Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Greg Akins with Catalytic Generators

“40 years of exhibiting at trade shows has helped us grow globally”

It is a big anniversary year at Catalytic Generators. The company celebrates its 50th anniversary and this year also marks 40 years of exhibiting at IFPA’s Global Show, the former PMA Fresh Summit. Much has changed in the past half century, both in ethylene ripening as well as the trade show scene. When…

Central Minnesota starts to wrap up strong season on fresh potatoes

Fresh potato supplies out of central Minnesota are coming to an end for the season. “We have two farms that will be done with reds by the end of the week and I only have about 30 acres of Russets left,” says Kevin R. Olson of Ben Holmes Potato-Owner & Sales. Following the start of the season in the last…

Washington anticipates 130 million boxes of apples this season

Washington is welcoming a better apple crop this season compared to the one of 2022 which saw deep freezes and other inclement weather affect yield. Rochelle Bohm, vice president of marketing for CMI Orchards LLC notes that while last year’s crop hit around the 100 million box mark, this year the state…

Production increasing on California’s Fuyu persimmons

Persimmons out of California’s Central Valley will see a slightly later start to the season. “There will be small amounts of harvesting of persimmons starting maybe around October 9. We’re about five to seven days behind a typical start because of the weather. It’s been this way with many commodities in…

Oscar Salgado:

“Serious problems affecting both volumes and quality of Peru table grapes”

As the hotter than average weather in Peru is slowing the growth and exports of blueberries, the opposite is happening with the table grape harvest, which has now speeded up the harvest to nearly a month earlier. According to Oscar Salgado, a table grapes expert, giving feedback on the early production…

Chiquita is considering to exit Panama

Chiquita Panama is analyzing leaving the country, according to statements by Government Minister Roger Tejada. “Every day there is a tiny group of people who close the Bocas…

Mission Produce elevates direct-to-retail service in Europe

Mission Produce, Inc. who sources, produces, and distributes fresh Hass avocados with additional offerings in mangoes, announced the elevation of its direct-to-retail service…

Arizona State University study found:

"Shoppers may pay 50% more for tomatoes if the US puts duties on Mexican tomatoes"

The Florida Tomato Exchange has asked the Department of Commerce to apply duties to imported Mexican tomatoes. As part of the legal proceedings in the case, the following study from Arizona State University Researcher Tim Richards was posted to the public record. A copy of the study is available here. The…

APHIS authorizes importation of fresh baby kiwi fruit from France into Continental United States

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorizing the importation of commercial baby kiwi fruit (Actinidia arguta) from…

Texas grapefruit is heading to Vietnam

Wonderful Citrus is the largest fresh citrus grower, harvester, packer, and exporter in the Western United States, with offices in California and Texas. For many years, the…

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Abdallah and Mirna Fadel of Fadel Trading Company (Lebanon)

"We offer average avocado prices to European imports"

Some ten years ago, Fadel Trading Company planted its first avocado trees on the edge of its banana plantations, purely as protection against occasional strong winds. Four years later, given avocados' skyrocketing popularity at home and especially overseas, they established proper orchards. By 2023, this…

The value of Peruvian ginger exports up to August has increased by 74%

The Peruvian ginger export value up until August has far exceeded the increase in volumes shipped. Thus, while shipments increased by 49% to 47,550 tons, their value climbed…

Production increasing on California’s Fuyu persimmons

Persimmons out of California’s Central Valley will see a slightly later start to the season. “There will be small amounts of harvesting of persimmons starting maybe around October 9. We’re about five to seven days behind a typical start because of the weather. It’s been this way with many commodities in…

"We are witnessing a significant uptick in Mejhoul date production"

The harvest of the Moroccan Mejhoul dates has been ongoing for about a month now, and Oussama El Mir, Head of Operations and Business Development of Moroccan date exporter Medjool Star, expects a positive season: “The 2023 date season at Medjool Star has gotten off to an excellent start. It started early…

APHIS authorizes importation of fresh baby kiwi fruit from France into Continental United States

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorizing the importation of commercial baby kiwi fruit (Actinidia arguta) from…

