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Mexican citrus season gets underway
The drought of 2022. The freeze of 2021. High demand thanks to factors in other markets. These are…

New Cavendish banana variety with complete TR4 Panama disease resistance commercially available from early 2024
A new Cavendish banana variety with complete TR4 Panama disease resistance is set to be made…

“Our company was born out of a disconnect between growers, marketers, and retailers”
Canadian headquartered World Fresh Exports (formerly known as Sutherland, S.A.) does it all.…

The greenhouse industry has become key to food security and survival
The greenhouse industry continues to undergo rapid changes in North America. Demand has increased…

New campus will allow table grape breeder to speed up innovation
Creating a flavor revolution. That is the mission of California fruit breeder IFG. “About 20 years…

Demand up on Pacific Northwest proprietary apple varieties
The Pacific Northwest is seeing a 10-15 day later start to its apple season following a late spring…

Demand for plantains keeps growing in the US
Plantains continue to see growing demand in the U.S. “We’re seeing nine to 10 percent growth…

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW PAPAYA
Prices for papaya are high across the global market, but there are different reasons for this in…

Peruvian 2022 blueberry campaign on track to reach 30% growth
Peru is well on track to reach the estimated 30% growth in exports of blueberry’s in 2022, but…

Puerto Rico looks to U.S. for more food imports in the short-term
Following Hurricane Fiona sweeping through Puerto Rico in mid-September, there’s no doubt that the…

Colombia to cement its position as "very solid and stable partnership with the US"
As the third most important Latin American and Caribbean supplying country to the US, Colombia,…

USDA

2022-2023 Florida orange forecast down 32 percent from last season
The 2022-2023 Florida all orange forecast released by the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board is…

Hurricane Ian slows production of Boniato/Batata potatoes in Florida
Following Hurricane Ian which made its way through Florida last month, supplies of Boniato/Batata…

Record-breaking domestic expansion for Mastronardi Produce
Mastronardi Produce has added more domestic acreage in one year than ever before in the company’s…

Production started on new seedless watermelon
Production has begun on seedless melons out of the Sonoran desert. As JC Myers, vice-president…

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