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PRESS RELEASE Hazel Technologies, a USDA-funded company providing new technologies to extend the quality shelf life of produce and fight food waste, announces partnership with Miami, FL-based online tropical and exotic fruit store, Tropical Fruit Box. The D2C box company makes fresh tropical and exotic fruits from around the world more accessible to consumers with […]

Considering the growing success of Mexican avocados in the U.S. and EU, value chains should be promoted to standardize prices and maintain product quality, according to an industry member.

The demand for vertical farming is expected to increase rapidly during the forecast period, owing to rise in popularity of organic food. 

Foodstuffs will have to meet stricter limits of cadmium and lead content before they can be sold in the European Union, according to new rules that will be applicable from the end of August.

Last year China's grape exports totaled US$1.21 billion while Peru exported US$991 million, according to the country's Association of Exporters (ADEX).

The bill's passage on Tuesday came as nearly two-thirds of the West experience extreme or exceptional drought conditions, and more than 90 active wildfires burning across the U.S.

The forecast decline follows on from an expected eight percent year-on-year increase in the 2020-21 season to a record 1.34 million metric tons (MT).

ProPrint Group collaborated with Primafruit and the retailer to launch the eight-week trial. If successful, the pack could roll out further within the Waitrose fruit range.

Just eight crops' hectares will represent an increase of 6.7 percent compared to the average hectares of the last five seasons with over 1.5 million ha planted.

Avocados in the U.S. market began with prices lower this year than in 2020. The price of avocados began to rise and from week 11 until week 26, slightly exceeding reported prices year on year.