This week's North America Highlights

Manuel Cerda, Apeamex:

"Mexico arrives with large, quality fruit, but the avocado market is already saturated"

Hurricane Erick did not affect the avocado-producing areas in Mexico, but its passage coincided…

New cherry tomato variety added to organic line

Pure Flavor® is introducing Organic RedRoyals® Sweet Cherry Tomatoes. This certified organic…

Weighing in on Trump's promise of immigration reform

It feels a bit like a chicken or the egg situation. Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump…

Michael DeGiglio on the Village Farms path

"In order to grow, we needed a lot of capital, and the right partner"

"In order to remain a leader in the vegetable industry, we have to get much bigger." Speaking is…

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW CHERRIES

The 2025 global cherry season is characterised by varying production levels, quality outcomes, and…

Pedro Ángel, of Delindecsa S. A

Spot prices for Ecuadorian bananas have reached unusually high levels

Ecuador's banana sector makes use of sea freight that needs up to 55 days to arrive due to the…

Berry category update

Domestic berry season in full swing, but first blueberries from Peru have already arrived

Pretty much all berries are grown domestically this time of year and across the board, demand is…

Hass Avocado Board introduces participants of leadership development program

The Hass Avocado Board (HAB) welcomes the fifth cohort of its Board Leadership Development Program…

Overlap expected between Mexico and California grape season

California's grape season looks as though it's returning to a more historical start time in 2025.…

Cherry volume up, but so is demand

Cherry volume is up from a year ago. "At this time last year, we had shipped 2,789,019 boxes of 20…

Central Washington has ideal climate to grow organic blueberries

Blueberry harvest has started in Washington state and the outlook for the season is positive.…

Packaging as part of the production chain

"What we see now is not a return to paper, but a new development path”

While packaging once followed functionality, Joost Somford with JASA Packaging says it now evolves…

New Jersey blueberry growers hope for cooler temperatures

New Jersey saw a normal start time for its blueberry season this year. "We were very early last…

Australian cherry growers visit U.S. for study tour

Ten emerging leaders from Australia's cherry industry have returned from an international study…

Michigan blueberry costs reach $24,700 per hectare

In 2024, the cost of producing highbush blueberries in Michigan surpassed $10,000 per acre,…