Colombia: Cocaine discovery in avocado exports bound for Europe

Police found 1.5 metric tons (MT) of cocaine camouflaged within boxes of export avocados in the port city of Buenaventura.

November 23 , 2020

Hurricanes create unprecedented situation for Central American rambutan growers

A rambutan importer was on Monday anticipating an unprecedented situation for growers in Central America, which was preparing for the imminent arrival of Hurricane Iota even as it recovered from another storm that hit just days before.

November 18 , 2020

Canada to export more apples in 2020-21 despite labor and drought challenges

Growth is forecast in Canadian apple production this season as a result of improved weather conditions predominately in Ontario and Quebec, according to a USDA GAIN report.

November 17 , 2020

EU imposes retaliatory tariffs on U.S. fresh, frozen blueberries

However, the North American Blueberry Council (NABC) emphasized that not every blueberry tariff line was affected by the significant increase.

November 16 , 2020

Port of Hueneme secures on-dock cold treatment in "game changer" for blueberries

Hueneme has been able to receive completed cold-treated produce containers for years, but only now is it going to offer the ability of completion of this treatment on-port.

November 13 , 2020

OZblu blueberry seizures: South Africa's Ross Berries denies wrongdoing, accuses United Exports of intimidation

Ross Berries claimed in a statement on Thursday that there is no evidence of unlawful activity on its part and accused the global license holder of OZblu blueberries of trying to intimidate South African growers "with a view to controlling the blueberry market".

November 12 , 2020

Mission Produce joins Eurosemillas in groundbreaking international avocado platform Green Motion

Green Motion is an international platform that broadens the varieties and rootstocks available to growers, advances the creation of diversified and sustainable markets, and facilitates access to the University of California, Riverside’s (UCR) germplasm collection.  

November 12 , 2020

Half of Honduran banana production lost following Hurricane Eta

The Honduran banana sector, one of the region's biggest exporters of the fruit, reportedly estimates that around 8,000 hectares of plantations have been lost due to flooding from Hurricane Eta.

November 10 , 2020

Unifrutti Group acquires Oranfrizer

The agreement between the two companies, which according to a news release was "strongly sought" by Unifrutti CEO Marco Venturelli, was signed on Oct. 28 and will be "immediately operational".

November 04 , 2020

Agronometrics in Charts: Navel and Valencia orange prices enjoy stellar 2020

In a recent article we mentioned how orange prices have been rising consistently over the last two decades in the U.S. market. This week, we're going to look at how 2020 has not been an exception.

November 03 , 2020