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California strawberries start transition to Oxnard
Supplies of California strawberries are good as the industry gears up to switching growing regions.…

USDA

Number of container ships waiting for berthing at Southern California ports reached record before falling slightly
The number of container ships waiting for berthing space to unload cargo at Southern California…

Mexico banana shippers sound alarm on rising organic banana costs
Over the past 18 months, society has endured unprecedented health, social and economic turmoil…

Latin avocado supplier launches European marketing arm
Green SuperFood (GSF), a producer-exporter of premium and sustainable fresh fruit and Hass avocado…

Retractable roof company receives award for progress made in India
Cravo Equipment Ltd has received "The Best Agri Implement Award 2021" from Agribusiness Summit and…

GLOBAL OVERVIEW PAPAYA
The exotic papaya fruit continues to increase in popularity in many countries, but for still…

Logistics issues on sea and land impact mango shipments
International logistics continue to challenge shippers and importers and, like many commodities,…

Strong vine structure and deep red flesh set new watermelon series apart
This calendar year, Sakata Seed America commercialized its seedless New Horizon watermelon…

Overview of consumer shopping trends
There’s no doubt about it that the pandemic significantly affected how consumers shop for food--and…

Post-harvest packaging solution launched to help reduce food losses
Today is the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, a UN initiative to raise…

USDA announces $3 bln investment in agriculture, animal health and nutrition
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced a comprehensive set of investments to address…

Increased supplies of dates for 2021-2022 season
Date volumes look to be up this season. “We’re definitely having some large crops of Medjool dates.…

Dreamstime

Costco is chartering 3 ocean-going vessels
US: Whole Foods Market co-founder and CEO John Mackey to retire in 2022John Mackey, co-founder and…

More and bigger apples coming from New York state
Apples out of New York state look to be slightly up in volume this season. “Most varieties came…

Partnership provides weigh-fill machines for US & Mexican blueberry industry
WECO is excited to announce its partnership with Azcaval Packaging Engineering of Seville, Spain,…

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