California table grape storage numbers down significantly on last year

The number of California table grapes in storage on the West Coast is down significantly compared to this time last year, according to the latest USDA report.

November 08 , 2021

LatAm industry commends multinational banana distributors for increasing prices

The Banana Cluster said recent moves by Del Monte, Dole and Fyffes for North America should be followed for other markets around the world.

November 08 , 2021

What's wrong with my plant? Blueberry stems and branches

Check this article out to find out what is going wrong with your blueberry plants, specifically their stems and branches.

November 08 , 2021

Pest causes necessary quarantine in areas of California

APHIS is applying safeguarding measures and restrictions on the interstate movement or entry into foreign trade of regulated articles from the area to prevent the spread of the pest to non-infested areas of the United States.

November 08 , 2021

Verfrut exceeds its fruit export record in the 2020-21 season

The Verfrut Group, a fruit-growing company dedicated to the production, processing and export of fresh fruit, has successfully delivered fresh fruits to its customers throughout the year despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

November 08 , 2021

Namibia Grape Company under new ownership

The official handing over of the company took place on Friday with vice president Nangolo Mbumba as the officiator of the event.

November 05 , 2021

Fresh Del Monte sets emissions targets

"We're thrilled to receive approval of our emissions reduction targets by the Science Based Targets initiative," Hans Sauter, Chief Sustainability Officer and SVP of R&D said.

November 05 , 2021

California avocado harvest close to projection as La Niña looms

As of last week, the 2020-2021 season had seen 263.5 million pounds of fruit come off the trees, according to figures from the California Avocado Commission.

November 05 , 2021

Taiwan raises WTO complaint against China in fruit dispute

Taiwan raised a trade complaint against China at a World Trade Organization meeting over Beijing's moves to block imports of two types of fruit from the island, its council of agriculture and two other sources said.

November 05 , 2021

Indian grape exports to rise in 2021-22 as production rebounds to pre-pandemic levels

The Fresh Deciduous Fruit Annual report for India said that exports are forecast to rise by 5 percent to 280,000 metric tons (MT), assuming stable supply chains and sufficient domestic grape availability for exports until April 2022.

November 05 , 2021