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Mexico: Hail damages avocado production in key Michoacan region

Growers say much of the damage to avocado production caused by adverse weather this week in the Michoacan region of Uruapan is irreversible.
March 13 , 2015

Calavo to expand Mexican avocado packing operations

Calavo Growers is already banking on the expected opening of the U.S. market for avocados grown in Jalisco.
March 12 , 2015

Global banana industry must 'rethink whole business model', says expert

Dan Koeppel says the suspected case of Panama disease TR4 in Queensland should not come as a surprise given the lack of a 'global strategy'.
March 12 , 2015

Chinese customs links smuggling case to South American fruit

Chinese authorities have been tight-lipped amidst an investigation into fruit smuggling in Dalian, but one official has revealed a few more details about the case.
March 10 , 2015

U.S.: "World's largest indoor vertical farm" planned for New Jersey

AeroFarms plans to make urban farming history with a new project on a former industrial site in Newark, New Jersey.
March 09 , 2015

U.S.: Expenses squeeze Limoneira results in Q1

Higher costs offset the benefits of favorable market conditions and larger lemon volumes for Limoneira in the first quarter.
March 09 , 2015

New app aims to strengthen fruit trade relationships

A new app aims to simplify how produce sellers and buyers interact across time zones and continents.
March 05 , 2015

NZ: Fire destroys shed at Seeka packhouse

No people were injured in a "significant fire" that hit a New Zealand post-harvest facility for kiwifruit and kiwiberries.
March 04 , 2015

Australia: Panama Disease Tropical Race IV suspected in Queensland

The Australian banana industry is on high alert after a suspected case of Panama Disease Tropical Race IV (TR4) was detected on a plantation in the North Queensland region of Tully.
March 04 , 2015

Peru: Camposol upbeat for Ica's ag future with Cilloniz at the helm

While Camposol's production is focused in Chavimochic, the group holds land in the key horticultural department of Ica where an industry consultant is now president.
March 04 , 2015