Zespri extends Brighter Bites partnership for 2024

The kiwifruit giant also made a monetary donation and committed to volunteer days to support Brighter Bites in its mission to create communities of health. 

October 24 , 2023

Agrovision CEO on Peruvian blueberry varietal transition 

Steve Magami, CEO and co-founder of Agrovision spoke with FreshFruitPortal.com and shared his excitement at the fact that the company has been, for the last couple of weeks, the largest premium blueberry exporter from Peru. 

October 24 , 2023

Agronometrics in Charts: Peruvian grapes bridging supply gaps left behind by Hurricane Hilary

Peru has been on a strong growth streak, with an average increase of 20% over the past three seasons in the north.

October 24 , 2023

Canadian government announces $219 million fund for drought and wildfire relief

The support comes as farmers and ranchers in Western Canada deal with extraordinary costs due to drought conditions and wildfires

October 23 , 2023

TOMRA Food reveals new, AI-powered fruit sorting and grading at IFPA Global Produce Show

All-new TOMRA Neon blueberry pre-grader and new-generation Spectrim X series optical grading platform with LUCAi™ technology shown publicly for the first time

October 23 , 2023

Avocados From Mexico celebrate 10 year anniversary

AFM released its top 10 impacts since becoming a brand, along with an infographic that shares exactly what they have been cooking up for a decade and the results of some delicious innovations.

October 23 , 2023

Chilean table grapes: Struggle to get Systems Approach approved

We spoke with Andrés Rodríguez, agricultural attaché of the Chilean embassy in the U.S. about negotiations on the approval of the Systems Approach for Chilean table grapes, which has once again been held up for political reasons.

October 23 , 2023

Fresh del Monte posts 2022 sustainability report

One of the report’s biggest milestones is launching the new line extension, Del Monte Zero Pineapple, a carbon-neutral pineapple that offsets carbon emissions from farm to market as certified by SCS Global Services. 

October 20 , 2023

Ron Vachris appointed CostCo CEO

Longtime chief executive Craig Jelinek will be stepping down, as the succession is part of a long established plan. 

October 20 , 2023

Chilean apricots and peaches granted China access

According to the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture statement, once the audit is in conformity, exports are expected to start this season.

October 20 , 2023