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Heavy rains in Chile damage grape crop and more

Just as Chile’s grape season is starting to ramp up – with volumes strengthening these past two weeks – heavy rains have hit all the growing regions in the country. Mike…

The new Yvyrá apple continues to surprise due to its low demand for winter cold

Since its launch onto the plant market in 2018, ‘GVU Yvyrá’ has been surprising its own creators, due to its rusticity and a harvest date that is increasingly earlier in the…

The UK opens up to citrus exporters

According to an analysis of the 2020 southern countries' citrus campaign by the Top Info website, which specializes in fruit markets, last year's campaign…

Saint Lucia banana growers hopeful after collapse of WinFresh

There is a possibility that Saint Lucia banana growers, operating under the Fairtrade brand, could benefit financially from the collapse of WinFresh. Still,…

Port logistics challenge blueberry availability

Supplies of blueberries in North America are tighter than usual due largely to issues in logistics. Currently, blueberries are largely coming in from Chile,…

The sweet potato is the Caribbean’s regenerative giant

Originally domesticated in Latin America more than 5,000 years ago, sweet potatoes currently grow in more developing countries than any other root crop, with…

Second ASOEX Report: "There will be a lower production and export volume"

The effects of the intense rains in the Chilean fruit sector are getting worse

The intense rains registered in the central and southern areas of the country, which in some cases included hail, have had serious consequences on seasonal fruit crops, such…

Fresh fruit importer and exporter sees 100% growth during 2020

Salix Fruits, importer and exporter of fresh fruits, closed its 2020 balance shipping more than 40,000 pallets of fruit, which implied a 100% growth and an increase in the…

Francois Rossouw - Mooigezicht Estates

Chinese market has South African grape growers on the edge of their seats

The Hex River harvest started unusually late, by ten to fourteen days, which cut into their window to market grapes to China (fortunately Chinese New Year is late this year).…

Replacing rigid crates with collapsable ones cuts 20,000 truck trips

Fruit and vegetable transportation to be made more sustainable

Things are changing in the packaging world. Euro Pool System (EPS) is replacing its rigid crates with folding ones. This Dutch company focuses on reusable packaging in the…

Special Asia

Hainan longans stay fresher than imported Thai longan

Fresh longans easily spoil after they are harvested. They quickly develop enzymes that turn the fruit brown. In order to keep the fruit fresh and extend its shelf life, they…

Global Focus Organics

New line of sustainable packaging for Fair Trade organic grower

Wholesum, Fair Trade certified growers and shippers of organic produce, launched a new sustainable packaging line of vegetables that will hit retail shelves this month. The…

California storms could tighten strawberries for Valentine’s Day

The rainstorms over California this week may throw a wrench into supplies of strawberries for Valentine’s Day. “I fear California may not rebound for a few weeks if this rain…

Paul Heemels, Heemels Agro, the Netherlands

“Cooking shows are making celeriac more popular”

These days, celeriac is sold year-round. You can begin harvesting these in the summer, but this root vegetable sells especially well in the winter. “The colder the weather,…

Los Gallombares will have one million more kilos this year with the incorporation of Agrolachar

Granada's asparagus harvest delayed by around 20 days

The green asparagus harvest has been delayed by around 20 days this year as a result of the storms and frosts recorded in much of Spain in the first two weeks of January. "At…

"The solution lies not in less but in better packaging"

"The packaging industry is under pressure to change the negative image of plastics and packaging into a positive one. After all, packaging was created to get food to the…

Extensive cooperation between Bardini+Keller and Verdeimport

Synergy between Latin American relations and European distribution network

To kick off the year, the two Swiss fruit and vegetable specialists bardini+keller ag and Verdeimport AG announce their new alliance. In future, synergies…

Researchers discover the double water absorption mechanism of a desert plant's leaves

Researchers from the La Mayora Institute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture, in Algarrobo (Málaga), the University of Harvard (USA), and the Center…

National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd.

NAFED creates 99,000 tons of onion buffer stock - 25.2% wastage expected

The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) has created a buffer stock of 99,000 tons of onion as of November 2020 to meet…

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Astra fruit-peeling machines

Top solutions for fresh cut produce

With labor and food safety concerns more important than ever, more and more grocery retailers are looking to commissaries, central kitchens and other offsite…

Bonduelle: First half Year 2020-2021 financial results

The Bonduelle Group's revenue stands for the 1st half of financial year 2020-2021 at € 1,441.5 million, stable at -0.1% on reported figures and an increase of…

Courchesne Larose USA welcomes new president

Canada-based Group Courchesne Larose has nominated Danny Dumas as president of Courchesne Larose USA. Dumas will oversee the company’s interests and…

Canadian breaks World Record by eating three Carolina reapers in under 10 seconds

A Canadian with a love for spicy food broke a Guinness World Record by eating three Carolina reaper chili peppers in under 10 seconds. A video was shared of…

Why mandarin oranges are handed out at Chinese New Year

With the Chinese New Year coming up, invariably oranges will be given as gifts between families, friends and even among companies. There are four types of…

A single kiwi provides the recommended daily intake of vitamin C

Kiwis have 92.17 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 grams, i.e. nearly twice as much as oranges. "Consuming a single piece provides 116% of the recommended daily…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

UK average prices of Bramley's seedling apples at £1.11 / kg

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale…

USMCA Seasonal Perishable Products - Update for 24-30 January, 2021

Lack of available skilled labor means some US ports are facing unloading backlogs of weeks or more

Shipping issues and weather conditions continue to impact arrivals and domestic harvest volumes. Lack of available skilled labor means some US ports are facing unloading…

Sea-Intelligence

Sea-Intelligence Global Liner Performance report - issue 113

Record-low global schedule reliability of 44.6% in December 2020

Sea-Intelligence has published issue 113 of the Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up to and including December 2020. As the report…

Retail

Dreamstime

Tegut will launch a new store format 'QUARTIER'

X5 Retail Group and McDonald's announce an update on their pilot project

UK: Aldi is calling for Arcadia and Debenhams staff to apply as it creates 4,000 jobsAldi is calling for those affected by the collapse of the Arcadia and Debenhams retail…