Mushroom supplies tight in busy time of year
Mushroom supplies tight in busy time of year Mushroom suppliers are in the midst of their busiest time of the year. Demand is high and supplies are barely keeping up, resulting in a rather active market. Growers say this is a typical pattern every year as the fall...OVERVIEW GLOBAL BLUEBERRY MARKET
The harvest is slowly moving northwards. In the US, California is closing the season to make way for the north western states. In Europe, there is an overlap between the south and the north. Due to good weather in the north, the harvest has started early, while in the...US (NY): 475,000 sq.ft. hydroponic greenhouse nears groundbreaking
Construction should begin this spring on a large hydroponic greenhouse at Eastman Business Park where organic leafy greens will be grown year-round. Clearwater Organic Farms’ ground-breaking is tentatively set for April, nearly a year later than originally...Canadian exporters comment on CPTPP agreement
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) announced that an agreement was reached on the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The deal was reached yesterday, January 23. Eleven countries are set to sign as the US withdrew from TPP a...Fresh microgreens aren’t just pretty, they’re healthy too
“Fresh microgreens aren’t just pretty, they’re healthy too” “We instinctively know that eating micro-leaves has to be good for us”, says Yael Mandel of 2BFresh. This Israeli company, which is a subsidiary of Teshuva Agricultural Projects Ltd. (TAP),...Cold and snow impacts strawberries and winter vegetables in Florida & Georgia
Winter Storm Grayson delivered a rare snowfall event in Florida on Wednesday, with Tallahassee recording its first snowfall in almost 30 years. The storm brought ice and 3-4″ of snow in some areas of far northern Florida as well as south-eastern Georgia –...Spain: Technology to extend strawberry shelf life by 40%
Grufesa, a Moguer-based producer and marketer of berries, and the company AMC Chemical are behind the project “Development of a new integral technology based on different bioefectors to extend the shelf life of strawberries” (IDI-20160667), funded by the...