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Fresh Farms highlights new products and category expansion at Viva Fresh

Fresh Farms, a year-round table grape grower and marketer with operations in Arizona, California, and Mexico, will showcase its latest innovations at the Viva Fresh Expo in Houston on April 11.  Among the highlights is the company’s Frozen Cotton Candy Grapes, an increasingly popular item in the healthy snacking category. This product offers consumers a […]
April 08 , 2025

Mexico's APEAM reaffirms commitment to avocado trade amid tariff concerns

In 2024, Mexican avocados contributed $7.5 billion to U.S. economic production, $4.2 billion to GDP, and $2.5 billion in labor income, while income for Mexico reached $6 billion.
April 07 , 2025

First Chilean organic table grapes under Systems Approach to arrive in U.S.

TerraFresh's Chief Operations Officer Fernando Valle told Freshfruitportal.com that the arrival is very exciting because they have been trying to import organic grapes from Chile for many years. 
April 07 , 2025

The Dominican Republic breaks new ground: First container of table grapes just shipped to the United States

Three containers were sealed—one bound for the United States with about 45,000 pounds of grapes and two for the local market.
April 07 , 2025

Bagged avocados fueled Q4 holiday sales to four-year high, report shows

Hass Avocado Board's Holiday Retail Recap shows 167.5 million Hass avocados were sold during the Q4 holidays, the strongest fourth-quarter performance in four years.
April 07 , 2025

California Berry Cultivars wins summary judgment in lawsuit filed by Driscoll’s, Inc.

Leading independent plant breeding company, California Berry Cultivars, LLC (CBC), announced that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California has granted its motion for summary judgment in the lawsuit filed by Driscoll’s, Inc.
April 04 , 2025

Ocean Mist Farms kicks off spring season with beautiful quality artichokes

North America's leading grower and shipper of fresh artichokes, has officially kicked off its spring season. With their annual migration north complete, the company’s transition to its spring/summer growing region – in Castroville and Salinas Valley, CA – is in full production.
April 04 , 2025

Port of Savannah has its busiest March ever

The Georgia Ports Authority handled 534,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units in March, its second monthly record in a row.
April 04 , 2025

APM Terminals acquires Panama Canal Railway Company

PCRC operates a 47-mile single-track railway alongside the Panama Canal, primarily facilitating cargo movement between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
April 04 , 2025

Global certified organic agricultural market projected to reach $24 billion by 2032

Key drivers are the growing consumer preferences for pesticide-free, organic food products, environmental concerns about soil degradation, and global governments' increasing support for organic farming.
April 04 , 2025