This week's North America Highlights

Bowery Farming closes its doors

Bowery Farming, a New York-based vertical farming business, has ceased operations of all its farms…

Will Chile be able to export 140 million boxes of cherries in 12 weeks?

Close to optimum growing conditions have resulted in Chile expecting a record cherry crop of 140…

First purple broccoli variety available in the U.S. and launched worldwide

At the Global Produce & Floral Show in Atlanta, Sakata Seed America introduced a brand-new product:…

Produce industry celebrates Trump victory

The agricultural industry looks to be applauding the return of a Donald Trump presidency to the…

Avocado growing continues to expand in Peru

While the main 2024 Peruvian avocado season has finished, Hass avocado production continues to grow…

Citrus transitions from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere

Flooding in Spain may reduce volume of Moroccan citrus coming to the U.S.

The southern hemisphere citrus program is winding down quickly, and imports will be concluding with…

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW BELL PEPPERS

Many eyes across Europe and from supplying countries like Israel and Morocco are on Spain to see…

Jose Cambon, CEO of Highline Mushrooms

“We continue to innovate to increase mushroom consumption”

For the longest time, mushrooms in North America have been sold in solid colour tills. Recently,…

Mastronardi Produce completes acquisition of local greenhouses

Mastronardi Produce® announced the addition of 91 acres of Canadian greenhouse capacity. This…

What shipping produce into Russia looks like in 2024

In the face of global sanctions and continued conflict, shipping product into a country such as…

Strong broccoli market expected for another 30 days

Broccoli supply is tighter than normal, resulting in a strong market. Salinas, CA is winding down…

California grape and stone fruit movement and pricing bode well for import season

It's November, which means the import grape and stone fruit season will commence this month.…

Produce Art - Rohan Bicknall

"The U.S. is one of the hardest markets that Australia has, but it's one that we really need"

Produce Art has started shipping mangoes to the United States and Managing Director Rohan Bicknell…

“Mexican lime prices expected to rise slightly over December holiday period in the U.S.”

The effects of the changing wetter climate in Mexico can be seen with somewhat lower supply to the…

Update on the impact of the storms in Spain

It is still impossible to access most of the fields affected by the floods in Valencia to assess the damage

The recent heavy storms and floods in eastern Spain have left an apocalyptic scenario behind in…