South American blueberry exporters aim to boost blueberry demand in global markets

Chilean and Peruvian blueberry exporters told FreshFruitPortal.com how teamwork delivered results regarding the ITC's recent decision and also about new opportunities for this year.

February 16 , 2021

IFG ends successful table grape IP infringement case in South Africa

The breeder determined that the grower had stolen a slip of the varietal from one of the IFG founder's vineyards in California while visiting and had transported it to South Africa, where it was grafted, propagated, and commercially grown.

February 16 , 2021

Misionero forms partnership with Grupo Altex

Misionero has announced a partnership with Grupo Altex, which will give the company better distribution and expansion opportunities.

February 16 , 2021

Agronometrics in Charts: USITC rules imported blueberries do not seriously injure U.S. industry

Although Agronometrics has not been a party to the proceedings, its team was involved from the beginning in making sure that both sides had accurate and reliable market data with which to build their arguments.

February 16 , 2021

New Covent Garden Market unveils predictions for fresh produce trends in 2021

The major London wholesale market listed several trends for this year in its Fruit and Vegetable Trends Report 2021.

February 16 , 2021

Unifrutti acquires Spanish vegetable supplier

The Almeria-based greenhouse grower employs some 400 workers during the winter period. Last season, it sold more than 500,000 metric tons (MT) of those products.

February 15 , 2021

Colombia ramps up avocado exports to U.S., on journey to become alternative supplier

Since gaining market access to the U.S. in August 2017, Colombia's Hass avocado exports have increased significantly and industry stakeholders are optimistic about a bright future.

February 15 , 2021

U.S.: January sees "solid start" for apples, pears

Data of apples and pears from January shows that organic sales of both fruits continue increasing, Cosmic Crisp is now ranked eleventh and proprietary apples help to build dollar growth

February 15 , 2021

UC Davis releases two new strawberry varieties

The new varieties — UCD Finn and UCD Mojo — are “extreme day neutral,” which means they were bred for summer planting, especially in coastal climates from Santa Maria south.

February 15 , 2021

South Africa forecasts greater avocado exports despite off-bearing year

Derek Donkin of Subtrop said that estimates are in the region of 16 million 4 kg cartons. Last season, 15 million cartons were exported.

February 15 , 2021