Mexican avocado association APEAM wins national export award

The Association of Avocado Producers and Packers of Mexico (APEAM) received the award on Thursday morning during a ceremony headed by Tatiana Clouthier Carrillo, Federal Secretary of Economy.

May 21 , 2021

Western U.S. forecasts large cherry crop

Western U.S. states are forecasting big cherry crops with year, with both California and the Northwest region expecting to harvest some of the largest volumes in years.

May 10 , 2021

U.S. strawberry harvest robot start-up raises $20M

Last year Tortuga launched a strawberry harvesting robot, which according to the company is a flexible platform and can be adapted to work on other crops like indoor-grown tomatoes or outdoor table grapes.

April 26 , 2021

Del Monte Fresh Produce relaunches Honeyglow pineapple

Del Monte Fresh Produce has announced the relaunch of its Honeyglow pineapple, further showcasing the brand’s range and diverse product line in the pineapple space.

April 21 , 2021

New platform reveals secrets of plants' performance to achieve better crop yields

Plantarray is a high-throughput, multi-sensor physiological phenotyping gravimetric-based platform that accelerates agriculture research and shortens new products time to market.

April 06 , 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

Del Monte announces avocado partnership with Apeel

With an infrastructure already in place to help support growth in the category, Fresh Del Monte’s new and existing customers will now be able to partner with the brand on their Apeel application.

March 22 , 2021

Frozen blueberries with potential for "strengthening prices"

During an NABC/USHBC Spring Conference session, industry members shared projections for the frozen blueberry industry, speaking of good market prospects for the coming year.

March 18 , 2021

SanLucar wins retail innovation award for Fresh Cut Refrigerator

European produce company SanLucar has scooped the EHI Retail Institute award in the new category Best AI & Robotics with its intelligent Fresh Cut Refrigerator.

March 08 , 2021

Driscoll's adopts new technology to measure and reward berry sweetness

The Near Infrared (NIR) technology and breakthrough design offered through the Consumer Physics SCiO Cup will allow Driscoll's to measure the Brix of its berries more effectively.

February 17 , 2021