"We get Fuji apples from a farmer around the corner from us. The demand is very high; everyone is waiting for the Fuji apple. In terms of ripeness, it is one of the last apples in the season and starts between the end of October and the beginning of November. The apples are primarily convincing
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A team of European researchers has looked into the role of blackcurrant extracts in reducing blood sugar or glycemic levels after meals and investigated whether fruit fiber can enhance this effect. Their results indicate that while blackcurrant reduces glycemic levels immediately after meals,
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Top fruit harvesting has begun at Van Kessel Fruit in the Netherlands. According to Jack van Kessel, apple and pear demand is, thus, starting to pick up, too. So, he is optimistic about the season but also warns: "The lots' quality differs considerably; we must be really alert to that. We must
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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. Booking slots will be cut to 25 per day starting November 3 from an already reduced 31 per day, the Panama Canal Authority said in a client
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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 of producers and exporters from Mexico. read more

Indonesia and the UK have agreed on the country's concession schedule for the Tarif Rate Quota (TRQ) with country-specific Indonesia for cassava products. This means that Indonesia could export up to 660,000 tons of cassava per year, with a 6 percent tariff. read more

This year's cabbage harvest on the island of Fehmarn is now in the starting blocks. "We start the season in about two weeks and the yields here will probably be average to slightly below average. Because in summer it was drier than ever here, too. At the beginning of May we still had about 10 mm
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Despite the start of the peak season, there was no strong recovery in cargo movement. The supply-demand balance softened due to an increase of newly built vessels, and short-term freight rate levels did not sustain their upward trend. The profit after tax for FY2023 Q2 was US$187 million,
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The transport sector has been dealt a few blows over the last years. According to Jakub Ostrowski, CEO for Polish logistics provider FreshQ, their experience has made them stronger in the current market: “FreshQ Transport is a private company, run by 3 co-owners. Our journey with Benelux
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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 ensures it reaches the final destination as fresh as plucked from the ground. The challenges for airlines and forwarders involved in moving
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In mid-October, EastFruit reported on the resumption of the growing trend in the dynamics of wholesale prices for tomatoes in Uzbekistan and, as predicted by analysts of the international platform, prices for this product continued to rise. After a week-long pause, wholesale prices for tomatoes
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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 new varieties of cherry trees with low cold requirements, which managed to yield early fruits even though the weather conditions caused
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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 for 2023 was around 1.3 billion lbs. Last week’s report on crop deliveries from growers to processors as of October 20th is 1.48 billion
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Global Pac Technologies, a New Zealand-based company, started marketing the Aporo produce packing robot in 2018 on behalf of New Zealand inventor and manufacturer Robotics Plus Limited and have just hit a major milestone, having packed one billion pieces of fruit. read more

"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 that firsthand at the demo week, this Dutch company will organize in week 46. The event also marks founder Piet Pannekeet's official farewell.
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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 and almonds continues. The Additional Financial Responsibility (AFR) for in-shell walnuts has been increased to 406 USD/MT. For shelled
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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 city that produces the most fruit in the state. read more

Artificial Intelligence, often referred to as AI, is creating waves across a multitude of industries, and the produce sector is no exception. While the term “artificial intelligence” may be novel in the context of farming, it’s important to note that the agricultural industry has long
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Persimmon harvesting recently started in California. The Giumarra Companies started with Fuyu persimmons in mid-October and began packing Hachiya persimmons this week. “We are also eagerly awaiting the start of our Sugar & Spice™ persimmon harvest in mid-November,” says Kellee Harris,
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