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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
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
Ahold Delhaize's Q1 results "significantly impacted" by Covid-19
Dutch international supermarket chain Ahold Delhaize has reportedly substantially higher sales and income in the first financial quarter of 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
May 08 , 2020
