After a year of grape disruption, California expects to bounce back

Last year, production reached 72 million boxes. Kathleen Nave, president of the California Table Grape Commission, said the last time the crop was under 75 million boxes was 1994. 

April 25 , 2024

Food price shocks, extreme weather and conflict drive world hunger

Conflict insecurity was the major driver of high acute food insecurity in 20 countries and territories, and the major reason why the 2024 outlook remains bleak in places like Palestine, Sudan and Haiti.

April 24 , 2024

Specialty crop funding increase proposed in Senate to support fruit growers

Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and nursery crops, including floriculture.

April 24 , 2024

100 million years of avocado history: A legacy of nature and human perseverance

Mexico’s Avocado Producers, Packers and Exporters Association recaps the long story of one of the world's most popular fruit.

April 24 , 2024

With El Niño winding down, Peru looks to recover blueberry volume

Peru is the leading exporter of blueberries in the world, and the United States is its main customer. Peru has over 44% of the total share of blueberries imported by the U.S. every year. 

April 22 , 2024

New avocado market players, industry sustainability and the rise of Peru

FreshFruitPortal.com rounds up April's top stories so far about the avocado world.

April 21 , 2024

Two-color dragon fruit developed by Chinese researchers

Researchers from the Yangling Vocational and Technical College in Shaanxi, China, announced a new dragon fruit or pitaya variety called “New Two Color”.

April 18 , 2024

South Africa begins first avocado export campaign to China

The increase of food imports from Africa is part of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s plan, also discussed at last year’s BRICS summit, to deepen China-South African relations on issues of mutual interest. 

April 16 , 2024

Table grape prices spike in US after difficult season for Peru

The main destination for Peruvian table grapes was the United States, accounting for 46% of the total share, with a little over 29 million boxes received. 

April 16 , 2024

New data shows huge potential for California groundwater basins

The project consists of flying over nearly 95 groundwater basins in California to map out what is found up 1000 feet beneath the surface along 25,000 kilometers of flight lines.

April 15 , 2024