U.S. strawberry harvest robot start-up raises $20M

Last year Tortuga launched a strawberry harvesting robot, which according to the company is a flexible platform and can be adapted to work on other crops like indoor-grown tomatoes or outdoor table grapes.

April 26 , 2021

Israel's Mehadrin to grow avocados in Morocco through new JV

The CEO of Mehadrin, a listed Israeli real estate and food growing company, says he expects Morocco could eventually represent a quarter of its total avocado production.

April 22 , 2021

Del Monte Fresh Produce relaunches Honeyglow pineapple

Del Monte Fresh Produce has announced the relaunch of its Honeyglow pineapple, further showcasing the brand’s range and diverse product line in the pineapple space.

April 21 , 2021

Colombia aims for 10 percent growth in banana exports in 2021

Colombia hopes to boost its banana exports by 10 percent this year, which would bring in $1 billion in income for the world's fifth-largest producer of the fruit.

April 15 , 2021

Agronometrics in Charts: Blackberries reach highest prices in five years

As shown in the graphs, prices reached a historic $10.17/kg in week 13, a 74 percent increase in comparison to those recorded in 2020 for the same date.

April 06 , 2021

New platform reveals secrets of plants' performance to achieve better crop yields

Plantarray is a high-throughput, multi-sensor physiological phenotyping gravimetric-based platform that accelerates agriculture research and shortens new products time to market.

April 06 , 2021

U.S. authorizes import of pepper fruit from Colombia

U.S. authorities have approved the importation of five types of fresh pepper fruit from Colombia into the continental United States, including bell pepper.

March 29 , 2021

Del Monte announces avocado partnership with Apeel

With an infrastructure already in place to help support growth in the category, Fresh Del Monte’s new and existing customers will now be able to partner with the brand on their Apeel application.

March 22 , 2021

Frozen blueberries with potential for "strengthening prices"

During an NABC/USHBC Spring Conference session, industry members shared projections for the frozen blueberry industry, speaking of good market prospects for the coming year.

March 18 , 2021

South American lemons to "balance" U.S. market after California weather issues - Limoneira CEO

Limoneira CEO Harold Edwards spoke about the effects of the strong winds in coastal California on lemon production earlier this year, the outlook for Chile and Argentina, and the effects of the storm in Texas and Mexico.

March 12 , 2021