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Mexican mango season begins with Ataulfo’s followed by round mangoes

Crespo Organic Mangoes’ Oaxacan packhouse opened ahead of schedule and is currently packing and shipping organic Ataulfo mangoes to both McAllen and Nogales. Round mangoes are…

Oppy partners on unique sustainability program in Peru

Agropiura and Oppy have taken a proactive approach to sustainability by spearheading an adopt-a-highway program in Peru which removed waste pileups beside a major highway by…

Potato prices in Brazil fall due to an increase in supply and quality problems

The price of the 50 kg bag of Agata special potato between January 11 and 15 stood at R$ 147.31 (-10.39%) in São Paulo, R$ 132.83 (-7.67%) in Rio de Janeiro,…

Peruvian sweet potato exports had significant growth in 2020

According to data published by the Agrodata Perú website, in 2020 the country exported 14,778,703 kilos of sweet potato for a FOB value of $5,427,791. This is…

Cuba: Agricultural sector needs multimillion investments until 2030

Cuban agriculture requires investments at a rate of 900 million pesos a year until 2030, just to ensure the economic and social recovery that is currently…

Peru's mandarin achieves a new export record in 2020

Mandarin consolidated its leading role in Peru's agro-export basket in 2020. It broke previous records and allowed Peru to become the sixth biggest exporter of…

Blueberries from Chile receive certification from American Heart Association

The Chilean Blueberry Committee announced that Blueberries from Chile are now certified by the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check Food Certification Program. The iconic…

Oliver Barnes, -Alterra

"It will be one of the largest avocado growing sites in the region once developed"

Last week agricultural asset developer and manager Alterra Ltd announced it had completed the feasibility study for its planned 300-hectare avocado project located in…

20 percent increase in volume expected

Egyptian citrus season started off strong

The Egyptian citrus season has started and is fueled by strong demand for vitamin C rich fresh fruit. "Egyptian citrus has been growing at a rapid pace over the past few years…

Policies alleged to hurt Florida strawberry and bell pepper growers

Florida Delegation wants investigation into Mexico’s trade policies

Late last week, members of the Florida congressional delegation sent letters to Lisa Barton, the secretary to the US International Trade Commission (ITC), on…

Special Latin America

First shipments of Colombian organic avocados arrive

One grower shipper has just brought in its first organic Colombian avocados into the U.S. this week. Brian Gomez, president and founder of Greenfruit Avocados, at the first…

Global Focus Grapes

Tajikistan: Fresh grapes available almost year-round

Over the last twenty years, plant breeders of the Institute of Horticulture, Viticulture, and Vegetable Growing of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of…

Kuno Jacobs, Nova Exhibitions on his experiences as exhibition organizer:

"I expect even more enthusiasm for physical trade shows than before the pandemic"

The events sector is one of the sectors that has been hit hardest by the corona crisis. "Where many sectors see their turnover decrease it is not easy for the events sector…

South African litchi season defies the doomsayers

The blood bath in the litchi season, predicted by some back in December, was never realised. The crop was predicted to be 30% up on last year (approximately 3,600 export…

California celery market easing off somewhat

The market on celery is easing down as supplies become more available. “We’re coming out of a little lull on the supply side over the last three or four weeks. We’re getting…

APAL Post-Harvest Seminar - MAF Roda

"The fundamental question asked to me every day is how can I reduce the packing cost to the grower"

Leading global packing equipment company, MAF RODA says the industry is now able to analyse every piece of fruit more thoroughly than ever before, thanks to huge advancements…

Italian kiwi fruit suppliers find European market more attractive than Asian market

The outbreak of Covid-19 early last year and the subsequent pandemic have caused significant disruptions in global trade. The fruit import and export markets in particular…

Jim van der Voort and Rémon Koopman, new Jongejans Luchttechniek representatives for the Dutch market

"Companies realize that with a structural solution for agricultural dust and skins they are better off for the future"

For more than thirty years, Jongejans Luchttechniek has been fully devoted to providing solutions for agricultural dust and loose skins. Despite the coronavirus crisis, the…

Low supply and high pricing on watermelons

Watermelons are light in supply right now. “They’re coming from offshore such as Guatemala and Costa Rica as well as Central Mexico. Coastal Mexico is starting here next…

New refrigeration systems help meet greater demand for cargo shipping

Helping to support increased demand for refrigerated cargo shipping, South Korea’s Sinokor Merchant Marine Company Ltd. is acquiring 1,700 new containers refrigerated by…

Washing and drying line for leafy vegetables VeggieLine deployed for mise en place

The Rungis mise en place is one of the most modern cutting kitchens in Europe. To meet the rapidly growing market demand, Rungis decided to use a washing and drying line from…

PotatoEurope 2021 Innovation Award professional jury members announced

In January 2021, the year in which another Dutch edition of PotatoEurope will take place on September 1 and 2, the organiser DLG Benelux has announced the members of the…

South African pome fruit growers expecting a good 2021 crop

The pome fruit harvest is under way with positive expectations for 2021. Last year saw a much better winter with enough rain in the majority of the production…

California firm posts two $250,000 employment bonds

Los Angeles Produce Distributors LLC, operating out of Los Angeles, Calif., has posted two $250,000 surety bonds to employ Fernando Patoja and Tony Perez, as…

California growers reminded to stay alert for Asian citrus psyllid

Jim Gorden, chair of the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee (CPDPC), is greatly concerned about the increase in sporadic Asian citrus psyllid (ACP)…

Edible-peel bananas

The Japanese prefecture of Fukushima, which before the 2011 earthquake was known for its prosperous agriculture, resumed its agricultural activities ten years after the nuclear…

University of Coimbra research

Blueberry consumption positive for liver health

Portuguese Scientists from the University of Coimbra (UC) have found that “the continued consumption of blueberries has a strong hepatic impact”, providing…

Spanish citrus prices increased by 19% in 2020 compared to the last 5 seasons

According to the latest Citrus Fruits Dashboard published by the European Commission's Price Observatory, the prices of Spanish citrus fruits (taking as a reference those…

Antalya province, Turkey

Five-gram ‘baby watermelons’ now available

A company in the southern Turkish province of Antalya growing micro-sized special fruits and vegetables has now begun selling “baby watermelons” weighing just…

Bill Gates becomes largest farmland owner in the US

Billionaire Bill Gates is a well-known personality world-wide, but now he is also America’s farmland king. The Microsoft co-founder has become the largest…

Report by Dynamar states

Worldwide volumes of refrigerated trade reached a new high of 169.2 million tons in 2019

Following the release of its eleventh annual reefer analysis, Dynamar Shipping Information and Consultancy indicates that worldwide volumes of refrigerated…

Container cargo rollovers at top 20 ports up 75% in December 2020

Container cargo rollovers at the world’s top 20 ports increased by around 75 percent in December last year compared to the previous month. This is mainly due…

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Carrefour’s acquisition of supermarket chain Supersol costs 338 jobs

Sainsbury's will open its first branch in Qatar

UK: Aldi gives all store colleagues a New Year pay riseAldi has recognised the contribution of its store colleagues by giving them a New Year’s pay rise and increasing its…

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