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Top 5 -yesterday
- Sri Lanka: New mango variety discovered
- Storm Gloria causes 62.6 million Euro worth of losses to Valencia's agriculture
- SNFL opens protocol to ship new varieties directly from Spain to Peru
- Apple grower excited about new Lady in Red plantings
- Tenderstem Royale® shortlisted at Fruit Logistica Innovation Awards 2020
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Limoneira focuses on educational program
California lemon season going well
The California lemon season is well underway. The district 3 harvest has finished and currently the pickings are taking place in districts 1 and 2. John Chamberlain of Limoneira says: “As we move through the next couple of months, the picks will be lower in district 1 and become heavier in district 2.…
Volume improving on greenhouse grown tomatoes
Supplies of greenhouse tomatoes continue to build which will likely bring down high tomato prices. “Supplies are slowly improving. Tomato supplies are very scarce before and after the holidays and now we’re starting to see more availability,” says David Pereira with Mor Gro Sales Inc. in Kingsville, Ont.…
Naturipe Farms
“This will be our biggest blueberry year ever”
Naturipe Farms confidently predicts 2020 as the company’s largest blueberry production year ever. “We are seeing an increase in production that we’ve been planning in response to growing consumer demand,” says CarrieAnn Arias with Naturipe Farms. Although both conventional and organic production show an…
New blackberry variety to debut this year
A new year begins with a new variety for berry growers at Alpine Fresh, Inc. and Berry Fresh, LLC. Their Sweet Karoline™ blackberries are making their market debut after seven…
Apeel and Edeka launch new citrus category in Germany
Apeel produce has an edible plant-derived peel that slows down spoilage — reducing food waste and providing greater freshness. The Edeka Group is now further extending its commitment…
Abby Prior and Matt DiNitto join BrightFarms sales team
BrightFarms has expanded its customer team to support retailer partners. Abby Prior will lead BrightFarms’ Customer Growth Team as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, overseeing brand and category growth at partner retailers. Since joining BrightFarms in 2015, Prior has been integral to the…
Ana Luisa “Lulu” Rivera Collazo joins the team
Equitable Food Initiative fills workforce development specialist position
Equitable Food Initiative is proud to welcome Ana Luisa “Lulu” Rivera Collazo in the newly created position of workforce development specialist. Rivera Collazo will be…
Driscoll's owns stealth stake in joint venture partner Costa
A stealth shareholder in embattled fruit and vegetable grower Costa Group is none other than its very own joint venture partner and California-headquartered berry growing…
China's coronavirus impact on Australia's fruit exports
The coronavirus is spreading quickly in China and is now also reaching other countries. In China, the wholesale markets for fruit and vegetables are still open following the Chinese New Year Day, but they are much quieter than expected. “Generally during the Chinese New Year, most people are on holidays…
Additional AG Customs specialists wanted at American ports
A group of more than 80 trade associations -representing the agricultural products industry- wants the US House of Representatives to pass legislation that would fill the current shortfall of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at the nation’s ports of entry. The 2019 Protecting…
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"Chinese ginger price will not show sudden rise in near future"
"The overall production volume of Chinese ginger greatly declined in comparison with last season because weather conditions in production areas were not favorable. As a result, the export price went up and many European importers reduced the volume of their orders." This is according to Mr. Zhang Shuhan…
Data-driven disruption and sustainability take centre stage at Start-up Day
Like produce itself, data with the potential to make fresh produce supply chains more manageable, predictable and sustainable must be cultivated and harvested before the…
Tenderstem Royale® shortlisted at Fruit Logistica Innovation Awards 2020
Fresh produce brand Tenderstem Royale® is celebrating being shortlisted for this year’s Fruit Logistica Innovation Award, making the shortlist of the ten best innovations in the fresh produce category in the past twelve months. The awards, which will take place this February in Berlin, celebrate…
North America
Volume improving on greenhouse grown tomatoes
Supplies of greenhouse tomatoes continue to build which will likely bring down high tomato prices. “Supplies are slowly improving. Tomato supplies are very scarce before and after the holidays and now we’re starting to see more availability,” says David Pereira with Mor Gro Sales Inc. in Kingsville, Ont.…
Naturipe Farms
“This will be our biggest blueberry year ever”
Naturipe Farms confidently predicts 2020 as the company’s largest blueberry production year ever. “We are seeing an increase in production that we’ve been planning in response to growing consumer demand,” says CarrieAnn Arias with Naturipe Farms. Although both conventional and organic production show an…
Limoneira focuses on educational program
