China to produce more cherries, peaches and nectarines in 2022-23

Cherry volumes are set to rise by 8 percent year-on-year to 650,000 tons in 2022-23, despite the main production region taking a big hit.

July 13 , 2022

Grapa wins legal case against illegal planting in Egypt

The breeder and licenser of premium table grape varieties has won a legal case against an illegal grower of Early Sweet table grapes, imposing the uprooting of 11 acres of illegal plantation in Egypt and setting a major precedent. 

July 13 , 2022

Driscoll’s acquires Haygrove Africa

Berry company Driscoll’s has formally agreed to purchase Haygrove Africa Trading, a wholly owned subsidiary of Haygrove Heaven. 

July 12 , 2022

Chile making progress in grape inspection site for Systems Approach exports

A visit was recently made to the current facilities of a cold storage plant in the Pabellon sector in Tierra Amarilla, which will be refurbished to carry out quality control work.

July 12 , 2022

Peru expects greater volumes of late-season avocados

The Peruvian avocado industry has been imapcted by low prices in its main market this year, causing many growers to hold the fruit on the trees.

July 12 , 2022

Agronometrics in Charts: Northwest sees smallest cherry crop in nearly a decade

In this installment of the ‘Agronometrics In Charts’ series, Sarah Ilyas studies the state of the Washington cherry season.

July 12 , 2022

Fresh Del Monte highlights sustainably grown Kenyan avocados

Fresh Del Monte is offering Del Monte Avocados grown in their own sustainable farms in Kenya to all main European markets, starting this week and throughout the entire summer.

July 11 , 2022

U.S. fruit and vegetable imports on track for bumper year

Fruit imports from January to May this year were up by 21 percent from $10.5 billion to $12.6 billion, while vegetables were up 9 percent from $7.6 billion to $8.2 billion.

July 11 , 2022

Mexican tomato sector on course for steady season with export increase

Mexico is expected to produce 3.72 million tons of fresh tomatoes for the 2021/22 season, thanks to investments in greenhouse technologies, according to a USDA report.

July 11 , 2022

Fruit World sees demand growing for seeded heirloom grape varieties

Fruit World has reported that consumers are showing a nostalgic preference for full-flavor, aromatic grapes, especially seeded varieties.

July 11 , 2022