Q&A: Ag-tech company The Yield to accelerate growth after closing Yamaha-led funding round

We caught up with Ros Harvey, founder and managing director of The Yield, to hear about plans for the funding, what benefits its solutions can offer farmers, and what the future may hold for the ag-tech sector.

May 14 , 2020

U.S.: May grape sales likely to be up on 2019 after slower spring period, says Pandol

John Pandol spoke about the Mexican grape deal, the reasons behind the lower weekly grape sales year-on-year during the pandemic, and potential for "rationalization" of pricing in the category.

May 13 , 2020

Tanzania's avocado industry hits the ground running

Both farm gate prices and exports have soared over the last five years, reaching US$0.65 and 9,000MT respectively.

May 12 , 2020

Q&A: Westfalia has "performed well" during Covid-19 pandemic

CEO Alk Brand told us about how they've been handling the multiple challenges stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic, expectations from key supply regions over the coming months, and what they have in store for the future.

May 11 , 2020

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