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Asparagus in Charts: See how the market reacts as Mexico's volume more than doubles

Mexico has nearly doubled its asparagus volume in the U.S. over the last decade, but the market has reacted surprisingly.
January 08 , 2019

Spanish ag group says orange prices down by a third in "awful" campaign

Asaja-Cordoba says it is facing increasing competition from a number of third-countries, with prices this campaign around 35% lower year-on-year.
January 07 , 2019

Opinion: Now is the time for collaboration

Bev Oster of Oster & Associates argues that produce companies could benefit greatly by considering their relationships with suppliers and customers as partnerships.
January 07 , 2019

U.S. table grape stocks see drastic reduction following swift market movement

A combination of lower prices, heavy promotions, a large government purchase, and aggressive diversion into non-fresh processing channels has helped to move some of the highest levels of inventories ever seen.
January 07 , 2019

Spain to enter Chinese grape market in July with range of premium varieties

Spain is expecting to ship up to around 3,000MT of grapes to the new market this year, after achieving access in November.
January 07 , 2019

Australian state imposes big fine for not declaring fruit on entry

The state government's new policy announced on Friday comes following a December fruit fly outbreak in Riverland.
January 04 , 2019

Australia: Needles found in bag of table grapes

Two needles were found in a bag of grapes bought from an Australian supermarket on Monday, following a national crisis last year that saw almost 200 people find needles in fruit.
January 04 , 2019

Heatwave could affect Chilean fruit crops

Temperatures of up to around 36ºC (97ºF) are forecast for multiple days this week for the Coquimbo, Valparaiso and Metropolitan regions.
January 04 , 2019

U.S.: Hass avocado sales soar over summer holidays

"Each year sales have been exceeding the previous year’s record highs as avocados become more mainstream.”
January 03 , 2019

Hawaii resumes avocado exports to mainland after 25-year hiatus

Weekly shipments of around 3,000 pounds of green-skinned Sharwil avocado to two Seattle-based wholesale produce companies began in early December.
January 03 , 2019