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Matt Hancock receives “Cherry Visionary Award” in Global Cherry Summit 2022

Matt Hancock, Managing Director of UK cherry specialist Norton Folgate was recognized for his impact during the Global Cherry Summit 2022.
April 19 , 2022

Del Monte recognized as one of country's most trusted companies

This award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., a world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider.
April 19 , 2022

Global Cherry Summit 2022 kicks off today

This installment of the event is the first to take place since 2019, when the Global Cherry summit received more than 700 professionals from the main growing nations, including Chile, China, the U.S., the U.K., Australia, Brazil and New Zealand.
April 19 , 2022

Ecuador banana growers continue push for intervention

The impact of the war in Ukraine has resulted in millions of lost exports for Ecuador's banana industry, its exporters' association is calling for a direct intervention from the country's Agriculture Ministry.
April 18 , 2022

A short history of the Hass avocado

The original Hass tree was really a mistake - a lucky chance seedling. Since then it has ballooned in to by far the predominant avocado variety.
April 18 , 2022

Preparing for the Global Cherry Summit 2022

The cherry industry prepares to meet this week in Chile for the Global Cherry Summit 2022.
April 14 , 2022

Raspberry development in processing and fresh sectors

The global raspberry sector continues to grow, as it does with the other main berry types. Raspberries for fresh consumption have the biggest name in the marketplace, but processed berries are a major part of the berry industry.
April 14 , 2022

Agronometrics in Charts: The season unfolds for Mexico’s white seedless grape varieties 

Projections suggest a significant increase of imports of Mexico white seedless varieties during this year's table grape season.
April 14 , 2022

Industry challenges, new strategies headlining the South American Blueberry Convention

The international convention focused on the trends shaping the industry in the region responsible for the harvesting of 60% of the world's blueberry exports is set to kick off next week in Chile.
April 14 , 2022

IFPA urges resolution of trade flow at U.S.-Mexico border

The IFPA welcomed some advancements in reopening certain border crossings, but said some truckers carrying produce have waited over 30 hours to cross the border into the U.S.
April 14 , 2022