Guatemalan ag export group urges shipping lines to help improve competitiveness

The Guatemalan Exporters of Agricultural Products (AGEXPORT) says it wants to negotiate with shipping lines and airlines to achieve better rates for the Central American country's exporters.

October 23 , 2020

CoolRail routes to be extended throughout Europe

A new partnership makes it possible to make a wider network available to the market, with destinations including the U.K., Nordic countries, Germany and Poland, among others.

October 23 , 2020

Peruvian grape and mango seasons threatened by possible trucker strike in Piura

A lack of infrastructure in Peru's northern agricultural hub has resulted in a local trucker union threatening a strike from next week, just as the grape season gets fully underway.

October 23 , 2020

Amazon Fresh opens grocery store in California

Amazon is expanding its physical grocery stores this year, introducing two new formats, Fresh and Go Grocery, and opening roughly a dozen new Whole Foods locations.

October 23 , 2020

California expecting larger mandarin crop amid ongoing strong citrus demand

California Citrus Mutual President & CEO Casey Creamer said growers are excited to kick off the 2020-21 season, whose start had this year had not been as heavily impacted by Southern Hemisphere imports as in previous years.

October 22 , 2020

South African cherry exporter expecting bumper crop

Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears, says it is expecting a bumper cherry crop this year, following a disappointing season in 2019.

October 22 , 2020

Leadership change announced at Fall Creek

Fall Creek Farm & Nursery has announced that Oscar Verges has been promoted to co-CEO and Amelie Brazelton Aust has been named executive vice-chair of the family-owned company’s board of directors, effective Sept. 24.

October 22 , 2020

USDA awards $45M of grants to fight citrus greening

The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently awarded 12 grants totaling over $45 million for research to combat Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly known as citrus greening disease.

October 22 , 2020

Compagnie Fruitiére banana ripening facility completed at DP World London Gateway Logistics Park

Compagnie Fruitière UK, a leading supplier and ripener of bananas to the British marketplace, has taken occupation of a 69,718 sq ft ripening facility on practical completion of the building at DP World London Gateway.

October 21 , 2020

U.S. grape storage numbers approach last year's levels, but remain far below 2018

As of Oct. 15, there were 11.1m boxes in storage, according to the USDA's Western Fruit Report Grape Cold Storage Summary.

October 21 , 2020