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Fruitsbusiness and CIAL Dun & Bradstreet join forces:

"This alliance marks an important step towards protecting and strengthening the global fruit and vegetable sector"

Fruitsbusiness, of RPJ Software Innovation Limited, is pleased to announce an unprecedented collaboration with CIAL Dun & Bradstreet, a prestigious US company specialized in providing business and financial information to companies globally. With more than 180 years of market experience, Dun & Bradstreet…

Lipman appoints new head of watermelon sales

Lipman is thrilled to announce the appointment of Doug Miller as the new head of watermelon sales. With 22 years of experience in the produce sales sector and a deep-rooted history with Lipman, Miller is set to lead the charge in amplifying the company's watermelon distribution across the East Coast.…

Michigan brand expands beyond apples

BelleHarvest, one of Michigan's oldest grower-owned distributors of fresh apples, proudly celebrates the success of its local Michigan vegetable program. This achievement not…

Mission Produce elevates direct-to-retail service in Europe

Mission Produce, Inc. who sources, produces, and distributes fresh Hass avocados with additional offerings in mangoes, announced the elevation of its direct-to-retail service…

Kuehne+Nagel and Capgemini agree to join forces to deliver an end-to-end supply chain capability

Kuehne+Nagel and Capgemini today announced that they have entered into a strategic agreement to create an industry-leading supply chain orchestration service offering to…

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Idaho man breaks personal record for catching grapes while juggling

David Rush from Idaho broke his own Guinness World Record by catching 39 grapes in his mouth in one minute while juggling. Rush has broken more than 250 Guinness World…

Washington anticipates 130 million boxes of apples this season

Washington is welcoming a better apple crop this season compared to the one of 2022 which saw deep freezes and other inclement weather affect yield. Rochelle Bohm, vice president of marketing for CMI Orchards LLC notes that while last year’s crop hit around the 100 million box mark, this year the state…

Shipments of cranberries from Wisconsin and Massachusetts forecast down this season

The USDA has estimated the U.S. national cranberry crop for 2023 at 7.62 million barrels, down 5% from the 2022 crop year. In Wisconsin, the largest growing state, the USDA…

USDA

More than half of apples available for US consumption used in juices

Apples are a fall staple, showing up in lunch boxes, pies, cobblers, crisps, and cider. In 2021, 45.9 pounds of apples per person were available for domestic consumption, according to USDA, Economic Research Service’s (ERS) Food Availability data product. Fifty-two percent of the available apples for…

Late summer heat and sun promise sweet Ontario apples

The hot start to September, coupled with predictions for a few warm and sunny upcoming weeks are setting Ontario up for a tasty apple crop this year. That’s after patchy light frosts in the spring left some growers in the province fearing a smaller-than-normal apple harvest for 2023. However good…

KANZI® 2023-2024 European campaign -

Belgium owned apple brand's European season is off to an energetic start

A dynamic demand during the summer quickly emptied the stocks of KANZI® apples from Southern Hemisphere origins. European KANZI grower cooperatives are ready again to fuel the…

DataLiner

Brazilian melon exports surge in August, driven by European demand

Brazilian melon exports for the 2023/24 season kicked off at a brisk pace in August, resulting in a notable increase in shipments compared to the same month last year. According to data released by the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex), the volume exported in August reached approximately 5,910 tonnes,…

Deal signed to market Italian raspberry Amalia Rossa in the UK and Ireland

The Summer Berry Company (TSBC) announces an agreement with established Italian breeder Berrytech for the production and distribution of Amalia Rossa raspberries in the UK and Ireland. The partnership grants TSBC the exclusive right to market Amalia Rossa (formerly BP190), grown in Portugal within the UK…

Oscar Salgado:

“Serious problems affecting both volumes and quality of Peru table grapes”

As the hotter than average weather in Peru is slowing the growth and exports of blueberries, the opposite is happening with the table grape harvest, which has now speeded up the harvest to nearly a month earlier. According to Oscar Salgado, a table grapes expert, giving feedback on the early production…

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