Avocados From Mexico reveals Big Game teaser

The new teaser - featuring comedian Andy Richter - kicks off AFM’s new creative platform, “Addvocados”- inspired by Americans' love for avocados.

February 04 , 2022

LatAm banana producers and exporters hold first meeting with Rainforest Alliance CEO

The Banana Cluster said that the banana sector has been "one of the biggest victims in recent years", and that the meeting with the Rainforest Alliance CEO "can be a start on the road to success".

February 04 , 2022

Onion-linked salmonella outbreak is over, with more than 1,000 sickened

No one died, but of 778 people with information available there were 260 so sick they had to be admitted to hospitals.

February 03 , 2022

Seven key soil functions

Recognition that soil is not a limitless resource and that its appreciation and protection can improve the impact of these functions.

February 03 , 2022

Canadian truck drivers block border crossing and protest at capital over vaccine rule

What started as a convoy of truckers protesting Covid-19 mandates has snowballed into a blockade in the Canadian capital and the obstruction of a US-Canadian border crossing.

February 03 , 2022

Global fresh produce trade associations form coalition to address rising costs

The global coalition will proactively voice the concerns of the global industry regarding the increased supply chain disruptions and propose common solutions.

February 03 , 2022

Chilean avocado irrigation projects yield impressive water efficiency

The impressive results of recent studies have profound implications for the ongoing sustainable cultivation of avocados in Chile and other water-stressed regions.

February 03 , 2022

LGS Specialty Sales announces "strong" transition into Moroccan W. Murcotts season

LGS has been supplying Mandarins from Morocco to the U.S. for over 15 years between the months of January and April, and from the Southern Hemisphere in the summer until fall.

February 02 , 2022

FDA updates Dole packaged salad Listeria outbreak investigation

The CDC investigated this outbreak in 2019 and 2020 but was unable to gather enough data to identify the source in the past. CDC reopened the investigation in November 2021 after reports of new illnesses.

February 02 , 2022

Calavo names new Chairman

Calavo Growers has named its recent Interim CEO, Steven Hollister, as Chairman of the Board of Directors effective immediately. 

February 02 , 2022