Mr. Avocado, China's brand of ripened, ready-to-eat avocados, has completed the construction of its new ripening and distribution centers in Southwest China (Chengdu) and North China (Beijing). These centers are now fully functioning and have begun operations to serve their respective regions in
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According to Hilary Sandler, Director at UMass Cranberry Station in Wareham, the effects of climate change have delayed the cranberry harvest at local bogs. Sandler said warm temperatures the region saw in September led to the station having its harvest last week, later than usual. She said some
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Pomegranate harvest is underway in California on a crop that looks to have strong quality. “We’ve started to pack the Wonderful variety,” says Keith Wilson with King Fresh Produce LLC. “The crop is not huge and may be affected on some ranches by some cold weather in the early spring when
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"Oyster mushrooms are being increasingly appreciated fresh, and they're more often included in supermarkets' mushroom mixes." That is how John Verbruggen of Verbruggen Paddestoelen - who organically cultivates 15 tons of, among others, oyster mushrooms per week - summarizes the growing mushroom
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Sweet potato production in Portugal has come a long way in the past nine years. According to Fernando Costa and Pat Fitzgerald from Nativaland the production is currently stable: “Sweet potato production in Portugal has stabilized as of late. This is partly due to the issues with water
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The Peruvian table grapes industry is seeing greater early demand from Latam and the US market following low storage levels in that market. According to Alejandro Carvajal, general manager of Fegurri Sac, “We have already started harvesting, from seeded to Red Globe grapes. We are seeing
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On Tuesday, Egypt's Central Bank told commercial banks to restrict customers from using credit cards for transactions in foreign currencies both domestically and abroad. This is the second time in a week it has cracked down on plastic transactions. read more

In the 2023-2024 campaign, the acreage devoted to potatoes for fresh consumption in Spain has again been reduced in all producing regions. This, together with the impact of adverse weather phenomena of various kinds, has kept the supply low during much of the campaign, and prices have shown a
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The incoming Prime Minister is being urged to appoint a Minister of Horticulture to Cabinet to help pave the way for ensuring the essential supply of nutritious fruit and vegetables for New Zealand and the world while creating jobs and export success. read more

We are in the final stages for the Sicilian mangoes of Oranfrizer, a company that has been part of Unifrutti, the global fresh fruit giant, since 2020. The season, which began at the end of August, is scheduled to end in these days and for
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EFC, variety manager of brands including Kanzi, has announced the launch of the Sprizzle apple concept, which it says can redefine the taste experience in the category. read more

Moroccan berry producer iBerry says it will add blackberries to its portfolio of berries, as it embarks on its second decade in business. read more

New Covent Garden Market has won an award at the annual Green Apple Environment Awards, recognising and promoting environmental best practice around the world. read more

The 15th Anniversary of Fruit Attraction, which took place in Madrid earlier this month, drew the biggest number of visitors in its history, according to its organisers. read more

Westfalia Fruit has harnessed the power of virtual reality technology to allow visitors of this month’s Fruit Attraction and IFPA Global Show to take a virtual tour of its Orchard of the Future. read more

Tomra Food is to launch two new sorting and grading solutions: the Tomra Neon pre-grader for machine-harvested fresh blueberries and the new-generation Spectrim X series, which leverages Deep Learning for more precise sorting and grading. read more

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Climate warming has been cited as the main reason for a dramatic revision in this year’s European apple and pear forecasts. read more

After 2 challenging years due to drought and high shipping costs, there is finally some respite for Chile’s citrus exporters. Greater rainfall this year has helped increase productivity. At week 40, the season closed with shipments totalling 380,390 tons (24,076,863 boxes), which is 46% higher
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Carrefour is to purchase 47 SuperCor stores in Spain from El Corte Inglés in a deal worth €60 million. The transaction includes supermarkets and convenience stores located in strategic areas such as Madrid, Catalonia, Andalusia and Valencia. The group plans to convert the acquired stores to
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