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Blueberry uptick drives Camposol's strong performance in 2018

The Peruvian multinational posted a 20% rise in EBITDA in 2018, thanks largely to an 80% increase in blueberry volumes.
April 02 , 2019

United Fresh: Proposed U.S.-Mexico border shutdown would create "economic uncertainty"

It says that because of the large reassignment of CBP officers, importers and exporters should expect to see “a slowdown in the processing of trade” along the U.S.-Mexico border for an unspecified period.
April 02 , 2019

U.S.: Autumn Glory apples gain ground in February while conventional pears trump organic

Superfresh's proprietary apple variety grew more than four-fold in dollar sales and more than five-fold in volume, according to IRI Freshlook data.
April 02 , 2019

U.S.: California cherry season to arrive later than last year, says Stemilt

The company says the ideal loading time for California cherries will be May 20 - June 20, making Memorial Day a great opportunity for the first promotions of the season.
April 02 , 2019

U.S.: APHIS publishes Colombian mango import PRA

If approved, U.S. importers would be able to source from one of Latin America's biggest mango-growing countries.
April 01 , 2019

DSV to buy Panalpina for US$4.6B and create freight-forwarding giant

DSV’s combination with Panalpina’s air- and sea-freight operations will create the world’s fourth-largest freight-forwarding company, with only DHL Logistics, Kuehne & Nagel and DB Schenker now bigger.
April 01 , 2019

Rabobank report on what is at stake with the Tomato Suspension Agreement

According to the RaboResearch report, Tomato Fight: What Is at Stake?, if parties reach a renewed suspension agreement, specific conditions may change, and the withdrawal would be avoided.
April 01 , 2019

Peru expecting greater table grape window overlap in the future

The country notched a 40% year-on-year increase in exports this season and in 2018 became the world's third-largest table grape exporter by value, ahead of China and Italy.
April 01 , 2019

Chile opens for Australian almonds

Australia, one of the world's top almond exporters, hopes to new access will also help it to further penetrate the Latin American market.
March 31 , 2019

U.S.: More rain coming to California

Despite indications a few days ago that the U.S. state of California might be out of the rain cycle, new storms have developed over the past few days.
March 29 , 2019

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