IPG NEWS
IPG looks to keep its customers, suppliers, and partners world-wide, all connected and in touch through its new IPG News Reports. This news source will highlight the most significant, relevant and day-day international trade and produce news stories.
We feel it’s very important to not only have a great understanding for our current market and country, but to maintain a worldly viewpoint and full understanding of all other markets and their effects on the fresh produce export/import industry. Please stay connected and informed through our news channel.
An apple a day good for gut health, study finds
July 25, 2019
Eating an apple a day means consuming 100m bacteria that can help you stay healthy, scientists have revealed. But Austrian researchers have found that if you leave the core and seeds, the number of microbes you will consume drops to 10m. “Putting together the averages for each apple component, we estimate a typical 240g apple contains roughly 100m bacteria,” said Professor Gabriele Berg of Graz University of Technology. “The bacteria, fungi and viruses in our food transiently colonise our gut.…
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OVERVIEW GLOBAL ORANGE MARKET
July 19, 2019
The global orange market is facing a number of challenges. South African oranges, and citrus fruits in general, are troubled by problems in the ports of Durban and Port Elizabeth. In Argentina, the frost has probably caused considerable damage. Spain also suffered from the weather this season and in Italy the Tristeza virus had some influence on the volume of oranges. The season is currently shifting from countries such as Egypt, Morocco, Spain and Italy to South America, South Africa…
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Challenging year for domestic orange production
July 18, 2019
Following a tricky season, supplies of California Navel oranges are wrapping up. “There are some California Navels still available on the market. But we finished last week. It was a pretty long season for us,” says Michael Chavez of Golden Star Citrus in Woodlake, Ca. Chavez says supplies of Navels began in mid-October and the season lasted longer than anticipated. “I thought I would be done at the end of May, maybe a week into June. But we went the…
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Cantaloupe season underway in California’s Central Valley
July 18, 2019
Growers in California's Central Valley have now begun their cantaloupe season, with volume slightly down at this stage. As with other commodities in the region, the late spring blast of cool temperatures and rain affected production of the melons. However, since the beginning of the season, more seasonable warm to hot conditions have prevailed, providing good conditions for cantaloupe growers. "We are now three weeks into our Central Valley cantaloupe season," said Tom Conrado of Classic Fruit Company. "After transitioning…
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Strong volumes of Washington blueberries anticipated
July 17, 2019
The Washington blueberry season started later this year due to generally cool conditions. Additionally, because of the lack of any real heat thus far, the season has fallen further behind, meaning that growers are only reaching their peak now. According to Ben Escoe of Twin River Berries - which supplies blueberries year-round - the situation is following a similar pattern as it did for the California season. "Our domestic Washington season started a week later than it did last year,"…
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