President Hasan Catkaya announced that the production of bananas in Turkey will increase from…
Smart ways to reduce food waste
According to research by the SAVE FOOD initiative, around one third of food produced for human consumption every year worldwide - approximately 1.3 billion tonnes - is wasted. In industrialized countries, more than 40% of losses happen at retail and consumer levels. Food is sometimes thrown away ‘just in case’ when it is still…
Along with a willingness to pay for it
Study shows rising demand for more sustainable food
The vast majority of consumers in Europe and North America want food that is sustainably grown and benefits farmers, the environment and their own nutritional demands. They…
Greenyard announces partnership with German retailer REWE
The German retailer REWE Group and Greenyard, a global fruit and vegetables player, announced that they have signed a letter of intent. This letter was signed with a view to expanding their current relationship in the German market into a long-term, vertically integrated and transparent partnership in…
Oceania
Australia's first fully-automated, temperature controlled produce and packing facility opened
In an ongoing commitment to provide high quality fresh produce to consumers, Montague, an Australian fresh produce company, has officially opened a produce facility and packing facility at the Brisbane Markets site in Rocklea, Queensland. The 5,578m2 facility is Australia’s first fully-automated, temperature…
Total of 53,000 cherry trees to be planted at Mt. Pisa, NZ
Twelve hectares of cherry trees have been planted at iconic Mt Pisa Station, Central Otago, as horticultural investment company Hortinvest completes stage one of its $15.5 million cherry development. Mt Pisa Station landowners - the MacMillan family - were among the key investors who underwrote the planting…
World
Kumquats for effective weight loss
For those who are trying to lose weight: what works for you may not work for others. In that case, you must firstly try different things to see what is giving you required…
OVERVIEW GLOBAL ONION MARKET
More onions, larger sizes, better quality. After the dramatic 2018 season in Europe and the almost empty market in 2019, this year's yields are again average. The cold stores in Europe being filled with a new stock of onions also entails that the markets that benefited from last year's shortages will now export less. China is…
