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Hortifrut profit soars in 2020
Chile-headquartered berry company Hortifrut has posted strong financial results from 2020, in which profit soared to US$52.02 million from $3.56 million the previous year.
March 26 , 2021
Opinion: Unity is a necessity to achieve greater goals
Cristian Tagle, President of the Chilean Cherry Committee, says the industry must come together following an unprecedented and challenging season.
March 23 , 2021
Independent grocers demand antitrust investigation into Big Grocery
The National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, has urged Congress to investigate Big Grocery for alleged anti-competitive tactics.
March 16 , 2021
EU requests new protocols for citrus exports to U.S. after suspension of tariffs
The U.S. and the EU agreed to suspend tariffs that arose as a result of the Boeing and Airbus disputes, affecting Spanish citrus.
March 15 , 2021
California avocados exported to China for first time
Mission Produce and its partner Mr. Avocado, one of China’s leading avocado brands, have sent the first-ever shipment of avocados to the Asian country from California.
March 15 , 2021
Chile: Asoex forecasts greater table grape export decline
In a third estimate for the 2020-21 season, Asoex President Ronald Bown Fernández said the forecast was now for 64.6 million boxes (8.2 kilo-equivalent).
March 15 , 2021
A.P. Moller-Maersk exec has "never seen anything like" current global shipping disruption
Around the planet, the pandemic has dramatically disrupted trade, driving up the cost of shipping goods and adding a fresh challenge to the global economic recovery.
March 12 , 2021
Calavo Growers sees Q1 decrease in total revenue
Total revenue saw a 19 percent decrease in comparison to last year during the same period due to lower average selling price, higher supply from Mexico and facility closures.
March 12 , 2021
UK to stay "adequately supplied" with table grapes despite Chile weather issues
Amid the potential grape shortages given heavy rains in Chile, a UK company says the country doesn’t seem to expect shortages nor rising prices at the same level that the U.S. may see.
March 11 , 2021
Origine Group wraps up "complex" Italian kiwifruit season
Italian-Chilean kiwifruit consortium Origine Group says that it is wrapping up its Northern Hemisphere season, which it describes as "complex" due to various factors.
March 11 , 2021
