Agronometrics in Charts: Spring freeze leaves California blueberry growers with reduced crop

According to estimates, California blueberry growers will produce 55 million pounds of the fresh berries this year, 15 percent lower than its original projection of 65 million pounds. 

June 02 , 2022

Lemons to drive Southern Hemisphere citrus growth in 2022

Lemon production is projected to grow by 8.3 percent to reach 4.7 million tons in total, while two categories are set to remain flat.

June 02 , 2022

Peruvian table grapes exports forecast to reach $1.4B this year

Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Roberto Sánchez highlighted Peru’s excellent performance in table grape exports over the last couple of years and especially, in the first few months of this year.

June 01 , 2022

IBO announces Poland as host country for 2023 Summit and solidarity with Ukrainian blueberry growers

The forthcoming International Blueberry Organization Summit will take place in Lublin, Poland from 3-5 July, 2023. The IBO hopes to support the growth of a sector, while at the same time highlighting Ukraine’s blueberry industry in a show of solidarity.

June 01 , 2022

"Above-average" activity for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season

Experts from NOAA, as well as Colorado State University and AccuWeather predict a total of 14 to 21 named storms, of which 6 to 10 could become hurricanes and 3 to 6 could become major hurricanes.

June 01 , 2022

Tips for growing vegetables in containers

Container gardening is an increasingly popular way for home gardeners to grow their favorite vegetables, particularly when gardening space is limited.

June 01 , 2022

USApple joins the call for damaging tariffs to be scrapped

The U.S. Apple Association joined more than 40 agriculture and food groups to call for the elimination or reduction of U.S. tariffs being imposed on other countries, arguing that retaliatory tariffs are harming U.S. agriculture.

June 01 , 2022

Shanghai's reactivation to cause backlog for West Coast ports

According to a report by Fortune, greater loading from Shanghai will also mean greater unloading in the West Coast and these ports are already struggling to handle the cargo they currently hold.

May 31 , 2022

Agronometrics in Charts: Berries surpass beer and avocados as Mexico’s number one agri-food export

Mexico exported US$1.395 billion of berries in the first quarter of 2022, a 22.5% year-on-year increase.

May 31 , 2022

Planting and caring for cherry tomatoes in your home garden

This guide from the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences gives a great overview of cherry tomato varieties and how to plant and care for them.

May 31 , 2022