New York greenhouse emerges as new coronavirus hotspot

Gov. Andrew Cuomo at his daily briefing likened the spread of Covid-19 at Green Empire Farms in Oneida to the outbreaks at meat-packaging plants across the country.

May 08 , 2020

California avocados: Strong retail demand helping to offset loss of foodservice channels

The California Avocado Commission's Tom Bellamore said while there have been challenges, "we have to step back and think about the produce category in general and come away feeling fairly fortunate".

May 07 , 2020

U.S.: Fresh produce retail sales up by nearly a quarter

The sales figures for the week ending April 26 mark a substantial jump over the previous week - which was competing with Easter week in 2019 - and also the highest figures since the end of the demand peak in mid-March.

May 05 , 2020

Fresh Del Monte CEO: We see a lot more normalcy in the market

Chairman and CEO Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh has spoken about how he expects the company to emerge from the crisis stronger than before, the recently "catastrophic" pineapple market, and plans to increase Fresh Del Monte's share of the North American avocado market.

May 04 , 2020

Fresh Del Monte's Q1 results impacted by Covid-19

Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman and CEO, explained that beginning in January in Asia and ramping up in March, the company's sales were impacted across all markets.

April 30 , 2020

Oranges, lemons and avocados a bright spot as fruit sales dip below 2019

Year-on-year fresh fruit sales last week dipped below 2019's levels for the first time since early March, with table grapes, melons and pineapples all seeing big declines.

April 29 , 2020

Chinese agricultural market stabilizes following period of fluctuation and high prices

Movement and prices of agricultural products in the Chinese market have largely returned to normal following a period of widespread disruption.

April 28 , 2020

Chilean table grape exporters look to Europe amid challenging U.S. market

While some table grape markets around the world have maintained good levels of consumption, the situation in the U.S: has been particularly challenging for Chile recently.

April 27 , 2020

Florida slams USDA decision to allow Chinese citrus imports

Nicole Fried, Florida's Agriculture Commission, sent a letter to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue expressing her "strong opposition" to the move, while representatives from the Florida Citrus Mutual and Florida Farm Bureau also criticized the decision.

April 24 , 2020

Chile ‘half a century behind’ in water infrastructure investment, says expert

Felipe Martín, CEO of consultancy firm MAS Recursos Naturales, says Chile is way behind countries like the U.S., Australia and Israel, which over recent decades have greatly developed their water infrastructure.

April 23 , 2020