State of the Market - Week 20, 2015

Demand for grapes was increasing in South Korea due to the nearing of the Budda's Birthday in week 20.

May 20 , 2015

Canada: BC blueberry growers set for one of earliest starts

Inspectors from an Asian country will visit Vancouver this summer with view to opening up the market to fresh British Columbia blueberries.

May 15 , 2015

State of the Market - Week 19, 2015

Local lemon prices in the U.S. were on the up but Navels saw little change in week 19.

May 13 , 2015

Chilean blueberry export values overcome dramatic price falls

In a record year for volumes with many challenges in markets, Chile's blueberry export values grew slightly in 2014-15.

May 08 , 2015

State of the Market - Week 18, 2015

Prices for Chilean Royal Galas were higher than the South African competition in China during week 18.

May 06 , 2015

New techniques at play to make blueberry quality more science, less ‘art’

Australia's largest produce company Costa Group is taking a new, more sophisticated approach to testing berry quality.

May 04 , 2015

State of the Market - Week 17, 2015

Chilean Red Globe grapes performed well in the U.S., China and South Korea during week 17.

April 29 , 2015

Growers claim Calbuco Volcano eruption has little impact so far on blueberries, apples

It is still early days, but preliminary observations from Chilean and Argentine fruit growers are relatively positive after the eruption of the Calbuco Volcano.

April 23 , 2015

State of the Market - Week 16, 2015

Preference for national apples in the U.S. became apparent as Chilean volumes increased in week 16.

April 22 , 2015

U.S.: Robotic strawberry harvester 'mimics human behavior'

The owner of Wish Farms has a strawberry-picking robotics project that even his competitors are investing in.

April 21 , 2015