Peru adjusts avocado export projection for 2025 by 20% less than March estimate

Despite the increase in shipping tariffs and the application of a 10% tariff in the North American market, Peruvian exports to the United States are projected to grow by 75% compared to 2024, accounting for 18% of the total volume exported.

June 03 , 2025

Picota cherries expect high cherry volume despite rainy season

Producers’ organization, Agrupación de Cooperativas del Valle del Jerte, projects a medium-to-high, high-quality harvest.

June 03 , 2025

Orchard View Cherries 2025 season projected to be the largest in the past four years 

Oppy's head of the cherry category, Jon Bailey, spoke with Freshfruitportal.com about Oregon's 2025 cherry season and the details behind a great crop output.

June 03 , 2025

Italian Agriculture Minister and US Secretary Rollins discuss agri-food trade

Italy is the first European Union country officially visited by Secretary Rollins since the beginning of her term.

June 02 , 2025

Taiwan could become a bigger importer of U.S. fruit and tree products, USDA reports

The country's healthy labor market, growing population, and expanding retail sales and spending on food position it as a high-potential country for U.S. agricultural exports. 

June 02 , 2025

Maersk gives exporters sneak peek of new cold store facility in Cape Town

The Belcon Logistics Park will be part of a three-cold storage facility network that Maersk will operate in South Africa before the end of 2025.

June 02 , 2025

South Africa launches pome campaign in China

The strategy focuses mainly on in-store promotions and highlights the quality and taste of the fruit and its country of origin.

June 02 , 2025

Wild bees play a vital role in Georgia’s blueberry industry

In 2023, Georgia’s blueberry industry was worth over $526 million, making it the eighth most valuable crop in the state and third nationally. This highlights the importance of healthy pollinator populations for the industry’s success.

June 02 , 2025

Major Peruvian blueberry supplier to the U.S. eyes expansion

Arturo Merino, general manager of Inka's Berries and Carlos Agreda, its general commercial coordinator, spoke with Freshfruitportal.com about the current situation of the company, the projection of the crop and the current challenges in the blueberry industry.

June 02 , 2025

APHIS expands the citrus greening quarantine area in California, impacting commercial citrus

APHIS is taking this action because of citrus greening detections in plant tissue samples collected from residential properties in Orange, Riverside, and San Diego Counties and will impact 2,761.85 acres of commercial citrus. 

May 30 , 2025