Giumarra announces return of DulceVida nectarines

The trio of French-bred California nectarines under its DulceVida brand will be offered again this summer after a successful last year, according to the press release.

March 30 , 2021

Lawsuit challenges EPA approval of antibiotic as pesticide on citrus crops

According to the lawsuit, the EPA failed to ensure that the approved uses of streptomycin as a pesticide would not cause unreasonable harm to human health or the environment and failed to adequately assess impacts to endangered species.

March 30 , 2021

Agronometrics in Charts: Florida blueberries begin season with higher prices than last two years

As the first blueberries from Florida get to markets, the spot pricing being reported by the USDA is unexpectedly optimistic, coming in higher than both the 2020 and the 2019 seasons.

March 30 , 2021

China: Cherry import season was "challenging for everyone"

Although the CEO of e-commerce platform Frutacloud said that the 2020-21 cherry import season was severely complicated by the unconfirmed rumors of a positive Covid-19 detection on packaging, he is optimistic that the market will be able to absorb increasing volumes in the future.

March 30 , 2021

The Agricultural Water Summit will take place in September 2021

The inaugural Agricultural Water Summit in Chile has been rescheduled to Sept. 7, 2021, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

March 30 , 2021

Ever Given partially refloated in Suez Canal, but salvager warns: 'Don't cheer too soon'

The ultra-large container ship that has blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week has been partially refloated, raising hopes that one of the world’s most important trade routes may soon reopen.

March 29 , 2021

U.S. authorizes import of pepper fruit from Colombia

U.S. authorities have approved the importation of five types of fresh pepper fruit from Colombia into the continental United States, including bell pepper.

March 29 , 2021

Sun Belle launches organic and conventional pomegranate arils program

Berry marketer Sun Belle has launched its 2021 pomegranate arils program with Peruvian-grown conventional and organic product, packed by Ice-based Agricola Los Medanos.

March 29 , 2021

AeroFarms to become publicly traded company via merger

New Jersey-based corporation AeroFarms, a leader in aeroponic vertical farming, announced that it will become a publicly-traded company on the Nasdaq. 

March 29 , 2021

Five lessons from a climatic catastrophe for the table grape industry

Chilean agronomist Martín Silva Armanet gives his take on the lessons taught by the recent climatic disaster that struck the table grape industry

March 26 , 2021