Peru: Avocado campaign 'behind schedule' as export forecast inches up

Peru is expecting to export 473,000 metric tons (MT) of Hass avocado in the 2021 season, which would represent an increase of 29.2% compared to the 366,000MT shipped in the previous season.

June 21 , 2021

USDA Secretary pledges to elevate significance of organic agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Secretary Tom Vilsack mentioned numerous actions he plans to take in the organic sector, including re-establishing the position of USDA Organic Policy Advisor.

June 21 , 2021

Pandemic shopping trends unwind for Tesco as sales growth slows

Tesco, the U.K.'s largest supermarket chain, expects some of the changes driven by the coronavirus pandemic to begin reversing in the months.

June 18 , 2021

Walmart goes all in with drone company investment

U.S. retailer Walmart is strengthening its partnership with the on-demand drone delivery startup DroneUp in an effort to speed delivery and meet increasing consumer demand to have goods delivered to their doorstep.

June 18 , 2021

Moroccan citrus export forecast revised downward

Morocco's citrus export forecast has been revised downward by the USDA due to strong local demand and competition from other countries in the Mediterranean region.

June 18 , 2021

U.S.: Rising inflationary pressure increases produce dollar-volume gap

Early on in the pandemic, fresh produce experienced deflation with volume outpacing dollar growth, but deflation switched to inflation starting in the third quarter of 2020 and dollar gains have tracked above volume gains ever since.

June 18 , 2021

Oppy sales leader to retire

Oppy says that, in short order, Jeff Walker became fondly known by his colleagues as “The Lone Ranger,” singlehandedly building the business with key customers in Texas and the South-Central U.S.

June 17 , 2021

U.S. fruit imports grew by a quarter in April to hit new record

Almost all major fruit categories saw increased imports year-on-year in April, with the value of trade passing the $2 billion mark for the first time.

June 17 , 2021

New Zealand releases 11 blueberry varieties for growers

Three of the varieties - which are all large and export-oriented - are from the organization’s own breeding program and eight licensed from Fall Creek Farm & Nursery in the U.S.

June 17 , 2021

AGRI Developments expands into Filipino Hass avocado production

The development has been created to meet rapidly growing demand for Hass avocados within the Philippines as well as regionally across Asia, the company said.

June 17 , 2021