Hurricane Debby threatens US East Coast with major flooding

Forecasters are warning of life-threatening storm surges in Florida and major flooding across southeastern states.

August 05 , 2024

Colombian citrus and its challenges

The Colombian Horticultural Association, Asohofrucol, reported that in 2023 most of Colombia's citrus production was oranges, 755,155 tons, followed by lemons with 541,236 tons, 316,338 tons of Tahiti limes, and 318,521 tons of mandarins. 

August 05 , 2024

The Top Seven

These are FreshFruitPortal.com's top seven stories of the week.

August 03 , 2024

Blueberries can now be exported to Chile from all U.S. states

The U.S. market is key to the Chilean blueberry sector, and, until now, only fresh blueberries from Oregon, Washington, and California were approved for entry into Chile.

August 02 , 2024

Sun World International expands citrus and subtropical varietals portfolio with Biogold acquisition

The acquisition further advances the firm's intent to "dramatically" accelerate their genetics offering to their 2,700+ licensees.

August 01 , 2024

Shipping rates are on the rise globally

Led mainly by tight capacity and strong demand, as well as the ongoing disruption in the Red Sea, rates are approaching record highs seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 01 , 2024

United States fresh papaya imports reach a record high

Despite limited U.S. tropical fruits domestic production, their popularity has increased exponentially in recent decades. 

July 31 , 2024

The countries driving the increase in global avocado consumption

Asian countries, mainly India and China offer attractive opportunities for avocado producing countries as consumption has increased steadily in the last few years.

July 30 , 2024

The new stage of Chilean kiwifruit

The president of the Chilean Fruit Kiwifruit Committee, Carlos Cruzat, analyzed the opening of the Mexican market with the Systems Approach protocol and the challenges facing the sector to continue the industry's profitability.

July 29 , 2024

The Top Seven

These are FreshFruitPortal.com's top seven stories of the week.

July 27 , 2024