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Cargo Produce launches its platform to digitize and connect the international produce supply chain

PRESS RELEASE Starting this month, five exporters of fresh fruits and vegetables from Latin America, which together handle 9,000 containers a year, will begin to use the first Export Management System on the market created for Produce. It is Cargo Produce, a technology startup based in Austin (Texas) that seeks to digitize the first mile […]
August 03 , 2021

GreenTech Americas highlights

PRESS RELEASE GreenTech Americas will provide high technology solutions and training to take the protected agriculture sector to the next level in Mexico. There will be the educational Conference Programme, Crop Optimization & Business and Investment, and an ‘open to all visitors’ GreenTech Stage where industry leaders will present their strategies. On the exhibition floor, […]
August 03 , 2021

U.S. ports face peak-season "gridlock plus" as anchorages fill

Around 80 container ships are now at anchor awaiting berths at ports on all three U.S. coastlines, with peak season set to begin in earnest, implying even more congestion ahead.
August 03 , 2021

Agronometrics in Charts: Apple market sees high pricing in 2021

In July of this year, the average prices of apples in the U.S. market were US$1.63 per kilogram, a 22 percent increase year on year.
August 03 , 2021

Bayer to drop Roundup from U.S. lawn and garden market

The company says it will replace the products with alternative formulations in 2023 as part of a five-point plan to contain its litigation risk.
August 03 , 2021

Colombian avocado exports nearly double through May

Exports to all destinations over the five-month period rose by 88 percent to US$114.3 million, according to ProColombia.
August 03 , 2021

Greenyard closes sales of Dutch division, ends U.K. fruit packing JV

Greenyard expects that these transactions will have no material effect on the Group’s adjusted EBITDA or its earlier given guidance.
August 03 , 2021

Learning from Pink Lady’s branding success in the U.K.

As one of the few fresh produce brands in the UK, PBUK takes a look at what others can learn about increasing household penetration and retail sales, and how retailers can tap into Pink Lady’s brand awareness.
August 02 , 2021

Dole falls in market debut, now valued at $1.4B

The company's stock opened at $15, below the initial public offering (IPO) price of $16, even after Dole slashed its marketed price range earlier this week.
August 02 , 2021

France fines Monsanto for illegally acquiring data on journalists, activists

France's personal data protection agency on Wednesday fined US firm Monsanto for illegally compiling files of public figures, journalists and activists.
August 02 , 2021