U.K. retailers resume avocado supplies from Kenyan exporter after rights boycott

Kenyan agricultural firm Kakuzi will soon resume exports of avocados to supermarkets in Europe which stopped buying its produce in October last year when the firm was accused of serious human rights abuse.

May 14 , 2021

SanLucar founder Stephan Rötzer: Chile and Peru should improve their logistics system for the European market

Rötzer speaks about how he established the company, his vision for the future of the European market, and what Chile and Peru must do to remain competitive.

May 14 , 2021

Apeel acquires imaging technology company ImpactVision

Apeel's new imaging technology enables suppliers to see inside and understand the interior quality of fresh produce by collecting quantifiable data on stage of ripeness, freshness, nutritional density, and other indicators of quality.

May 12 , 2021

Agronometrics in Charts: Blueberry prices fall in U.S. market

We will discuss the prices and volumes of blueberries in the North American market, and analyze the possible causes that gave rise to the recent sharp drop.

May 11 , 2021

Western U.S. forecasts large cherry crop

Western U.S. states are forecasting big cherry crops with year, with both California and the Northwest region expecting to harvest some of the largest volumes in years.

May 10 , 2021

Heaviest mango found in Colombia sets Guinness World Record

Colombian farmers, Germán Orlando Novoa Barrera and Reina Maria Marroquín managed to break a record after growing the mango in Guayatá, on the San Martín farm in the Boyacá area.

May 07 , 2021

Broccoli growers and retailers can safeguard quality and eliminate ice with SmartFresh

April 29 , 2021

Peruvian citrus production has nearly doubled since 2009

In 2020, Peru's citrus production reached over 1.4 million metric tons, showing an 83 percent increase compared to the little over 800,000MT in 2009.

April 28 , 2021

Morocco’s royal family wins legal battle against Spanish farmer over unlicensed Nadorcott production

The matter dates back to 2007, the year in which Nadorcott Protection sent the society of Jose Canovas Pardo the first request to stop the exploitation of the protected variety in the town of Alhama de Murcia.