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Canada

Significant interest for Alberta-grown sweet potatoes

One Canadian grower is hoping to build a new industry for the province of Alberta: sweet potatoes. Currently, the Western Canadian province does grow potatoes already. But…

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US, Canada, Russia, and Europe are main destinations

Argentinean lemon season kicks off

The Argentine lemon season has begun. Salix Fruits, a fresh fruit importer/exporter, says in the second wave of COVID-19 affecting the country and the region, the company’s…

Pesticide residues cause US oranges and strawberries to be seized at Taiwan border

According to an article from The Edge Markets, Taiwan recently seized shipments of Driscoll’s strawberries and Sunkist oranges imported from the US. They were…

Argentina

Citrus growers in Misiones hope to be able to export to the US and China

The announcement of the reopening of the European market for Argentine citrus fruits has been good news for the entire sector. However, Carlos Satur, the…

Pop up grocery concept features club apple brands

Pop Up Grocer, a traveling pop-up grocery store, has made its Chicago debut and will run through May 30th in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Yes! Apples, a woman-owned and…

The first global fruit company to receive approval

Chiquita to receive science based target initiative approval for “30BY30” sustainability program

Earlier this year, Chiquita announced its “30BY30” sustainability program, a major program aiming to reduce carbon emissions across brand operations by 30 percent by the end…

AeroFarms

AeroFarms launches new brand identity

“We are excited to roll out the new look of our namesake brand"

AeroFarms recently launched its new brand identity for AeroFarms and the rebranding of its Dream Greens® retail brand to AeroFarms. Uniting its mission and activities under…

Lori Tauber Marcus and Kristin Colber-Baker

Fresh Del Monte Produce welcomes new Board of Directors

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., one of the world’s leading vertically integrated producers, marketers and distributors of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit…

Ocean Mist brings on new sales commodity manager

Ocean Mist Farms (OMF), a grower and marketer of fresh artichokes in the U.S., is pleased to announce the hiring of John Georgalos as sales commodity manager.…

First Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Fresh Del Monte gross profit up 53 percent

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. today reported financial results for the first quarter ended April 2, 2021. Financial highlights for the first quarter of 2021: Gross profit was $105.0…

Special Melons / Kiwifruit

Watermelon, Almeria's second most important agricultural product

Coexphal and Hortiespaña launch the SANDI 'The first European watermelon' campaign

The southeast of Spain is the first and only watermelon-producing area in Europe that has been able to place top-quality delicious watermelons in the market since mid-April…

Global Focus Machinery/Packaging

A tripartite partnership for eco-designed 100% cardboard packaging

DS Smith and Solarenn : a zero plastic partnership

“Eco-design is a business approach that requires investments and time in the long term,” explains the president of Solarenn, Christophe Rousse. A joint effort from three…

Retail

Dreamstime

UNFI is adding 53 all-electric transport refrigerated trailer units to its fleet

Loblaw beat market estimates for quarterly revenue

US: David McInerney steps down as FreshDirect CEODavid McInerney, the onetime chef who co-founded the iconic New York e-grocery retailer FreshDirect 20 years ago, is departing…

Potato still America’s favorite vegetable - Fifth year in a row

According to the 2021 Consumer Attitudes and Usage study, conducted annually by Potatoes USA, consumers primarily choose foods based on their flavor, freshness and value.…

CanadaGAP obtains recognition against GFSI benchmarking requirements

CanadaGAP®, an internationally recognized food safety program for fresh fruit and vegetable suppliers, and Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), The Consumer…

Logistics of Curation Foods outsourced to Castellini Company

Landec Corporation, a diversified health and wellness company with two operating businesses, Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. and Curation Foods, Inc., today…

Sales transaction with the State of Florida for approximately 5,734 acres

Alico, Inc. announces financial results

Alico, Inc. has announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2021 and the six months ended March 31, 2021. These are the highlights: Market prices per pound…

US fruit farmers assess capricious spring weather damage

After unusually warm weather in the early spring, much of Ohio and Pennsylvania, along with other states, were hit hard by a late snow and several nights near…

Farther Farms creates new French fry, to 'make food go farther'

Farther Farms, based in Rochester, NY, is a high-growth food technology start-up working to solve one of today’s challenges: how to make food go farther. The…

The measure seeks to control tax evasion in the fruit sector

Argentina sets reference prices for pear and apple exports

The National Government's Federal Administration of Public Revenues (AFIP) and the General Customs Directorate (DNA) set the reference prices for Argentina's…

Jalisco is Mexico's leading producer of raspberries

After 3 decades of developing the raspberry industry in the state, Jalisco has established itself as Mexico's leading raspberry producer with 6,269 hectares…

Southern Hemisphere outlook survey

SHAFFE members look positively towards the future

During the Southern Hemisphere Fruit Trade Congress 2021, members of the Southern Hemisphere Association of Fresh Fruit Exporters reviewed the challenges and opportunities…

Barry Michiels, Gebroeders Michiels, Belgium

“Limited supply means bell peppers are still priced high”

Fruit and vegetable consumption is partially dependent on the weather. That's evident now, too. Temperatures across Western Europe are low for this time of year. "It's too…

Some almond groves survived the frost in the Taranto province

"I notice something different every time I check on my groves. Almonds are growing rapidly, a look at the branches is enough to understand the volumes to be expected this…

Another two weeks of good weather needed

Good weather outlook in Poland could lead to high apple yield this season

The Polish weather forecasting is looking good, with temperatures actually rising. If any night frosts can be avoided for another two weeks, Poland could have a significantly…

“The United Kingdom buys about 90 to 95% of India’s exported baby corn”

The export of baby corn from India is going well. The product is available year round, but May and June can be tricky months in terms of water shortages. Luckily there were…

Focusing on high quality to obtain maximum economic results

"We have always focused on high quality in order to obtain the maximum economic result from our productions. This is why we opted for plum tomatoes," reports Giuseppe Ottone,…

Seipasa obtains label extension for the bioinsecticide Pirecris in Portugal

"It's the solution berry growers had been waiting for for 'Drosophila suzukii' control"

Seipasa, a Spanish company specialized in the development and formulation of bioinsecticides, biofungicides and biostimulants for agriculture, has obtained an…

Authorities in Seville have dismantled a group dedicated to robbing citrus fruits in the Vega del Guadalquivir

The Civil Guard in Seville have dismantled a criminal group dedicated to robbing citrus fruits from agricultural operations in the Vega del Guadalquivir. The…

Beijing says grapes are being subjected to 'special nucleic testing'

Australian table grapes face 'unforeseen' delays in Chinese ports

Several hundred containers filled with Australian table grapes are backing up at ports in China, in what may be the latest multi-million-dollar trade dispute…

Produce from field to doorstep in 6 hours

Tmall launches Shanghai Fresh Foods Warehouse

It is reported that Tmall has officially launched its Shanghai Fresh Foods Warehouse. After this logistics hob is put into use, fresh fruits and vegetables can be transported…

University of Sheffield

University of Sheffield research to counter effects of droughts

Pod Yield Project: UK scientists develop climate-resilient bean crop

Scientists in the UK have developed beans that may be able to use up to 40 percent less water. This would make them a more reliable food crop during droughts. The project was…

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