Total Produce completes $1.4B refinancing amid Dole merger

Proceeds of the facilities will be used to refinance the existing debt agreements of Total Produce and Dole, which in February announced plans to merge to create the world’s largest fresh fruit and vegetable supply business.

April 14 , 2021

Mexican researchers developing new varieties of lemon

Mexican researchers developed a new lemon variety with higher yields, traits and adaptability as part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development plan to promote citrus production.

April 09 , 2021

AgroFresh's Harvista 1.3 SC solution provides dramatic benefits for U.S. blueberry growers

Leading AgTech company, AgroFresh, has announced that its pioneering near-harvest Harvista 1.3 SC solution is now available to U.S. blueberry growers, providing them with huge benefits and helping them to enjoy a more successful harvest season.

April 08 , 2021

Agronometrics in Charts: Blackberries reach highest prices in five years

As shown in the graphs, prices reached a historic $10.17/kg in week 13, a 74 percent increase in comparison to those recorded in 2020 for the same date.

April 06 , 2021

Berries Pride introduces new sustainable blueberry packaging

After searching for an alternative to the plastic punnet, together with Bama Packaging, the company found the solution in using cardboard as the main material in order to "drastically" reduce the production and waste of new plastic.

April 06 , 2021

IMG Citrus adds 2,500-acre Florida grove to portfolio

The 2,500-acre grove in Charlotte County increases its control of citrus land management in Florida by 27%, bringing its total acreage there to 11,387 acres.

April 06 , 2021

New platform reveals secrets of plants' performance to achieve better crop yields

Plantarray is a high-throughput, multi-sensor physiological phenotyping gravimetric-based platform that accelerates agriculture research and shortens new products time to market.

April 06 , 2021

U.S. tightens import rules for Chilean plums after pest interceptions

The USDA's APHIS has determined that fresh plum consignments destined for the U.S. from Chile pose a "significant phytosanitary risk" to the domestic fruit industry, following two detections in February.

April 05 , 2021

The growth of a kiwifruit giant

When missionary Isabel Fraser returned to her native New Zealand from China in the early twentieth century, little could she have known the kiwifruit seeds she had brought back would give birth to a world-leading agricultural industry.

April 02 , 2021

Apeel announces 'expanded partnership network' of avocado companies

The company says that today its extended-shelf-life avocados are available in tens of thousands of retail locations around the world through a network of suppliers in the key growing regions that support the U.S. and EU markets.

March 31 , 2021