Dole recalls organic romaine hearts due to E. coli concerns

No illnesses have been reported to date in association with the recall, nor is it related to the current E. coli outbreaks being investigated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

November 25 , 2020

Mexico: SiCar Farms expecting bigger lime volumes in coming years despite drought

SiCar Farms said that climate change has affected Mexican lime plantations in both production and quality, but it is still expanding and expecting stronger heavier in the future.

November 25 , 2020

Pace InSite: Post-harvest backup, records and traceability

Pace InSite is a new data management software for the post-harvest industry, which allows access to reports and export data from the packaging line in real-time.

November 25 , 2020

South African table grapes off to slow start

This year so far exports have only gone to the EU and the UK, whereas last year there had already been exports to Canada, South East Asia and Africa.

November 24 , 2020

Spain: Raspberry hectarage drops in Huelva as blueberries rise

Freshuelva says that there is more blueberry varietal diversification this year, with an increase in early cultivars that will allow access to the market early in 2021 or even during the Christmas holidays.

November 24 , 2020

Covid-19 remains "in firm control" of how consumers buy fresh produce

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have a huge influence over how and where consumers spend their money on fruit and vegetables, with retail fresh produce sales in October up by 7.5 percent year-on-year.

November 24 , 2020

Walmart's Mexican division under antitrust investigation

The investigation reportedly relates to the company's practices in the supply and distribution market of wholesale goods and retail of these goods and services.

November 24 , 2020

Agronometrics in Charts: IBO releases the blueberry data for the Americas

The International Blueberry Organization (IBO) recently launched the newest iteration of the State of the Industry Report, a publication with a rich 20-year history highlighting the most important blueberry trends.

November 24 , 2020

Scientists create buzz over first-ever global bee map

A new global map of bee populations will help in the conservation of insects we rely so heavily on to pollinate our crops, say researchers in Singapore and China.

November 23 , 2020

Organic Producers Cooperative established in Chile

The Organic Producers Cooperative aims to forge a new way of thinking, beyond the mere replacement of synthetic supplies for licensed supplies, in order to buy in to producing holistically.

November 23 , 2020