FEDEFRUTA's president urges Chilean government to continue the dialogue with China to avoid consequences

This comes after the Ambassador, Niu Qingbao rejected the surcharges on his country's steel imposed by the Chilean Anti-Distortion Commission.

June 10 , 2024

California Avocado Commission boosts production forecast by 20%

Terry Splane, CAC’s vice president of marketing, told FreshFruitPortal.com that supplies ramped up in April and May.

June 10 , 2024

Japan supports Philippines in fight against fruit diseases

June 10 , 2024

UC Study estimates cost of growing organic strawberries in the Central Coast

The report is based on a management scenario for a 30-acre farm, of which 27 are for the plantation of organic strawberries and the remaining 3 acres are for irrigation systems, roads, and buildings. 

June 10 , 2024

Chiquita case: AUC victims rebuke extortion claims

Attorneys representing the plaintiffs asked for $200,000 per year for each survivor of the nine victims of AUC. This adds up to approximately $5 million per survivor of each victim.

June 10 , 2024

Mexico holding the fort for mango exports to the US

The Mexican mango season began the second week of January and will run until the last week of October with a projection of approximately 95 million boxes.

June 09 , 2024

The Top Seven

These are FreshFruitPortal.com's top seven stories of the week.

June 08 , 2024

Retailer Meijer now accepts SNAP

June 07 , 2024

Australian avocados a step closer to entering China

China has strict sanitary and phytosanitary standards for fresh produce, known for long delays in negotiations over agricultural export deals.

June 07 , 2024

Japan approves import of Taiwanese red dragon fruit

Taiwan got the green flag to export the white-flesh dragonfruit variety in 2010 but waited longer for approval for red varieties due to their susceptibility to oriental fruit flies and melon flies.

June 07 , 2024