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Mission Produce joins Eurosemillas in groundbreaking international avocado platform Green Motion
Green Motion is an international platform that broadens the varieties and rootstocks available to growers, advances the creation of diversified and sustainable markets, and facilitates access to the University of California, Riverside’s (UCR) germplasm collection.
November 12 , 2020
Viva Fresh Expo Launches Clean Eating Challenge 2.0
PRESS RELEASE After the success of last year’s Clean Eating Challenge, Viva Fresh launched its second annual health and wellness campaign on October 1. The challenge will continue until the 2021 Viva Fresh Expo on March 26-27, 2021 at the Gaylord Texan in Dallas. Last year, what started as an idea for educational and promotional content […]
November 11 , 2020
TOMRA Food joins WBCSD
PRESS RELEASE TOMRA Food, a global provider of sensors, equipment and digital solutions for the food supply chain, has joined over 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest project member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). TOMRA Food designs and manufactures sensor-based sorting machines and integrated post-harvest solutions for the food industry, using […]
November 11 , 2020
Spain: Strong winds hit berry production in Huelva
Local media reports that the hurricane-like winds were short-lived, but had such a force that they devastated numerous agricultural production sites.
November 11 , 2020
FDA announces investigation of third E. coli outbreak
The FDA says it is investigating a third outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses that matches the strain found by Michigan authorities in Tanimura & Antle brand packaged single head romaine lettuce.
November 11 , 2020
Colombian blueberry association to begin marketing fruit in boost to industry
Asocolblue, the Colombian Association of Blueberries, informed FreshFruitPortal.com that the marketer was approved last year, a decision that has been a milestone for the blueberry industry.
November 11 , 2020
Good supplies of Chilean and Peruvian fruit expected in U.S. over the winter
Representatives of Delaware-based fruit supplier Forever Fresh say they are expecting solid volumes of Chilean cherries and stone fruit as well as Peruvian grapes this season, amid robust production expectations and ongoing strong consumer demand.
November 11 , 2020
Agronometrics in Charts: Avocado prices take a strong promotable dip. Could a strike be on the cards?
In week 43 avocado prices dipped to the lowest level ever observed this time of the year. With large volumes still expected, what will this mean for the coming months and weeks?
November 10 , 2020
Chilean cherry exports forecast to soar by a third
The Chilean cherry industry is forecasting gigantic growth of 36 percent for the 2020-21 season, which would bring an already well-established sector's exports to around 310,000 metric tons (MT).
November 09 , 2020
Tanimura & Antle recalls romaine over possible E. coli contamination
The news comes days after the FDA announced that there were two active E. coli outbreaks in the U.S. with genetic links to past romaine events.
November 09 , 2020
