'World's first avocado packing robot' installed by Nature's Pride

The Speedpacker has three feed streams and is capable of processing 240 avocados per minute, using cameras to detect how the grippers should pick up and place the fruit in the boxes.

May 11 , 2021

Annual U.S. food spending declined for the second time in 25 years - USDA

The drop from 2019 to 2020 was only the second time total food expenditures decreased over the last 25 years, the other time was in 2009 during the Great Recession.

May 10 , 2021

Oppy mourns 'legend' Cal Tribiano

Calvin Tribiano, a veteran Oppy sales executive and industry legend, passed away on May 6 following a brief illness. He was 71. 

May 10 , 2021

Western U.S. forecasts large cherry crop

Western U.S. states are forecasting big cherry crops with year, with both California and the Northwest region expecting to harvest some of the largest volumes in years.

May 10 , 2021

World Packaging Organisation joins forces with members to create global database

The World Packaging Organisation (WPO) has announced the creation of a database that will contain global data related to the packaging industry such as regulations, safety, technology, and sustainability.

May 10 , 2021

Fundamentals of Fair Trade: Sustainability efforts in the fruit industry

On World Fair Trade Day, FreshFruitPortal.com interviewed key industry members around the world who aligned their actions to promote fair trade as a marketing alternative, oriented towards a fair and sustainable economy.

May 07 , 2021

Heaviest mango found in Colombia sets Guinness World Record

Colombian farmers, Germán Orlando Novoa Barrera and Reina Maria Marroquín managed to break a record after growing the mango in Guayatá, on the San Martín farm in the Boyacá area.

May 07 , 2021

Costa Rica: Over 100 kilograms of cocaine found in banana container

The Ministry of Public Security reported that the packages, each weighing one kilogram were hidden in the "thermo king" of the container.

May 07 , 2021

New E.coli outbreak affecting children but source yet unknown

At least seven children are sick with E. Coli infections in a new outbreak involving an unknown source, according to an outbreak announcement by King County, WA, health officials.

May 07 , 2021

Australian avocado production continues to soar, limiting reliance on NZ

Australian avocado production continues to soar, with supplies from Sunraysia and the Riverland regions next season expected to double.

May 07 , 2021