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Wish Farms promotes local businesses, donates gift cards

PRESS RELEASE Plant City, FL - International grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, Wish Farms, recently completed a successful giveback campaign on Instagram by promoting local businesses while simultaneously supporting children in need. The campaign, aptly named “Buy Local. Spread Happiness.”, encouraged users to nominate their favorite local businesses by tagging […]
May 14 , 2020

India approves in-transit cold treatment for Australian fruits

Agriculture Minister David Littleproud says the move is a "major breakthrough" for the country's farmers, who will be able to gain better returns by supplying fresher fruit to the market.
May 14 , 2020

Chinese market opens for U.S. blueberries

China has said that it will allow imports of U.S. blueberries, as part of the Phase One trade agreement signed between the two countries in January.
May 14 , 2020

Opinion: If Australian cafes, restaurants have clarity, growers do too

Bill Bulmer, chair of Australia's AUSVEG, says growers that service the foodservice sector need confidence that if they start planting perishable crops now that they will have an avenue to market when the crop is ready to harvest.
May 14 , 2020

Peruvian fruit exports grew sharply in March despite Covid-19

Avocados and table grapes were the growth drivers in both March and the first quarter of the year, according to Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism.
May 14 , 2020

Yakima Valley fruit company workers protest alleged lack of safety measures

Officials at all three companies maintain they have worked to meet federal, state and local health guidelines, including those from the CDC, the state Department of Labor and Industries and the Yakima Health District.
May 14 , 2020

UNITEC is close to its customers in the world, today more than ever

PRESS RELEASE We have 100% experienced that, during this storm, UNITEC became our lighthouse. Even during the lockdown in Italy, UNITEC together with Alanar Team has succeeded to load 10 trucks of equipment and send them to Turkey by sea. Also, the installation team of UNITEC in Turkey has been working enormously - while keeping […]
May 13 , 2020

Filipino banana exports could slide by 40% this year

Banana production in the Philippines is being drastically reduced by Fusarium wilt and climate change, with the aggravating impact of Covid-19 on trade.
May 13 , 2020

U.S.: PMA "very encouraged" by early May fresh produce performance

In the week ending May 3, fresh produce sales were up 17.2% year-on-year, with vegetables 24% higher and fruit seeing an 11.1% lift.
May 13 , 2020

U.S.: May grape sales likely to be up on 2019 after slower spring period, says Pandol

John Pandol spoke about the Mexican grape deal, the reasons behind the lower weekly grape sales year-on-year during the pandemic, and potential for "rationalization" of pricing in the category.
May 13 , 2020

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