U.S. authorizes imports of cold-treated South African citrus into all ports of entry

This action that removes the restriction of entry to just four U.S. ports is not expected to significantly increase the volume of citrus imports from South Africa, according to APHIS.

November 12 , 2020

Vanguard expecting continued growth and market diversification with Peruvian grape deal

Chief Business Development Officer Dirk Winkelmann said that overall market conditions are seeing supply "match very neatly with demand" this season, while CEO Craig Stauffer expects the company to be the largest grower-exporter of patented varieties this year in the southern region of Ica.

November 12 , 2020

Mission Produce joins Eurosemillas in groundbreaking international avocado platform Green Motion

Green Motion is an international platform that broadens the varieties and rootstocks available to growers, advances the creation of diversified and sustainable markets, and facilitates access to the University of California, Riverside’s (UCR) germplasm collection.  

November 12 , 2020

Spain: Strong winds hit berry production in Huelva

Local media reports that the hurricane-like winds were short-lived, but had such a force that they devastated numerous agricultural production sites.

November 11 , 2020

FDA announces investigation of third E. coli outbreak

The FDA says it is investigating a third outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses that matches the strain found by Michigan authorities in Tanimura & Antle brand packaged single head romaine lettuce.

November 11 , 2020

Colombian blueberry association to begin marketing fruit in boost to industry

Asocolblue, the Colombian Association of Blueberries, informed FreshFruitPortal.com that the marketer was approved last year, a decision that has been a milestone for the blueberry industry.

November 11 , 2020

Good supplies of Chilean and Peruvian fruit expected in U.S. over the winter

Representatives of Delaware-based fruit supplier Forever Fresh say they are expecting solid volumes of Chilean cherries and stone fruit as well as Peruvian grapes this season, amid robust production expectations and ongoing strong consumer demand.

November 11 , 2020

Half of Honduran banana production lost following Hurricane Eta

The Honduran banana sector, one of the region's biggest exporters of the fruit, reportedly estimates that around 8,000 hectares of plantations have been lost due to flooding from Hurricane Eta.

November 10 , 2020

Agronometrics in Charts: Avocado prices take a strong promotable dip. Could a strike be on the cards?

In week 43 avocado prices dipped to the lowest level ever observed this time of the year. With large volumes still expected, what will this mean for the coming months and weeks?

November 10 , 2020

Chilean cherry exports forecast to soar by a third

The Chilean cherry industry is forecasting gigantic growth of 36 percent for the 2020-21 season, which would bring an already well-established sector's exports to around 310,000 metric tons (MT).

November 09 , 2020