Wisconsin leads the nation in cranberry production, supplying 60% of the nation’s cranberry crop. According to stats from WSCGA, cranberries are grown on 21,000 acres across 20 counties in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association claims one of the best ways to see harvest
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Ontario-based indoor hydroponic strawberry farm, Ever Tru Farms, is set to debut in the US market with a new venture in Kentucky. After acquiring AppHarvest's vast 30-acre berry farm in Somerset, Kentucky, Bosch Growers, based in the Netherlands, will partner with Ever Tru Farms to distribute
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AINIA has presented at the ftalks Food Summit Valencia 2023, the START-BEC programme for technological support to emerging companies in the field of the bioeconomy. The objective is to promote innovative value chains linked to the agri-food sector, which contribute to boosting the
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This time last year at Orlando's Global Produce and Floral show, Divine Flavor introduced its product hero campaign to the industry, launching the company's first-ever product hero', bell peppers. With the campaign initiative geared towards better informing retailers and consumers alike about
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The Spanish mango season came to an abrupt end, forcing marketers to switch to imported fruit much earlier than in other seasons, in a year in which "conditions in the import market are quite difficult because of an overall lack of supply," said Aldo Colella, manager of the Malaga-based company
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It’s harvest season and the 2023 California walnut crop indicates volume growth with strong product quality, offering retailers more sales opportunities leading into the peak holiday season. With a one percent increase in production from 2022 and excellent quality expected due to favorable
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Back in 1978, Coliman Bananas- Grupo AGGALL was established with the goal to ensure a reliable supply chain of produce from start to finish. This was achieved by creating a vertically integrated entity, overseeing production, marketing, and distribution. Today, the company is still under the
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Westfalia Fruit, a multinational supplier of avocados and an array of fresh fruits, unveiled, for the first time in virtual reality, its "Orchard of the Future" at Fruit Attraction 2023 in Madrid. Dr. Merensky's vision, encapsulated in the motto "To Do Good," serves as the guiding principle for
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The Alcoaxarquia Group has just acquired a new processing plant in Morocco through the subsidiary Alcoaxarquía Maroc. With this operation the company reinforces its presence in North Africa and in avocado production. read more

50 years of growth and innovation in the sign of cooperation and support to people and the community: this is the story of PAC 2000A, the first Cooperative in terms of economic size among the 5 of the Conad System (with a 35.6% share of the Group's total turnover in Italy), which
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Does your fruit and vegetable consumption need a boost? Kanzi® takes care of it! The apple with the extraordinary taste has been back on the Italian markets since the end of September thanks to the VOG and VIP consortia; read more

Fabrizio Pattuelli's article on the aggregation options offered by the birth of Dulcis in the kiwi world (click here to read more), has reawakened interest in the subject among readers. We publish a comment that arrived in the newsroom a few days ago on which I
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Both loose tomato and TOV average prices rose sharply last week at the Belgian Horticultural Cooperatives Association's auctions. Cucumber prices fell for the second consecutive week, while bell pepper prices remain stable across the board. read more

Crawford Packaging is pleased to announce its new partnership and distribution agreement in Central Mexico with StePacPPC, a global leader in Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) solutions for shelf life extension of fresh produce. StePacPPC’s products are changing fresh produce packaging by
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The most important event for the European market of frozen fruits, berries and vegetables took place last week in Cologne, Germany, EastFruit reports. Our colleague, FAO international consultant and a manger of Tiferet company from Moldova, Iuliia Tymoshenko, took an active part in the expo and
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The Spanish citrus fruit campaign starts these days (read more here) and the Spanish brand Mercadonaoffers a great example of valorisation of national products. read more

Growers of high-value field and orchard crops like cherries, seedless table grapes, kiwi fruit, apples, berries, and flowering crops have always loved the idea of automatic retractable roofs to protect their crops against the impact of extreme weather. “However, they’ve frequently found
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The Belgian lettuce market situation is stable, and in Flanders, Rik Vanackere is in the last weeks of the outdoor season. His company grew young spinach, mesclun, and Salanova and had a prosperous summer. "The long late summer did sales well," says the grower. read more

The composite Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) quoted 622.2 points in week 41, which improved 4.8% from the previous week and has remained on an upward trend for two back-to-back weeks. read more