How forward-thinking vegetable growers are getting ahead of upcoming pesticide regulations

November 30 , 2020

Morocco's ag exports see good start to 2020-21

Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture reports that tomatoes, clementines, peppers, and raspberries have all increased compared to the previous season.

November 30 , 2020

EU takes steps to bolster plant breeders' rights

The EU Commission recognized how important the protection of plant breeders is for the EU economy by including the revision of the CPVR Regulation in the IP Action Plan.

November 30 , 2020

Total Produce says trading has "remained positive" this year

The development comes despite the Ireland-based multinational saying in late March that it was reducing its financial expectations for the year in anticipation of the global challenges.

November 27 , 2020

U.S.: West region driving Hass avocado sales growth

In addition, sales of bagged avocados soared during a four-week period in late summer in the U.S., even as total Hass sales growth was far outpaced by total produce.

November 27 , 2020

Water shortages in ag must be addressed "immediately and boldly" - FAO

As water becomes more scarce globally, it is fundamentally important to tackle the issue head-on, according to the FAO's State of Food and Agriculture 2020 report.

November 27 , 2020

China calls for tighter food import guidelines to help in Covid-19 prevention

China is seeking to impose virtual ‘spot checks’ on incoming food imports in addition to tightening cold chain guidelines after numerous positive detections on frozen food in November.

November 27 , 2020

Fruit exports from Chile down through October

The eight percent year-on-year drop in the value of exports was driven by table grapes and partially offset by cherries.

November 27 , 2020

U.S. begins transition to South American table grapes amid expectations of larger volumes

John Pandol, special project director of Pandol Bros, spoke about how the end of the California deal was looking and what is needed for the heavier-volume Chilean and Peruvian grapes to fit in well to the U.S. market.

November 26 , 2020

Peru's blueberry export value up by 10 percent through September

The value of Peru’s blueberry exports experienced a 10 percent increase despite this year's prediction of 40 percent volume growth

November 26 , 2020