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Vanguard on supply chain challenges: “Where in the world is my container?”
"Getting a carrier to even go to SE Asia from Peru is almost impossible. If you can convince the carriers, you are looking at a 60+-day transit period instead of 32 days. You have containers arriving in China with Peruvian grapes, for example, that were harvested up to 3 months ago", said Vanguard International USA President Tim Clarke
May 02 , 2022
Westfalia expands avocado operations to India through new JV
The major avocado supplier expects the country to become a "very strategic part" of the its growth path, amid plans to sell to Indian retailers and wholesale markets with both domestically-grown fruit and imports.
April 29 , 2022
LGS anticipates mid-May start to counter season citrus season
“Just as most of the produce industry has experienced over the past year, we all expect a challenging summer season with the increase in costs and logistical hurdles we will all need to overcome,” said President and Founder of LGS Specialty Sales Luke Sears.
April 29 , 2022
How to train and prune apple and pear trees
Check out this great guide from the University of Maryland's Extension Center on pruning and training apple and pear trees, both young and old.
April 29 , 2022
Massive cocaine stash hidden in a container of bananas seized in Rotterdam
The Public Prosecution Service (OM) said the drugs were hidden in a cargo of bananas from South America.
April 29 , 2022
Chilean cherry 2021-22 season: record shipments impeded by logistical issues
Shipments to Asia account for the vast majority of Chilean cherry exports, although exports to the U.S. did double in the past season.
April 29 , 2022
Agronometrics in Charts: Large swathes of Peru's avocado production poised to start
New avocado orchards are poised to enter into production this year in Peru's growing regions, with the total crop expected to grow by double digits this season.
April 28 , 2022
Copefrut expands commitment to measuring and offsetting carbon footprint
The company has renewed its CarbonNeutral certification for transportation, with eye on extending its monitoring and management of carbon metrics to the entire production process
April 28 , 2022
Tips for growing blueberries in containers
Highbush blueberries would prefer to be planted in well-prepared soil in the ground but with proper planting and care, they can be grown in containers.
April 28 , 2022
Frustrations mount as sea shippers cash in on logistics crisis
Fruit growers and exporters express their frustration with an industry that posted some US$200B in earnings in 2021, nearly double the 20 years of prior profits, combined.
April 28 , 2022
