Chilean citrus look to new varieties amid shifting weather

With an unusual 2022-23 season that saw overall Chilean citrus exports increase by 46% year-on-year due to unexpected rains and warm temperatures, the country’s growers are looking at new cultivars to manage the changing Latin American weather.

December 11 , 2023

Bloom Fresh executives share 2024 predictions for the table grape industry

While table grapes as a category are moving forward with greatly improved varieties on offer, the sector has not been without challenges.  Severe and erratic weather events around the world have impacted California and Peruvian volumes.  

December 11 , 2023

CropX readying Australia expansion

The ag-tech firm announced its acquisition of Green Brain, a digital irrigation management solutions provider based in Adelaide.

December 08 , 2023

Oxnard Artichokes offering promotable holiday volumes

As it migrates its growing operations in the fall each year, Ocean Mist Farms has four winter growing regions, with their main winter crop operation being Coachella, California. 

December 08 , 2023

Increased demand for Argentine blueberries amid LATAM supply drop

Up to mid-November, the United States represented 38% of total exports, reaching 3,000 tons. At the beginning of the same month, Argentina exported 360 tons of blueberries to the U.S. alone. 

December 08 , 2023

Mission Produce launches second part of Discover campaign

The firm maintains long-standing relationships with growers around the world and uses precision farming to maintain a year-round supply of avocados and mangos.

December 08 , 2023

U.S agencies join forces to tackle food waste

Food is the single most common material found in U.S. landfills.

December 07 , 2023

Peruvian mango exports to drop by three-quarters in 2023-24

The drop in export volumes has caused prices to surge, even double the price of last season for fruit transported by air. 

December 07 , 2023

Lawsuit filed in deadly cantaloupe Salmonella outbreak

A legal team is representing the family of a one-year-old boy who contracted a severe infection after consuming tainted cantaloupe from a fruit platter.

December 07 , 2023

Agronometrics in Charts: Commencement of the Chilean cherry season fraught with challenges

Unforeseen climatic events, including heavy rains and the El Niño phenomenon, have prompted a 15% reduction from the initial October forecast.

December 07 , 2023