Extraberries strengthens its presence in international markets

Arturo Zuccarelli, Commercial Manager of Extraberries gave the forecast for the Argentine cherry industry in 2021-22 and spoke about the company's plans.

November 04 , 2021

U.S. produce industry gives statement on supply chain disruption to House Agriculture Committee

In addition, the chief of a Georgia-based vertically integrated company testified during the hearing about the challenges specific to the fresh produce industry.

November 04 , 2021

Walmart and other stores received onions linked to salmonella outbreak - FDA

November 03 , 2021

Del Monte's Q3 profitability hit by higher costs and labor shortages

The company's CEO says: "We continue to operate in one of the most challenging macroeconomic environments in recent history".

November 03 , 2021

Agronometrics in Charts: Blackberry prices soar above previous years

As Mexico takes the lead on blackberry supply to the U.S. market, prices have begun trending upward showing increases year on year.

November 03 , 2021

U.S. Apple Association reacts to easing of tariffs on EU imports

The EU was set to increase retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods from December 1, having paused action in May to allow time for negotiations.

November 03 , 2021

Pixofarm crop monitoring and forecasting app adds citrus and pears

The easy-to-use technology by the Austrian-based company analyzes pictures taken in the field from fruits and trees with user’s smartphones to measure fruit size, count fruits and provide additional information like growth rate, size class distribution as well as yield estimation.  

November 03 , 2021

Ship queues worsen port delays around the world

The world’s largest shipping hubs are suffering elevated levels of congestion as containers pile up at seaports from Singapore to Greece’s Piraeus.

November 02 , 2021

This is how Dole Packaged Foods is marrying sustainability with profitability - report

“This is more than just a social purpose campaign,” says Dr. Lara Ramdin, Dole’s Chief Innovation Officer, who was hired to help strengthen the company's innovation capabilities towards the new mission. “This promise is bigger than ourselves.”

November 02 , 2021

Oppy announces first vertical farming partnership

Founded by Fresh Green Farms, the company plans to unveil the first phase of operations in the spring of 2022 with the goal of becoming the world’s largest and most sustainable vertical farm by 2023.

November 02 , 2021