Peruvian table grape exports set record and surpass forecasts

An industry representative said the figure would mark a 51.5% rise over the previous season, which was severely affected by heavy rains and flooding at the start of 2017.

March 14 , 2019

NZ: Zespri in nationwide sales trials of red kiwifruit

The company will release 30,000 trays of the fruit grown in a handful of New Zealand orchards to both national supermarket chains and selected retailers over the next five weeks.

March 13 , 2019

The Biocontrol Brief: How to control two-spotted spider mites in strawberry production

The pest usually causes the majority of its damage early in the season, so special field scouting effort needs to be implemented from February to June in California and even into August in some locations (Santa Maria), and December to April in Florida.

March 13 , 2019

Peruvian avocados: Export value grew to record US$800M in 2018

The figure is almost 10-fold higher than it was in 2008, with the industry having undergone skyrocketing growth.

March 13 , 2019

Berries Australia: Govt must do more to address labor shortage

The industry body has welcomed the extension of the skilled visa program but says the government needs to go further to address the underlying farm labor shortage.

March 12 , 2019

U.S.: Disaster aid change would benefit cherry growers

A provision moving through Congress as part of disaster aid legislation would let farmers earning more than US$900,000 on average for the past three years qualify for the US$12 billion trade mitigation program.

March 12 , 2019

Sicilian citrus supplier Oranfrizer reaps varietal rewards on UK retail market

The exporter has introduced new varieties, and sales are good so far this season despite the unknowns of Brexit and flooding at the end of last year.

March 12 , 2019

Limes in Charts: Prices double in one week in U.S. market

The charts illustrate that this isn’t the first time we have seen such price spikes, but the time period when they happen is a bit of a moving target. 

March 12 , 2019

NZ kiwifruit growers' compensation claim heads to Court of Appeal

New Zealand kiwifruit growers and the Crown will battle it out again in the Court of Appeal over the next two weeks in a case that could become precedent-setting.

March 11 , 2019

U.S.: Apple sales 'perked up' in January after slow start

Domex Superfresh Growers also noted the month saw the organic category gain strength and its Autumn Glory variety break into the top 20.

March 11 , 2019