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California: Oriental fruit fly quarantine established in Sacramento, Yolo counties

Nine Oriental fruit flies have so far been detected in the area.
September 11 , 2018

Mission Produce releases new Size Minded merchandising program

PRESS RELEASE The Oxnard, Calif. based avocado leader, Mission Produce, is inspiring all retailers to work smarter, not harder in their latest campaign, “Size Minded.” The campaign is a data-driven merchandising program that offers retailers a strategic tool to develop an ever-evolving avocado category. The program will motivate retailers to grow with consumer demand in a new way […]
September 11 , 2018

China's JD Fresh forms global alliance with 18 produce companies

The "global fruit branding strategy alliance" includes Zespri, Capespan and Driscoll's.
September 11 , 2018

Chile upbeat for potential U.S. systems approach protocol for table grapes

SAG believes a systems approach protocol could be allowed for the Atacama and Coquimbo regions in the "short to medium-term".
September 11 , 2018

The Global Cherry Summit is back for 2019

Organizers Yentzen Group and Produce Business Magazine say the one-day event will offer compelling educational sessions and panels featuring speakers from all corners of the world, along with invaluable networking opportunities.
September 11 , 2018

Kenyan county renews Del Monte leasehold after land surrender

Local media report that a leasehold of an 8,000-acre parcel of land has been renewed for another 99 years in Kiambu county after the company surrendered 635 acres.
September 11 , 2018

Colombia joins World Avocado Organization

PRESS RELEASE Washington D.C. (Sep. 10, 2018) - The World Avocado Organization, the first and only organization in the world devoted to promoting the consumption and awareness of avocados at a global level, is pleased to welcome Colombia as its newest member country director. The announcement was made during the opening of Asia Fruit Logistica, a […]
September 10 , 2018

Limoneira's Q3 revenue declines slightly amid lower avocado pricing

President and CEO Harold Edwards says that strong lemon and orange results in the quarter were partially offset by reduced avocado pricing due to a record heat.
September 10 , 2018

South Africa: Agri SA holds "productive and fruitful" talks with ANC

“I feel that the ANC heard our concerns and will take it into consideration for the path ahead," says the group's president Dan Kriek
September 10 , 2018

Chinese tariffs take heavy toll on U.S. cherry exports

Exports in July were half the level registered in the same month last year.
September 10 , 2018