Port of Hueneme secures on-dock cold treatment in "game changer" for blueberries

Hueneme has been able to receive completed cold-treated produce containers for years, but only now is it going to offer the ability of completion of this treatment on-port.

November 13 , 2020

U.K.: Brexit could "seriously threaten" banana supply

The non-profit says Liz Truss, the Secretary of State for International Trade, has rejected calls from the government of Ghana to negotiate a post-Brexit trade deal that is compatible with their regional commitments and will allow them to continue to export their bananas.

November 13 , 2020

Youth of Peruvian avocado industry has helped it to be more water-efficient, says industry rep

Daniel Bustamante of ProHass Peru said that being relatively young in the industry has given them an advantage over other countries.

November 13 , 2020

OZblu blueberry seizures: South Africa's Ross Berries denies wrongdoing, accuses United Exports of intimidation

Ross Berries claimed in a statement on Thursday that there is no evidence of unlawful activity on its part and accused the global license holder of OZblu blueberries of trying to intimidate South African growers "with a view to controlling the blueberry market".

November 12 , 2020

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

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

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