Mediterranean Shipping Company criticizes Panama Ports Company for service disruption

MSC claimed that PPC had obstructed its operations and looked to impose two companies to receive the maintenance and inspection deals for reefer-related services.

June 13 , 2022

Mission Produce "back on track" as per-box margins recover in Q2

Total revenue rose by 18 percent year-on-year to $278.1 million, impacted by average selling price increases of 44 percent, partially offset by a 19 percent decrease in avocado volume sold.

June 10 , 2022

Limoneira’s Q2 results show increased avocado and orange revenues

Limoneira Company reported a revenue growth of 4 percent, despite a fall in net income, in the second quarter of its fiscal year, ending April 30 2022.

June 09 , 2022

"Encouraging signs of normalization" for Shanghai's ports

On June 1, Shanghai started to lift travel restrictions and get people back to work. As a result, port operations appear to be going back to normal.

June 08 , 2022

Calavo’s Q2 results show improvement

Calavo Growers reported a much smaller net loss for the second quarter this year, which saw significantly elevated avocado pricing.

June 06 , 2022

Fresh Del Monte announces expansion into row crop business

Fresh Del Monte is expanding its crop portfolio as it continues to find innovative ways to optimize its assets amid global concerns over rising costs and global food shortages.

June 02 , 2022

Lemons to drive Southern Hemisphere citrus growth in 2022

Lemon production is projected to grow by 8.3 percent to reach 4.7 million tons in total, while two categories are set to remain flat.

June 02 , 2022

"Above-average" activity for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season

Experts from NOAA, as well as Colorado State University and AccuWeather predict a total of 14 to 21 named storms, of which 6 to 10 could become hurricanes and 3 to 6 could become major hurricanes.

June 01 , 2022

U.S. gives green light to Ecuadorian avocado imports

The move comes after almost nine years of negotiations and will help Ecuador’s Ministry of Agriculture in its aim to increase avocado production area from 6,000 hectares to 10,000 hectares.

May 30 , 2022

The next step for Oishii’s premium berry operation

Co-founder & CEO of Oishii, Hiroki Koga talks about the challenges of keeping up with high demand by expanding the capacity to produce, reaching new consumers with a lowered price point and exploring past the company's coveted Omakase berry.