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.

Province Celebrates Its First Annual Blueberry Day Lower Blueberry Volumes For British Columbia


  

As the province celebrates its inaugural B.C. Blueberry Day today, British Columbia blueberry growers have experienced a slightly later start to the season. Blueberry crop at Westberry Farms in Abbotsford, B.C. “We’re delayed by about a week with our crop because the fruit is ripening a little bit later,” says Clara Moran, marketing and public relations coordinator of the Abbotsford, B.C.-based B.C. Blueberry Council. Moran adds that pollination has been good this year. “The delay is majorly due to weather…


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Tighter Supplies Soon On Asparagus


  

Supplies of asparagus are good but they’re poised to get slimmer soon. Gary Meadows of Five Crowns Marketing in Brawley, CA notes that typically at this time of year, some regional production of asparagus have closed already such as fields in New Jersey and Michigan. “So there’s more pressure on Peru and Central Mexico to feed the U.S.,” says Meadows. “Supplies out of Central Mexico are past their peak. It’s not overabundant but there’s still product so I would say…


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OVERVIEW GLOBAL CHERRY MARKET


  

At the moment, volumes are low and there's a high demand in the cherry market. The supply has been reduced mostly around the Mediterranean due to unfavorable weather conditions. Other areas, such as Greece and Turkey, are taking advantage of this. Dutch and Belgian cherries are also being sold for high prices, but those are mainly intended for the domestic market. Due to the high demand and low supply, the cherry season is expected to finish earlier than usual in…


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OVERVIEW GLOBAL TABLE GRAPE MARKET


  

The Egyptian and European table grape seasons have got off to a good start on the European market. There was hardly any supply after the end of the overseas season. Sicily has been on the market for a month, but for many growers of the island, prices are disappointing at the moment, especially considering the quality that can be delivered. In North America, the supply is switching from Mexico to California. This week, the harvest of the first grapes has…


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Port of Long Beach Saw More “Blank Sailings” As Pandemic Hit


  

As a major port for trans-Pacific trade, the Port of Long Beach (POLB) is playing an increasingly important role in shipping produce. Positioned in Long Beach, CA, the port plays a large role in exporting produce over importing. While the West Coast ports alone account for 81 percent of the export market, POLB is considered one large port complex with its sister port, the Port of Los Angeles (POLA). “Together the two ports account for 24 percent of the market…


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