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Greater supplies of avocados expected within the month
Avocado prices continue to stay strong as Michoacán finishes up the last part of its existing crop…

Later, and fewer cherries from Washington
The Washington cherry season is not only getting a later start this year, but it will also see a…

Higher prices could be on the way for Mexican limes
A lack of rain and higher temperatures continues to affect supplies of Mexican limes. Alex Landin…

Candy-flavored grapes available in stores soon
As the weather in Mexico warms up, candy-flavored grape varieties start to hit the market. “We are…

GLOBAL OVERVIEW CHERRIES
The growing season has not been kind to many cherry producing regions in the northern hemisphere.…

“While in Florida more than 90% of orange trees are already infected with HLB, in São Paulo it is only 22%”
More than 100 years ago, what is now considered the world's most devastating citrus pest was…

Freight rates could further drop as U.S. retailers sit with excess inventory
The reduction in consumer demand in the U.S. market has caused ocean freight rates, and especially…

Chilean grape exporters and producers evaluate filing a lawsuit against shipping companies
Chilean grapes producers and exporters and Matias Araya, a lawyer specializing in international…

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US berry prices up as inflation increases
According to USDA data, in the last week of May, the average price of an 18-ounce pack of…

Increasingly limited air routes impact rambutan pricing
Rambutan are coming into stronger volumes right now. Andres Ocampo with HLB Specialties in Fort…

Cox increases presence in CEA by investment in Mucci Farms
Communications company Cox Enterprises announced a significant strategic investment in Mucci Farms,…

“It will be our main focus to move to year-round availability”
“We are doing really well,” says David Bruggen, Camposol’s US General Manager. “For avocados we are…

Avocado price hike drives inflation in Mexico
Avocado prices led inflation in Mexico last month, advancing at the fastest pace in over a year, as…

New Jersey blueberries bring supply relief
Supplies of blueberries are tight right now though more berries are on the way with New Jersey…

Greenhouse cucumbers, but hold the single-use plastic
With the help of Apeel Sciences, Westmoreland Topline Farms will begin shipping greenhouse-grown…

Arizona sees peak cantaloupe and honeydew supplies
Domestic supplies of cantaloupe and honeydew melons right now are at their peak. “We have great…

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