Brazilian orange crop threatened by unusual frost, as heat shrivels Egyptian mangoes

The strange weather - unusually cold and hot temperatures - in both countries has been attributed to climate change.

July 30 , 2021

Florida ports remain hopeful after loss of $14B in trade last year

Leading the recovery is the strong growth in cargo volumes that started in the second part of last year and the recent gradual restart of the cruise industry.

July 30 , 2021

Dole plc announces pricing of Initial Public Offering

The company has announced an initial public offering with a price that is at the low end of the range that it had estimated earlier this week. 

July 30 , 2021

Is gene editing the future of the produce industry?

In a recent Produce Marketing Association Webinar, three panelists spoke about gene editing and how it can be beneficial for the industry.

July 29 , 2021

Chilean kiwifruit exports to North American up by a fifth

Shipments to Chile's second-largest export market increased by 20 percent year-on-year through week 29, totaling 19,439 metric tons (MT)

July 29 , 2021

Chile's Senate approves legislating major water reform bill

The proposal seeks to establish the essential right to water, give legal security to the exercise of the human right of access to drinking water and sanitation, and reaffirm the nature of public use of water.

July 29 , 2021

Washington fruit farmers bracing for millions of dollars in losses from heat wave

Berry farmers were particularly impacted by the heat, but the tree fruit, wine grape and potato industries were also heavily affected. Now a letter to the USDA signed by 44 bipartisan legislators urges more support.

July 29 , 2021

Planasa shareholders acquire the Dutch raspberry breeding group Advanced Berry Breeding

Advanced Berry Breeding group is a well-renowned company dedicated to the breeding and commercialization of its own raspberry varieties

July 28 , 2021

Another massive cocaine seizure at Rotterdam port related to tropical fruit

Customs officials found over 1,500 kilograms of cocaine in one shipment and more than 3,000 kilograms in another with a street value US$135.7 million, spread over the two hauls.

July 28 , 2021

AgDevCo expands portfolio in Mozambique to develop banana industry

AgDevCo has closed a debt investment in Quinta da Bela Vista Limitada, an irrigated banana estate located in the Boane area in Mozambique.

July 28 , 2021