Oversupply cuts Florida blueberry season short

Despite a positive outlook on quality and abundant yields, an unexpected oversupply dampened an otherwise stellar season for Florida blueberry growers.

May 07 , 2024

Brazil suffers crop losses due to heavy floods

Southern Brazil has been hit by floods that have devastated the country, including the country's second-largest soybean producing region.

May 06 , 2024

Turkish government cuts all trade with Israel

The restriction suspends all exports from Turkey to Israel as well as all imports of Israeli products into Turkey. 

May 06 , 2024

The growth of cranberry producers outside North America

Cranberry was first brought to Chile in 1992 by american entrepreneur Warren Simmons, a restaurant owner in California.

May 06 , 2024

Cinco de Mayo continues to lead holiday sales for avocados

Unit sales peaked at 52.3M units, posting a 25% increase year-on-year, according to the Hass Avocado Board’s 2023 Holiday Report.

May 05 , 2024

The Top Seven

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

May 04 , 2024

Chiquita’s former Colombia Ops Chief: “People’s lives were at stake”

In his statement, Chiquita’s former Head of Colombia Operations Charles Keiser said the payments resulted from extortion and that the company had no other choice in the matter.

May 03 , 2024

Company in the process of developing fungus-resistant banana

A North Carolina biotechnology firm is exploring a gene editing program called molecular farming that can make cavendish bananas resistant to the fungus.

May 03 , 2024

Westfalia Fruit celebrates arrival of Kenyan avocados to India

According to the World Avocado Organization, avocado imports to India between 2019-2020 and 2022-2023 have seen a 450% growth.

May 02 , 2024

Peru: "We will continue to be the second largest avocado exporter in the world"

Peruvian avocado growers say they will remain the second largest exporters of Hass avocado in the world in 2024.

May 02 , 2024