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The United States Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) pest risk analysis of Peruvian gooseberry fruit deems the phytosanitary process for import safe. The analysis evaluates the risks of importing fresh Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana) from Peru to the United States and is available for public comment. Based on the analysis, the organization determined […]

Christina Morton, Director of the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association (FFVA), said the organization anticipates that Hurricane Debby (now a tropical storm) won't cause widespread, significant damage to Florida growers. In an update, the organization said that the FFVA has been in constant communication with growers around the state and, although the impacts of the […]

"The main objective of this protocol is to provide the citrus industry with an effective and reliable tool for the rapid diagnosis of this devastating disease," said Ceferino Flores, researcher at INTA Yuto.

The agreements were sealed in the presence of the presidents of Chile, Gabriel Boric, and Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

The Association called on commercial operators, exporting companies, cooperatives, and processing industries for proper management of the upcoming lemon campaign.

The guacamole was sold at Lunds & Byerlys grocery stores located throughout the Twin Cities area and St. Cloud.

Continuing our analysis of the Colombian citrus industry, FreshFruitPortal.com spoke to Asofrucol Manager Álvaro Ernesto Palacio to learn about the strategies, developments, and profitability of the industry looking to the future.

The Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine ended nearly nine months after officials first detected populations in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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APHIS and state officials are trying to eradicate five introduced species: the Oriental, Tau, Mexican, Queensland, and Mediterranean fruit flies.