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U.S.: Limoneira revenue holds steady despite lower avocado volumes
Higher lemon sales and pricing helped keep revenues higher, but that wasn't enough to stop a decline in profits for the third quarter.
September 11 , 2017
Bravo Produce recalls papayas amid ongoing salmonella outbreak
So far there have been 203 cases reported from the multistate salmonella outbreak.
September 11 , 2017
Chile celebrates top exporter role in Chinese market
The Chilean fruit industry took a different approach to its participation at regional trade fair Asia Fruit Logistica last week.
September 11 , 2017
Citrus Australia hopes Queensland mandarins can score U.S. market access
The state's buoyant industry, now accounting for more than half Australia's planted area of mandarins, was not included in the initial protocol.
September 11 , 2017
U.S.: Autogrow announces hackathon to grow crops on Mars
"If you can grow it there, you can grow it anywhere,” says CEO Darryn Keiller.
September 11 , 2017
"Good bulge" ahead in coming years for NZ avocados
This year the crop is very short due to alternate bearing, but Avanza export manager Martin Napper says volumes will trend up over the next five years.
September 11 , 2017
Excess rain damages Mexican crops
More than 138,000 hectares of damages have been claimed in commodities including corn, wheat, bananas, chile peppers and chayotes.
September 11 , 2017
Irma weakens but pummels Florida with winds and flooding
The hurricane has been downgraded to Category 2 status but wind and flooding risks are still significant in Florida and other parts of the U.S. Southeast.
September 10 , 2017
Irma upgraded to Category 4 as hurricane nears U.S. mainland
The hurricane and associated "life-threatening" storms are expected to remain powerful, with the majority of Florida ports now under Condition Zulu.
September 10 , 2017
Hortifrut sales fell 14% in H1
EBITDA fell by the same percentage, but this was mainly due to an earlier blueberry season that pushed more volumes into the last quarter of 2016.
September 08 , 2017
