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PRESS RELEASE BARTOW, FL - Florida Citrus Mutual is pleased to announce and welcome Matt Joyner as its new Director of Government Relations. In this role, Joyner will work on behalf of Mutual's grower members and staff in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C. Joyner previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff for the Florida Department of Agriculture […]

Two weeks after a severe hailstorm, organizations representing blueberry, cherry, table grape and kiwifruit growers have provided initial impact assessments.

Central Otago-based Hortinvest Limited is making the most of strong global cherry demand with plans to set up two 80-hectare cherry orchard projects to be planted over the next two years. 

It attributed the increase to more favorable weather conditions, higher yields and a larger harvest area.

Total losses from the recent hail storm are expected to be around 7%, with export volumes to be reduced by around 3%.

But while wholesale market prices since July in the U.S. have been in line with the last couple of years, in Europe they have been significantly lower.

“I really do expect there to be volume exports from all states this season, and it’s going to be a dramatic change to the cherry landscape in Australia,” said the president of Cherry Growers Australia.

The FDA Commissioner has said the organization is working with growers in states that will soon begin harvesting Romaine, like Arizona and Florida, to label produce in way that indicates it is "post-purge".

In total, mango shipments from all Latin American suppliers until the end of the year are expected to be 3% lower year-on-year, following a surge in volumes over the last couple of months.

CBP officers arrested a 30-year-old man from Mexico after discovering US$953,000 worth of drugs at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility.