Calavo boosts Q2 earnings following record avocado volume

While avocado volumes were 9 percent higher than the prior-year period, total revenue was impacted by the lower average selling price of avocados in the company’s Fresh segment, which resulted from increased supply from Mexico.

June 10 , 2021

Carrefour and Tesco to end purchasing alliance

French supermarket group Carrefour and its British peer Tesco said they would not extend a purchasing alliance heralded originally as a potential way to trim costs.

June 09 , 2021

Agronometrics in Charts: Berry category sees high pricing in 2021 despite supply levels

Prices of many berry categories have been sky-high throughout much of 2021, in some cases even despite elevated supply levels.

June 09 , 2021

European Commission clears Dole-Total Produce combination

The European Commission has granted its clearance for the combination of Dole Food Company and Total Produce, moving the entities closer to creating the world's largest fruit and vegetable company.

June 09 , 2021

Primland begins marketing Chilean kiwifruit to maintain year-round supply

As the French kiwifruit season ends on a high note, Primland has begun marketing fruit from Chile to maintain its offer during the counter season.

June 09 , 2021

New Australian technology can significantly cut avocado tree wait times

The wait times for avocado trees could soon get a lot shorter thanks to a world-first Australian innovation that can use a single millimeter of tree cutting from one tree to make 500 new ones.

June 08 , 2021

Sun World celebrates 45 years of innovation

Nearly half a century ago, an upstart California produce company opened its doors with a commitment to bring consumers new, unique and better-tasting fruits and vegetables.

June 08 , 2021

Israeli conglomerate set to invest $60M in Colombian Hass avocado production

Managro, an Israeli-based agricultural investment conglomerate, is reportedly planning to buy 3,700 hectares (9,140) acres of land in Colombia for Hass avocado production.

June 08 , 2021

Video: Port of Savannah receives largest vessel to call at U.S. East Coast

The Port of Savannah in Georgia has released a video showing the arrival of the largest vessel to call the U.S. East Coast, the CMA CGM Marco Polo.

June 08 , 2021

Slow processing in Chinese ports sees oversupply of citrus in Australian markets

One of Western Australia's largest citrus producers says it has been unable to send its fruit to China due to hold-ups at Chinese ports.

June 07 , 2021