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Macro Plastics announces membership with 1% for the Planet
PRESS RELEASE Fairfield, CA - Macro Plastics has joined 1% for the Planet, pledging to donate 1% of the annual sales of their Hybrid bin line to support nonprofit organizations focused on the environment. “Macro Plastics has a history of creating long lasting, reusable products to help our customers reduce waste. Joining 1% for the Planet is […]
August 16 , 2018
Peru boosts mandarin focus on U.S., China at expense of Europe
Peru has this season boosted mandarin exports to the U.S. and China by around a third year-on-year, despite total volumes rising by a much smaller margin.
August 11 , 2018
Honeybear selects Pazazz brand manager
PRESS RELEASE Elgin, Minn. – Honeybear Brands has appointed the company’s first Pazazz-specific brand manager, following runaway sales success of the variety across North American retailers. Kristi Harris, a produce industry veteran, joins the company’s Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based marketing team, effective immediately. “Sales of Pazazz grew by around 300 percent in the 2017-2018 sales season,” […]
August 09 , 2018
Superfresh Growers orchard update: Episode 43
PRESS RELEASE Yakima, WA –As Superfresh Growers® transitions from cherries to new-crop pears and apples, sustainability and resource management is at the top of mind. In their most recent Orchard Update, Dave Gleason discusses the latest developments in their Central Washington orchards. The growing season has been excellent so far and our fruit has good […]
August 09 , 2018
Avocados in Charts: Mexico could see high fall prices despite U.S. supply forecast
Mexico, which tripled its volumes sent to the U.S. between 2010 and 2017, has for the last two years seen price spikes from August through October.
August 07 , 2018
Europe set for "bumper" apple crop
Philippe Binard of Freshfel says the apple crop will be "very strong", following last year when frost damage took a massive bite out of production.
August 06 , 2018
EU ruling on genetically edited crops may affect international trade
Trade obstacles, a stifling on the development of new technology and an impact on the EU's ability to engineer food have been listed as some of the potential consequences of the controversial ruling.
August 03 , 2018
With U.S. cherries 'severely' affected, Chinese importers turn to Canada
We speak with companies on both sides of the Pacific to find out what has been the effect of the 50% tariff rate for U.S. exporters.
August 02 , 2018
Chilean lemon export value down a third in H1
The value of Chilean lemon exports in the first half of this year was significantly lower, with U.S. market prices only having risen above last year's levels in recent weeks.
July 30 , 2018
U.S: Wawona acquires Burchell's stonefruit breeding assets
As part of the deal, the U.S.'s largest organic tree fruit grower has acquired the exclusive right to propagate the Summer Flame and August Flame varieties, as well as the right to use Cornerstone rootstock.
July 20 , 2018
