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Giumarra to expand mystic grape program for Mexican season
This is a first for the program, which originally included only Chilean red seedless grapes and expanded earlier this year to include both Peruvian and Chilean-grown red, green, and black seedless premium varieties.
May 13 , 2020
Agronometrics in Charts: Citrus pricing holds relatively stable despite Covid-19
Pricing has been relatively unaffected by the Covid-19 pandemic - in many cases lower than in 2019 - despite volumes remaining fairly stable and demand surging as consumers look to boost their intake of Vitamin C.
May 12 , 2020
New research explores blueberries' positive effects in men with type 2 diabetes
The double-blind study was conducted at the Stratton Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Albany, New York.
May 12 , 2020
Kiwifruit Claim heads to NZ's Supreme Court
The move comes a month after the Court of Appeal decided to allow the Crown to appeal a High Court decision finding it partially liable over the Psa outbreak.
May 11 , 2020
California cherry harvests kick off, with more fruit likely to stay in domestic market
The cherry harvest has started in California, amid expectations that a higher proportion of fruit will be sold within the U.S. due to market disruptions in export destinations.
May 11 , 2020
Q&A: Westfalia has "performed well" during Covid-19 pandemic
CEO Alk Brand told us about how they've been handling the multiple challenges stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic, expectations from key supply regions over the coming months, and what they have in store for the future.
May 11 , 2020
U.S. apple holdings still up significantly over 2019
Fresh apple holdings specifically totaled 46.8m bushels, 21% greater year-on-year, while processing holdings totaled 18.4m, 18.1% higher.
May 11 , 2020
New York greenhouse emerges as new coronavirus hotspot
Gov. Andrew Cuomo at his daily briefing likened the spread of Covid-19 at Green Empire Farms in Oneida to the outbreaks at meat-packaging plants across the country.
May 08 , 2020
Experts apply microbiome research to agricultural science to increase crop yield
The U.S. researchers believe technological advances in microbiome science will ultimately help farmers around the world grow more food at a lower cost.
May 08 , 2020
Asia Fruit Logistica reschedules to November
Asia Fruit Logistica is rescheduling to Nov. 18-20 2020 in Singapore, which it says is to ensure a successful trade show for every exhibitor and visitor coming from all over the world.
May 08 , 2020
