Viva Fresh donates over 20,000 lbs of fresh produce to North Texas Food Bank

The donation will help fight food insecurity in the region and be distributed through North Texas Food Bank’s network of more than 400 partner agencies.

April 27 , 2023

Southern Hemisphere season starts for OSCAR kiwifruit

The kiwifruit specialist is now setting its sights on the south and is already busy marketing its off-season fruit: its OSCAR® CHILE kiwifruit and its yellow-fleshed OSCAR® GOLD kiwifruit grown in South Africa.

April 27 , 2023

Agronometrics in Charts: New data service with grape volumes by variety

This novel data enables our users to track produce movements easily, enabling them to keep an eye on the volumes of varieties arriving on the market.

April 27 , 2023

Commercial expansion of Peruvian blueberries has boosted its export volumes

Peru closed this season with more than 280,000 tons of blueberries produced. For the 2023-24 season, they project over 330,000 tons.

April 27 , 2023

California avocado volumes ramping up

As a result of heavy rains during winter, the 257 million pounds of California avocados estimated for this season likely will be concentrated from late April through summer.

April 26 , 2023

USDA appoints new Director for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the appointment of Manjit K. Misra as the new Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).

April 26 , 2023

Low-chill cherries bring new industry opportunities

To understand the development, FreshFruitPortal.com spoke to Alwyn van Jaarsveld, IFG’s international commercial cherry manager, who works from his native South Africa.

April 26 , 2023