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EarthRights, the firm representing the families and other civilians involved, alleges that Chiquita is liable for the deaths of 10 workers.

Press release (International Fresh Produce Association) Washington, DC – Citing the need for the specialty crop industry to develop innovative solutions to emerging overseas packaging and labeling regulatory requirements, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service recently announced the availability of up to $5 million in grant opportunities via the Assisting Specialty Crops Exports […]

Te Brake is currently Zespri’s Chief Operating Officer and will succeed outgoing CEO Daniel Mathieson who is leaving Zespri to join Driscoll’s, effective 1 July.

Press release (Driscoll's) WATSONVILLE, CALIF. — Driscoll’s, recently named one of Fast Company’s most innovative companies, announced it is bringing back its Berry Mobile Tour to the Northeast, this summer. With 21 planned stops including New York, Boston, and Washington, D.C. the tour brings to life Driscoll’s Sweetness Worth Sharing™ campaign, offering berry lovers at each […]

Throughout the period spanning from week 18 of 2023 to week 14 of 2024, Camposol has reinforced its position as the primary exporter of Peruvian fresh blueberries, commanding 16% market share.

Tahiti limes were the third most exported citrus from Peru in 2023; experts say they could reach the shipment volumes of mangoes and mandarins.

Pineapples do not constitute a large trade market for Taiwan, but after China cut their pineapple trading relationship in 2021, Taiwan has been working to provide growers with other export opportunities. 

The Russian Ministry of Agriculture plans to declare a federal emergency due to severe damage to the country's crops caused by May frosts. “We are now planning to introduce a federal emergency, and we will ask the government to compensate fruit crops,” Oksana Lut told TASS, a news agency from the country.  Amid a declining […]

In 2023, U.S. apple exports to all destinations grew 6% in value compared to 2022, reaching $926 million. 

Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said that phytosanitary requirements were “agreed in principle” during his visit to Japan last December.