U.S.: Biden visits Michigan apple grower

Joining the President were Governor Gretchen Whitmer and U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters. They talked about big issues facing specialty crops: a changing climate, trade issues and labor.

July 07 , 2021

Agronometrics in Charts: How much more volume can the U.S. avocado market absorb?

As avocado imports increase, their prices have remained fairly stable which can only be explained by consumption trends and demand in the North American market.

July 06 , 2021

Container ship prices skyrocket amid ongoing supply chain bottlenecks

Prices to ship containers from Asia to the U.S. and Europe are skyrocketing amid ongoing severe global supply chain bottlenecks, and industry executives expect the shipping capacity to remain tight for the rest of the year.

July 06 , 2021

U.S.: California water futures trading will increase price transparency - consultant

The trading of water futures that began late last year will increase price transparency in California, where farmers are seeing access restricted to state water allocations.

July 06 , 2021

More than half of Chilean fruit producers facing serious labor shortage

Of the companies surveyed, more than half said they had 50 to 70 percent fewer workers than they needed for their orchards and packhouses.

July 06 , 2021

QIMA: The impact of the human factor in cold chain assurance

Our expert, Sebastián Scheggia, tells how the fresh food import and export industry must comply with the processes in the cold chain and the impact of adequate quality control for the assurance of the product's life in today's logistics.

July 06 , 2021

British strawberries to be produced nine months a year with vertical farming

Direct Produce Supplies (DPS) is stacking up 1,000 metric tons (MT) of strawberries and will be supplying leading supermarket Tesco using the method, which should guarantee supplies whatever the weather during the British summer.

July 05 , 2021

GESEX and PURA FRUIT form alliance and become one of largest table grape exporters in Peru

Through the formation of a new exporter, both companies seek to strategically consolidate table grape production from Latin America in the Southern Hemisphere and position themselves among the leading companies in the industry worldwide.

July 05 , 2021

Britain's Morrisons agrees $8.7B takeover by Fortress-led group

U.K.'s fourth-largest supermarket group has agreed to a takeover led by SoftBank-owned Fortress Investment Group that tops a rival offer from a U.S. private equity firm.

July 05 , 2021

France: Pink Lady production hit hard by spring frosts

Though France suffered from successive waves of frosts this spring affecting apple and pear producers, Blue Whale is forecasting an increase in organic and new varieties this season.

July 05 , 2021