Chilean kiwifruit exports to North American up by a fifth

Shipments to Chile's second-largest export market increased by 20 percent year-on-year through week 29, totaling 19,439 metric tons (MT)

July 29 , 2021

Chile's Senate approves legislating major water reform bill

The proposal seeks to establish the essential right to water, give legal security to the exercise of the human right of access to drinking water and sanitation, and reaffirm the nature of public use of water.

July 29 , 2021

Washington fruit farmers bracing for millions of dollars in losses from heat wave

Berry farmers were particularly impacted by the heat, but the tree fruit, wine grape and potato industries were also heavily affected. Now a letter to the USDA signed by 44 bipartisan legislators urges more support.

July 29 , 2021

Planasa shareholders acquire the Dutch raspberry breeding group Advanced Berry Breeding

Advanced Berry Breeding group is a well-renowned company dedicated to the breeding and commercialization of its own raspberry varieties

July 28 , 2021

Another massive cocaine seizure at Rotterdam port related to tropical fruit

Customs officials found over 1,500 kilograms of cocaine in one shipment and more than 3,000 kilograms in another with a street value US$135.7 million, spread over the two hauls.

July 28 , 2021

AgDevCo expands portfolio in Mozambique to develop banana industry

AgDevCo has closed a debt investment in Quinta da Bela Vista Limitada, an irrigated banana estate located in the Boane area in Mozambique.

July 28 , 2021

New technology uses light to detect when produce is ripe

A Turkish researcher has developed technology that uses data from a visible light sensor,, rather than a camera, to identify the ripeness of produce.

July 28 , 2021

C.H. Robinson names former Whole Foods exec as Chief Product Officer

C.H. Robinson has announced that Arun Rajan will be joining the company as Chief Product Officer, effective Sept. 1, 2021.

July 28 , 2021

Dole cuts IPO price range, now targeting $1.7B valuation

Total Produce shares in London were down sharply on Wednesday morning following the news, which will reduce the new company's valuation from $2.1 billion at the top end of the range.

July 28 , 2021

U.S. late summer mango imports to be lower

The group said shipments from Latin American supplying countries between week 29 and 36 are set to be 13 percent lower year-on-year, with arrivals expected from week 30 to 37.

July 27 , 2021