Quality of Chilean table grapes needs to excel for industry to survive

Ontario organic beet production cut back for fall 2023

Chilean heat speeds up the end of its blueberry season

US patent awarded for FlashTrak global supply chain management system

Greenfields pomegranate farm in Peru to benefit 100 small farmers

USDA files action against California company for alleged PACA violations

US January almond shipments break record

Cyclone devastates North Island

Many production areas under water, too early to estimate extent of damage

India remains biggest export destination

Spain, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey increase purchases of US almonds

Biden Administration approves use of Medicaid funds to pay for fresh produce

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GLOBALG.A.P. achieves ISEAL community member status

Senator Susan Collins

US senator files bill to help Maine blueberries combat spotted wing drosophila

Healthy gluten-free flour can be made from sweet potatoes

World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) presents annual Southern Hemisphere crop forecast

Southern Hemisphere production of apples up 5.58%

Australia 5-7 June 2023:

Registrations open for Hort Connections 2023

Zespri reflects on last two seasons and how to get things back on track

“The drop in pomegranate shipments was mainly due to the blockades in the south of Peru because of the social conflict in the country”

So far in 2023, Peruvian pomegranate exports have contracted by 74%

The Egyptian domestic market is increasingly demanding potatoes

Start of export campaign for Tunisian seasonal fruits

Senegal could do better to promote its banana industry

Fête du Citron, from February 11 to 26

In Southern France12,000 kilos of citrus are transformed into works of art

Pieter de Keijzer, Fruitprint, about current high costs and narrow margins:

"It's important for organic to stay on store shelves"

Gert Last and Kristel Leugs, Mondipal:

"Fruit remains intact thanks to new fruit rack"

Jordi van den Bosch, Freeland Organics:

"We're very optimistic about organic's future"

Staay Food Group

First own-grown melons to arrive from Costa Rica

Carton Pack's strategy highlighted in Berlin

"Sustainability leads to the right mix"

Cosarica updates melon branding

Maersk starts work on $150 million logistics warehouse project in Shanghai

Japanese Miyazaki mango to be grown in India

E-MIRCHA Project aids chilli producers in growing and marketing

Mekong Delta King orange growers seek new markets

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