Leading indoor herb grower unveils San Antonio facility

The new facility spans 140,000 square feet, including 100,000 square feet of production, with six vertical layers of growing capacity and 40,000 square feet for processing and packing.

June 06 , 2024

Ecuador's banana exports to rebound

We spoke with Leonidas Estrada, president of the Regional Corporation of Ecuadorian Banana Growers (AGROBAN), who said that initial 2024 volume projections for the industry were luckily wrong.

June 06 , 2024

Oriental fruit fly quarantine lifted in Sacramento County

The declaration comes nearly eight months after officials first detected populations of the Oriental fruit fly in the area and established a quarantine.

June 05 , 2024

BerryWorld Ruby raspberries win Superior Taste Award

Ruby raspberries are part of BerryWorld Plus, the firm’s specialized breeding program, established to create exceptional “flavor-picked raspberry, blackberry, and blueberry varieties”, the firm states on its website.

June 05 , 2024

APHIS expands European Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis cerasi) quarantine areas in New York

The 5,140 square mile quarantine contains 1,421 acres of commercial cherry production.

June 05 , 2024

Hortifrut names Héctor Enrique Luján as new CEO

Héctor Luján is an outstanding Mexican professional with 28 years of experience in the agricultural industry and 22 years specifically in the berry sector.

June 05 , 2024

Algarve, Portugal may be the escape from the orange juice price hike frenzy

Orange juice prices have seen an unprecedented hike in prices due to adverse conditions and Asian citrus greening disease hitting production in Brazil and the United States. 

June 05 , 2024

Tesco to help the environment with laser technology on avocados

The company said that the change will be implemented in stores, in conjunction with the UK's leading avocado suppliers, Westfalia Fruit and Lincolnshire.

June 05 , 2024

Investments in avocado promotions show great benefit/cost ratios

The majority of the funds used to promote avocado consumption in the U.S. are generated through the Hass Avocado Board, with mandatory program assessments of 2.5 cents per pound on all avocados sold in the country. 

June 05 , 2024

New research points at lemon flavonoid for healthy aging

Nutraceutical company Ingredients by Nature recently published the results of experimental research into its proprietary citrus flavonoid Eriomin.

June 05 , 2024