Chile launches paperless phytosanitary certification for ag exports to U.S.

Agriculture Minister Antonio Walker said the move to electronic certification would help to streamline the export process and reduce costs.

June 24 , 2020

Opinion: Expedited supply chain demands lead to tomorrow's standard processes

Todd Bernitt, Vice President of Managed Services for Robinson Fresh, says retailers who can utilize expedited supply chain models will be the best poised for growth.

June 24 , 2020

Corrected: Shipping lines avoid Cape Town amid heavy congestion

The South Africa Europe Container Service (SAECS), jointly provided by Maersk, ONE and Deutsche Africa Linie (DAL), will omit Cape Town and focus its South African calls at Durban and Ngquara.

June 24 , 2020

Retailers recall bagged salad as Cyclospora outbreak case count grows

Three supermarkets in the U.S. have over recent days recalled products linked to an outbreak that is rapidly spreading across numerous states.

June 24 , 2020

Agronometrics in Charts: Berry spot market pricing down on last year except for blueberries

Blueberries were alone in the berry category seeing a slight increase in week 25 pricing, with raspberries, blackberries and strawberries all experiencing declines of differing degrees.

June 23 , 2020

Chiquita to stop shipping bananas from Honduras in favor of Guatemala - report

The company reportedly announced that from June 30 it will stop using Puerto Cortés, instead trucking the fruit around 100km across the border to Puerto Barrios.

June 23 , 2020

U.S.: Farmworkers exempt from Trump's work visa suspension

Seasonal farmworkers, who use the H-2A visa, are exempt from the new measures, amid an ongoing labor shortage in the agricultural industry and increasing reliance on the guest worker program.

June 22 , 2020

Perishable Pundit launches new weekly podcast in the midst of pandemic and protests

Perishable Pundit Jim Prevor will be producing a weekly podcast that will focus on the broader issues and the greater environment, in which the success of this industry is bound to be determined.

June 22 , 2020

U.S. could sanction imports of dozen Mexican ag products over alleged child labor

Under the USMCA taking effect on July 1, Mexico, the U.S. and Canada can seize imports from any region of the world that are produced using forced labor or child labor.

June 22 , 2020

U.S.: Cyclospora outbreak linked to bagged salads from three supermarkets

The FDA and CDC say they believe the outbreak is linked to certain store brand 'Garden Salad Mix' products from Hy-Vee, ALDI and Jewel-Osco, predominantly in Midwestern states.

June 22 , 2020