Fresh-cut fruits sold at Walmart recalled over listeria fears

Country Fresh is now recalling various containers of Freshness Guaranteed-brand cut or sliced apples, grapes, mangos, pineapples and cantaloupe distributed by Walmart.

October 07 , 2020

U.S. table grape storage numbers below previous two seasons

There were 9.3m boxes in storage as of Sept. 30, according to the Western Fruit Report Grape Cold Storage Summary.

October 07 , 2020

Giumarra tests autonomous planes for produce shipments

The Giumarra Companies has announced a joint project with Mountain View, Calif.-based startup Reliable Robotics Corporation to test shipments of produce utilizing autonomous aircraft technology.

October 07 , 2020

Costa Rica's ag sector loses $37M in two days due to protests and roadblocks

The Ministry said banana producers have been the most affected, with losses that amount to $28.9, followed by pineapple producers with $7.5m.

October 07 , 2020

Chilean raspberry scam dodged food safety controls from China to Canada - Reuters

The scheme, pieced together for the first time by Reuters, lays bare the ease with which mislabeled, potentially risky products can be slipped past the world’s health and customs agencies.

October 06 , 2020

Spanish lemon production set to rise in 2020-21

Spain is due to see an 8% year-on-year increase in lemon production to 1.29m metric tons (MT) in the 2020-21 season, an industry body has confirmed.

October 06 , 2020

Mission Produce COO: Nasdaq listing will accelerate our growth plans

"So from an internal standpoint we're very excited, from a commercial standpoint it's going to unleash a lot of opportunities for us, to continue to do many of the things we've already done but maybe do them in a little bigger scale and to do them with a little brisker timeline."

October 06 , 2020

Agronometrics in Charts: A snapshot of Peru's previous grape seasons

With Peru's table grape season soon getting underway, we thought we would take a look at the Andean country's previous campaigns in the U.S. market and what could be in store this year.

October 06 , 2020

Canada tightens restrictions on romaine lettuce imports following E. coli outbreaks

Starting on Wednesday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency will require that importers prove that their product does not come from California's Salinas Valley or that their lettuce has "below-detectable" levels of E. coli in laboratory testing.

October 05 , 2020

OZblu breaks own record with world's heaviest blueberry

The record-breaking blueberry is the result of world-renowned plant breeders, Dave and Leasa Mazzardis, who founded the Natures Select breeding program.

October 05 , 2020