Zespri on alert over mystery disease killing Italian kiwifruit

The disease, which growers call “moria” or “die-off”, begins in the roots of kiwifruit vines, which blacken and rot. The leaves then wither and drop, leaving fruit exposed to the sun, and the vines dry up and die within two years.

October 15 , 2020

Americold acquires Agro Merchants Group for $1.7B

Americold says the acquisition of the fourth-largest temperature-controlled warehouse company globally will expand its European footprint and as well as its fresh produce offering and market position.

October 14 , 2020

Oppy expands in avocado category with Eco Farms stake acquisition

Oppy has recently acquired a 65% stake in Eco Farms, a leading avocado grower since 1972 and the first to grow and market organic avocados in the U.S.

October 13 , 2020

Ecuador forecasts lighter and flatter mango season

Bernardo Malo, president of the Mango Ecuador Foundation, said he expects not only lower volumes than last year but also a less marked peak.

October 12 , 2020

USDA eases import requirements for fresh blueberries from Chile

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said the much-anticipated move, which comes just before the start of the Chilean blueberry season, is effective immediately.

October 09 , 2020

Gulf port operations disrupted with Hurricane Delta due to hit on Friday

Hurricane Delta is currently a category 2 with 105 mph winds but it's expected to strengthen into a major hurricane before hitting land on Friday afternoon.

October 08 , 2020

Spanish grapes: Slow market diversification this year balanced with strong EU demand

Joaquin Gomez of Apoexpa said that the country - whose main grape markets are the U.K. and Germany - has been trying to make inroads into destinations around the world, but that this year has been "much slower".

October 08 , 2020

Giumarra tests autonomous planes for produce shipments

The Giumarra Companies has announced a joint project with Mountain View, Calif.-based startup Reliable Robotics Corporation to test shipments of produce utilizing autonomous aircraft technology.

October 07 , 2020

Chilean raspberry scam dodged food safety controls from China to Canada - Reuters

The scheme, pieced together for the first time by Reuters, lays bare the ease with which mislabeled, potentially risky products can be slipped past the world’s health and customs agencies.

October 06 , 2020

Mission Produce COO: Nasdaq listing will accelerate our growth plans

"So from an internal standpoint we're very excited, from a commercial standpoint it's going to unleash a lot of opportunities for us, to continue to do many of the things we've already done but maybe do them in a little bigger scale and to do them with a little brisker timeline."