UWL is one of the major shipping and logistics providers offering trans-Pacific cold storage shipping for American and Asian clientele. Besides its cutting edge on-board refrigeration for perishable freight, the firm also provides warehouse storage and in-house customs brokerage. One of UWL’s trailblazing services is the Sun Chief Express service from Seattle to Asia, a total “rethinking of the traditional carrier...
Main navel orange harvest ends in scenic Luodian county, China
Thanks to the mild subtropical and humid climate of southern China, Luodian county in Guizhou has successfully completed its main navel orange harvest. The harvest for this very popular variety of oranges in China began in mid-November 2023, with late-maturing navels ready by early spring, 2024. According to China Daily, fair monsoon weather and fertile terrain boosted the harvest in the county’s 2,313 hectares under navel oranges....
USDA-NASS to finalize 2023 US crop report January 12
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Agricultural Statistics Services (NASS) will finalize the yearly crop report on January 12, 2024. Partially compiled from crop production and grain surveys, the report presents the Crop Production Annual Summary and the Grain Report. These two documents are important prediction sheets for marketers and farmers alike. Grain and oilseed production figures will...
Fossil phase-out a tough call as COP28 ends
COP28 ended today in Dubai after bagging a hard-fought draft detailing on a global transition away from fossil fuels. UN Secretary General Antônio Guterres praised the Dubai breakthrough despite its coming short of its aim for a total phase-out. In a statement, Guterres cited the inevitability of a phaseout “to those who opposed a clear reference to a phaseout.” A day earlier...
India to slash onion prices to 40 Rupees per kg by January, 2024
Onion prices in India will fall by 42% to 40 rupees ($0.48) per kilogram by January 2024, according to the government. Consumer Affairs Secretary, Rohit Kumar Singh gave the timeline of the price reduction on December 11. Briefing the press at the Deloitte Growth with Impact Government Summit, Singh emphasised that prices will meanwhile remain below 60 rupees ($0.72). As...
New health trends push U.S. and global ginseng roots market size
New findings on ginseng roots have rocked the medical field including their anti-obesity effect on gut microbiota and the regulation of colon colitis. The findings are some of the health-related factors driving the global ginseng market size in 2023 and beyond. Experts forecast that the rising use of ginseng roots in health remedies will push the global market size to $1.1 billion...
U.S. pecan production nears 252 million pounds in 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports 251.5 million pounds of pecan production for 2023, a 9.4% drop from 2022. In its monthly crop report of December 8, 2023, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) cites a 1.4% increase over previous estimates. This year’s production marks a slight fall by 9.4% from the 2022 season, which bagged 278 million pounds of pecans....
Tainted cantaloupe scare continues in North America, attracts food safety lawsuit
The outbreak of salmonella from eating tainted cantaloupe continues in the U.S. and Canada. There have been 8 fatalities as of December 8, even as food safety lawyers initiate an anti-trust lawsuit. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported 230 infections in the U.S. by December 8, 96 of whom in hospital. Canada also imported the tainted cantaloupe from “Trufresh,” a result of which...
Afghanistan’s Panjshir Province harvests a sizeable walnut crop
The Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock of Panjshir in Afghanistan has reported a bumper harvest of walnuts totalling 241 metric tonnes. The 2023 season beat 2022’s output of 217 metric tonnes, but came shy of the record production of 2021. The Department of Agriculture’s head, Qari Fazlullah Dewobandi attributed the output to good weather including a fair measure of rains. ...
Wheat price stays put as China drains low-supplied U.S. market
Three days since China bought record tonnage of U.S. wheat and prompted the price per bushel to hit $6.491/2, price parity has returned. Though the March wheat contract in Chicago lowered to $6.33 1/2 per bushel on December 7, it has stayed put. Comparatively, it is worlds apart from the late November low of $5.43 1/2 a bushel. Since August, consistent wheat gains have cut off mid-2023...