North Bay’s Jumbo blueberries are now available

Starting at 18mm, and with many topping 22 to 26 mm, this year’s Jumbo crop will be coming from new SEKOYA plantings in Mexico.

January 24 , 2024

Agronometrics Shorts: Lime prices on the rise in the U.S. market

Persistent issues like aging trees and disease in nursery stock have contributed to the inconsistency in lime supply from Mexico.

January 23 , 2024

Colombian avocado exports increase 26%

The main destination for Colombian avocado in 2023 was the Netherlands, with a total of 2,703 containers shipped.

January 23 , 2024

Peruvian Hass avocado making Malaysian market debut

Malaysian avocado imports have increased by about 98% in the last five years and amounted to 15 million in 2022.

January 23 , 2024

Chilean fruit season begins at the Port of Los Angeles

According to a press release issued by the port, it is the only one in the U.S. West Coast that receives specialized refrigerated cargo vessels carrying palletized fruit from Chile.

January 23 , 2024

Zespri CEO resigns to join berry company Driscoll's

Dan Mathieson has been at Zespri for 21 years, almost seven of those as CEO, and will remain at Zespri to oversee the 2024 harvest and start of the sales season and until a new CEO is appointed.

January 22 , 2024

Peruvian mango campaign reaches 43% of shipments

Industry members projected a decrease of 76% in production volumes compared to last season.

January 22 , 2024

Chilean grape export season opening with good numbers

Uvanova Vice President Carolina Cruz tells FreshFruitPortal.com that the central producing regions are significantly early, particularly in shorter vegetative cycle cultivars such as the white Superior and Thomson varieties.

January 22 , 2024

Montague projects strong Australian stone fruit season

This comes as the sector recovers from excessive rainfall and hail in some producing regions during the 2022-23 summer.

January 22 , 2024

IFPA’s Foundation for Fresh Produce names 2024 board

The Foundation is focused on improving global health by focusing on improving the appeal of fruit and vegetables as an integral part of people’s diets.

January 22 , 2024