Argentine pome fruit exports recover from downward trend

Argentine apple and pear exports from January through April managed to notch a year-on-year increase, bucking a downward trend that both had been on for four years.

June 18 , 2018

Colombia boosts 2018 avocado export forecast

Shipments from January through April were up nearly three-fold year-on-year.

June 18 , 2018

South Africa: DAFF clarifies U.S. citrus rule not yet final

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries had said earlier this week that a U.S. rule allowing citrus imports from CBS areas in South Africa had been published, but on Friday it said that the rule was not yet final.

June 15 , 2018

Maersk closes Chilean container factory after just three years

The company attributed the decision to an overproduction of containers in the world and ongoing difficulties with producing them in Chile.

June 15 , 2018

Plant-based here to stay, say experts at LPS18 Foodservice Forum

Plant-based eating in all its guises has developed into a firm fixture that is here to stay on eating-out menus across the U.K., driven by consumer conscience for their own health as well as global sustainability.

June 15 , 2018

State of the Market - Week 23, 2018

The opening prices of Chilean lemons in the U.S. market were not as attractive as last year, although in Japan they were higher.

June 15 , 2018

U.S.: 2018 cherry crop forecast down by a quarter

With Washington, California and Oregon all forecast with lower crops, Michigan is the only top-four production state expecting an increase.

June 15 , 2018

U.S.: Wonderful Co. emerges as fastest growing CPG company

The Wonderful Company has positioned itself as the number-one growth leader among all multibillion-dollar consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, as well as the growth leader in produce in 2017.

June 15 , 2018

Italian summer fruit season challenged by ongoing weather problems

Some stonefruit categories are expected to be down by 20-40% this year, but the table grape crop looks set to come in slightly larger than the previous season.

June 14 , 2018

U.K. MPs to grill Asda, Sainsbury's CEOs over proposed merger

“My committee is holding this session to investigate how the biggest potential shake-up of the grocery market in recent years could affect British farmers and suppliers, as well as consumers.”

June 14 , 2018