California pistachio crop could reach 1.5 billion lbs.

Larger, and more persimmons expected from California

Persimmon harvesting recently started in California. The Giumarra Companies started with Fuyu persimmons in mid-October and began packing Hachiya…

Cold chain temperature monitoring maximizes shelf-life and reduces food waste

Fresh produce travels the globe to find its way to the end-consumer and in some cases, the product spends three weeks or more in transit before it…

JASA celebrates demo week with launch of NXXT modular platform for vertical packaging machines:

"With the press of a button, from 200g iceberg lettuce to 600g spinach"

"Our recent growth hasn't been slight; it's been explosive," begins Eduard de Haan of JASA Packaging Solutions. Customers and business partners can see…

California pistachio crop could reach 1.5 billion lbs.

The California pistachio harvest is soon wrapping up an on-year for the crop following last year’s off-year, lower-sized crop. “The original estimate…

Rodrigo Lopez and Mark Smith of Oppy

“We’re consistently growing avocado supply to meet demand”

With avocado consumption in North America continuing to grow, the produce industry has witnessed an expansion in avocado capacity in recent years. This…

'Empowering a mushroom renaissance with specialized cultivation tools'

"Mycologic is a new option in the CEA marketplace that empowers farmers to profitably grow 23 varieties of specialty mushrooms at commercial scale. We…

The role of AI in the produce industry

Artificial Intelligence, often referred to as AI, is creating waves across a multitude of industries, and the produce sector is no exception. While the…

Stable prices for Mexican avocados in US

Mexican producers and exporters are seeing good stable pricing of avocados in the US market says Itzi Peña, from Alejandrina Avocados, who are a group…

Bloom Fresh plans to test its low-cold-requirement cherry trees in South America

Bloom Fresh, the firm resulting from the recent merger of the SNFL and IFG companies, organized a field day in Tabalí (Ovalle, Coquimbo region) to present its…

US Congress calls for action 'unjust tariff hike' on US almonds

Turkish customs duty increase on almonds and walnuts

Customs tariffs for walnuts and almonds from all origins have increased to 15 percent. The 10 percent Section 232 retaliatory tax on U.S.-originated walnuts…

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. reports third quarter and nine months earnings for Fiscal 2023

Net sales for the third quarter of 2023 at $1,003 million

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. today reported financial results for the third quarter and the nine months ended September 29, 2023. “We delivered solid…

Peruvian box producer looking to expand to US market

A Peruvian polypropylene box manufacturer and supplier, YNG Packaging, who services the local asparagus and avocado industry is looking to expand to…

Growers from Tamaulipas state are looking for new markets in the US

A group of 20 producers from the Mexican state of Tamaulipas are participating in a trade mission and export seminar in McAllen, Texas, hoping to find new…

With over a quarter of global imports, US is the biggest importer of pumpkins

As a crop, pumpkins are ubiquitous year-round, growing on every continent except for Antarctica. But the fleshy orange fruit is actually native to North…

President's Choice brand White Sliced Mushrooms recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

President's Choice brand White Sliced Mushrooms have been recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes. Buyers of this product are advised not to consume,…

Avocado brand sponsors college football’s 2023 Cure Bowl

Avocados From Mexico® is uniting good health and good times with one partnership. As Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, the brand is joining…

Organto establishes strategic partnership agreement with established Mexico-based producer

Organto Foods Inc. today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Mexico based Alpasa Farms S. De R.L. de CV. This strategic partnership…

Last week’s rain slowed down Wisconsin growers, but not the cranberry harvest

Rain kept Wisconsin farmers out of the fields for much of the week, but it did help replenish soil moisture levels. Most of Wisconsin received at least one…

Texas yields down 20-40% this year

Despite dry conditions, some areas of Illinois witnesses magnificent pumpkin harvest

The pumpkin crop turned out well despite dry conditions throughout much of Illinois, as well as in Indiana and parts of Michigan. Alas, Texas pumpkin growers…

Florida Department of Citrus budget and tax rates set

The Florida Citrus Commission on October 25 set the Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC) budget and grower assessment rates for the 2023–24 season. The FDOC…

Invasive lanternflies again found in northern Indiana

Spotted lanternfly confirmed in Kentucky for the first time

The first sighting of the invasive spotted lanternfly was confirmed earlier this month in northern Kentucky, according to University of Kentucky Entomologist…

US to remove four African countries from Agoa trade deal

US president Biden has revealed plans to expel Uganda, Gabon, Niger and the Central African Republic (CAR) from a special US-Africa trade program. According to…

Orange juice prices hit all-time high due to meagre production outlook

Yesterday, orange juice prices rose to the highest since future contracts started trading in New York in 1966. The reason for this rise was the limited…

Panama Canal to cut down booking slots due to drought over coming months

The Panama Canal Authority said late on Monday that the it will further reduce daily ship crossings in the coming months. This is due to a severe drought.…

New peach variety makes fruit available at year’s end

Brazilian researchers have developed a variety of peach tree that allows harvesting after the harvest period, which fills a gap in the fruit's supply on the…

Increased avocado consumption in Brazil causes production to more than double

Due to increased consumption in the country, avocado production more than doubled in Espírito Santo. Venda Nova do Imigrante, in the Mountain Region, is the…

Triology pepper – Enza Zaden

A box filler with excellent disease resistance

Seed company Enza Zaden has recently introduced a new pepper variety to growers in both openland conditions and under net, Triology pepper. “Triology is…

Very high demand from UK retail for early South African stone fruit

After a month of the new stone fruit season, United Exports looks ahead to a positive season with good yields, despite recent inclement weather in the…

Morocco shares ToBRFV suffering, infections since 2021

Suspicions were already there, but officially, Morocco was still free of ToBRFV. An update from EPPO has now changed that. The European plant health authority…

One billion fruits packed robotically - a major milestone

Global Pac Technologies, a New Zealand-based company, started marketing the Aporo produce packing robot in 2018 on behalf of New Zealand inventor and…

"We have been hit by two storms in the last couple of weeks, both of which caused significant damage"

Storm Babet, which made landfall in the UK on 19th October, brought torrential rainfall, causing extensive flooding, particularly in parts of Scotland…

Spread of greening disease in Brazil pushes Greek orange prices higher

The extreme weather conditions during the summer did not have a significant impact on the citrus production in Greece, says Nick Nafpliotis, company…

FreshQ focuses on fresh produce transport in Europe

"Transport companies should move into implementation of digitalization"

The transport sector has been dealt a few blows over the last years. According to Jakub Ostrowski, CEO for Polish logistics provider FreshQ, their…

Pomodori tomatoes rounding the bend

The producer of Dunlop tires is working on producing a new type of rubber derived from tomatoes. Because tomato enzymes have a reinforcing effect, it is expected that this new rubber w…

CA laboratory projects completed in Netherlands and Poland draw wide interest

Van Amerongen CA Technology B.V. together with its partners has completed two remarkable Controlled Atmosphere (CA) laboratory projects. One at WUR in…

The European market potential for tomatoes

European production of tomatoes is decreasing due to high production costs

The European production of tomatoes is decreasing due to high production costs. This creates opportunities for non-European suppliers. Opportunities for…

Blackcurrant and citrus extracts might help prevent type 2 diabetes

A team of European researchers has looked into the role of blackcurrant extracts in reducing blood sugar or glycemic levels after meals and investigated…

Perishables shipments by air are increasing, despite all challenges

With demand increasing for perishables across the world, shipping them by air not only saves precious time for cargo that has a short shelf life. It also…