Fifth of world’s containerships are stuck in port congestion

After signs of progress that the backlogs of containerships stacked up outside ports might be easing, it appears that the trend is reversing itself, new data shows.

April 21 , 2022

Agronometrics in Charts: Guacamole abounds, Cinco de Mayo boosts avocado sales 

Cinco de Mayo is the second biggest driver of avocado consumption in the U.S., in this installment of our In Charts series with Agronometrics, we look at the scenario facing this green fruit as the big date approaches.

April 21 , 2022

Westfalia details water sustainability strategy

Westfalia's irrigation system helped it improve its water-use efficiency by 14 per cent in 2020 and will be implemented in múltiple growing nations.

April 21 , 2022

Agronometrics CEO, Colin Fain, to speak at The South American Blueberry Convention

Topics to be addressed include blueberry market trends, an outlook of the 2022-23 season, export opportunities for the four countries, market forecasts, and innovation. 

April 20 , 2022

Costa Rica loses WTO Mexican avocado import case brought in 2015

The World Trade Organization (WTO) determined that Costa Rica did not present sufficient scientific justification to limit the importation of Mexican Hass avocados.

April 20 , 2022

Zambia kicks off avocado exports after EU phyto approval

Zambia has started the mass export of avocados to Europe with the first consignment of over 37 tons.

April 20 , 2022

Blueberry bacterial and fungal diseases in the Pacific Northwest

Pacific Northwest blueberry growers must identify and control a number of bacterial and fungal diseases in order to ensure the highest yields possible.

April 20 , 2022

Texas border inspections: Normalization of produce supply chains could take weeks

Losses to fruit and vegetable producers are estimated to be more than $240 million, said Lance Jungmeyer, president of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas.

April 20 , 2022

Global Cherry Summit: Forming a union to overcome obstacles

The Global Cherry Summit successfully brought together industry professionals -in person and virtually- from around the world, with a clear call to action to find common ground to overcome successive challenging seasons and an uncertain future.

April 19 , 2022

Matt Hancock receives “Cherry Visionary Award” in Global Cherry Summit 2022

Matt Hancock, Managing Director of UK cherry specialist Norton Folgate was recognized for his impact during the Global Cherry Summit 2022.

April 19 , 2022