Avocado prices fall sharply amid heavy Peruvian supply

Tridge data shows that wholesale prices of avocado in Mexico dropped by 47% month-on-month, and avocado prices in the U.S. also fell by 27% month-on-month.

July 29 , 2022

South Africa lodges WTO dispute over EU citrus import rules

"We simply cannot allow, what was clearly nothing more than a politically motivated move by the Spanish, to decimate the businesses of thousands of local growers," said CGA CEO Justin Chadwick.

July 28 , 2022

Truckers vow to keep Oakland port paralyzed as California Governor stands firm

Truckers have been protesting since Monday against a California labor law called AB5 which will make it harder for independent truckers to operate.

July 22 , 2022

Trucker protests "shut down operations" at Port of Oakland

The protests over a controversial California labor law will "further exacerbate" the congestion of containers, the port said.

July 21 , 2022

East Coast port congestion increases

U.S. port congestion has shifted from the West Coast to the East Coast, with more vessels now waiting at New York and Houston ports than Los Angeles and Long Beach.

July 20 , 2022

U.S. ITC scraps tariffs on fertilizer imports from Russia, Trinidad

The ITC justified the revokation of the significant anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties by saying that those imports did not hurt American producers.

July 19 , 2022

California table grape industry members provide outlook for 2022 season

The 2022 California table grape season is off to a solid start with similar volumes to 2021 expected this year, but high costs, the ongoing shipping crisis and the added challenge of inflation remain a cause for concern.

July 18 , 2022

Blueberry Express service to launch for Chilean exporters in 2022-23

The special service will begin in week 49 of the 2022-23 season, with ships to ship fresh blueberries in less than two weeks to the US market.

July 15 , 2022

Jalisco to finally begin exporting avocados to U.S. this month

The entry of Jalisco avocados into the U.S. is expected to result in even greater volumes in the market, especially during the summer months.

July 14 , 2022

Millions of cartons of South African citrus en route to EU could face destruction due to new law

Fruit worth more then 600 million rand (US$35 million) could be destroyed it if enters the EU after stringent new cold treatment rules take effect on July 14.

July 13 , 2022