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State of the Market - Week 14, 2018

White seedless grape prices fell in China during week 14 despite overall good fruit quality and condition.
April 11 , 2018

Australia: Tasmanian authorities detect fruit fly in new location

No changes have been made to the control areas in place on Flinders Island and in Northern Tasmania.
April 10 , 2018

Greenyard invests in Israeli fruit exporter

The Israeli company is strongly focused on exotics including mangos, avocados, persimmons, pomegranates and fresh dates.
April 10 , 2018

U.S. to approve Bayer-Monsanto deal, report says

Shares in both companies rose sharply following a report that the U.S. Justice Department is set to approve the US$62.5 billion deal.
April 10 , 2018

U.S.: Limoneira expands into Argentina

The California-based grower-distributor is capitalizing on U.S. market access for Argentine lemons through a cooperative agreement with some of the country's leading players.
April 10 , 2018

'Minimalist' Israeli-developed robotic arm could be used to pick apples

The technology allows a robotic manipulator to achieve a wide range of movements using few actuators that aren't possible with other robots.
April 10 , 2018

Chile: Easy peeler production rise expected as citrus season kicks off

The Chilean Citrus Committee chief has positive expectations for the season and gives his perspective on U.S. authorities' recent decision to relax Chilean lemon import rules.
April 10 , 2018

Chile's Decofrut opens new Middle Eastern office

The president of the Chile-based consulting and research company believes there is an opportunity to boost citrus exports to the region.
April 10 , 2018

Chinese tariffs to stunt market development for premium U.S. apple varieties

While Galas and Granny Smiths have benefited greatly from expanded access into China since 2015, a new protocol brought fresh prospects to producers of proprietary varieties. But just how much could that be affected by a 15% hike in tariffs?
April 10 , 2018

Driscoll's launches behind-the-scenes miniseries

The six-episode series launch coincides with the company's Season’s Finest Blackberries.
April 09 , 2018