Leverage the power of perishables by differentiating fresh food offerings

Sally Lyons Wyatt and Jonna Parker of IRI say three key areas offer retailers and manufacturers fantastic differentiation opportunities, whether in-store, online or out-of-store with digital or other media.

April 08 , 2021

South Africa expects record pome fruit harvest, but notes concern over shipping costs

Although South Africa's Hortgro is expecting exceptional" apple and pears harvests, it noted that the low availability of containers in the country has caused shipping costs to "skyrocket".

April 08 , 2021

Construction to begin on Texas cold storage facility for Mexican-based produce company

The new 45,590-sf facility, when complete, will provide increased cold storage capacity for fresh produce and will serve as a hub for the company’s U.S. and Canadian customers. 

April 07 , 2021

South African grape industry expects to exceed latest export estimate

Having gotten off to a slow start, the South African grape industry now expects to finish the campaign significantly higher.

April 07 , 2021

Plastic produce container sales set to outpace other major packaging categories

Through 2024, sales of plastic containers are expected to outpace those for all other major packaging categories, as clamshells and other plastic containers continue to supplant commodity bags and pillow pouches.

April 07 , 2021

Mandarins from Southern Hemisphere with good outlook in U.S.

Several factors are coming together for a good mandarin season from the Southern Hemisphere, such as higher demand, good prices and experience in handling the pandemic.

April 07 , 2021

Opinion: Peru, the neighbor who became rich through agriculture

Adriana Senior Mojica, CEO of Colombia's CCI, says: "Demand for food continues to grow, and that is why I spoke with my board of directors about what Peru has accomplished - so that the lessons learned there can also be used here in Colombia."

April 07 , 2021

Agronometrics in Charts: Blackberries reach highest prices in five years

As shown in the graphs, prices reached a historic $10.17/kg in week 13, a 74 percent increase in comparison to those recorded in 2020 for the same date.

April 06 , 2021

Berries Pride introduces new sustainable blueberry packaging

After searching for an alternative to the plastic punnet, together with Bama Packaging, the company found the solution in using cardboard as the main material in order to "drastically" reduce the production and waste of new plastic.

April 06 , 2021

First Spanish produce sent to Denmark by new rail route

CoolRail, the company that transports fresh produce by rail from Spain to key European markets, says the goal for the short and medium-term is to make this a regular route.

April 06 , 2021