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State of the Market - Week 39, 2017
Avocado prices in the U.S. market registered a sharp decline in week 39 as available supply increased.
October 04 , 2017
France: "Excitement" in kiwifruit industry amid strong market
"It seems that if we are short of apples in Europe this year, we will be even shorter on kiwifruit," says French produce company Blue Whale.
October 04 , 2017
South Africa anticipates average size table grape crop despite drought
Although certain producers and areas hardest hit by the drought are likely to be "significantly impacted", SATI said the effect at a national level was "less pronounced".
October 03 , 2017
Larger fruit, lower crop expected for Spanish grapefruit in 2017-18
With fewer pieces of fruit per tree, Ailimpo expects the total harvest to be down by almost a quarter on last season.
October 03 , 2017
U.S. market opens for fresh NZ persimmons
New Zealand's persimmon exports have fluctuated around 12,800MT in recent years, with Australia the leading market.
October 03 , 2017
Driscoll's introduces smaller blueberry bucket packaging
The multinational says the development comes after much success with the larger 500-gram version.
October 03 , 2017
U.S.: Sun Pacific upgrades packing operations to Spectrim grading platform
The grower, packer and marketer of Cuties easy peelers has made an upgrade to facility capacity to keep up with growth.
October 03 , 2017
USDA forecasts smaller tree fruit, grape crops
The AMS crop outlook report also mentioned cranberries and California tree nuts.
October 03 , 2017
Psa pain ongoing for NZ kiwifruit industry
"I had enjoyed great success in kiwifruit farming, which was the result of a lot of hard work, innovative thinking and technological development. Psa took all that away from me," says a former grower.
October 03 , 2017
Active ingredient fogging tackles mold in fresh produce cold stores
Ozo Innovations' eloclear technology has seen adoption by some of the "larger players" in Britain and is undergoing trials in India.
October 03 , 2017
