Dole Asia appoints Unilever exec as head of agrifoodtech arm

Dole Asia Holdings, one of the region's biggest fruit distributors, has appointed Barbara Guerpillon as Head of Dole Ventures across both packaged foods and its fresh businesses.

November 04 , 2020

Ocado buys two U.S. robotic companies for $287M

Ocado said it has agreed to buy San Francisco-headquartered robotics firm Kindred Systems for $262m in cash and Las Vegas firm Haddington Dynamics for $25m in cash and shares.

November 03 , 2020

Hurricane Eta bears down on Central America

Eta is projected to hit Nicaragua, before moving northward to Honduras and Guatemala. Costa Rica and Panama, two of the region's biggest banana and pineapple exporters, are not expected to be heavily impacted.

November 03 , 2020

U.S. Labor Department overhauls H-2A wage methodology in victory for farmers

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a final rule that will allow farms that use H-2A workers to pay lower wages, in a major victory for U.S. farmers who have long complained of labor high costs.

November 03 , 2020

Agronometrics in Charts: Navel and Valencia orange prices enjoy stellar 2020

In a recent article we mentioned how orange prices have been rising consistently over the last two decades in the U.S. market. This week, we're going to look at how 2020 has not been an exception.

November 03 , 2020

Chilean avocado industry welcomes UN study concluding it is sustainable

The study was released a few days ago by the Regional Water Centre for Arid and Semi-arid Zones of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAZALAC-UNESCO), showing that there was “good management and efficient use of water, with much lower consumption levels than in other fruits grown in Chile”.

November 02 , 2020

Nature's Pride launches cardboard packaging for avocados

The company says this packaging represents a huge step in reducing plastic usage. As it consists of just cardboard, it can be fully recycled and eliminates the need for a label.

November 02 , 2020

Tim York announced as new CEO of California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement

York was named as the new Chief Executive Officer of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) and will replace Scott Horsfall who is retiring in early 2021.

November 02 , 2020

Latin America’s fresh produce exports unscathed by Covid-19

Two affiliates of the Duke Center for International and Global Studies explained the reasons why Latin America was able to protect its fresh produce exports during the pandemic - and even in some cases increase them.

November 02 , 2020

Whole Foods Market to install vertical farms in U.K. stores

This marks the third major expansion into the U.K. retail space for Infarm as retailers seek ways to reduce the environmental footprint in their supply chain and develop their range of sustainable produce.

October 30 , 2020