Post Archive
Californian table grape overhang to clash with Peruvian and Chilean imports
While significant promotional activity has taken place in North America and globally to move a huge Californian table grape crop, large inventories presage what one importer describes as a "tricky early import season" ahead for South American fruit.
November 23 , 2018
Chinese fruit market seeks to raise vendors' awareness of brand counterfeiting
The Zhejiang Jiaxing Fruit Market held a meeting on Nov. 15 to discuss brand protection and notify sellers about the cases of counterfeiting, both with local and international produce.
November 23 , 2018
Chile: Spotted wing Drosophila 'could become most important cherry industry pest'
The warning from a Chilean researcher comes after Fedefruta warned that recent conditions in some central-southern regions were conducive to the reproduction of the relatively new pest.
November 22 , 2018
Hail shaves off expected Chilean walnut production volume
The most heavily affected walnut orchards are facing losses of 40 - 80%, according to industry body ChileNut.
November 22 , 2018
Europe: Avocado prices expected to recover as Peruvian season wraps up
Heavy volumes from Peru, South Africa and Colombia led to a protracted period of low prices amid oversupply in Europe over recent months.
November 22 , 2018
Hail-related losses in Chilean cherry industry to be US$100M
The adverse weather event struck just days before most cherry harvesting activities got underway, further reducing production volume of a crop that was also expected to be around 15 - 20% lower than last season.
November 22 , 2018
California likely the source of latest Romaine E. coli outbreak, says FDA chief
"There is some lettuce coming in from Mexico but most of what’s on the market is the result of end-of-the-season harvesting coming out of California right now," Dr. Scott Gottlieb was quoted as saying.
November 21 , 2018
State of the Market - Week 46, 2018
The recent Mexican avocado grower strikes have created market opportunities for Chile in the U.S.
November 21 , 2018
Australian veggie exports on the rise
While carrots were the leading crop in value and volume, asparagus have sprouted up as strong contributors to trade.
November 20 , 2018
U.S.: California recommends new restrictions on chlorpyrifos
The Department of Pesticide Regulation issued temporary guidelines that include banning the common pesticide from crop dusting, discontinuing its use on most crops and increasing perimeters around where it's applied.
November 20 , 2018