California lemon season going well
The California lemon season is well underway. The district 3 harvest has finished and currently the pickings are taking place in districts 1 and 2. John Chamberlain of Limoneira says: “As we move through the next couple of months, the picks will be lower in district 1 and become heavier in district 2.…
Abby Prior and Matt DiNitto join BrightFarms sales team
BrightFarms has expanded its customer team to support retailer partners. Abby Prior will lead BrightFarms’ Customer Growth Team as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, overseeing brand and category growth at partner retailers. Since joining BrightFarms in 2015, Prior has been integral to the…
Additional AG Customs specialists wanted at American ports
A group of more than 80 trade associations -representing the agricultural products industry- wants the US House of Representatives to pass legislation that would fill the current shortfall of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at the nation’s ports of entry. The 2019 Protecting…
State of the Potato Industry Report 2020
“Potatoes are healthy and Idaho potatoes are the best in the world”
Over the last decades, the US potato industry has been in a fight against negative public perception. International demand for potatoes and potato products continues to…
US state officials are reacting differently to outbreak investigations
Officials in two states have confirmed they are working with federal officials on an investigation into E. coli illnesses linked to lettuce served by a national restaurant…
Ana Luisa “Lulu” Rivera Collazo joins the team
Equitable Food Initiative fills workforce development specialist position
Equitable Food Initiative is proud to welcome Ana Luisa “Lulu” Rivera Collazo in the newly created position of workforce development specialist. Rivera Collazo will be…
New blackberry variety to debut this year
A new year begins with a new variety for berry growers at Alpine Fresh, Inc. and Berry Fresh, LLC. Their Sweet Karoline™ blackberries are making their market debut after seven…
U.S. Apple Association announces class of 2020 Young Apple Leaders
The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) announced its class of 2020 Young Apple Leaders (YALs). Eleven accomplished and aspiring young women and men were selected by the…
USDA determines individual not responsibly connected to Florida PACA violator
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined that Jeff Pfaff was not responsibly connected to Farm Fresh Packers LLC, Pompano Beach, Fla. Farm Fresh Packers, LLC…
Latin America
"We have the responsibility to produce avocados with sustainability above all"
Jaguacy Brasil, a specialist in avocado and fruit exporter in Brazil, will be exhibiting at Fruit Logistica. The company has been exhibited at Fruit Logistica since 2014, in…
Chile can start exporting pears to China this season
China has officially confirmed the opening of its market to Chilean pears through a statement it sent to the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG). The Minister of Agriculture, Antonio Walker, was very satisfied with the news and said that “This demonstrates the seriousness with which the SAG works in…
Peru exported 23.5 million kilos of watermelons in 2019
According to the Agrodata Peru website, in 2019 the country exported 23,491,375 kilos of fresh watermelons at FOB value of $4,269,386 dollars. These results were higher than…
Peruvian fresh pomegranate exports increased by 15% in 2019
The Association of Peruvian Pomegranate Producers (ProGranada) reported that the country had exported 39,305 tons of fresh pomegranate in the 2019 campaign, i.e. 15% more than…
Peru and Bolivia resume fruit and vegetable exports
The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (Minagri) announced on January 23 that the issuance of phytosanitary permits and border inspections for the exchange of agricultural products between Peru and Bolivia had been restored. The National Agricultural Health Service of Peru (Senasa) asked its Bolivian…
Lack of commercialization puts Argentine citrus in check
The citrus sector of the Argentine province of Misiones is concerned because it might, once again, lose thousands of kilos of fruits due to lack of commercialization. Nothing…
“Mexican lime industry has evolved in past years”
Veracruz is the main lime-growing area of Mexico, but lately weather issues have reduced the volumes coming out of this area. José Rodriguez, co-owner and partner in HTS México, says: “Our business have been exporting Mexican limes to Europe for over five years now, but last year was really tough,…
Rural schools in Guatemala benefit from program
Banana company aims to improve nutrition and food security
ONE Banana The better banana company presents the preliminary results of its CSR actions during 2019, year in which the company has benefited more than 8,000 children with the execution of social development programs in rural areas of the countries where it operates. Regarding the CSR programs, Robert Adams,…
Asia
Disease results in lower yields
India: Vijayapura grape cultivators face difficult season
Vijayapura is known for growing delicious grapes not, even in the international market. However, this season, the grape cultivators are likely to face a tough season as the…
Greenhouse vegetables to solve North Korea’s food situation?
