As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread around the world, numerous produce industry events have been either cancelled for this year or postponed. Many countries have also imposed quarantine lockdowns, while others have temporarily blocked the entry of citizens from certain countries.
Some of the affected events that relate to the produce industry are:
Viva Fresh Expo. This Texas-based event was due to take place from April 30 – May 2 and is now being reviewed for either postponement or cancellation.
PMA Fresh Connections and Women’s Fresh Perspectives. These events had been scheduled for March 25-26 in Philadelphia and April 26-28 in San Antonio, respectively, and have now been postponed until further notice.
Macfrut. This event in Italy’s heavily affected Emilia-Romagna region had been due to take place from May 5 – 7 and has now been postponed until Sept. 8- 10.
The International Strawberry Symposium. This event in northern Italy due to take place in May has now been canceled, and the next edition will be in May 2021.
Global Berry Congress.This event in the Dutch city of Rotterdam had been due to take place from March 30 – April 1 and has been postponed until June 22 – 24.
Freskon. This event in Greece that had been due to take place on April 2 – 4 has now been canceled, with the next event due for April 2021.
BioWest. This event in Düsseldorf, Germany, had been due to take place on April 19 and has now been postponed until further notice.
Sol&Agrifood. This event in Verona, Italy, had been due to take place on April 19 – 22 and has now been postponed until June 14 – 17.
Alimentaria Barcelona. This event in Spain has been postponed from April 20 – 23 until Sept. 14 – 17.
Foodex Japan. This even in Tokyo that had been scheduled for March 10 – 13 was canceled in February.
South by Southwest. This massive festival of music, culture, art and food in Texas that had been due to take place from March 13 – 22 has been canceled.
GreenTech Americas. This event was due to take place in Queretaro, Mexico on March 24-26, and has now been postponed until August 24 – 25.
EMPACK 2020, due to take place in The Netherlands on March 31 – April 2 has been postponed until June 23 – 25.
Ag Day 2020, which was scheduled for March 18 at the State Capitol, California has been canceled until next year.
