Agronometrics in Charts: Holiday season likely to witness a respite from elevated blueberry prices

Volumes from Michoacan and Jalisco, Mexico, scheduled to commence harvesting during the second week of November, could wield some degree of influence on the market's behavior.

November 07 , 2023

Canadian ag exports eye Asian expansion

The Canadian Minister of Agriculture met with key industry groups, hoping to facilitate new business opportunities and connections.

November 07 , 2023

Rabobank: State of the industry report

The report indicates that some of the many fruits impacted by recent weather disruptions are blueberries, table grapes, and stone fruit. 

November 03 , 2023

Agronometrics in Charts: Peru’s Agricultural Sector Upended by El Niño 

Peru's agricultural export industry is facing challenging circumstances, as a second year of adverse weather conditions disrupts a prolonged period of growth.

November 02 , 2023

Peruvian blueberry exports to the U.S. drop 23%

According to the ADEX Data Trade Intelligence System, the U.S. took a 49% share of overall shipments, confirming its position as the top destination market for blueberries.

October 31 , 2023

Berry breeding coming to fruition for North Bay

Brian Klumpp, North Bay’s director of sales and marketing, tells FreshFruitPortal.com that several new varieties “are hitting at the same time.”

October 24 , 2023

Agrovision CEO on Peruvian blueberry varietal transition 

Steve Magami, CEO and co-founder of Agrovision spoke with FreshFruitPortal.com and shared his excitement at the fact that the company has been, for the last couple of weeks, the largest premium blueberry exporter from Peru. 

October 24 , 2023

TOMRA Food reveals new, AI-powered fruit sorting and grading at IFPA Global Produce Show

All-new TOMRA Neon blueberry pre-grader and new-generation Spectrim X series optical grading platform with LUCAi™ technology shown publicly for the first time

October 23 , 2023

Agronometrics in Charts: Commencement of Jalisco's raspberry season causing dips in pricing

Prices witnessed a notable decrease over the course of week 40, however, pricing levels were still approximately 33% higher in comparison to the corresponding period in 2022.

October 19 , 2023

Fresh blueberry shipments to the U.S. keep falling

The intensity of the rains during February and March will be a determining factor in the volumes shipped in the last part of the season.

October 18 , 2023