U.S.: Commerce announces 21% Mexican tomato dumping margin

The investigation into Mexican tomato imports will now shift to the International Trade Commission (ITC), the Florida Tomato Exchange said.

October 22 , 2019

Berries in Charts: The category's evolution over the last nine years

This aim of this week's article isn't to offer some interesting market phenomenon, but rather to provide perspective on the role of each berry in the U.S. market.

October 22 , 2019

Faster agricultural productivity growth is 'critical', says report

China and South Asia report strong productivity growth, but North America, Latin America and Europe are slowing, the report found.

October 22 , 2019

U.K.: Millions of apples left to rot amid worsening labor crisis

Millions of apples have been left to rot in UK orchards as Brexit uncertainty worsens a labor shortfall, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has warned.

October 22 , 2019

Moroccan citrus production cut in half this season

An industry representative said the drop from around 2 million metric tons (MT) was due to the trees being "exhausted".

October 22 , 2019

Chilean port workers in nationwide strike amid social unrest

The unrest, which was sparked a few days ago by a now-suspended rise in pubic transport prices, has expanded to reflect deep anger over increasing living costs and inequality.

October 21 , 2019

China can become largest avocado market if industry gets it right - Mr. Avocado

Representatives of the companies that form the joint venture Mr. Avocado - Mission Produce, Lantao and Pagoda - spoke on the development taking place in the rapidly growing market and the key areas that need to be worked on.

October 21 , 2019

Peruvian mango exports to rise 20%

The Peruvian mango deal has just begun and exports expected to rise by 20% from last season, according to an industry representative who gave us a season outlook.

October 21 , 2019

Blockchain incorporated into Argentine citrus exports to secure traceability

The Argentine Citrus Federation incorporates blockchain into its citrus export tracing process. Industry representatives speak about potential benefits.

October 21 , 2019

U.S.: Table grape inventories down by a quarter on last year

The volume of U.S. table grapes in storage has increased slightly from the last report two weeks ago, but is well below last year's level.

October 18 , 2019