North America
Greenhouse grown strawberry tomatoes make their debut
2023-03-01 00:00
Although it is still winter in Ontario, Canada, greenhouse production of different varieties of tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, and strawberries remains consistent. With the help of grow lights, greenhouse-grown produce is increasingly available close to 12 months of the year. “We
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Record potato production frustrates Bengal growers
2023-02-28 00:00
Tens of thousands of potato growers in Bengal are in deep financial distress since the beginning of this year with traders forcing procurement prices to drop. West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh have witnessed record potato production this year. The trade has choked the off-take forcing producers to
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Hamburg Süd aims to provide customers with the most relevant and up-to-date information to help them navigate this period of heightened volatility. It issued the following statement:
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Bananas from Colombia at £1.12 per kg
2023-02-28 00:00
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.
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AI-powered DiMuto Financial Services expands into US and Mexico with Grupo Paisano financing deal
2023-02-28 00:00
DiMuto, a global Agri-FinTech company, has expanded its AI-powered Financial Services to the US and Mexico through its latest financing deal with Grupo Paisano, a large international grower-exporter of fresh produce items based in Mexico. Financing Grupo Paisano’s fresh exports to the United
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Farmers in Grenada see export opportunities to Trinidad
2023-02-28 00:00
The Ministry of Agriculture in Grenada has announced that a new and exciting opportunity is being presented for Grenadian farmers to export agricultural commodities to Trinidad and Tobago. This is being made possible through discussion and collaboration with Salisha’s Traders BV, an
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Fruit SA warns that if Stage 6 load shedding persists and is not resolved, many growers will go out of business, putting thousands of jobs at risk, while emerging growers will be hit the most. The fruit sector employs just under 300 000 people directly on farms. The CSIR last week said the year
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Spain increases pineapple orders from Panama
2023-02-28 00:00
Capitan Piña, a pineapple grower from Panama has seen increased orders from Spain. The owner, Ing. Eliezer Dominguez says: “Our expectations for this 2023 is to grow as a company in production, because we have an open market that is expanding and looking pretty good. Actually, we are focused
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Lower eggplant supply from Honduras
2023-02-28 00:00
Supply of eggplant out of Honduras has been steady but is also about to be slightly lower in volume. “It has good volume right now and production year-round. The volume is more or less the same as last year. However next week it will go down,” said Lina Turizo, of R&R Fresh Produce.
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"Demand and prices for colored pineapple remain stable, while those for green pineapple have fallen, despite scarcity"
2023-02-28 00:00
The vast majority of pineapples currently consumed in Spain come from Costa Rica. Although the demand is not high at this time of the year, that for colored pineapples has remained stable so far this year, while consumption of green pineapples continues to fall.
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Intech Worldwide GmbH: New location in Hanover-Stöcken
2023-02-28 00:00
A new large-scale factory with over 22,000 m2 of production and storage space for reusable systems and sustainable pallets is being built at the Hannover-West motorway junction (A2/A352). According to Intech Worldwide GmbH, production has been taking place in Hanover-Marienwerder since 2008.
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Costa Rican banana producers warn of impact of country's exchange rate volatility could have on the sector
2023-02-27 00:00
Costa Rican banana growers have formally requested the Central Bank (BCCR) to intervene in the face of the volatility that the dollar exchange rate is experiencing because, according to them, it could cause an imminent closure of farms and the loss of jobs.
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Nigerian growers try to leverage apples for export
2023-02-27 00:00
In Nigeria, the majority of apples consumed are imported from countries like South Africa and the United States of America. Statistics show that at least 50, 000 tons of these apples are imported into the country annually. Each year the consumption of apples is on the rise and there’s the need
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Cold weather pushes Mexican colored bell pepper peak production back
2023-02-27 00:00
Cooler weather in Mexico has slowed down production on colored bell peppers. “We’re just about to turn the corner in Sinaloa,” says JC Myers, vice-president sales and marketing for SunFed Produce. “We’ve been two to three weeks behind our expected real production peak. We’ve been
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Philippines: Banana growers Davao Del Norte shift to corn
2023-02-24 00:00
At least 150 banana growers whose plantations were infected with Fusarium wilt or Panama disease shifted to corn farming in Davao del Norte province. This meant they became the first beneficiaries of Governor Edwin Jubahib’s KAAGAPAY Corn Program that provides farmers with free corn seeds and
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More weather-triggered supply gaps in lettuce could be ahead
2023-02-24 00:00
Lettuce supplies could be in for another supply interruption. “We have another cooling trend and another weather system coming through that’s supposed to affect supplies out of Mexico and into the desert area which may cause that interruption,” says Paul Vogel of QSI Produce.
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Sustainable large-scale factory for reusable systems and pallets to be built in Hanover, Germany
2023-02-24 00:00
A new large-scale factory with over 22,000 sqm of production and storage space for reusable systems and sustainable pallets is being built at the Hannover-West Autobahn interchange (A2/A352). Intech Worldwide GmbH has been successfully producing in Hanover-Marienwerder since 2008, but due to an
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GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW PINEAPPLES
2023-02-24 00:00
The global pineapple market shows a varied picture, with cold and rainy spells affecting the cultivation in some countries like Costa Rica, South Africa, and Spain. The demand for pineapples in the Netherlands remains low, despite limited supply in the market. According to a Dutch importer,
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The supply situation on greenhouse crops is likely to improve in a few weeks’ time but not back to any form of normality – still tight on supply and a lot higher price than normal, according to Tim O'Malley, Group Managing Director Nationwide Produce. He said the next big issue will be UK
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Costa Rican pineapple producer sees waning demand in Europe
2023-02-23 00:00
The demand for pineapples in Europe is waning, causing the Costa Rican pineapple producer Fertinyc to turn to Israel and the Middle East. According to Hellen Madrigal, sales manager at Fertinyc the lingering effects of a slow post-Covid-19 recovery compounded by the Russian war in Ukraine is
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