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Van Doren Sales acquires Agjet

May 18 , 2020

Q&A: Ag-tech company The Yield to accelerate growth after closing Yamaha-led funding round

We caught up with Ros Harvey, founder and managing director of The Yield, to hear about plans for the funding, what benefits its solutions can offer farmers, and what the future may hold for the ag-tech sector.
May 14 , 2020

U.S.: PMA "very encouraged" by early May fresh produce performance

In the week ending May 3, fresh produce sales were up 17.2% year-on-year, with vegetables 24% higher and fruit seeing an 11.1% lift.
May 13 , 2020

U.S.: May grape sales likely to be up on 2019 after slower spring period, says Pandol

John Pandol spoke about the Mexican grape deal, the reasons behind the lower weekly grape sales year-on-year during the pandemic, and potential for "rationalization" of pricing in the category.
May 13 , 2020

U.S. apple holdings still up significantly over 2019

Fresh apple holdings specifically totaled 46.8m bushels, 21% greater year-on-year, while processing holdings totaled 18.4m, 18.1% higher.
May 11 , 2020

Fresh Del Monte CEO: We see a lot more normalcy in the market

Chairman and CEO Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh has spoken about how he expects the company to emerge from the crisis stronger than before, the recently "catastrophic" pineapple market, and plans to increase Fresh Del Monte's share of the North American avocado market.
May 04 , 2020

Packers innovate with Hazel for apples

May 04 , 2020

Q&A: From seed to shelf - The Jupiter story

Fresh Fruit Portal spoke to the husband-and-wife founders Mark and Yvonne Tweddle to learn more about their business, the journey behind growing Jupiter to become the award-winning global company it is today, and its plans for China and beyond.
April 30 , 2020

Fresh Del Monte's Q1 results impacted by Covid-19

Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman and CEO, explained that beginning in January in Asia and ramping up in March, the company's sales were impacted across all markets.
April 30 , 2020

T&G Global supports NZ small businesses with apple ship charter to Europe

April 29 , 2020