"Our current farm's capacity is maxed out, and there's an increasing demand for our produce: we are able to sell more berries and other crops than we can produce. This expansion aims to cater to existing and potential partners. Depending on the space allocated for each crop, we can optimize
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Sun World International has appointed two industry professionals aimed at enhancing the depth of its fruit quality program and expanding the global marketing insights it offers to licensees. Joining the team are Elena Hernandez, Director of Global Marketing Insights and Pablo Gómez, Director of
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MSC has announced a new direct port call at Pisco Port (PEPIO), in Peru on its NWC-US-SAWC service, located in the Ica area, the grape capital of the country. read more

As the first shipment of cherries from Chile for the 2023/2023 season have been air freighted to Shanghai, China over the past weekend and opened in the market yesterday, technical experts in Chile are closely watching the later blooming of cherries. This follows a hotter August and cooling
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Frutura recently announced it has signed agreements to acquire Giddings Fruit and Sun Belle, two companies that play a significant role in the berry industry. "We consider these to be pinnacle transactions for Frutura in terms of scale and a unique opportunity to strengthen our presence in the
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Anuga 2023 has come to an end, leaving participants and visitors in high spirits. This year's event far exceeded the expectations of the Import Promotion Desk (IPD) and provided an ideal platform for producers from developing and emerging countries to make new contacts and forge valuable
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Our climate is ever-changing, and the stress these conditions are placing on our crops is tremendous. Drought, increasing rainfall, and extreme weather conditions are adversely affecting the health of our soil as well as the hydrological cycle. In order to study current and future weather
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Pineapple farmers claim that a roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) rail service from a convenient railway station, that will enable them to dispatch pineapples from Kerala to destinations such as Mumbai and Delhi, will help them immensely. Nowadays, it takes about five days for the fruit from most Kerala
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Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has made clear that flooding and water pollution are hampering food production in Nigeria. He called on the federal government and the United Nations to tackle the menace to ensure food sufficiency in the country. read more

The United States is becoming an increasingly important market. According to Kay Bee Exports CEO Kaushal Khakhar, the potential of the US is still untapped, despite Kay Bee’s growing market share in the region: “The main products that we ship to the US market are the whole pomegranates,
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In Oak Park, Carlow, Teagasc has established a new apple research orchard at its crops research centre, where a new research program is set up to develop the apple sector in Ireland. Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Pippa
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"We have almost reached the end of the season with the early varieties, after it started one week late on September 10th. We registered a 40% drop in production, but the high temperatures favored fruit quality. Now Wonderful is being harvested. In this case too, yields are 30% lower, but grades
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An almost all female led pineapple exporting company from Panama, Tropical Fruit Company, is taking advantage of the current lower volumes from supplying countries says its leader, Dora Espinoza. “The current demand is on the rise since the largest exporting countries do not have enough
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Rising costs, increasing labor shortages and the sector’s restructuring through company mergers, driven by acquisitions by large operating funds, are boosting investment in automation in fruit and vegetable packing houses, and in an increasingly integrated way. So says Christophe Blanc,
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The last Dutch blackberries and raspberries spell the end of the harvesting season at BerryBrothers. Cousins Nijs and Teun van Zuilen reflect on that and consider the weeks ahead. "Our customers are increasingly moving toward a year-round, premium soft fruit package," begins Nijs. read more

ProducePay released findings of a survey that explored business stability for produce stakeholders, including growers, packers, distributors, integrated suppliers and end buyers in the United States and Latin America. As the International Fresh Produce Association’s (IFPA) annual Global
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The surge in international demand for Egyptian onions has caused prices on the domestic Egyptian market to rise to an unbearable level for consumers, prompting the government to ban exports from October 1 until the end of the year. Two weeks after the export ban, Bahaa Rajab, chief marketing
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India's DMart slides after posting first profit drop in three years read more

This National Apple Month, Honeybear Brands welcomes visitors to booth #2071 at the International Fresh Produce Association show on Oct 19 and 20 as a strong Pazazz® apple crop prepares to hit retail shelves. read more

The International Food & Drink Event (IFE) has joined forces with the Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) to launch a brand-new Fresh Produce Section at the 2024 edition of IFE. Scheduled for 25-27 March, 2024 at ExCeL London, this event is set to be a game-changer in the world of food and drink. read more