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Discovery of illegal pesticide used at Aroostook County broccoli farm has industry worried
Emerald Valley Ranches of Caribou was recently ordered to destroy much of its crop after state…

AppHarvest files for Chapter 11 to restructure their finances
On July 24, AppHarvest announced a Chapter 11 filing to support a financial and operational…

Import lemon market not saturated this year
Lemon supply looks to be more balanced right now compared to years past. GT Parris of Seald Sweet…

South Africa’s citrus shipments to the US are on track
Back in April of this year, Suhanra Conradie with Summer Citrus from South Africa estimated South…

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US almond prices fall to 20-year lows ahead of harvest
US almond prices fell to 20-year lows this week as concerns over large ending stocks weighed on…

IFPA brings the Southern African fresh produce sector under one roof
Last week, in a sunny break to a wet Cape winter, the Southern African fresh produce industry…

"The yellow dragon is the worst thing that has ever happened to us"
According to information published by La Jornada, the Huanglongbing has spread uncontrollably…

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW POTATOES
The global potato market is in for a very fluctuating year, according to the reports from across…

Pennsylvania apple harvest underway
Apple shipping has begun out of Pennsylvania. Rice Fruit Company started shipping Gala apples and…

Lower volumes and smaller sizing on Pacific Northwest blueberries
“The timing of the Oregon blueberry season has been typical and is in line with what we expected,”…

Strong U.S. dollar impacts Mexican papaya pricing
Papaya supplies continue to be steady as they have been for a few months though one shipper notes…

Looking for more rain for North Dakota’s potato crop
North Dakota has seen a hot and dry growing season for potatoes so far. “We had a huge rain at the…

California strawberry production to pick up later this month
Strawberry supply out of California is seeing a slight gap in production right now. “It’s fairly…

Wildfires add to already tricky Hawaii agriculture picture
The images on the news and across social media of the wildfires on Hawaii’s Maui island are…

Mexico’s latest mango growing area in production now
Mexico is the US’ main mango supplier this time of year and the country’s latest growing area, Los…

“Our Argentina citrus pack house runs on half capacity due to drought, we can’t cope with high demand”
As Argentina’s 2023 citrus season is coming to an end, they have high demand in their main export…

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