Agronometrics in Charts: Peruvian mango exports decrease by 20% in value amid significant volume drop

This stark reduction in volume highlights a challenging period for the Peruvian mango industry.

June 06 , 2024

Washington State and Vietnam sign Agricultural MoU

The last trade mission to Vietnam by Washington state took place in 2010, since then the country's GDP has increased by more than $300 billion dollars.

June 06 , 2024

Leading indoor herb grower unveils San Antonio facility

The new facility spans 140,000 square feet, including 100,000 square feet of production, with six vertical layers of growing capacity and 40,000 square feet for processing and packing.

June 06 , 2024

Ecuador's banana exports to rebound

We spoke with Leonidas Estrada, president of the Regional Corporation of Ecuadorian Banana Growers (AGROBAN), who said that initial 2024 volume projections for the industry were luckily wrong.

June 06 , 2024

Oriental fruit fly quarantine lifted in Sacramento County

The declaration comes nearly eight months after officials first detected populations of the Oriental fruit fly in the area and established a quarantine.

June 05 , 2024

BerryWorld Ruby raspberries win Superior Taste Award

Ruby raspberries are part of BerryWorld Plus, the firm’s specialized breeding program, established to create exceptional “flavor-picked raspberry, blackberry, and blueberry varieties”, the firm states on its website.

June 05 , 2024

APHIS expands European Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis cerasi) quarantine areas in New York

The 5,140 square mile quarantine contains 1,421 acres of commercial cherry production.

June 05 , 2024

Hortifrut names Héctor Enrique Luján as new CEO

Héctor Luján is an outstanding Mexican professional with 28 years of experience in the agricultural industry and 22 years specifically in the berry sector.

June 05 , 2024

Algarve, Portugal may be the escape from the orange juice price hike frenzy

Orange juice prices have seen an unprecedented hike in prices due to adverse conditions and Asian citrus greening disease hitting production in Brazil and the United States. 

June 05 , 2024

Tesco to help the environment with laser technology on avocados

The company said that the change will be implemented in stores, in conjunction with the UK's leading avocado suppliers, Westfalia Fruit and Lincolnshire.

June 05 , 2024