Family is a word often used around the produce industry these days, and for good reason. Many successful farm companies today come from families who have built their legacies over the years. In Mexico, Divine Flavor's grower group is no different, and each of the growers the company works with
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There has been a shorter campaign this year in the entire Mediterranean area, and particularly in Spain, so "the avocado export market is currently very active," says Francisco de la Torre, of the Malaga-based firm Aguacatec La Victoria. And not just from the traditional Latin American origins,
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Julio Cesar Magaiia Navarrete, manager of Huertas Magalia, stated that a first export shipment of mamey, was sent to Paris, France. The company responsible for this is located in the municipality of Akil, in the south of the state, between Oxkutzcab and Tekax. read more

Recently, Feeling Fresh sent the first pallets of red peppers to North American customers. Still, according to Marcel van der Pluijm, it will take some time before the larger volumes will be exported. "For that, our peppers are currently still at too high a level. Moreover, Mexico is in the full
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The lime market is in a bit of a lull right now. Fruit in Mexico, North America’s primary lime sourcing country, suffered from high temperatures and drought during bloom about three months ago. “As a result, we’re seeing a hiatus in supply that causes relatively high FOB pricing,” says
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Melon sales are good this week, says Bertus Schipper of Zoutewelle in the Netherlands. "Melons were in very short supply at the start of the season, and prices had never been as high. Those have since fallen slightly but are still very decent." read more

Mexico has access to imports of Chilean mandarins, clementines and lemons under an inspection system. read more

The Ruggiero potato line, which boasts a selection of 7 professional tubers, each with its own culinary use, has been elected Product of the Year 2023 in the fruit and vegetable category. The nomination came following market research conducted by independent institute Circana
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The avocado market is pretty steady. “Through the 3rd quarter of this year, we are expecting to see continued stability in terms of pricing and volume,” says Brian Gomez with GreenFruit Avocados. That stability is the result of production in different countries of origin coming together.
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In the Hex River Valley grape growers are warily watching threatening skies, again, as yet more rain is predicted for the Western Cape. read more

After the load in the early morning of yesterday (21 March 2023), a container filled with juices under the Lome Super Fruit brand departed from the Masseria Fruttirossi agribusiness plant, headed to the Canadian metropolitan city of Montréal. read more

The February 2023 processing potato usage release from Vavi, the Dutch potato processors union, pegged February potato usage at 334 thousand tonnes, the highest figure for the month since 2017. Season to date usage (August-February) came in at 2.33 million tonnes, the highest usage at this point
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BDA/Dorot Farm, the grower group of fresh, sweet carrots from Israel, is starting the new export season to Europe and North America. read more

Moleaer and Royal Brinkman are expanding their commercial relationship to deliver and support Moleaer’s nanobubble generators and solutions to high-tech greenhouse growers in Mexico. Local resources in Mexico are now available to serve horticulture and greenhouse growers to install, maintain
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Mayela Salas Saénz, the Deputy of the 14th District of Uruapan Norte, stated in the presentation of an initiative to modify the Law of Integral Sustainable Rural Development of Michoacan that only one thousand of the eight thousand avocado orchards that are registered in Michoacan comply with
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A man from Bristol has been charged with drug offences following his arrest by the National Crime Agency. Officers had been investigating the attempted importation of cocaine with a potential street value of around £1.75 million. read more

The worldwide increase in the popularity of pigmented citrus varieties is not only due to their attractive color and great flavor but also for the purported health benefits because of their lycopene content. Biogold North America, a citrus variety development company, is now licensing growers to
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Potato plants exposed to extreme smoke produced lower marketable yields than smoke-free plants, according to preliminary data from a joint University of Idaho and Boise State University study. read more

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

Plum supplies continue to be steady from Chile though other stone fruit varieties such as peaches have finished for the season.  read more