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Canada: "Very unusual" cherry season for Jealous Fruits
The company is undergoing an aggressive expansion plan with production set to triple within five years.
October 05 , 2017
U.S.: NIFA to distribute US$48M for specialty crop grants in FY2018
The amount builds on the US$400 million granted to date through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI).
October 05 , 2017
Australia: AgPick harvesting system aids seasonal worker management
A technology developed in Adelaide has facilitated the move to directly contracting seasonal workers at a leading Queensland fruit farming operation.
October 05 , 2017
Opinion: 10 big shifts in the U.K. fresh produce market
From a new-look ready meal, to exotic fruits, to fashionable foodies and the newly available Squaffles and Snowbergines, the U.K. fresh produce market is experiencing some huge changes.
October 05 , 2017
Hortifrut, Talsa announce blueberry merger in Peru
The US$160 million deal helps Hortifrut further consolidate its position as a global leader in the blueberry industry.
October 04 , 2017
The Packaging Pitch: Ikigai, what's your reason for being?
Marketing and branding guru Lisa Cork looks at a Japanese word and what it may mean for many fresh produce professionals.
October 04 , 2017
U.S.: Port of Virginia opens up for South American produce imports
The port is the newest member of a USDA pilot program allowing imports including blueberries and table grapes from Peru and Uruguay.
October 04 , 2017
Costa Rica boosts pineapple exports in 2017
Shipments have risen substantially to most key markets, but U.S. prices at the importer level are far down on the three-year average.
October 04 , 2017
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
