Peru’s avocado window has been extending
The first small volume of Peruvian avocados arrived in the US in May. Starting this month and continuing through October or even November, promotable volume will be available. “In recent years,

The asparagus campaign in Italy could be delayed for two more weeks
The orders for asparagus slowly started to decrease this June. However, sales of the Italian product may end about two weeks later this year. "Usually, the last pallets are shipped no later than

Living Organic Basil back on shelves
Windset Farms® is thrilled to reintroduce Living Organic Basil to its line of greenhouse-grown products. With vibrant green leaves and strong aromatics and flavor, this herb has become a summer

'Logistics, fragmented production complicates management'
Logistics in the fruit and vegetable sector is a discriminating factor that is too often underestimated. A load that arrives late at the Ce.di. is often returned to the sender or is subject to

Extremadura's cherry sector's losses amount to 70 million euro
On Thursday, dozens of farmers traveled to Merida where they symbolically dumped 500 kilos of cherries at the gates of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, Population, and Territory to

Multicedi, budget 2022 growing with 890 million turnover
The Multicedichi Group enters 2022 with a growing operating budget, thus celebrating 30 years with the consolidation of its leadership in the territories in which it operates. Turnover 2022 stands

IFPA members put advocacy into action in D.C.
For the second week, International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) members are testifying at key hearings for the produce industry. The June 7 hearing is with the U.S. Senate Committee on

Special white corn variety back on the shelves
Over 10,000 variations of corn were tasted during a time frame of 22 years before George Crookham and Bruce Hobdey were happy with the results. Their variety is called Amaize™, an all-white,

NWCG forecasts larger northwest cherry crop
The NWCG’s preliminary crop estimate projects 19.9m (9kg equivalents) cartons will be sold this year. This would mark a significant increase on the 13.3m cartons packed in 2022. The northwestern

Farmer successfully introduces pitaya cultivation in eastern Spain
We enter the Rosa Pitaya greenhouses developed by Novagric and the first thing that strikes us is the colours that surround us. We see deep green cacti as they climb and intertwine around the