North Korea is making an effort to overcome its food shortages by expanding its greenhouse-based vegetable and fruit production industry, Daily NK sources recently reported. Haeju strawberries, for example, once regarded as a specialty of that area, are now grown throughout the country, in greenhouses.…
Del Monte Philippines to sell 13% stake to Singapore’s SEA Diner
Del Monte Philippines Inc is a wholly-owned subsidiary of global branded food and beverage firm Del Monte Pacific Limited (DMPL). It is selling 13 per cent of its existing…
China's coronavirus impact on Australia's fruit exports
The coronavirus is spreading quickly in China and is now also reaching other countries. In China, the wholesale markets for fruit and vegetables are still open following the Chinese New Year Day, but they are much quieter than expected. “Generally during the Chinese New Year, most people are on holidays…
Attempting to boost exports
Indonesia: Cavendish banana plantations developed in Blitar
The Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister has initiated the establishment of Cavendish banana plantations for exports in Blitar, East Java, to help curb the nation’s…
Global Focus
Global Focus Bananas
Innisfail - Far North Queensland
Storm damage to Australian bananas discussed
The storm that lashed the Innisfail district on January 17, damaged several banana plantations. High wind gusts up to 90km/h and hail damaged crops around the town, with some…
Chiquita announces new updated Sustainability Report
Chiquita is to launch its new and updated Sustainability Report this February, underlining the company’s long-term engagement to ensuring sustainability is embedded in everything it does, from farm to shop.The European launch will take place at the Fruit Logistica fair in Berlin, Germany. Chiquita’s…
Attempting to boost exports
Indonesia: Cavendish banana plantations developed in Blitar
The Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister has initiated the establishment of Cavendish banana plantations for exports in Blitar, East Java, to help curb the nation’s…
Europe
Apeel and Edeka launch new citrus category in Germany
Apeel produce has an edible plant-derived peel that slows down spoilage — reducing food waste and providing greater freshness. The Edeka Group is now further extending its commitment…
SoFruPak chooses NatureFlex for it's compostable and biodegradable soft fruit carton-based packs
Polish soft fruit packaging producer, SoFruPak, has chosen Futamura’s renewable and compostable NatureFlex™ films for the windows in its soft fruit tray lids. NatureFlex™ is…
"We make sure Kanzi® is readily available in retail all year round"
Dietmar Bahler is happy to welcome all visitors to the Kanzi® stand during Fruit Logistica. Bahler: “Together with our partners, we are having more and more consumers choose Kanzi® apples. Its beautiful red blush, characteristic crispy fresh sweet taste and ‘local for local’ starting point perfectly fit…
Storage management system organises warehouse processes
B2A is taking the opportunity to presents its storage management system BinOculus for the first time at FRUIT LOGISTICA 2020. The completely 3D system uses animations to simulate the goods' entire journey, both inside and outside of the production and storage facility, in order to control the complex…
Scissor lifts make harvest of tall fruit and vegetable cultures easier
In response to the latest safety guidelines in agriculture, Dutch company Berg Hortimotive has completely revised its range of mobile scissor lifts. The result is the Benomic…
Dr Dorota Jarret - James Hutton Limited
"We need varieties that are productive, have low picking and management costs"
Soft fruit breeding has been a staple output of the science at the James Hutton Institute and its legacy organisations since the 1930s. Today, raspberry, blackberry, blackcurrant and blueberry all have their own industry funded breeding programmes in place, managed by the Institute’s commercial arm,…
The top 10 grape producing countries
According to the United Nation's Food and Agricultural Organization, 75,866 km2 of the world is earmarked for grapes. That is almost the size of the Czech Republic. About 71% of the grapes grown worldwide are used to produce wine. Twenty-seven percent are eaten fresh, and two percent are dried. Some…
Lidl Denmark sells leftover fruit and vegetables with the help of food waste app
Lidl started in the spring of 2019 with a test of the food waste app, 'Too Good To Go' in 21 branches. The rest of the 124 Lidl branches in Denmark followed in November. The result: 50,000 sales of the so-called Magic Boxes with leftover fruit and vegetables that customers can pick up in the store at the…
Lieven Vanysacker, Pleurico
"Oyster mushrooms can benefit from the meat substitution trend"
