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The U.S. sees an increase in pollinators on this year's World Bee Day

The world is getting ready to celebrate World Bee Day and the USDA finally has a positive outlook about the future of the pollinators. The USDA ASS 2022 Agriculture Census reported a record high of 3.8 million honey bee colonies in the United States, an increase of 25% over the last bi-decade census.  The United […]
May 20 , 2024

Peruvian table grapes: "This will be a year of normal prices"

Peruvian table grape industry are expecting a season with more abundance of table grapes, which is why prices will go back to normal.
May 20 , 2024

AGCO Agriculture Foundation donates to Brazil floods relief

AGCO is a private organization with “a vision to prevent and alleviate hunger through the development of sustainable agriculture.”
May 20 , 2024

Peru approves temporary lifting of suspension of phytosanitary requirements for Chilean apples and stone fruit

Given the resolution, the phytosanitary certification processes for apples and fresh stone fruits can now be restarted, as long as they comply with the agreed points for the shipment of these species.
May 19 , 2024

New varieties, key players and changing market conditions in the global blueberry industry

Native to North America, blueberries have been around for over 13,000 years. Their rise to popularity has given place to a dynamic market, with new varieties being developed yearly. Take a look at some of our most-read blueberry stories.
May 19 , 2024

The Top Seven

These are FreshFruitPortal.com's top seven stories of the week.
May 18 , 2024

GPG brings new primocane blackberry to the market

Global Plant Genetics (GPG) and Polish Rubus breeding programme, Niwa, signed a new licensing arrangement for two new primocane blackberry varieties. The agreement is for GPG to represent the Maryna and Juhas cultivars in a range of international territories. Bartek Danek, Director of Niwa, said “It has been important for our blackberry breeding efforts to […]
May 17 , 2024

Shiploads of Western Australian avocados arrive in India

Press Release, Government of Western Australia MAY 17 - The Cook Government is celebrating the arrival of Western Australian avocados in India and supporting the new export market to grow.   More than 320 tonnes of Western Australian avocados, valued at over $1.6 million, have now been exported to India via sea freight, with most […]
May 17 , 2024

Mango shipments to the US dropped last week

This week's volume is about 12% lower than what was shipped the previous week.
May 17 , 2024

US & Europe, the main markets for Peruvian mango in 2023-24

According to APEM, during the 2023-24 campaign, more than 80,000 tons of fresh Peruvian mango have been marketed
May 17 , 2024