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Mexico shifts trade railway from Texas to New Mexico after inspections

The move comes after Texas Governor Greg Abbott began enforcing “enhanced” safety inspections of commercial trucks crossing the border last month.
May 06 , 2022

Why locally developed table grape varieties matter

Jorge Torres G. - White Seedless Manager at the Vida Produce Company, and ASOEX Fruit Technology Consortium Director explains why Chilean table grape growers must also be focused on developing their own varieties which respond to the country's unique growing conditions and logistical reality.
May 05 , 2022

State of the Grape Market - May 2022

Decofrut presents the State of the Market for table grapes during April, looking at supply, demand and pricing for three markets over the last month- in the U.S., Europe and China.
May 05 , 2022

Freight costs weighing heavy on Mexico’s table grape industry

"Freight is more expensive than the product, it's killing us", Juan Laborin, General Director of the Mexican table grapes association AALPUM told the Grape Reporter.
May 05 , 2022

Agronometrics in Charts: Washington’s frigid winter likely to lead to a smaller cherry crop 

In this installment of the ‘Agronometrics In Charts’ series, Sarah Ilyas details the dynamics affecting the Washington State cherry crop.
May 05 , 2022

Five things indoor farmers should know when choosing their grow lights

Caught up in the excitement around this emerging sector, many entrepreneurs fail to do the planning and research necessary to select the right equipment – particularly lighting – for their crops, budget, and farm’s needs.
May 05 , 2022

Inteligistics Offers High-Tech Digital Solutions for Supply Chain, Cold Chain and Logistics Management and Efficiency

Inteligistics has built a suite of products that can be used independently or integrated into a common information platform.
May 04 , 2022

UK grocer’s robot army moves 2 million food items per day

U.K. grocery Ocado is using an army of 2,000 robots to pick up 2 million food items per day, a rate five times faster than a trained human worker.
May 04 , 2022

Mission Produce appoints new President and COO

Tim Bulow joins Mission Produce with more than 30 years of experience leading global operations, business development and marketing for consumer-facing businesses across diverse geographies and industries.
May 04 , 2022

Del Monte's Q1 profits hit by inflationary pressures

Net income for the three months ended April 1 was $25.8 million, down from $42.7 million in the same quarter last year, while gross profit dropped to $89.8 million from $105 million.
May 04 , 2022