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Violence in Caborca significantly impacts produce industry and the region’s economy

Caborca in the Mexican state of Sonora, well-known for agricultural production, has been the victim of violence. About six months ago the cruelty started and has continued…

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SNUTRABE denounces the illegal dismissal of 30 banana workers in Ecuador

Andrés Medina, president of the Single National Union of Banana Workers of Ecuador (SNUTRABE), has made a serious complaint against the illegal dismissal of 30 banana workers…

USDA 2020/2021 Season forecast

Argentina is expected to harvest 1.18 million tons of pears and apples

According to a report published by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Argentina will produce 610,000 tons of pears and 570,000 tons of apples…

Chile

Asoex boosts sanitation protocols for the new export season

The Association of Fruit Exporters of Chile AG (Asoex) has coordinated efforts with different actors of the ports of Valparaiso and San Antonio to comply with…

Pre-harvest and post-harvest

Overview of tools that help determine the quality of fresh produce

The bar is set high when it comes to quality of fresh produce and continues to be gradually lifted. “To meet today’s expectations of buyers and consumers, it is important for…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Average prices at £0.62 for bananas from Ecuador, up 13% from last week

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…

Vietnam and Chile will exchange grapefruits and cherries

Chilean cherries, one of Chile's star products, will reach the Vietnam market. In exchange, the Asian country will send grapefruits to Chile. The agreement…

Colombian Hass avocado exports will continue to grow this year despite the pandemic

Colombian Hass avocado exports are registering remarkable growth. In 2019, shipments increased by 49% in volume over 2018, and from January to August of this…

Fruit Attraction LIVEConnect will remain active in November and December

Following the success of the Fruit Attraction LIVEConnect platform during its first month of activity, the organization has decided to keep it operational…

Storm Eta wipes out half of Honduras' banana production

Tropical storm Eta has hit a country that was already hurting from the negative economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the productive sector. During…

Special Wholesale markets

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Chennai, India

Wholesale fruit market reopened at Koyambedu

On Monday, after nearly six months, the wholesale fruit market reopened at Koyambedu in Chennai, India. According to the traders there, the response was poor on the first day,…

Global focus citrus

Moroccan citrus fruits: A rarity in German trade

"Early season start and good yields expected"

The season for Moroccan citrus fruits starts quite early this year. The first Berkane clementines are expected to arrive in week 47, followed about three weeks later by the…

South Australia investing in maintaining fruit-fly free status as part of state budget

The South Australian Government has provided more than $40million in today's State Budget, to improve biosecurity including initiatives to ensure the state remains fruit fly…

Jean-Marc Boyer, Boyer-Philibon:

"This year it will be difficult to have exotic fruits shipped by plane"

The Boyer company, specialized in the production and export of exotic fruits from the island of Reunion, has just started the campaign of its air-shipped Victoria pineapples…

Corne Roks, Fresh2You, the Netherlands

"Own cultivation in southern Morocco in full production"

At Fresh2You, in the Netherlands, the Moroccan season began in week 41. "We received the first green beans at the end of that week. These are from our own cultivation in…

Jannes van Zyl - Boschkrans

South African grape grower starts with red seedless

Due to their particular microclimate at Boschkrans Boerdery on the farm Klipbank, the grape season opens with red seedless Starlight, while elsewhere in Limpopo’s Loskop…

Yields on Florida tomatoes building

Domestic supplies of tomatoes have begun out of Florida and supplies look steady. “We just started about 10 days ago out of central and south Florida. Supplies are pretty…

Freight rates push onion pricing

Supplies of domestic onions are solid. “We have fairly similar supplies to last year. The U.S. volume is not a concern. Mexico has concerns because they’re short on…

"We need to keep both our workforce and the food supply secure"

The hardest harvest: looking back on the shutdown of Nature Fresh Farms

"COVID-19 has presented the entire agriculture industry with unprecedented challenges. As farms, we have an important duty: to continue operating as an essential service and…

Apeel avocado's now available in the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland

Following successful results in Germany and Denmark, Apeel and Nature's Pride will be expanding the market reach for Apeel avocados to the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland.…

USDA: Red Delicious - Turkey's most popular apple

Turkey is one of the largest apple producers in Europe. Traditional small-scale apple orchards still form a significant part of that country's apple production. So, it isn't…

CPMA and CHC recommend government action to support fresh produce industry

From November 2-5, the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) and the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) hosted virtual meetings with industry…

Partnership with London Fruit

Hazel™ for Lime available to the fresh lime industry this month

Hazel Technologies Inc., a USDA-funded technology company delivering new solutions for the fresh produce industry to extend shelf-life, increase sales, and…

AHDB potato weekly

UK: Potato packing trade sees more movement this week

Cautious buyers and lacklustre demand have resulted in little free-buy price movement from last week. As England enters a second national lockdown, pubs and…

Shanghai port to inspect all imported Australian fruit and seafood

A wholesale market in Shanghai has been notified by the local port authority that a comprehensive inspection will be conducted for all imported Australian…

‘It is too little too late’

Kashmir market intervention scheme fails to enthuse growers

There is little enthusiasm among Kashmir growers for the market intervention scheme (MIS) announced past week by the government. Many say it is ‘too little too…

Singapore firms fined for illegal food imports

Four Singapore companies have been fined in the past month, being accused of illegally importing food products. All of the firms had penalties set in court. In…

Space farming

The future colonization of the Moon and Mars will be conditioned by the possibility of guaranteeing the production of food on their surfaces. Taking a kilo of tomatoes (or any other…

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

US, Australia and Brazil question India’s proposal for mandatory GM-free food import certification

India’s proposal to make certificates for non-genetically modified (GM) origin and GM-free status mandatory for certain imported food crops from January 1,…

Retail

Flipkart announced the launch of its first grocery fulfilment centre in Lucknow

Nestlé takes a majority stake in Mindful Chef

UK: Aldi to ramp-up click and collect trialAldi UK, the British arm of the German supermarket discounter, will extend its trial of a click and collect grocery service by up to…

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