Chilean table grapes experience an 11 percent drop in exports

Shipments of table grapes from Chile this season reached 536,248MT, showing an 11 percent decrease year-on-year, according to ASOEX.

July 07 , 2021

Peru forecasts record-breaking citrus exports this season

The General Manager of ProCitrus, Sergio del Castillo Valderrama said that 300,000MT of citrus will be exported this season, representing a new record.

July 07 , 2021

Del Monte Philippines says US$884M IPO 'all set to go' pending regulator nod

The manufacturer and distributor of various products such as canned pineapples is seeking an IPO that could be the country's second-largest next to Monde Nissin. 

July 07 , 2021

U.S.: Biden visits Michigan apple grower

Joining the President were Governor Gretchen Whitmer and U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters. They talked about big issues facing specialty crops: a changing climate, trade issues and labor.

July 07 , 2021

Agronometrics in Charts: How much more volume can the U.S. avocado market absorb?

As avocado imports increase, their prices have remained fairly stable which can only be explained by consumption trends and demand in the North American market.

July 06 , 2021

Container ship prices skyrocket amid ongoing supply chain bottlenecks

Prices to ship containers from Asia to the U.S. and Europe are skyrocketing amid ongoing severe global supply chain bottlenecks, and industry executives expect the shipping capacity to remain tight for the rest of the year.

July 06 , 2021

U.S.: California water futures trading will increase price transparency - consultant

The trading of water futures that began late last year will increase price transparency in California, where farmers are seeing access restricted to state water allocations.

July 06 , 2021

More than half of Chilean fruit producers facing serious labor shortage

Of the companies surveyed, more than half said they had 50 to 70 percent fewer workers than they needed for their orchards and packhouses.

July 06 , 2021

QIMA: The impact of the human factor in cold chain assurance

Our expert, Sebastián Scheggia, tells how the fresh food import and export industry must comply with the processes in the cold chain and the impact of adequate quality control for the assurance of the product's life in today's logistics.

July 06 , 2021

Pacific Northwest heat wave scorches crops, threatens farmworkers - NFU

The blistering temperatures are deeply concerning for a number of reasons, with hundreds of food workers likely succumbing to heat stress, the National Farmers Union said on Friday.

July 05 , 2021