North Bay’s Jumbo blueberries are now available

Starting at 18mm, and with many topping 22 to 26 mm, this year’s Jumbo crop will be coming from new SEKOYA plantings in Mexico.

January 24 , 2024

Agronometrics Shorts: Lime prices on the rise in the U.S. market

Persistent issues like aging trees and disease in nursery stock have contributed to the inconsistency in lime supply from Mexico.

January 23 , 2024

Colombian avocado exports increase 26%

The main destination for Colombian avocado in 2023 was the Netherlands, with a total of 2,703 containers shipped.

January 23 , 2024

Peruvian Hass avocado making Malaysian market debut

Malaysian avocado imports have increased by about 98% in the last five years and amounted to 15 million in 2022.

January 23 , 2024

Montague projects strong Australian stone fruit season

This comes as the sector recovers from excessive rainfall and hail in some producing regions during the 2022-23 summer.

January 22 , 2024

Unifrutti acquires Verfrut

With the purchase, Unifrutti now becomes a major fruit company in Chile, one of the largest production centers for grapes and cherries globally, and a leading apple player in the southern hemisphere.

January 22 , 2024

Great quality projected for Florida strawberry season

The Florida Strawberry Growers Association remains highly optimistic despite less-than-ideal cold weather stalling bloom cycle in some Tampa Bay crops

January 19 , 2024

University of Florida launches 2 new blueberry cultivars

According to Florida Blueberry Growers, these blueberries were selected for the evergreen production system and have performed very well in on-farm trials in both south-central and central Florida.

January 18 , 2024

Agronometrics in Charts: Peru becomes the world’s leading exporter of table grapes

In contrast, Chile assumed the position of the second-largest world exporter, contributing significantly with 497,000 tons.

January 18 , 2024

Lemon overproduction crisis: "This critical situation has been going on for five years"

Last year Argentina's lemon exports fell to around 235,000 tons, of which 78,000 went to the United States and 120,000 to the European Union.

January 18 , 2024