Washington welcomes the 2026/27 apple season with an optimistic outlook 

Grower margins might be shrinking nationwide, but the leading US producer is standing tall, with favorable weather and good momentum to offset pricing pressures and flat domestic demand. 

August 25 , 2026

Severe frost event leaves New Zealand avocado growers scratching their heads

Even in wintertime, sub-zero temperatures in the Bay of Plenty are out of the ordinary, which is why two freezing nights at the beginning of August caught a lot of producers unprepared. 

August 24 , 2026

Panama Canal cuts daily capacity on watershed deficit—again

Despite water-saving measures, the canal’s authority has confirmed additional transit reductions as El Niño continues to deal adverse effects.

August 21 , 2026

The game plan to make table grapes a go-to healthy snack in the US market 

The Global Grape Group’s “Have a Grape Day” campaign reached millions and generated $67 million in sales over two years.

August 21 , 2026

Newer formats for a shifting consumer: The challenges facing the European table grape market 

Antonio Sánchez, Product Manager at SanLucar, analyzed the importance of planning, innovation, and offering grapes adapted to each consumer.

August 20 , 2026

Chilean table grape industry eyes strategic shift to secure competitiveness

Subsole Commercial Manager Andro Vidal singled out market expansion and variety replacement as key steps in the sector’s upcoming overhaul.

August 19 , 2026

Michoacan finishes 2025/26 avocado season 27 percent below last

The state exported over 85 percent of its production to the US, totaling 1.25 million tonnes in a record-breaking season for US avocado imports.

August 18 , 2026

Chinese market shift: Why quality now trumps volume for international table grape shippers

Shanghai Topsun Fresh's Daniel Ho explains how overseas growers can capture the lucrative, high-end segment of China's fruit consumers.

August 18 , 2026

The last mile, the key to the US table grape market 

Global Grape Convention 2026 speaker Marcial Hernández says that the industry should move its attention from genetics and varietal renewal to the retail shelf.

August 17 , 2026

As British Columbia’s Bald Range fire rages on, fruit producers still can't gauge crop losses

Over 100 simultaneous fires, 40 currently out of control, have ravaged the Okanagan Valley, home to apple, cherry, plum, prune, nectarine, and grape production. 

August 14 , 2026