No relief for China's supply chains as new challenges arise

Ahead of the extended Lunar New Year holiday in China, air freight rates have spiked as much as 50% and some shipping firms have suspended services.

January 26 , 2022

Protecting blueberries from freezes in Florida

Blueberries bloom in late winter or early spring in Florida, making the flowers and young fruit highly susceptible to freeze and frost injury.

January 26 , 2022

Chilling injury of grapefruit and its control

Chilling injury is a physiological disorder that is occasionally reported on fresh citrus shipments and is most often characterized by areas of the peel that collapse and darken to form pits.

January 25 , 2022

"Buyers should plan ahead": C.H. Robinson provides global freight market overview

The third party logistics provider has provided a global freight market overview and some recommendations to the industry for how to best manage the disruption.

January 25 , 2022

Watermelon's health potential confirmed by review of scientific literature

Watermelon is a unique fruit with compounds that may have health effects throughout the body, supporting normal cardiovascular and metabolic health, a new study has found.

January 25 , 2022

Del Monte promotes large pineapple variety

The Grandissimo pineapple weighs between 2 and 2.5 kilograms, is picked at maturity and transported by boat.

January 25 , 2022

Agronometrics in Charts: Peruvian grapes witnessing ever increasing demand

The last five years saw a substantial growth in imports from Peru, with incoming volumes almost doubling in value from September 2015 to September 2021.

January 25 , 2022

Ways agricultural pesticides can contaminate water

The over-application or misuse of pesticides and other agricultural chemicals (such as fertilizers) can allow these chemicals to enter surface and ground water.

January 25 , 2022

U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council launches Alexa skill for consumers

The USHBC has launched A Blueberry Boost, a new skill for Alexa, Amazon’s voice-activated artificial intelligence (AI) service, to provide recipes, tips, kitchen hacks and more.

January 24 , 2022

New U.S. rule requires foreign truck drivers be vaccinated to enter country

"This will cause great concerns for those responsible for adhering to this requirement as well as officials at the border who have to implement this new order," said the IFPA's Ed Treacy.

January 24 , 2022