South African late season soft citrus volumes continue to grow

According to the entity, growers have responded to consumer preferences and reduced shipping of satsuma, which continued its downward trend. 

December 20 , 2022

Canadian pension fund seeks to increase stake in Hortifrut

Hortifrut's controlling group has entered into an agreement under which PSP Investments would increase its ownership in the company through a tender offer.

December 19 , 2022

Southeastern citrus group reports strong mid-season outlook

In addition to the Satsuma crop, the CHCA has also advised that Cara Cara oranges, as well as Tango, Kishu, and Shiranui mandarins are also at peak quality.

December 19 , 2022

Cocaine worth over $100M found in Ecuadorian banana shipment bound for the Netherlands

The drugs, which are worth over $ 100 million, were hidden in two containers destined to Vlissingen from Ecuador via Antwerp. 

December 19 , 2022

Calavo Growers announces sustainability strategy

The firm expects to reduce its carbon footprint by 50% by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2027.

December 19 , 2022

Chilean citrus production forecast to recover in 2022-23

This comes after a complicated year of lower yields due to frosts in the Valparaíso, Metropolitana, and O’Higgins regions.

December 19 , 2022

Global table grape production estimated up 7% for 2022-23

The USDA projects the world's fresh table grape production to rise by 1.2 to 27.4 million in 2022-23.

December 16 , 2022

U.S. apple production down 7% year-on-year

Gala apples scored the highest production with 19.5 million bushels, followed by Red Delicious at 13.9 million. The Fuji variety also yielded high volumes, with 11.4 bushels.

December 16 , 2022

Winter Farm raises $46M to scale up strawberry production

Vertical farming installations typically use 20 to 25 times less space compared to open field production and are also able to recover about 90% of irrigation water used.

December 16 , 2022

Peruvian ag industry calls for safe working conditions amid political turmoil

The situation has remained unchanged for almost a week, with the Association of Peruvian Agricultural Producer Guilds (AGAP) officials stating that “jobs are being lost and irreparable damage is being done to the entire agricultural sector.”

December 15 , 2022