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Apples now included USDA's Covid-19 assistance program
The U.S. Apple Association is "extremely pleased" with the news that the USDA will be award apple growers a payment rate of $0.05 per pound.
July 10 , 2020
U.S.: Case count passes 500 in bagged salad-linked Cyclospora outbreak
More than 500 people have so far become ill from the U.S. multistate outbreak of Cyclospora that led numerous retailers to recall bagged salad products over recent weeks.
July 10 , 2020
T&G Global launches first "climate-change resistant" apple variety
The New Zealand-headquartered company will commercialize the first new apple variety that is bred to withstand "the world’s hottest and driest of conditions".
July 10 , 2020
New EU phytosanitary import rules had "significant consequences" for industry
New regulations implemented last December for exporters and plant protection organizations have increased the barriers for trade with Europe.
July 10 , 2020
Facing U.S. headwinds, Mexico's berry industry seeks to diversify
In an interview with Forbes, a Mexican berry industry representative outlined problems the sector is facing with labor and antidumping investigations in the U.S., its largest market.
July 09 , 2020
Optimiz launches digital platform to automate fruit traders’ cargo damage claims
Optimiz is the industry's first cargo claims automation platform, built to protect the bottom lines of cargo owners, their insurers and the shipping lines
July 09 , 2020
GrubMarket becomes major supplier of California cherries after acquisitions
GrubMarket today announced it has completed the acquisitions of two wholesale companies with established customer bases across the country.
July 09 , 2020
"First effective treatment" discovered for citrus-greening disease
Scientists at California's University of Riverside (UCR) have found what they describe as "the first substance capable of controlling citrus greening disease".
July 09 , 2020
Europe: Kloosterboer starts construction of Cool Port II in Rotterdam
Kloosterboer will begin the construction of a new fully automated high-bay cold-storage facility with a capacity of 60,000 pallets at City Terminal Rotterdam. The building is expected to be finished by January of 2022. Two years after the realization of Kloosterboer Cool Port I, an ultra-modern fruit terminal that offers a combination of cool and […]
July 08 , 2020
Grimmway recognizes students through annual scholarship program
PRESS RELEASE Grimmway Farms is proud to award 64 college scholarships to recent high school graduates as part of its annual Rod and Bob Grimm Memorial Scholarship Program. Named for Grimmway's founders, the program recognizes the superior academic performance of students who have a parent or guardian employed by the company. "The opportunity to show […]
July 08 , 2020
