This week's North America Highlights

Another record broken

Photo report of Southern Exposure

From March 6 – 8, 2025 the Southeastern Produce Council (SEPC) held their annual Southern Exposure…

Mississippi issues citrus quarantine to combat greening disease

Mississippi has issued a statewide citrus quarantine after detecting citrus greening disease, one…

Manuel Cerda, Apeamex:

"Mexican avocados have never paid tariffs since 1994, and remain protected by the renewal of the USMCA in 2020"

The recent confusion over the 25% tariff on Mexican agricultural products has generated concern and…

Carlos Bon with Divine Flavor

“If all retailers would focus on offering high quality and high flavor table grapes, the market would be in balance”

It has been a difficult season for table grapes from South America as the industry is in a…

Jorick Voorzee, Trendy Flavors:

"Mexico lost its biggest market for pecans overnight"

The 25% import tax on Mexican products announced by Trump has hit the Mexican industry like a bomb.…

Oregon fights X-disease threat to cherry industry

Oregon, the third-largest producer of sweet cherries in the U.S., supplies about 11% of the…

Roboton boosts efficiency in Washington apple orchards

Roboton Farmer, an innovative robot, enhances agricultural practices in Washington State's apple…

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW GINGER

In North America, ginger prices from Costa Rica and Peru are slightly higher than last year due to…

Taking a closer look at a fast-growing southeast port

With container volumes up 12.5 percent in 2024 over the previous year, the Port of Savannah is…

"you have to bluff back at bluffing"

Mexican import tariffs postponed

Most Mexican fruit and vegetable companies had their cold storage facilities full this week. They…

Transition begins from domestic pears to Argentinian crop

Argentinian pears are arriving in the U.S. and one shipper saw its first arrivals last week in the…

How a little PLU sticker can offer big solutions

There are a whole lot of reasons to take a closer look at that seemingly small PLU label on produce…

Addressing critical production challenges

Two new strawberry varieties released

California Berry Cultivars, LLC (CBC) announced the commercial release of two strawberry varieties:…

Demand for Guatemalan heirloom tomatoes could strengthen due to tariffs

The heirloom tomato supply is steady right now. "We have good supplies of our large Southern Select…

Strawberry patent lawsuit narrows as court dismisses key claims

Parts of a patent infringement lawsuit concerning strawberry varieties have been curtailed,…