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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is updating its regulations to allow the importation of fresh lemons (Citrus limon) from Chile under a systems approach. The systems approach is a combination of prescribed measures that must be taken by Chilean growers,.....
Index Fresh says its mission is to consistently provide quality service and continuously adopt innovative ways to better the company’s commitment to building relationships. With this in mind, the worldwide avocado marketer is fine-tuning its transport operations through an addition to the logistics team,.....



China will fight "at any cost" and take "comprehensive countermeasures" if the United States continues its unilateral, protectionist practices, said a spokesperson with the Ministry of Commerce this Friday. "On Sino-U.S. trade, China has made its position very clear. We don't want a trade war, but we are not.....
The Gladstone Land Corporation expects minimal to no impact on its farms and tenants from the developing trade conflict with China."As many of our investors know, Gladstone Land has primarily purchased farms focused on high-value, perishable crops that are produced and consumed domestically. Insulating our.....






















“In 2013, AMHPAC´s members reported the production for a little over 7,000 hectares (ha) of protected surface. About 60% of this surface was destined for the production of tomatoes, 20% for cucumbers and 17% for bell peppers. In 2018, the reports say we are close to 8,500 ha distributed very similarly: 67%.....
For more than 100 years, the humble fruit fly has been used to understand fundamental biological processes and has been a crucial tool for rapid preclinical gene discovery for myriads of human diseases. Now, an exciting study published in eLife reports on the development of a large versatile library of fruit.....

United Fresh Immediate Past Chairman Tony Freytag, Executive Vice President, Crunch Pak, Cashmere, WA, has announced the slate of new officers and directors nominated to serve on the United Fresh Produce Association Board of Directors, effective at its April 17, 2018 meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico.Ascending.....
The fresh food sector is experiencing phenomenal growth that requires a continuous pipeline of innovative supply chain solutions to ensure timely, efficient, cost-effective and sustainable delivery of fresh products year-round. CHEP, a supply chain solutions provider, and IFCO, supplier of reusable fresh food.....
A new analytical method to determine the multi-residue level of 16 multi-class pesticides used on lettuces was developed by researchers at the Campinas State University (Brazil). They used ultra-high performance liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry with a triple quadrupole mass analyser and.....

The Secretary of Agriculture, Carlos Flores, said that Puerto Rico might rely on the Dominican Republic's plantain and bananas supply at a time of need.Flores held a meeting with Angel Estévez, Minister of Agriculture in Quisqueya."Of course. They are in the competition, "said the official, adding that he.....
Sur Agrícola de Honduras (Suragroh), a Honduran division of Irish produce company Fyffes, has received Fair Trade certification from Fair Trade USA, a non-profit organization that sets standards, certifies and labels products that promote sustainable livelihoods for farmers and workers, and protect the.....




China's 15% tax on US wine, fruit and nut imports could increase South African agricultural exports to China. But analysts believe the disadvantages far outweigh the benefits for South Africa. South African wine, fruit and nut producers can expect increased demand from China in the next few months after that.....

As the South African avocado harvest gets underway industry predictions are that the volume will be up 40% on last season. Craig Lewis, Commercial Director at Halls is cautiously optimistic that Halls will be above the industry average at around 60%, this is due to a few factors such as last year's severe.....






The new Chiquita flagship store in Finland allows consumers to learn about the banana journey, from the farms to the shelves.
Producers in La Ribera face many obstacles to be able to carry out a profitable productive activity, which the region depends on, financially speaking. One of them is the weather. The most recent frosts will cause the production of the new kaki campaign to fall by between 30 and 35%, according to the first.....










