Dole sees growth in berries, avocados, organic

Dole CEO Rory Byrne said these categories have grown faster than the industry average for the past two years.

March 18 , 2022

Ecuador banana sector reeling from effects of Russian invasion of Ukraine

More than a million boxes of bananas destined for Ukraine and Russia have accumulates without solutions to distribute them

March 17 , 2022

Citrus and apple oversupply in U.S., EU could result from Russia-Ukraine conflict - SHAFFE

In a statement this week, the group said it expects "increasingly difficult conditions to maintain supply to both markets."

February 28 , 2022

Belarus implements embargo on food imports from various countries

The Belarus embargo will concern around 400,000 to 500,000 metric tons of fresh produce export from the EU, affecting primarily apples, pears, strawberries, and tomatoes.

December 10 , 2021

Russia extends ban on western produce imports until the end of 2021

The embargo was introduced in 2014 after Russia's annexation of the Crimean peninsula led to sanctions that Brussels renewed for another six months at the end of June.

November 26 , 2020

Compac overcomes challenges of pandemic to deliver full satisfaction and a successful cherry season to customers in Turkey and Uzbekistan

September 17 , 2020

Spanish ag ministry urged to remove 10,000 hectares of stonefruit orchards

Catalan stonefruit grower' association Afrucat said peach and nectarine orchards should be ripped out from around the country to relieve market pressure.

December 13 , 2019

EU: Spanish citrus group labels South African mandarins' high prices "absurd"

The organization says that over recent days prices of South African Clemvilla (a.k.a Nova) mandarins have in some cases reached levels that are four times higher than Spanish clementines in the "disastrous" 2018-19 campaign.

July 24 , 2019

Russia extends EU food import ban until end of 2020

The European Commission says it has taken a range of emergency measures to help producers address market pressure, stabilize prices and find alternative sales opportunities.

June 25 , 2019

U.K. trade: Key dates, including Brexit, looming to maintain frictionless produce imports

At London Produce Show seminar, experts remind industry leaders to be wary of timelines on regulations for new pests, new import requirements for products and the EU plant health mandate.

June 21 , 2019