iFoodDecisionSciences acquires Trimble's HarvestMark business

The acquisition of HarvestMark lays a strong foundation for iFoodDS to maximize the effectiveness of a combined solution for current and potential customers.

May 07 , 2020

U.S.: Northwest cherry growers set for smaller and more spread out crop

Industry body the Northwest Cherry Growers has forecast a crop size of 20.5m box equivalents in its first estimate of the season.

May 07 , 2020

Opinion: Air travel demand and the cargo impact

Keith Nehring, senior product development manager at C.H. Robinson, examines some of the mid to long-term impacts of Covid-19 on the air freight market.

May 06 , 2020

Agronometrics in Charts: The effects of Covid-19 on Florida's blueberry season

It's been a complicated few weeks for the U.S.'s earlier blueberry production region, as Colin Fain explains in this analysis illustrated with charts.

May 06 , 2020

South Africa's blueberry production soars in 2019-20

The South African Berry Producers Association (SABPA) said the 53% year-on-year increase was testament to the growing investment in, and demand for, the country's berries.

May 06 , 2020

U.S.: Fresh produce retail sales up by nearly a quarter

The sales figures for the week ending April 26 mark a substantial jump over the previous week - which was competing with Easter week in 2019 - and also the highest figures since the end of the demand peak in mid-March.

May 05 , 2020

Chinese JV aims to add value to seedless grape category

U.K.-based Hochfeld International hopes that through its deal with China's Zhuang ‘an it will be able to significantly increase exports to the growing market.

May 05 , 2020

Q&A: How has Covid-19 affected the fresh produce sector in the UK?

Promar International's John Giles says the pandemic has shown 'how fragile our fresh food supply chains are; but they have also shown us how resilient they can be too.'

May 05 , 2020

Invasive Asian giant hornets spotted in U.S. for first time

Beekeepers in Washington state have reported piles of dead bees with their heads ripped off, an alarming sight in a country with a rapidly declining bee population.

May 05 , 2020

Is Integrated Pest Management the future of agriculture?

“The lack of incentives for adopting IPM is probably the strongest barrier”, says Surendra Dara of the University of California's Cooperative Extension.

May 05 , 2020