Australia: Northern Tasmania declared fruit fly free, one year after outbreak

The lifting of strict biosecurity controls around Northern Tasmania re-opens the door to domestic trade, but export markets are yet to recognize the new status.

January 09 , 2019

Lower Costa Rican banana output to continue into 2019

The chief of Corbana spoke to us about the reasons why production last year was lower than expected and mentioned there has been no further news about Aldi’s proposed price cut.

January 08 , 2019

U.S. table grape stocks see drastic reduction following swift market movement

A combination of lower prices, heavy promotions, a large government purchase, and aggressive diversion into non-fresh processing channels has helped to move some of the highest levels of inventories ever seen.

January 07 , 2019

Spain to enter Chinese grape market in July with range of premium varieties

Spain is expecting to ship up to around 3,000MT of grapes to the new market this year, after achieving access in November.

January 07 , 2019

Australia: Needles found in bag of table grapes

Two needles were found in a bag of grapes bought from an Australian supermarket on Monday, following a national crisis last year that saw almost 200 people find needles in fruit.

January 04 , 2019

California: Freezing temperatures benefitting citrus crop, says CCM

The California Citrus Mutual described Tuesday night as "another long night" for growers as temperatures dropped throughout the Central Valley and Ventura County.

January 02 , 2019

Colombian banana growers warned to prepare for dry El Niño period in early 2019

Grower association Augura says that growers should take "a series of technical actions" so that their plantations suffer as little damage as possible early next year, when there is expected to be very little rain.

December 28 , 2018

Mexican avocado exports to U.S. up 13% this season despite strike

The volume surge over the last couple of months has caused a slower fruit movement and lowered prices to US$25-27 per 25-pound box in the final stages of the year - compared to the US$30-35 range they were at the same time last year.

December 23 , 2018

Chile: Fruit exports diverted from Port of Valparaiso during month-long strike

Workers have been on strike over working conditions for around a month at the Port of Valparaiso in central Chile, which has resulted in fruit exports sent from that location dropping by 90% during the opening stages of the 2018-19 season.

December 21 , 2018

Chilean table grape industry concerned about U.S. market

Exporters say that it seems the situation with red varieties in the U.S. market is more complex than for green, and they expect a greater proportion of fruit to be shipped to other destinations like Asia.

December 20 , 2018