Walmart offers $377.6M to buy out South African Massmart - report

The deal would help Walmart put "further intervention operationally and significant additional financial investment," Massmart's Chairman Dlamini told reporters.

September 06 , 2022

Agronometrics in Charts: The last of the California avocado harvests

The 2021-22 crop year was marked by favorable market conditions, an early start to harvesting and more of the crop shipping in the spring than is usual.

September 06 , 2022

Delaware River region delegation visits Chile

“Our goal was to share advancements on a promising alternative treatment project,” said Miriam Borja-Fisher, Western Fumigation’s Senior Business Development Manager. 

September 06 , 2022

HSBC predicts major drop in container shipping profits in 2023-24

HSBC Global Research has forecast that container shipping will face an unavoidable downcycle and profits will fall by 80 percent in 2023-24.

September 05 , 2022

APHIS extends citrus black spot quarantine area in Florida

Four sections in Collier County and five sections in Glades County are being added to the citrus black spot (CBS) quarantine area in Florida.

September 05 , 2022

Pear Bureau Northwest predicts normal-sized fresh pear crop

“There will be a full range of sizes available, including popular large-sized fruit as well as smaller sizes to fill the popular pouch bags as well as sizes to fulfill export market demand,” stated Kevin Moffitt, President and CEO of PBNW.

September 05 , 2022

Florida judge dismisses claims against Chiquita - report

The plaintiffs claim that Chiquita Brands International paid $1.7 million to a paramilitary group in Colombia that killed and tortured their relatives.

September 02 , 2022

Greenyard’s co-CEOs to stay on

Hein Deprez and Marc Zwaaneveld have both committed to stay at Greenyard until 30 April 2026. 

September 02 , 2022

Chilean clementine season ends with exports down 39%

The 2022 clementine season ended with a total of 41,832 tons, 39 percent down on the same period in 2021 and the U.S. accounted for 98.6 percent of total exports.

September 02 , 2022

Calavo Growers reports revenue and net income increases in Q3

“I am pleased that our teams successfully navigated temporary avocado price volatility that impacted both our Grown and Prepared segments, particularly in July”, said Brian W. Kocher, President and Chief Executive Officer of Calavo Growers, Inc.

September 02 , 2022