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Oppy invests in enhancing California cherry deal

Oppy invests in a California cherry deal, bringing together top cherry brands, Katicich Ranch and Brookside, to form Katco Packing
January 28 , 2021

U.S. table grape supplies looking strong into February

Peruvian and Chilean table grape volumes are larger year-on-year, and quality for the U.S. market is shaping up to be "excellent", according to Mark Greenberg from Capespan North America.
January 28 , 2021

Cherry sales in China show slight improvements, but market remains tough

Consumer and distributor confidence in cherries increase amid social media campaigns encouraging consumption of the fruit, in a statement released by Chilean fruit unions.
January 28 , 2021

Red Sun Farms announces 2021 growth plans

Greenhouse grower, Red Sun Farms has announced plans for continued expansion in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico in 2021.
January 27 , 2021

Giumarra partners with South American blueberry company CarSol Group

CarSol Group farms approximately 1,200 hectares of its own blueberry production throughout major growing regions in Chile, Peru, and Portugal.
January 27 , 2021

Church Brothers Farms Hires Marketing Director

Press Release SALINAS, Calif. – Jennifer Wagner Sanchez has joined Church Brothers Farms as director of marketing. Sanchez has more than 20 years of experience in the fresh produce industry in marketing, sales and category management roles. She was most recently at Driscoll’s as director of retail sales and, previous to that, was vice president […]
January 27 , 2021

Sorma Group launches HyperVision, a new platform for optical sorting machines

PRESS RELEASE Sorma Group launches HyperVision, the new high-tech platform for SormaTech optical sorting machines. A patented system that selects 15 pieces of fruit per second based on internal and external quality and guarantees elimination of almost all defects, an unprecedented level of achievement on the market SormaTech, the Sorma Group's proprietary optical sorting machine […]
January 27 , 2021

Cocaine shipment found in banana shipment at UK port

Police found almost a metric ton of cocaine in England port, hidden in a banana shipment on its way to Belgium from Colombia
January 27 , 2021

Zespri proposal to buy counterfeit kiwifruit rejected by KNZ

Kiwifruit producer, Zespri’s proposal to buy counterfeit Chinese golden kiwifruit has been rejected by Kiwifruit New Zealand
January 27 , 2021

West Coast ports experience heavy congestion and delays

Over the past months, the container vessel congestion at West Coast ports has been coming together to create the "perfect storm", according to Ron Gill at Bengard Marketing.
January 27 , 2021