'World's first avocado packing robot' installed by Nature's Pride

The Speedpacker has three feed streams and is capable of processing 240 avocados per minute, using cameras to detect how the grippers should pick up and place the fruit in the boxes.

May 11 , 2021

Fundamentals of Fair Trade: Sustainability efforts in the fruit industry

On World Fair Trade Day, FreshFruitPortal.com interviewed key industry members around the world who aligned their actions to promote fair trade as a marketing alternative, oriented towards a fair and sustainable economy.

May 07 , 2021

Argentine lemons: Later season and lower volumes expected

An industry representative also spoke about his expectations for the ongoing worker strike in Tucuman, as well as Spain's "aggressiveness" with citrus exporting countries around the world.

May 07 , 2021

Refrigerated container rates up by a quarter in Q1

Drewry’s Reefer Container Freight Rate Index, a weighted average of reefer freight rates across the top 15 reefer intensive trade lanes, jumped 26% in the first quarter, on a seasonal uptick in cargo demand and rising bunker surcharges.

May 06 , 2021

Del Monte's Q1 net income more than triples despite lower sales

Del Monte provides a breakdown of the primary drivers of the variance in gross profit in its fresh and value-added products and banana segments, which both performed strongly in the quarter.

May 05 , 2021

Kroger to pilot small grocery delivery with autonomous drones

Residents in two Ohio cities - Cincinnati and Monroe - will be able to place orders of small groceries and other items that weigh up to 5 pounds (2.2kg), to be delivered wherever they are.

May 04 , 2021

EU may loosen rules for gene-edited crops

The European Commission has opened the door to a possible loosening of restrictions for plants resulting from gene-editing technology after it launched a review of EU rules on genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

May 03 , 2021

Retail-ready packaging is gaining ground quickly

The four key produce areas where the use of retail-ready boxes is growing are tomatoes, salads, potatoes and smaller volume vegetables.

May 03 , 2021

Argentina: Strike 'paralyzes' Tucuman lemon harvest at start of season

The Argentine lemon season has been thrown into jeopardy just as it was getting underway due to a worker strike over wages in the leading production region.

April 30 , 2021

Oppy to launch California avocados through Eco Farms partnership

The company acquired a 65 percent stake in Eco Farms last spring and will offer the avocados under the new Eco Farms label.

April 29 , 2021