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Friday, October 16, 2020
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In week 42, the blueberry market is mainly dominated by Mexico, Peru and South Africa. Peruvian blueberries in particular are available in all continents. The first shipments…

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Delayed start to the South African table grape season

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Vanguard International reaches gold-level standing in Tru-Cape's Millionaire's Club

Vanguard International joins the prestigious gold-level standing within Tru-Cape’s Millionaire’s Club by exceeding the milestone of 2.5 million cartons of produce purchased.…

Onion production in Africa must be adapted to international competition

In Senegal, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Investment Fund for Agriculture and Trade in Africa (AATIF) made a joint announcement on an…

Economic partnership agreement signed between UK and Côte d'Ivoire

Yesterday, the United Kingdom and Côte d'Ivoire signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), maintaining existing trade arrangements. Minister for…

Kenya: Vihiga County pilots vegetable irrigation project

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Nigeria: Prices of tomatoes, maize and melon spikes on Lagos markets

According to the latest Household Market Survey conducted by Nairalytics –the research arm of Nairametrics-, prices of major household food items have…

South Africans are paying more for potatoes

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"Automation grows in South East Asia"

Autogrow has been in business for over 27 years but in the last four years they have been focussing on cloud-based solutions and digital platforms. “That is the future of the…

Global Focus Top Fruit

Pear markets are stable

This year the supplies of pears are higher than in 2019, but less than those of a standard year. Therefore, prices are above average, although it is not clear that the yields…

Argentina doubles its apple exports to Brazil

By the end of the second quarter of the year, Argentine apple exports to Brazil increased by 120% and registered the highest sales volume of the last five…

MIT researchers bring off-grid cold storage of produce to remote regions

Designing off-grid refrigeration technologies for crop storage in Kenya

For smallholder farmers living in hot and arid regions, getting fresh crops to market and selling them at the best price is a balancing act. If crops aren’t sold early enough,…

"IPL enjoys 25% increase in throughput"

One of the UK’s potato packers has seen a dramatic increase in productivity after investing in new machinery. Over the last six months, IPL, which is part of the ASDA family,…

Average prices are expected to remain at the same level as last year

Cordoba's citrus campaign starts with a slightly lower production

The agrarian organization Asaja Cordoba reported that the province's citrus campaign had started. According to forecasts, the volume of the early varieties will be similar to…

Florida growers optimistic about fall/winter growing season

Following a difficult spring for many Florida growers, fall crops are getting underway and growers feel fairly optimistic. “Everything is on track and looks good,” says…

PMA Fresh Summit educational session

How might the outcome of the US election affect trading policies?

One of the topics that was addressed at the PMA educational sessions is how politics affect the produce industry. The focus of the session was the upcoming presidential…

Cool Logistics Conference

Remote monitoring and control for the data driven cold container chain

Data is becoming increasingly important in our industry and no more so than now, but how can we collect that data and what do we do with it when we have it? Hanane Becha,…

"I wouldn't think there is anyone else out there sugar testing their berries"

How Brix testing strawberries has helped build a strong premium brand in Western Australia

Taking the time to master the taste of strawberries through Brix testing and rigorous selection processes has allowed a Western Australian fresh produce company to build up a…

North America receives kiwi fruit from New Zealand, Chile, and Italy

Supplies of kiwi are good right now as multiple countries are shipping to the North American market. “We’re steady in our supplies for our customers but generally there seems…

Nick Polder, NIQ supplies

“Sustainable packaging is sometimes not an option if cardboard can't be used”

Shoppers will soon find snack tomatoes in sustainable packaging in a Dutch supermarket. NIQ Supplies' Nick Polder developed it. Nick's also experimenting with soft fruit and…

“Our first season and successful production of raspberries and strawberries”

Since the beginning of this year, a farm belonging to a company specializing in the sale and distribution of fresh dessert soft fruits has been operating near the Polish…

Good campaign for blueberries

"It seemed like there was less produce but, in the end, there was no lack of Italian blueberries. The season started with a few problems due to the lack of labor caused by…

Is this the drive-through supermarket of the future?

What will the supermarket of the future look like? That's something many people are considering. But, there's not yet any single answer. This animation shows a creative store…

PMA’s Nancy Tucker announced retirement at Fresh Summit Global Reception

Produce Marketing Association Vice President, Nancy Tucker, announced her retirement at the Fresh Summit 2020 Global Community Reception. Tucker, who has had a…

Fyffes announces its Human Rights Mitigation Action Plan

As part of their ongoing commitment to respect human rights, Fyffes completed its first ever corporate-wide Human Rights Impact Assessment in January 2020,…

Peruvian global exporter implements worker recognition program

In order to reward its most committed workers, Camposol has implemented the recognition program “Madre Tierra” (Mother Earth). This program looks for agricultural and industrial…

Hungary expects to suffer shortage of apples by next June

As expected, mostly due to the impact of spring frosts, many apple producers in Hungary will obtain poor yields. The latest yield estimate, which pointed to a…

It controls 3,000 hectares of production in Spain and France and already produces 100,000 tons a year

Spanish group Intersur seeks to grow in Europe and the Middle East

The Intersur group, which was created by Intersur 2011 and Agromar Hispana, already produces more than 100,000 tons of potatoes and currently controls the…

"Besides South Africa, other countries, such as Chile or Peru also have depleted stocks"

Spanish oranges will face less competition this campaign

The orange campaign in the Spanish province of Castellon is starting with good prices and adequate production volumes, as well as with the prospect that competition from other…

Emirates Skycargo

Emirates SkyCargo maintains perishables supply chains

Despite the disruption to passenger services caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Emirates SkyCargo said that during this time, it maintained the supply chain for…

And join as foundation carriers to improve data sharing across the industry

CMA CGM and MSC complete TradeLens integration

Major global container carriers CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) announced they are now integrated onto TradeLens, helping ensure a more fully integrated,…

Retail

Metro Group: Strong recovery in Q4

Carrefour: New grocery delivery service in Poland

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