Driscoll's takes California Berry Cultivars (CBC) to court

Driscoll's has filed legal action against a berry breeder alleging patent infringement and conversion of its proprietary strawberry varieties.

March 21 , 2019

Indian development, global expansion and new varieties: Grapa talks plans for ARRA grapes

With Grapa's recent announcement of an exclusive growing and marketing deal in India, the company is now making inroads into one of the biggest grape production countries of the globe.

March 20 , 2019

Spanish growers ring alarm bells over citrus greening

The Spanish citrus industry has demanded immediate steps to prevent the spread of an insect known to carry huanglongbing (HLB), a disease it claims could have "almost apocalyptic" impacts on the sector.

March 18 , 2019

South Africa: Consecutive record citrus crop expected amid lemon, soft citrus uptick

Late-maturing mandarin varieties in particular are showing strong growth in plantings and expected exports, which are forecast to be up 19% this season year-on-year.

March 15 , 2019

U.S. table grape import season "interesting and unexpected", says Vanguard

The Washington-based company also anticipates a "very strong" green market in the U.S. in April due to supply shortages and also says it will handle a rising proportion of Peruvian IP varieties in the North American country over the coming years.

March 14 , 2019

The Biocontrol Brief: How to control two-spotted spider mites in strawberry production

The pest usually causes the majority of its damage early in the season, so special field scouting effort needs to be implemented from February to June in California and even into August in some locations (Santa Maria), and December to April in Florida.

March 13 , 2019

Limes in Charts: Prices double in one week in U.S. market

The charts illustrate that this isn’t the first time we have seen such price spikes, but the time period when they happen is a bit of a moving target. 

March 12 , 2019

California citrus: "A lot of unusual dynamics" in season but good end expected, says CCM

Although rains have hindered the industry's ability to satisfy demand so far this year, Joel Nelsen of the California Citrus Mutual is optimistic the situation will be better over the coming months.

March 11 , 2019

South Africa anticipating improved EU avocado market conditions

Derek Donkin of Subtrop explains why the country is expecting volumes to be 30% lower than last season, and also spoke about new markets on the horizon and the strong domestic industry development taking place.

March 04 , 2019

Mexican avocados: WTO to mediate after Costa Rican access talks fail

Mexican Hass avocados have since 2015 been blocked from Costa Rica, which alleges that it is trying to keep sunblotch disease out of the country.

March 01 , 2019