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Limes in Charts: Prices jump after lowest point in four years

Lime supplies are finally normalizing and getting closer to last year's levels. We could see a rapid recovery of the markets in line with what we saw last year.
March 03 , 2020

China's new round of tariff exclusions kicks in

A new round of tariff exclusions are now available for Chinese importers of U.S. agricultural products, but it is unclear what the impact on trade will be.
March 03 , 2020

Peruvian citrus to send more exports this year

Hoping to see a rise of 5% in production, figures are looking similar to last season for the Peruvian citrus industry as it starts off its 2020 season.
March 03 , 2020

T&G boosts operating profit in 2019 amid "continued transition"

New Zealand-headquartered T&G Global Limited says its 2019 financial results demonstrate progress on its three-year roadmap for growth, with improvements in its underlying business despite a difficult operating environment.
March 02 , 2020

U.S. fruit exports slide in 2019

Fresh deciduous fruit exports from the country were down 5% at US$2.53bn while fresh citrus exports were 10% lower at US$852m, USDA data shows.
March 02 , 2020

Walmart tests e-commerce platform to compete against Amazon

Insider sources confirmed that Walmart Plus is in the works and may potentially provide customers with an online service that can delivery same-day.
March 02 , 2020

Chilean fruit exports fell by a quarter in January

Along with reporting lower blueberry and avocado figures, Chilean fruit exports into China are also moving better and with increased entry.
March 02 , 2020

Peruvian avocado exports could be number two worldwide, says ADEX

After a big jump for Peruvian avocado exports in 2018, the industry now believes that it can beat out its next closest competitior, the Netherlands.
March 02 , 2020

Costa Group faced "significant challenges" in 2019

But despite recent challenges, Costa says the 'business fundamentals' remain strong and initial trading into CY2020 has been "positive".
February 28 , 2020

State of the Market: Grape supplies pick up in the U.S.

In the U.S. grape prices are expected to fall amid rising arrival volumes, while in Europe supplies are low and Chile and India are fetching better prices than last year.
February 28 , 2020