Agronometrics in Charts: Colombia swiftly ramping up avocado exports to the U.S.

The charts show how Colombia is emerging as a competitor to Peru in the global avocado market.

June 09 , 2022

U.S. land prices expected to remain high

Land prices in the U.S. have been high since late 2021. Despite the market remaining steady at the start of 2022, the outbreak of war in Ukraine and inflation fears have further catalyzed the rise in prices in recent months.   

June 09 , 2022

Limoneira’s Q2 results show increased avocado and orange revenues

Limoneira Company reported a revenue growth of 4 percent, despite a fall in net income, in the second quarter of its fiscal year, ending April 30 2022.

June 09 , 2022

WGCIT cooling system trials at Fresh del Monte produce promising results

The results from a recent evaluation of Inteligistics’ InteliCool™ system showed significant reductions in cooling cycle time, electric power savings, reduced CO2  emissions and overall efficiency improvement of 30%.

June 09 , 2022

Chilean grape companies planning to file class action lawsuit in U.S. over losses and charges

A Chilean-headquartered law firm is working with exporters and growers to file the lawsuit in a U.S. East Coast court against shipping companies and the Port of Philadelphia.

June 08 , 2022

"Encouraging signs of normalization" for Shanghai's ports

On June 1, Shanghai started to lift travel restrictions and get people back to work. As a result, port operations appear to be going back to normal.

June 08 , 2022

Major floods in Australia cause significant lettuce shortage

Australia has been suffering from a shortage of lettuce, with consumers being hit by soaring prices, following adverse weather conditions which affected production.

June 08 , 2022

Watch: How to prune a citrus tree

Do you have a mature lemon tree that's really slowing down? Might be time for a 'skeleton prune' to coax it back to vigour. This video will show you how.

June 08 , 2022

AgroFresh expands with the opening of Chilean innovation center

AgroFresh has announced the opening of a new global innovation center in Rancagua, Chile, joining its six other centers in key fruit growing regions, across four different continents.

June 07 , 2022

USDA seeks comments on possible Brazilian papaya imports

Brazil is the second largest producer of papayas in the world, with an annual production of around 1.5 million ton. It is the largest exporter of papayas to Europe.

June 07 , 2022