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U.S.: Titan Farms to extend peach season with Florida alliance
The new partnership with Sizemore Farms is set to give the South Carolina-based grower an edge in the marketplace.
March 30 , 2016
Peru: Govt promotes irrigation works for Arequipa growers
Could Majes-Siguas II and Paltuture revitalize southern Peru’s horticultural export industry?
March 30 , 2016
California Giant talks sustainability, new cooling facility
With the peak Watsonville strawberry harvest quickly approaching, California Giant Berry Farms announced major renovations for its New West Cooling facility. The update comes as the company evaluates methods to minimize its environmental footprint, said vice president of marketing, Cindy Jewell, in an interview with Fresh Fruit Portal. The $200,000 investment is expected to reduce fruit cooling […]
March 30 , 2016
Canada: China, South Korea dominate BC blueberry export anticipation
The 2016 British Columbia blueberry crop won't be as early as last year's, but growers are hopeful they'll get earlier green lights for China and South Korea.
March 30 , 2016
State of the Market - Week 12, 2016
Northern Hemisphere market report for Week 12 (ending March 25) For more information about Fruitonline reports, click here Feel free to click one of the links below for more weekly reports on the international fruit market: Weekly Stonefruit Market Reports Weekly Cherry Market Reports Weekly Table grape Market Reports Weekly Blueberry Market Reports Weekly Avocado […]
March 30 , 2016
Mexican company acquires GreenFruit Avocados
The tie-up with FrutiVal will allow the California-based group more possibilities to pursue "ambitious" marketing plans in the U.S., China and Japan.
March 29 , 2016
As strawberry season heats up, California anticipates test run in China
Easter weekend was abuzz with excitement this year for California’s strawberry industry. As the unofficial kick off to spring, the holiday marks a major domestic sales weekend for early-season fruit. News out of Beijing, however, had U.S. exporters such as Driscoll’s with their sights set on China. California is expected to supply China’s first commercial strawberry […]
March 29 , 2016
China: Yiguo garners "greatest financing" yet in e-commerce fruit
The company would not reveal the full figure, but claimed the fresh round of funding from Alibaba and New York's KKR exceeded Womai.com's US$220 million received last year.
March 29 , 2016
Chile: Ships diverted from Valparaiso to San Antonio
The precaution was made in response to fruit fly detections in the port city of Valparaiso.
March 29 , 2016
Grower associations challenge UFW, California's piece-rate compensation law
Correction: A previous version of this story stated the UFW alleged Gerawan exposed peach workers to pesticides, but this was an incorrect characterization of what the UFW actually alleged and the sentence has been retracted. With California’s new piece-rate compensation law now in effect, the Western Growers Association and the California Fresh Fruit Association are […]
March 29 , 2016
