Mexico holding the fort for mango exports to the US

The Mexican mango season began the second week of January and will run until the last week of October with a projection of approximately 95 million boxes.

June 09 , 2024

The Top Seven

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

June 08 , 2024

Australian avocados a step closer to entering China

China has strict sanitary and phytosanitary standards for fresh produce, known for long delays in negotiations over agricultural export deals.

June 07 , 2024

Japan approves import of Taiwanese red dragon fruit

Taiwan got the green flag to export the white-flesh dragonfruit variety in 2010 but waited longer for approval for red varieties due to their susceptibility to oriental fruit flies and melon flies.

June 07 , 2024

Orchard View Cherries anticipates promising season

Oregon cherry season starts the first week in June and can run through mid-August. 

June 07 , 2024

Mountain papaya: The new Chilean tropical fruit now available in the US

Mountain Papaya is green, maturing yellow to orange, and is commonly called Papaya Andina or Papayuela. The inner white pulp is edible and is usually cooked as a vegetable. 

June 07 , 2024

Peru expects to harvest larger and higher quality avocados

Juan Carlos Paredes, president of ProHass told FreshFruitPortal.com that they still project a 16% drop in exports for the season.

June 07 , 2024

Maersk strengthens logistics presence in Colombia

The logistics center is part of the planned expansions in the country with the purpose of offering greater warehousing and logistics solutions to customers seeking agility and flexibility in their supply chains.

June 06 , 2024

Agronometrics in Charts: Peruvian mango exports decrease by 20% in value amid significant volume drop

This stark reduction in volume highlights a challenging period for the Peruvian mango industry.

June 06 , 2024

Washington State and Vietnam sign Agricultural MoU

The last trade mission to Vietnam by Washington state took place in 2010, since then the country's GDP has increased by more than $300 billion dollars.

June 06 , 2024