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The Grape Reporter recently caught up with Dirk Winkelmann, President at Vanguard Direct, one of the world's leading grape suppliers, to hear some of his thoughts on where the industry is heading, the 2021-22 season, and the significant disruption that lies ahead.

"New varieties are like popular music. What is now classic rock was the vanguard of its epoch," says John Pandol.

Decofrut presents the State of the Market for table grapes during September, looking at supply, demand and pricing for three markets - the U.S., Europe and China.

Oppy has announced a significant restructuring of roles within its executive team as the company focuses on further strengthening its strategy going into the next decade.

Shipping line Maersk has provided a an update of the situation at major world ports and the ongoing global supply chain challenges.

New research has revealed the underdeveloped state of branding within the fresh produce industry and how commodity growers can make a larger profit by leveraging their authentic stories. The study, conducted by Foodmix Marketing Communications, surveyed more than 1,000 regular produce shoppers among Boomers, Gen X, Millennial and Gen Z generations. Key findings include the […]

Zespri CEO Dan Mathieson confirmed it was Zespri fruit exported last month which tested positive, and all subsequent tests had come back negative.

The company says it has this year installed ripening rooms in the Netherlands, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina for various well-known and important fruit retailers, importers and distributors.

Fruit exports reached $2.3 billion, which was mainly made up of avocados (US$925 million) and table grapes ($538 million), together accounting for 63 percent of the total.

Maine’s wild blueberry growers had a bounce-back year this summer after struggling with low prices and small crops sizes in recent seasons.