For three years, mustang paper trays have been used in Europe as packaging for fresh produce. Increasingly, the paper trays are making their way into North America with Ontario-based Omnia Packaging being the exclusive producer and provider of mustang paper trays in Canada, the US, and Mexico.
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The General Director of EMEX (Association of Producers - Exporters of Mangoes of Mexico), Myrna Castro, acknowledges that "our main market is the United States, but we are trying to boost the external dimension of Mexican mangoes, focusing our efforts
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The start of Agrofesa’s 2023 Mexican table grape season is up to 7 days later than last year due to colder weather during blooming and flowering. César Ortiz, CEO of Agrofesa, says despite this delayed start the overall quality of all varieties look “outstanding” and point to a good season. read more

Supplies of blueberries in North America are strong. “Georgia is past its peak, wrapping up highbush varieties in the next week or so,” says Tim Crane, Category Manager of Blueberries for Oppy. “We are loading new crop from North Carolina next week for the first time. It’s
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Many people do not know that the humble potato may conduct electricity and function as a salt bridge between two metals on each side. This lets an electron current to flow easily over a wire in order to generate electricity. Alas, the tuber cannot be used as an energy source on its own. read more

Back in the 1990s, fresh produce exports from North America to Europe were significant, as the USA and Mexico together were able to supply produce almost year-round, something Europe couldn’t do. Frenchman Thierry Delapre saw an opportunity and emigrated from France to California in 1993 to
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Fyffes has continued to invest in its own banana production in Costa Rica by building a new packhouse at its farm Victoria in Sarapiqui de Heredia, Costa Rica. read more

The World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) has launched this year’s Love Your Local Market (LYLM) campaign. read more

Every year, under the banner of Love Your Local Market (LYLM), thousands of retail and wholesale markets choose to come together to celebrate their continued modernity and presence in the hearts of cities by offering the local populations diverse and high-quality healthy food from the best farms
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In the new Fyffes packing house in Sarapiqui de Heredia, Costa Rica, the latest technology meets the highest standards of sustainability and occupational safety, according to the company. The design of the new packing house reduces water consumption by up to 40 %, ensures the best possible quality, and
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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 markets in Birmingham and London. This publication is updated weekly. read more

Fyffes has built a new packhouse at its farm Victoria in Sarapiqui de Heredia, Costa Rica. The modern design of the new packhouse minimizes bruising to the fruit, increases packaging capacity through multiple processing lines, reduces water consumption by up to 40 percent, and improves
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North America is eagerly waiting for Mexico’s Sonora region to kick off table grape harvest. With Chile, Peru and South Africa having finished early, the pipeline is empty. “On top of this, Sonora is starting late,” says Carlos Bon with Divine Flavor. Last year saw a late start, but this
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Yuca or cassava supplies out of Costa Rica are seeing some challenges currently. Costa Rica is a year-round producer of the root vegetable and the crop takes approximately nine months to mature. “There’s an oxidization in this crop in the root and experts here say it’s due to a
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While it’s a slower start for watermelons in Mexico due to the cool weather, supplies are increasing steadily. “We’re about 10 days behind but it’s steady and there’s great size and great quality,” says Dennis Peterson of Riverbend Fresh LLC. “On the earlier melons with the cooler
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On June 7-8 Holland House Mexico and United Producers of Mexico will organize the third virtual edition of MX-NL Fruit Matchmaking, a match-making event organized for Mexican exporters and European importers of fruit. read more

Following the rain at the start of this year, the mango harvest out of Mexico was slightly delayed compared to its historical start date. “However the mango inventory is currently plentiful and the market is well-supplied,” says Hector Soltero, Vice President of Sales Operations, Mission
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Reflecting on 2022, it was a very challenging year for many companies in the industry. “It was a year in which we saw ocean freight rates increase tremendously, but also the year of inflation and increases in fuel prices,” says Sergio Torres with Camposol. “Inflation not only hit our
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A well-established market, with increasing demand and great potential: this is the gentilina lettuce, a type that is among the most appreciated also by the large-scale retail trade, as it lends itself well to various uses, from fresh to fourth range; read more

Caimito Fruits Europe S.L, a new fruit distribution company incorporated by Panama-based pineapple farm Caimito Fruits Panama, is set to make history by becoming the first European fruit distribution company owned and operated by a local fruit producer from Panama. The company has officially
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