Calavo Growers announces changes to Board of Directors

The avocado company has announced a new appointee to its Board of Directs and the stepping down of a current member.

November 18 , 2021

CDC investigates 7-state E. coli outbreak linked to organic baby spinach

As of Nov. 15, 10 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli have been reported from seven states. Officials are investigating whether additional products might be impacted.

November 18 , 2021

Citrus prices anticipated to rise, water concerns continue - California Citrus Mutual

The California citrus season is off to a strong start overall in terms of quality, size and color with lighter volumes that are more in line with normal production.

November 17 , 2021

Peruvian table grape forecast reveals increases for 2021-22

The ideal region for grape production, along with precision irrigation enables Peru to mature vines 55 percent faster than in neighboring countries.

November 17 , 2021

Fruit gardening: What can I prune right now?

As cleaning up gardens for winter starts, many gardeners have been asking about when to start pruning their fruit trees.

November 17 , 2021

Zespri dealing with larger crop and fewer workers than last year

November 17 , 2021

Agronometrics in Charts: Kiwifruit prices high and stable at beginning of 2021-22 season

Higher volumes of kiwifruit will begin to arrive from Greece and Italy as the U.S. season, specifically California continues to advance.

November 16 , 2021

EU table grape forecast shows slight changes for 2021-22

The USDA has released production and export forecasts for EU table grapes, as well as expectations for fruit quality.

November 16 , 2021

Produce industry welcomes "major victory" for Western water users in Infrastructure Bill

November 16 , 2021

New ship queue system aims to cut congestion, pollution at California ports

The effort, supporters said, will “dramatically reduce the number of backlogged ships at anchorage” off the two ports as the nation deals with an unprecedented supply-chain bottleneck.

November 16 , 2021