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California cuts avocado forecast, but still expects promotable volumes
Fall and winter weather events including heavy winds resulted in the slight forecast change, with the reduction occurring in the pre-season months.
February 26 , 2021
Marijuana worth $27M hidden in papaya shipment in southern California
Customs and Border Protection officers discovered 12,000 pounds of marijuana hidden within a shipment of papayas hauled by a big rig at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry.
February 26 , 2021
Nogales sees continued diversification of new commodities
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) has listed some of the commodities seeing the greatest growth through the key Arizona point of entry.
February 26 , 2021
Fresh Del Monte's 2020 sales and income impacted by pandemic
Fresh Del Monte has posted lower sales and net income year-on-year for 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, but the company is hopeful it will see performance gains in 2021.
February 25 , 2021
Freshfel, FPC urge U.K. government to delay derogation for plant health certification
Freshfel and the Fresh Produce Consortium have asked the UK government to hold off on instituting a requirement that imports from the European Union need phytosanitary certificates from April 1.
February 24 , 2021
Strong mango shipments expected to U.S. over coming weeks
The total volume of mangoes shipped to the U.S. over the next two months is expected to be 37 percent higher year-on-year, with Peru and Mexico both expecting bigger crops.
February 24 , 2021
U.S. produce industry welcomes Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack confirmation
Major associations from the U.S. produce industry - including Western Growers, the PMA, and United Fresh - have welcomed the bipartisan Senate confirmation vote.
February 23 , 2021
Chile: Uvanova analyzes severe table grape damage, with losses of over $600M expected
The level of rot in the orchards, the high load of inoculum present today in the orchards, makes forecasting arrival condition "practically an impossible challenge".
February 23 , 2021
U.K.: Cocaine worth $259m found in banana boxes sent from Colombia
Ten people have been arrested in North London in relation to the seizure of approximately 2.3 metric tons (5,070 pounds) of cocaine imported to the U.K. in a consignment of bananas from Colombia.
February 23 , 2021
Texas citrus losses from storm estimated to be at least $300M
The President of Texas Citrus Mutual said the estimates account for losses this year and the potential for damaged trees to cut into next year’s crop.
February 22 , 2021
