Naturipe announces 2021 Summer of Snacking campaign

Naturipe Farms is excited to announce its inaugural “Summer of Snacking” just in time for the first official day of summer which kicked off on Sunday.

June 29 , 2021

Agronometrics in Charts: Snapshot of citrus prices in the U.S. market

Average spot market prices of almost all citrus categories have been significantly higher than 2020 so far this year, as the charts show.

June 29 , 2021

Global supply chain bottlenecks could continue to impact foodservice sector “well into 2022”

Foodservice companies around the world are experiencing brief shortages of key products and ingredients, caused by supply chain delays that will likely be around for a while.

June 29 , 2021

Peru’s fruit sector races to new heights

A new and in-depth USDA report uses charts to show how Peru’s fruit exports have grown quickly during the last decade, rising from just $540 million in 2010 to $3.8 billion in 2020, with the country ranking in the world’s top 10 fruit exporting countries since 2017.

June 29 , 2021

Program announced for the IBO Summit 2021

The three-day event will include presentations by world-renowned specialists in the industry, as well as virtual visits to various fields in Peru to see operations that led the country to become the main exporter of blueberries.

June 28 , 2021

UK facing food shortages due to lack of labor, experts warn

The UK is facing a summer of food shortages because of a loss of 100,000 truck drivers to Covid-19 and Brexit, industry experts have warned.

June 28 , 2021

Walmart using AI to make better substitutions in online grocery orders

U.S. retailer Walmart is using artificial intelligence (AI) to aid customers and personal shoppers and better handle still-surging online demand for groceries amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.

June 28 , 2021

"We are in uncharted waters": U.S. Northwest heat wave worries cherry growers

Expected temperatures of 113°F (45°C) in Washington state would complicate the already difficult job of picking for a cherry harvest now in full swing.

June 28 , 2021

Dole recalls blueberries for potential cyclospora contamination

No illnesses have been reported to date in association with the recall. The impacted products were distributed in four U.S. states and two Canadian provinces.

June 28 , 2021

AeroFarms building world's largest research-focused vertical farm in UAE

AeroFarms AgX will play a key role in Abu Dhabi’s AgTech ecosystem by working with local universities on research projects to tackle problems of agriculture within desert and arid climates.

June 25 , 2021