Interko expanding at-source ripening solutions

The company's ripening rooms can be used at the source or in the end market for numerous fruits, including bananas, avocados, mangoes, papayas, pears, apricots, peaches, kiwifruit and tomatoes.

September 27 , 2023

Sorma Group presents “largest-ever stone fruit processing line” at Fruit Logistica 

The group will present a processing plant with a production capacity of almost 2.2 million pounds of fruit in one processing shift and a 15-20% labor cost savings. 

September 27 , 2023

Retail demand climbs for Goldenberry’s fall-themed products

Goldenberry Farms, a grower, packer, and shipper of exotic, tropical fruit and produce, announced a new sales and volume record with its fall-season themed “Scarily Good” fruit lineup this September.

September 26 , 2023

DRC promotes alternative dispute resolution services in Europe

The DRC is a third-party organization whose primary function is to help its members prevent and resolve trade disputes through its effective dispute resolution mechanism which includes education, consultation, mediation, and arbitration.

September 26 , 2023

Climate change: Farmer incomes estimated to have decreased by 15.7% 

On average, farmers estimate that their incomes in the past two years have declined  15.7% due to climate change, with 73% saying they experienced increasing pest and disease pressure.

September 26 , 2023

Rising fuel costs may further drive up inflation

“A big question mark will be gasoline prices, which seem to be rising again and have always had a tremendous negative impact on grocery spending,” says 210 Analytics President Anne-Marie Roerink.

September 26 , 2023

Agronometrics in Charts: Berry imports and organic strawberry production exhibit sustained growth - USDA

The report, titled "The Changing Landscape of U.S. Strawberry and Blueberry Markets: Production, Trade, and Challenges from 2000 to 2020," spans 38 pages and offers a deep dive into the transformations witnessed in domestic production, consumption, prices, and trade dynamics for strawberries and blueberries over the past two decades.

September 26 , 2023

IFPA gains support on hill for procurement bill

The legislation will give USDA tools to diversify the produce supply chain that provides fresh fruits and vegetables to food banks and other nonprofits that serve the nutrition insecure.

September 25 , 2023

Longtime produce industry veteran Robert “Bob” Bassetti passes away

Bassetti, 83, was a well-known produce industry veteran and longtime owner of B&B Produce in Hammonton, NJ.

September 25 , 2023

Washington Apple celebrates first new crop shipments to India

This follows the South Asian country reducing tariffs on some U.S. agricultural products, with the state's growers hoping to recapture the massive Indian market.

September 25 , 2023