Biden administration to write workplace safety rule tackling heat stress, but ag group urges caution

The American Farm Bureau Federation cautioned the Biden administration against enacting "one-size fits all" regulations, saying individual health needs and regional differences in weather must be recognized.

September 21 , 2021

California port congestion: Number of waiting ships shatters all previous records

The number of container ships at anchor or drifting in San Pedro Bay off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has now blown through all previous records and is rising by the day.

September 20 , 2021

California: Navel orange crop forecast down 14 percent for 2021-22

The initial 2021-22 California Navel orange forecast is 70.0 million cartons, down 14% from the previous year, according to a report by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA).

September 17 , 2021

U.S.: Rising Covid-19 cases led to increased fresh produce retail sales in August, with fruit driving the category

In addition, IRI-measured price inflation shows that prices continued to rise over and above their elevated 2020 levels for total food and beverages.

September 16 , 2021

Peruvian avocado exports have skyrocketed in 2021

With data from one more month still to come in, the value of exports is up 14 percent on the $834 million exported during the whole of 2020.

September 15 , 2021

Mission Produce's Q3 affected by "heightened industry volatility"

“We were pleased with our fiscal third quarter performance amid heightened industry volatility that was brought about by Mexico’s delayed transitional harvest timing," said Steve Barnard, CEO and Founder of Mission Produce.

September 14 , 2021

Port congestion: Southern California logjam tops 50 ships as wait time rises

The U.S. port congestion is worsening, with the number of container ships waiting to enter the largest U.S. gateway for transpacific trade swelling to another pandemic record and the average wait jumped to more than eight days.

September 13 , 2021

Hortifrut posts huge increase in EBITDA for 2021-22

The results are in large part due to a 46% growth in the volume sold during the period, influenced by the increase of blueberries volume in Peru, Chile, Mexico and China, raspberries in Mexico, Portugal and Morocco.

September 10 , 2021

Calavo CEO steps down, company posts challenging Q3

California-based avocado company Calavo has announced the retirement of CEO James Gibson, having served in the position for around a year and a half.

September 09 , 2021

USDA announces $700M in grants to provide relief to agricultural workers

This relief is intended to defray costs for reasonable and necessary personal, family, or living expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 08 , 2021