Fall Creek announces General Manager of Sekoya platform for premium blueberry varieties

Since 2018, the new appointee has been Fall Creek’s licensing manager, responsible for the ongoing growth and development of its proprietary and third-party blueberry genetics licensing business. 

September 14 , 2021

CMA CGM caps freight rates amid market turmoil

French container shipping line CMA CGM has taken the rare step of freezing spot market prices for moving goods, as disruption to supply chains sends freight costs soaring and alarms customers.

September 13 , 2021

Opinion: How will we remember the UK's summer of 2021 in fresh produce?

John Giles, Divisional Director of Promar International, says the summer of 2021 is one we won’t forget in a hurry, and companies will need to be more resilient and better prepared than ever before.

September 13 , 2021

Port congestion: Southern California logjam tops 50 ships as wait time rises

The U.S. port congestion is worsening, with the number of container ships waiting to enter the largest U.S. gateway for transpacific trade swelling to another pandemic record and the average wait jumped to more than eight days.

September 13 , 2021

Chilean Citrus Committee partners with Shopkick to promote U.S. purchasing

The Chilean Citrus Committee has launched a program with the shopping rewards app, Shopkick, to "educate and inspire shoppers online and incentivize Chilean citrus purchases in-store".

September 13 , 2021

Yentzen Consulting & Research lists key strategies to boost your business in the fruit and vegetable industry

The Covid-19 pandemic changed how the world's industries work and Yentzen Consulting & Research can help you navigate the challenging future the fruit and vegetable industries are facing.

September 13 , 2021

Copefrut develops and implements Material Recyclability Index

Copefrut has developed a Material Recyclability Index, a measure that seeks to understand the capacity of packaging to be integrated into recycling flows.

September 10 , 2021

Mexican citrus exports increased significantly through August this year

In July of this year, citrus exports increased 28.3 percent, reaching a total value of over US$912 million from the $711 million reported year on year.

September 10 , 2021

Hortifrut posts huge increase in EBITDA for 2021-22

The results are in large part due to a 46% growth in the volume sold during the period, influenced by the increase of blueberries volume in Peru, Chile, Mexico and China, raspberries in Mexico, Portugal and Morocco.

September 10 , 2021

Vanguard looking forward to strong Chilean cherry crop

After the challenges encountered during last season there is much anticipation for a strong cherry crop this year despite the global shipping challenges the industry is facing, the company said.

September 10 , 2021