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Jim Prevor, editor-in-chief of Produce Business, provides analysis on the current state of the U.S. produce industry and asks what could come next.

With conflicting information from the government about debt, Costa Rica's pineapple producers are worried about thousands lost as export demand plummets.

FreshFruitPortal.com caught up with Robert van Melle of Netherlands-based Origin Fruit Direct to hear about European grape market dynamics during the Covid-19 pandemic.

In a letter on Friday, top unions in New York claimed Amazon was reckless in not following social distancing protocol in its facilities.

The Argentine citrus industry will be severely impacted if the government doesn't take immediate action to roll back some regulatory measures designed to mitigate Covid-19, industry body Federcitrus has said.

After Instacart workers spoke out on health concerns on the front line of the Covid-19 pandemic, the company is providing safety kits for its shoppers.

Following the annoucement that the Australian government invested US$66.6m in airfreight, Ausveg welcomes the support and projects optmistic outlook.

China’s fruit farmers, hurt by lost crops from coronavirus lockdowns and a slow recovery in demand, are reportedly looking to reduce plantings, switch crops or even take other jobs to cover their losses.

PRESS RELEASE Hollister, CA —Berry People, a year-round, full-line shipper of branded organic and conventional strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, and avocados has created new positions within its organization, added team members, and moved operations to a larger central CA office to accommodate the growth, with team members temporarily working from home until the mitigation of COVID-19 […]

Currently, growers from regions where the European grapevine moth is known to exist - the VI, VII, VIII, and XVI regions - must fumigate with methyl bromide.