U.S. imports less citrus this year

U.S. imports of citrus through July fell by 7% year-on-year, with declines in limes, oranges and clementines more-than-offsetting gains in lemons and mandarins.

September 09 , 2019

U.S.: Calavo achieved record revenues in Q3

In the company's Fresh segment, third-quarter sales grew 38% to US$207m year-on-year, with higher avocado prices driving top-line growth.

September 05 , 2019

T&G Global hoping to emulate Jazz, Envy success with grapes in Asia

T&G Global this month launched its first table grapes under the Orchard Road brand into Southeast Asian markets, and anticipates "substantial" growth in the coming years.

September 05 , 2019

Banana yields in key countries could take "significant" hit from climate change

“We’re very concerned about the impact of diseases like Fusarium Wilt on bananas, but the impacts of climate change have been largely ignored."

September 03 , 2019

Chile downgrades mandarin export forecast

Chile is now anticipating a 9% year-on-year drop in total citrus exports, amid expectations for a double-digit year-on-year export drop in three categories.

September 03 , 2019

Food waste 'likely driven by ambiguous date labels'

A new study - the first to offer a data-driven glimpse into the refrigerators of U.S. homes - identified several trends behind endemic levels of food waste.

September 02 , 2019

Florida: Hurricane timing "about as bad as it could be" for citrus growers

"It seems we just can’t catch a break from Mother Nature," says a representative of the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association as Hurricane Dorian approaches.

August 30 , 2019

Dole drives H1 revenue rise for Total Produce

Overall Total Produce said performance had been "good, with the benefit of Dole partially offset by weakness in some European markets.

August 29 , 2019

U.S.: Limoneira downgrades earnings forecast following "overabundance" of large lemons

Excessive winter rains in Southern California created an oversupply of large fresh lemons in the citrus industry, it said. This resulted in an "industry-wide decrease of lemon carton pricing and volume".