Agronometrics in Charts: Argentina lemon exports to the U.S. plunge by roughly 24 percent

This season, the U.S. received approximately 24.77 percent lower lemon exports from Argentina, based on the statistics up to week 33 of the Citrus Growers Association of the Argentine Northwest (Acnoa), based in Tucuman.

August 30 , 2022

IFPA announces 2023 Board of Directors

Laura Himes, Senior Merchandising Director at Walmart will assume the role of Chair and the next Chair-Elect will be John Anderson, CEO and Managing Partner of Oppy. 

August 29 , 2022

Citrus yellow vein clearing virus strikes Tulare County - report

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service discovered the incurable disease during a routine inspection on a farm in Tulare.

August 29 , 2022

Rockit Global Limited wins Exporter of the Year award

The apple company was awarded both the Best Established Business award and the coveted overall award for Exporter of the Year at the Hawke’s Bay Export Awards.

August 29 , 2022

California receives $21.3M through Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

“This program supports local and regional needs of farmers and ranchers to help them be competitive and also improves access to healthy California grown foods," said California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross.

August 29 , 2022

Container companies MCI and CIMC abandon merger following U.S. probe

The proposed transaction would have combined two of the world’s four suppliers of insulated container boxes and refrigerated shipping containers.

August 26 , 2022

Honeybear Brands makes progress toward reaching sustainability goals

In 2021, Honeybear Brands sourced 91 percent of its facility energy from renewable sources, putting the company well on its way to meet its 100 percent goal by 2025.

August 26 , 2022

Nuclear techniques used to detect and contain disease in bananas

To fight the banana disease, irradiation techniques are being used to help develop new disease-resistant crop varieties for farmers, in a process called mutation breeding.

August 26 , 2022

Fruit quality issues could cost New Zealand kiwifruit industry up to NZ$500 million

Zespri chairman Bruce Cameron said in an update to the industry that fruit loss and quality claims were well above historical averages.

August 26 , 2022

UK supermarkets gradually eliminating expiration dates on perishable items

Asda, Co-Op, Morrisons, Waitrose, Tesco Plc and Marks & Spencer Group Plc have all announced a total or partial scrapping of their traditional “best before” and “use by” dates on certain products.

August 25 , 2022