Export and import sectors meet to address the logistics crisis in Chile

Chile’s Minister of Economy, Nicolás Grau said: "We are working on relaunching the Collaborative Logistics Plan for Foreign Trade (PLC), which involves public-private collaboration, and participation by multiple players throughout the logistics chain.”

August 23 , 2022

Australian lettuce prices down, vegetable stocks up

The price of lettuce has finally dropped at major supermarkets from soaring highs of A$11.99 (US$8.27) to a modest A$2.50 (US$1.72).

August 23 , 2022

Mexico-U.S. agri-food trade in H1 rises 16%

Mexico’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development highlighted that the value of exports of Mexican agri-food products increased by 18 percent and imports increased by 13 percent compared to January to June of last year.

August 23 , 2022

Chinese authorities issue 'yellow alert' for drought, amid extreme heat - report

The news of the alert, which is two notches short of the most serious warning on Beijing's scale, comes as authorities battle forest fires and mobilize specialist teams to protect crops from scorching temperatures across the Yangtze river basin.

August 22 , 2022

Summer Citrus from South Africa arrives on the East Coast

Upon the arrival of the first South African vessel into Philadelphia Leo Holt, President of Holt Logistics Group said: “We’re promising this to be a great season to bring fresh product into our marketplace and distribute it throughout the U.S.”

August 22 , 2022

USApple names Brenda Briggs as 2022-23 chair

She will succeed 2021-22 USApple Chair Chris Alpers, Operations Manager and Grower with Redpath Orchards in Michigan.

August 22 , 2022

Sweet blackberry varieties gain popularity amongst consumers

Consumers’ appetite for blackberries has grown, with an estimated 25.5 million punnets sold last year in the UK alone, an eight per cent uplift on 2020, according to British Summer Fruits.

August 22 , 2022

Deere sales set to grow amid strong equipment demand - report

The Moline, lllinois-based company is forecast to report a 23 percent increase in revenue to $12.78 billion, compared with the same quarter a year earlier.

August 19 , 2022

U.S. Interior Secretary visits California to discuss ongoing drought

CFFA President Ian LeMay commented: “We appreciate the time Secretary Haaland has taken to visit California and, specifically, to meet with CFFA members to hear first-hand about the effects of the drought on agriculture."

August 19 , 2022

Fresh produce dollar sales up, volume sales down in July 2022

Fresh produce sales were up 4.2 percent, but volume sales were down 4.8 percent, compared to July 2021.

August 19 , 2022