The (yet) unharnessed potential of the Chilean almond industry

Jorge Ovalle, an advisor at Afrusec, examines key factors to boost production and put the country on the global almond market map.

December 13 , 2024

Florida citrus production forecast to decline after Hurricane Milton

Florida Citrus Mutual says the federal department's October forecast didn't take into account the hurricane's impact on the state's citrus belt.

December 13 , 2024

New sustainable technology promises to optimize Chilean agro-exports

The main problem addressed by Gas in Powder is the decay caused by fungi such as Botrytis cinerea, which leads to economic losses exceeding $10 billion annually worldwide.

December 13 , 2024

UF/IFAS secures $5M USDA-NIFA grant to combat laurel wilt

Laurel wilt has devastated the avocado industry in South Florida, reducing production by half and also affecting native trees.

December 13 , 2024

Agronometrics in Charts: Chile’s avocado industry continues to flourish

Hass avocados remain the most widely grown variety due to their creamy texture and high oil content, traits highly valued by consumers.

December 12 , 2024

New Brazilian orange crop estimate points at 223M boxes for 2024-25

This is 3.4% higher than the figure forecast in the first reestimate delivered in September (215.78 million boxes) and 4.0% lower than the initial projection in May (232.38 million boxes).

December 12 , 2024

Late start to South African table grape season with slight increase in exports projected

Denene Erasmus, marketing development & communications manager at SATI told Freshfruitportal.com that all indications show a normal season ahead and that South Africa remains well positioned to supply the market with quality grapes.

December 12 , 2024

Washington State University's WA64 apple finally has a name

Washington State University apple breeder Kate Evans announced the apple's new name, Sunflare, at the Northwest Horticulture Expo in Yakima, Washington.

December 12 , 2024

United Natural Foods raises full-year outlook on 2025 first quarter results

Both the company's net sales and adjusted EBITDA increased, and compared to the prior year, this quarter, the company has a $170 million improvement in cash flow.

December 12 , 2024

Kroger-Albertsons merger terminated

Albertsons is now suing Kroger for billions of dollars, claiming Kroger refused to offer an adequate divestiture package and repeatedly ignored regulators' concerns.

December 11 , 2024