For the last 30 years, Lieven Vanysacker of the Belgian company, Pleurico, has been working on a system. This system mimics the natural growth of oyster mushrooms and shiitakes as closely as possible. "We have been in full production for about eight years now. We supply organic oyster mushrooms,…
The Spanish agricultural sector continues protesting
Trucks called to gather in protest at Port of Almeria this Wednesday
The Agricultural Organizations ASAJA, COAG and UPA and the marketing ones COEXPHAL and ECOHAL are organizing a protest of trucks and agricultural vehicles on Wednesday, January 29, at the Port of Almeria. It is happening in the framework of the agricultural demonstrations being held throughout this week…
Biological beetle control with entomopathogenic nematodes
New nematode product against larvae of weevils and leaf horn beetles
The new nematode product nemamax® will be available from March 2020. It contains the useful nematode Heterorhabditis downesi. This nematode is characterised by its very good effect…
Fräulein®: Official presentation at the Fruit Logistica
New apple brand is cooperation between six German producer cooperatives
Fräulein® is a new apple generation, coming to the German market. Christened in the fall of 2019, it will be available in food retailers and at the weekly market from October 2020. The brand-new apple brand will be officially presented again at the Fruit Logistica in Berlin. At Fruit Logistica, the…
Partners focus on reducing transport-related CO₂ emissions
Swiss Logistics Award for Krumme Kerzers and Lidl
Krummen Kerzers AG received the Swiss Logistics Award for its pilot project "Goodbye Diesel - Hello LNG" together with Lidl Switzerland. The aim is to reduce transport-related CO₂ emissions. The renowned Swiss Logistics Award honours new and particularly future-oriented logistics solutions. "We are very…
Nordgemüse Krogmann GmbH & Co KG focuses on new packaging concepts for soft fruit
"Our latest concept is the berry mix with physalis"
In autumn 2018, Nordgemüse Krogmann GmbH & Co KG moved into a brand new service centre in Buchholz for the preparation, sorting and packaging of all types of soft fruit. On 1 January this year, the headquarters were also moved from Hamburg to Buchholz: Now the trading and service company is in the process…
Data-driven disruption and sustainability take centre stage at Start-up Day
Like produce itself, data with the potential to make fresh produce supply chains more manageable, predictable and sustainable must be cultivated and harvested before the…
Tenderstem Royale® shortlisted at Fruit Logistica Innovation Awards 2020
Fresh produce brand Tenderstem Royale® is celebrating being shortlisted for this year’s Fruit Logistica Innovation Award, making the shortlist of the ten best innovations in the fresh produce category in the past twelve months. The awards, which will take place this February in Berlin, celebrate…
Henk van Berkel, Freight Line Europe
“We have established a stable base to France in recent months"
Nowadays, Freight Line Europe is a well-known name among French distribution centers and vendors at various wholesale markets. An increasing number of this temperature-controlled transportation specialist company's trucks drive to different drop-off points throughout France. They depart from Westland, in…
Without plastic and with solar energy:
"Green asparagus from Granada already being shipped to Singapore"
To Berlin without plastic and with solar energyLast October, at Fruit Attraction, Los Gallombares already presented some new packaging formats made of 100% recycled and biodegradable paper. “We are abandoning plastic. Moreover, we have a personalized service that allows us to offer any customer a…
Demand increasingly focused on niche baby leaves
"2019 has been more than positive - demand has increased for all the main varieties. In addition, our packaging is increasingly eco-friendly and we are working on new projects that also go in this direction," reports Fabio Altamura, president of OP Altamura in Pontecagnano Faiano (SA). "In 2019, for example,…
Takii Europe launches Phytorich
Future consumers will attach far more importance to health and well-being food products over the coming years. In anticipation of this latest food trend, Takii is to launch its Phytorich concept, a…
Oceania
Driscoll's owns stealth stake in joint venture partner Costa
A stealth shareholder in embattled fruit and vegetable grower Costa Group is none other than its very own joint venture partner and California-headquartered berry growing…
Costa releases new snacking tomato campaign
With snacking tomatoes being an important growth segment within the Tomato category, Costa has launched its new creative campaign for Perino Naturally Sweeter Snacking…
