Kim Breshears, the Chief Marketing Officer of Potatoes USA, has given a clear overview of the US potato market. She emphasized that potatoes have consistently been America’s favorite vegetable. read more

For most of the summer, the supply of bell peppers has exceeded the demand for them. “The heavier crops were being grown in the East compared to Western production, which has been more balanced through the summer,” says Brian Rayfield, president of PennRose Farms LLC. However, he adds that
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Wilfredo la Torre walks through his mango field in the Moro district and finds it hard to find any flower buds amidst the thousands of plants he has in his small estate. The crop should show an abundant yellowish-reddish bloom, but the rise in temperatures, which have gone up above 21 degrees,
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Avocados From Mexico, based in Irving, Texas, recently shared that it broke another record in its 2022-2023 fiscal year, importing 2.48 billion pounds of avocados. In part, this was possible due to its success to strategic marketing campaigns, creative shopper partnerships and seasonal programs,
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UPM Specialty Papers has launched compostable food stickers, usable for fruit and vegetables. Juhani Ylikoski, sales director at UPM Specialty Papers, said: “We are happy to provide a compostable solution, which helps our customers to meet this regulatory change as well as their sustainability
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As part of a USAID-funded potato projects in Rwanda, there is a need to generate quality early potato seed. To meet this need, six potato experts from Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) and Rwanda Inspectorate, Competition and Consumer Protection Authority (RICA),
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The first to start harvesting, with the pink-fleshed Kissabel® Jaune and Orange, were the growers of the British partner WorldwideFruit, the French Mesfruits, Gerfruits and Blue Whale, the Swiss Fenaco and the American Stemilt Growers. The United Kingdom and the United States of America
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The Corporación Bananera Nacional de Costa Rica (CORBANA) and, with it, the whole of the Costa Rican banana sector, repeats as an exhibitor at Fruit Attraction, the largest international event of the fruit and vegetable sector that celebrates its 15th edition from 3 to 5 October in Madrid organised by
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Ukrainian company Ukr-Walnut (Khmelnytsky region), at the most significant international exhibition of organic products BIOFACH 2023, signed export contracts to supply nut-growing products for €700 thousand. read more

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In its September newsletter, the Texas International Produce Association announced that it, “alongside Texas Citrus Mutual, Texas Sugar Growers League, Texas Farm Bureau, and many other groups representing South Texas agriculture have made [the U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty]… issue a priority as
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"There is a shortage of blueberries in the market. So far this season, Peru's exports are said to have fallen by almost 40% because temperatures in some parts of the country have been higher than normal, and we cannot forget that Peruvian blueberries are the ones supplying the main markets in
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After tame summer sales, the European banana market is picking up. "Day trade ripened banana prices are up to between €14 and €17. But we've been through a difficult time," says Robert Greeve of the Dutch company Anaca Greeve. read more

Storm Daniel reached Libya at the beginning of the week, killing more than 6,000 people and leaving tens of thousands missing. The worst-hit city is Derna, where the storm has caused dam failures. The city is located in the Al Jabal Al Akhdar, one of the country's main agricultural regions. read more

Westfalia Fruit USA recently launched a 100 percent plastic-free bagged avocado program in the United States, alongside a one-of-a-kind partnership with CIRT (Can I Recycle This), a recycling technology platform. Westfalia Fruit USA will showcase new sustainable packaging solutions for its
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South Korea’s interest in cherries from Canada’s British Colombia is “exciting” in this first season of full exports to that new market for them says Claire Donahue, export coordinator for British Colombia Fruits (BC Fruits). She also says Canada’s apple harvest season looks to start
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A new cold storage facility in Osh Oblast, established in collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and local business Eco Azyk LLC, is set to benefit Kyrgyzstan in several ways. The facility, located in Japalak village, received cooling equipment worth 6,910
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EastFruit experts in Moldova spoke to farmers and representatives of fruit growers’ organizations in Moldova regarding the updated apple harvest outlook for 2023. It seems that due to the very hot second half of summer the outlook for fresh apple harvest in Moldova needs to be revised further
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Windset Farms®, a producer and marketer of greenhouse-grown produce in North America, is thrilled to announce the launch of its brand refresh and sustainable packaging strategy. Focused on promoting its high-quality products, including tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and various specialty
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With more than 90 thousand tonnes of marketed products including fresh, frozen and seed potatoes Pizzoli S.p.A. is the reference player in the potato production and marketing sector in Italy and one of the main players abroad. In its first report, the company photographs the
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