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Oppy doubles imported cherry volumes into North America
The company now offers "nearly year-round availability" thanks to its increasingly popular domestic cherry program from California and Oregon.
December 15 , 2020
U.S. avocado suppliers anticipate strong volumes through January
Leading avocado companies spoke about their expectations for the U.S. avocado market in the run-up to the Super Bowl on Feb. 7.
December 15 , 2020
U.K. minister tells shoppers not to stockpile food as EU trade deal prospects worsen
U.K. shoppers worried about the government failing to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union should not stockpile food, business secretary Alok Sharma said on Monday.
December 14 , 2020
USDA announces grants to help solve problems in avocado orchards
New grants totaling US$6.3 million will help to solve problems including diseases and pests in America's avocado orchards.
December 14 , 2020
Chilean cherries: Latest forecast pegs exports even higher
Exports of 316,184 tons of Chilean cherries are now predicted, which will be an increase of 38.3% compared to 2019-2020.
December 14 , 2020
Banana Link hits out at banana multinationals after force majeure announcement
Two of the biggest banana companies, Del Monte and Dole, last week announced they would begin imposing a ‘force majeure’ surcharge on all their North American contracts.
December 14 , 2020
BerryWorld partners with FareShare over Christmas to provide the equivalent of 20,000 meals this winter
Press Release At BerryWorld we know that sustainability is a natural part of being a successful business. When earlier this year COVID 19 turned people’s lives upside down, BerryWorld UK saw an opportunity to support vulnerable families in the UK so we did the natural thing and approached FareShare. Since then, BerryWorld UK and some […]
December 14 , 2020
Peruvian grape shipments to U.S. uninterrupted by farmworker protests, say importers
Representatives of Jac. Vandenberg, Dayka & Hackett and Pandol Brothers have said that grape exports appear to be carrying on normally as the farmworker protests in Peru ended this past week.
December 14 , 2020
UK retail industry warns of higher food prices with no EU trade deal
If the U.K. finishes the Brexit transition period on Dec. 31 without a trade deal with the EU, it would be trading on WTO terms in January when a much higher proportion of seasonal produce is sourced from the EU.
December 11 , 2020
Egyptian table grape exports to rise by 13 percent
The higher estimates exports would come amid a 2.5 percent rise in commercial production to 1.42 million MT, driven by favorable weather conditions, new technologies, and growing demand.
December 11 , 2020



