This week's highlights

	South American grape program begins As the end of the year approaches, table grape supplies will ramp up for grower/importer Divine…
	Lettuce ice means higher January markets likely Cold temperatures in the California and Arizona desert growing regions have caused issues with…
	The state of ocean global freight Port congestion has become an increasingly serious problem in the past few months. The chart below…
	Stronger lemon pricing, particularly on larger sizes Supplies of lemons out of California currently are good. “We’re starting to finish up the desert…
	Mastronardi Produce eyes expansion in Central America Mastronardi Produce is eyeing a new market in which to develop clusters of controlled agriculture…
	"Twenty years ago Chile and Argentina had the same area planted with cherry trees. Chile grew and we stagnated" The cherry harvest has ended in part of the Alto Valle area, such as in the town of Vista Alegre,…
	"Retractable roof greenhouse ideal for tropical climates" “The Bahamas has an agricultural history but it has fallen to the wayside over the past 50 years.…
	Year-round supply of papayas from Panama Since there is only a slight difference in the Panamanian winter and summer season, papayas are…
	New greenhouse to bring strawberries and tomatoes to Albertans Sunterra Greenhouse is wrapping up construction of its 20-acre greenhouse in Acme, Alberta, roughly…
	Swift movement on lower organic apple crop January could prove to be an interesting month for organic apples. “We’ve moved briskly on organic…
	Peru expects to be the world's second-biggest exporter of grapes again Peru aims to become the second-biggest exporter of table grapes in the world for the second…
	US ports: 59% of all containers are leaving empty Empty containers leaving US shores have been troubling American exports lately. Ships coming into…
	Autumn Glory apples feel the love in winter from consumers Supplies of the Autumn Glory apple out of the Pacific Northwest continue to grow and overall…
	Mission Produce releases 4th quarter financial results FY 2021 Mission Produce, Inc. reported its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter ended October…
	Demand likely to exceed supplies on mandarins in early 2022 Supplies of mandarins are anticipated to tighten up in the new year. At Trinity Fruit Sales in…