Vandenberg adds grapes to Sunrays product line

New York-based fresh produce importer Jac. Vandenberg will be adding grapes to its Sunrays product line as it launches a revamped website for the brand.

July 14 , 2020

Oppy begins Oceanside Pole tomato summer harvest

Oppy says it is ushering in the summer season with "highly-anticipated" Oceanside Pole label roma and round tomatoes, with harvest underway and volume expected to peak in September and October.

July 14 , 2020

Agronometrics in Charts: U.S. lime market seeing highest volumes and lowest prices in five years

Despite the demand boost for citrus in general during the Covid-19 pandemic, so far in 2020 the world's largest lime importer has experienced the lowest prices in five years.

July 14 , 2020

Wonderful Company sees strong future for Halo import program, seedless lemons

We caught up with The Wonderful Company's Diana Salsa about expansion plans for the leading U.S. mandarin brand's import program, the first season of Seedless Lemons, and soaring growth in Wonderful Pistachios. 

July 13 , 2020

EU citrus production drop to fuel imports - report

Citrus production in the European Union is projected to be 11% lower year-on-year in the 2019-20 season at 10.4m metric tons (MT), according to a USDA report.

July 13 , 2020

U.S.: Covid-19 slams Washington’s apple and cherry pickers

It isn’t just meatpacking plants that have been hotspots for Covid-19 to spread within the agricultural industry.

July 13 , 2020

Ecuador's banana exports jumped 11% through May

Ecuadorian banana exports through May jumped 11% year-on-year, largely due to higher levels of production thanks to the newly planted 4,000 hectares of bananas.

July 13 , 2020

Apples now included USDA's Covid-19 assistance program

The U.S. Apple Association is "extremely pleased" with the news that the USDA will be award apple growers a payment rate of $0.05 per pound.

July 10 , 2020

U.S.: Case count passes 500 in bagged salad-linked Cyclospora outbreak

More than 500 people have so far become ill from the U.S. multistate outbreak of Cyclospora that led numerous retailers to recall bagged salad products over recent weeks.

July 10 , 2020

T&G Global launches first "climate-change resistant" apple variety

The New Zealand-headquartered company will commercialize the first new apple variety that is bred to withstand "the world’s hottest and driest of conditions".

July 10 , 2020