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More than 18,500 attendees and 1,000+ exhibitors from over 60 countries are expected at this year’s PMA Fresh Summit, being held October 14-16 in Florida. Once again, this seminal event […]
Thu 21/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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As of May 9, fresh Andean blackberries and raspberries can be imported from Ecuador into the continental United States under what is known as a systems approach. Designed to protect […]
Wed 20/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Frozen fruit sales benefitted more than fresh fruit from the trends towards healthier diets which influenced the fresh food market in the United States last year. According to Euromonitor, Americans […]
Mon 18/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Munger Brothers, LLC (California, US) and Hortifrut S.A. (Santiago, Chile) – both Naturipe Farms partners – have signed a memorandum of understanding to merge the Munger’s berry business with Hortifrut, […]
Mon 11/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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This year’s food trends lead to the produce department of Frieda’s Specialty. From the clean-eating movement to a more vegetable-centric menu, this American company promises a great vegetable revolution in […]
Thu 07/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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The number of domestic certified organic operations in the United States rose almost 12% between 2014 and 2015. This represents the highest growth rate since 2008 and an increase of […]
Tue 05/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Retail sales of fresh stone fruit in the United States have slumped 5.6% in value year-on-year, bringing the total spend in this category down $51.8 million to a total of […]
Fri 01/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Chilean lemons would be allowed into the US without needing methyl bromide fumigation under a change being considered by the US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Aphis). Fumigation is […]
Fri 01/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Less than one in ten fresh apples eaten in the United States in the last five years was grown abroad, figures from a USDA report show. That’s up from an […]
Fri 01/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Americans are eating less potatoes and whole head lettuce, and more avocados, chili peppers, blueberries and kale, than they did a decade ago. Analysis of the USDA Economic Research Service’s […]
Thu 24/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Agroberries is consolidated as one of the Southern Hemisphere’s leading exporters, producing in Chile, Argentina, Mexico and the US. In 2014 the company traded 25 million kilos of blueberries, blackberries […]
Thu 24/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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A total of 110.5 million boxes (109.3 million 19-pound box equivalents) of California table grapes were shipped during the 2015 season, setting a new record crop value at $1.83 billion, […]
Wed 16/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
