FDA announces two E. coli outbreaks with genetic links to past romaine events

However, the organization says that a specific food product has not yet been identified for the two outbreaks which have so far led to at least one reported death.

October 29 , 2020

Del Monte posts flat Q3 and announces $100M asset sale

Del Monte also announced the sale of "non-strategic and under-utilized assets" for a total anticipated cash amount of approximately $100m, which the company expects to achieve over the next 12 to 18 months. 

October 29 , 2020

Dutch customs seize OZblu blueberries shipped from South Africa

Australia-headquartered United Exports, which is the global license holder of the low-chill blueberry varieties, said that Dutch customs issued a Red Alert in Rotterdam following the seizure of a container.

October 28 , 2020

South Africa forecasts slightly larger grape crop than previous years

Despite the expected small overall rise, SATI explained that volumes during the first half of the South African season up to around week 4 are not expected to be higher than in previous years.

October 27 , 2020

Egypt becomes largest orange exporter by volume

Officials in Cairo say Egypt has become the world’s largest exporter of oranges by volume, surpassing rivals Spain and South Africa, though these two countries still make much more in revenue from their orange exports.

October 26 , 2020

China has substantially increased purchases of U.S. farm goods under Phase 1 deal

In a joint statement, the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) office and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said China had bought 71% of the target of U.S. agricultural goods under the so-called Phase 1 deal.

October 25 , 2020

Peruvian grape and mango seasons threatened by possible trucker strike in Piura

A lack of infrastructure in Peru's northern agricultural hub has resulted in a local trucker union threatening a strike from next week, just as the grape season gets fully underway.

October 23 , 2020

California expecting larger mandarin crop amid ongoing strong citrus demand

California Citrus Mutual President & CEO Casey Creamer said growers are excited to kick off the 2020-21 season, whose start had this year had not been as heavily impacted by Southern Hemisphere imports as in previous years.

October 22 , 2020

U.S.: Retail fresh produce sales remained strong in September even as shopping patterns normalized

A joint report by 210 Analytics, the PMA and IRI found that fresh produce sales were 10.7% higher year-on-year during the four September weeks, generating a total of $5.04bn.

October 21 , 2020

Florida launches platform to report violations of Tomato Suspension Agreement

The Florida Tomato Exchange says TomatoMonitor.com is an important tool for the industry to self-monitor the agreement between Mexican fresh tomato producers and the U.S. Government.

October 20 , 2020