Colombian mangoes gain improved market access to EU

The EU lessened restrictions on Colombian mango imports that required an often detrimental hot-water treatment as the country's exporters implement stricter operational steps.

July 23 , 2020

Apple orchards worldwide turn to Harvista in time of need

Maturity at harvest continues to be the most critical factor during pre-harvest that influences post-harvest life, especially for apple growers.

July 23 , 2020

Family Tree Farms adds UNITEC blueberry lines

California-based grower-packer Family Free Farms has installed two additional UNITEC blueberry lines, having first started working with the sorting technology company in 2018.

July 23 , 2020

Hass avocado business gets off the ground in Ecuador

Hass avocado production is gaining momentum on the coast of Ecuador, where a farm of Chilean investor Roderick Maclean Boyd offers high hopes to local farmers looking to get involved with the crop.

July 22 , 2020

ALDI to open 70 new stores by end of 2020

Along with opening its 2,000th store and announcing plans to open 70 stores across the U.S. this year, Aldi revealed the location of its new distribution center.

July 21 , 2020

Agronometrics in Charts: A look back at the history of National Blueberry Month

July is an auspicious month for blueberries. Not only does it bring the blue to the red, white and blue on the Fourth of July, it’s also National Blueberry Month.

July 21 , 2020

Ecuadorian banana industry troubled by spot market price collapse

The average spot market per-box price for the fruit of US$3.50 is almost half of the government-implemented minimum price that exporters must pay to growers.

July 21 , 2020

New partnership to bring world's first self-driving truck network to North America

The companies are now creating digital routes, terminals, and a monitoring system that tracks its trucks to create a well-rounded and safe autonomous network.

July 21 , 2020

Naturipe provides value-added packs of 'contact-free' blueberries for foodservice

Naturipe Farms’ Value-Added Fresh division has shared details of its diversified and elevated foodservice program, for which it has developed value-added blueberry packs.

July 20 , 2020

Strong U.S. sales for Chilean lemons, season in full swing

It's Chilean lemon season and exports to the U.S. will remain steady until September with figures showing strong sales and volumes for 2020, on par with last season.

July 20 , 2020