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California: CDFA establishes HLB quarantine area in Riverside, San Bernardino

The quarantine in parts of the two counties is in response to a recent detection of citrus greening in a local tree.
August 28 , 2017

U.S.: C.H. Robinson releases Hurricane Harvey advisory

C.H. Robinson vice president Dan Ryan gives a rundown of how the disaster is impacting transport nodes and logistics in southern Texas and Louisiana.
August 28 , 2017

U.K.: Landmark Brexit survey reveals EU worker exodus

Research has shown that 47% of horticultural businesses said EU nationals were thinking about leaving Britain.
August 28 , 2017

SB Group affiliates join forces to form Giddings Fruit

The rebranded group has 30,000MT of fruit production across its operations in the Americas.
August 28 , 2017

China surpasses Canada as U.S. Northwest's leading cherry export market

The feat was achieved during a record season for production volumes.
August 28 , 2017

Itochu invests in Serbian raspberry company through Dole subsidiary

It has acquired a minority stake in Master Fruits, which is aiming to boost sales to more areas of Europe.
August 28 , 2017

Mexican avocado growers aim for Guinness World Record with biggest guacamole

Growers from the state of Jalisco are set to use 4.2MT of avocados for the record-smashing feat.
August 28 , 2017

NZ: Zespri alleges grower distributed IP varieties to Chinese producers

New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri is "more than likely" to take legal action against the grower, who has not been publicly identified.
August 27 , 2017

Blueberry promotion on the agenda at Australia Business Week in India

Exports of the antioxidant-rich fruit from Australia have been allowed in India since October 2015.
August 27 , 2017

Amazon says Whole Foods will cut prices when deal closes on Monday

The announced discounts on items including avocados and kale wiped out nearly US$12 billion in market value from other grocery sellers.
August 25 , 2017