China's Zero Covid policy to renew U.S. West Coast port congestion, expert warns

Dr. Sara Hsu, an expert in Chinese fintech and economic development, wrote that once the strict lockdown in Shanghai is lifted, the backlog of goods waiting to enter ports on the other side of the Pacific Ocean will renew.

April 27 , 2022

GrubMarket acquires South American fruit firm in expansion bid

The fruit ecommerce tech platform has locked in multiple acquisitions since a US$120M investment round and US$1.2B valuation last year, this acquisition marks its first in South America.

April 26 , 2022

Chile expects drop in citrus exports 

Drought in growing regions is affecting volumes of the main citrus crops, with the exporters association warning that logistics and disruptions related to the war in Ukraine will also take a toll on results for the season.

April 25 , 2022

South America Blueberry Convention kicks off with a call for quality, new varieties and innovation 

The competitive offer of counter-season blueberries from South America has heated up in recent years, and the convention provided a forum to discuss the factor which would determine the winners in the future of the supply in this fruit.

April 21 , 2022

Westfalia details water sustainability strategy

Westfalia's irrigation system helped it improve its water-use efficiency by 14 per cent in 2020 and will be implemented in múltiple growing nations.

April 21 , 2022

Global Cherry Summit: Forming a union to overcome obstacles

The Global Cherry Summit successfully brought together industry professionals -in person and virtually- from around the world, with a clear call to action to find common ground to overcome successive challenging seasons and an uncertain future.

April 19 , 2022

Dip in reefer rates between North Europe to Far East

The long term market for refrigerated containers has seen its first easing in rates for routes between Northern Europe and the Far East.

April 19 , 2022

Ecuador banana growers continue push for intervention

The impact of the war in Ukraine has resulted in millions of lost exports for Ecuador's banana industry, its exporters' association is calling for a direct intervention from the country's Agriculture Ministry.

April 18 , 2022

Industry challenges, new strategies headlining the South American Blueberry Convention

The international convention focused on the trends shaping the industry in the region responsible for the harvesting of 60% of the world's blueberry exports is set to kick off next week in Chile.

April 14 , 2022

Calavo Growers reorganizes business into two segments, eliminates COO position

The company estimates that the ongoing cost savings related to the reorganization investment in talent to fill new roles to over $2 million per year.

April 13 , 2022