Covid-19 remains "in firm control" of how consumers buy fresh produce

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have a huge influence over how and where consumers spend their money on fruit and vegetables, with retail fresh produce sales in October up by 7.5 percent year-on-year.

November 24 , 2020

Organic Producers Cooperative established in Chile

The Organic Producers Cooperative aims to forge a new way of thinking, beyond the mere replacement of synthetic supplies for licensed supplies, in order to buy in to producing holistically.

November 23 , 2020

Canada to export more apples in 2020-21 despite labor and drought challenges

Growth is forecast in Canadian apple production this season as a result of improved weather conditions predominately in Ontario and Quebec, according to a USDA GAIN report.

November 17 , 2020

Good supplies of Chilean and Peruvian fruit expected in U.S. over the winter

Representatives of Delaware-based fruit supplier Forever Fresh say they are expecting solid volumes of Chilean cherries and stone fruit as well as Peruvian grapes this season, amid robust production expectations and ongoing strong consumer demand.

November 11 , 2020

Eta brings devastation to Central America

Rain-heavy remnants of Hurricane Eta have flooded homes from Panama to Guatemala, as the death toll across Central America rose to at least 57 people and aid groups warned flooding and mudslides were creating a slow-moving humanitarian disaster.

November 06 , 2020

Hurricane Eta bears down on Central America

Eta is projected to hit Nicaragua, before moving northward to Honduras and Guatemala. Costa Rica and Panama, two of the region's biggest banana and pineapple exporters, are not expected to be heavily impacted.

November 03 , 2020

Latin America’s fresh produce exports unscathed by Covid-19

Two affiliates of the Duke Center for International and Global Studies explained the reasons why Latin America was able to protect its fresh produce exports during the pandemic - and even in some cases increase them.

November 02 , 2020

Packaged salads, berries and apples drive Q3 organic fresh produce growth

July-September sales increased 16 percent and volume up 15 percent from the same period in 2019, according to the Q3 2020 Organic Produce Performance Report.

October 29 , 2020

Costa Rican pineapple group urges all containers to be scanned to fight drug trafficking

CANAPEP says this is to protect the country's reputation, following numerous detections over recent years of drugs being hidden in containers of Costa Rican pineapples.

October 26 , 2020

Guatemalan ag export group urges shipping lines to help improve competitiveness

The Guatemalan Exporters of Agricultural Products (AGEXPORT) says it wants to negotiate with shipping lines and airlines to achieve better rates for the Central American country's exporters.

October 23 , 2020