Industry Announcements
North American Blueberry Council board of directors election results
The NABC board is charged with addressing issues, opportunities, and industry practices that drive success and profitability in the production and distribution of blueberries in North America and around the world.
March 17 , 2025
Sunkist invests in Sienz to accelerate innovation pipeline and new technology development
March 17 , 2025
Berry Fresh Sweet Karoline blackberry season is underway!
Sweet Karoline has been in-market for about 4 years and with each year Berry Fresh is learning more about how the variety behaves and increasing their distribution of the product with customers. Solely grown in Mexico currently, the season spans from February to June with a spring peak.
March 14 , 2025
Planasa brings together key industry players at its Meet&Greet Field Day
The event aimed to bring together the leading players in the berry sector and welcomed over 200 attendees, including technicians and buyers from major retailers and marketers across Europe and growers from key global regions.
March 13 , 2025
Farmers call on Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to prioritize diversifying ag production
Signed by farmers and ranchers from all 50 states and Puerto Rico, the letter highlights the growing importance of diversifying the crops that American farmers grow, and the markets they access to help strengthen farmers' profitability and resilience, while ensuring Americans' access to healthy and affordable foods.
March 11 , 2025
Ohalo® Launches the Ohalo Strawberry Consortium
Ohalo® announced the formation of the Ohalo Strawberry Consortium, a collaboration with strawberry industry leaders that aims to revolutionize strawberry breeding, making better-tasting strawberry varieties available for the first time ever as truly uniform true seed.
March 10 , 2025
Watermelon Board elects new leadership
March 07 , 2025
Fresh del Monte appoints Chief Commercial Officer for Specialty Ingredients division
Based in Dubai, Anani will report directly to Chairman and CEO Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh and focus on driving commercial growth within Specialty Ingredients and Innovation, a key area of the company’s long-term strategy.
March 05 , 2025
Juan Rubert SL joins Sunridge Citrus
February 28 , 2025
BayWa AG: Frank Hiller elected as new CEO and Matthias J. Rapp new CFO
February 28 , 2025



