Del Monte Fresh Produce International Inc. was seeking $1.5 million in damages for almost 4.4 million pounds of bananas it said were not properly stored during a trip from Guatemala to New Jersey, but it dismissed the case five days after filing it.
The grape campaign has not been easy in the Spanish Valley of Vinalopó as a result of the weather, which caused losses affecting up to 80% of the production of the local variety Ideal.
Moroccan blueberry season started yesterday for Seville's Royal company, who have been able to harvest earlier than last year and expects to increase production 800 tonnes in 2013-2014 compared to the previous year.
From the ten largest importers of Spanish aubergines, Belgium was the country paying the best prices during the first nine months of the year, with an average of 1.56 Euro per kilo, according to Fepex.
Peru and Chile had signed a protocol to optimize phytosanitary measures that will ensure an appropriate level of phytosanitary protection for the bilateral trade of Peruvian Hass avocado and Chilean apples.
In Chile the harvest of early variety blueberries is coming to an end in the central and south central growing areas, giving way to the mid season harvest, which according to the Chilean Blueberry Committee, has been advancing moderately.
Indian mango export this year is likely to decline, again due to stringent quality norms set by importing countries, including America and Japan, two important markets.
Morocco's fresh vegetable exports to the European Union experienced a 43.42% growth during the period between January and September 2013, according to data provided by Euroestacom.
Seneca Foods Corporation has signed an agreement as a “stalking horse bidder" to purchase substantially all the operating assets of Allens, Inc., for approximately $148 million.
Syngenta announced today that it has signed an agreement to sell its Dulcinea Farms business to Pacific Trellis Fruit LLC, a US-based international grower and marketer of fresh produce.
Idaho potato prices have dipped near or slightly below the cost of production, but the market appears to have bottomed out and may be poised for an upswing, according to University of Idaho Extension economist Paul Patterson.
In what can already be considered an early season trend, the significant decline in export volumes of blueberries and cherries, mainly because of the effects of the frosts in September, has been confirmed.
The Ministry of Agriculture approved, Sunday evening, the importing of cucumbers from Jordan without customs, in order to avoid a shortage and jump in prices in the wake of damage to Israeli crops to the latest winter storm.
The Complejo Agroindustrial Beta Company exported about 15,000 tonnes of grapes in the 2013/2014 season, 20% more than in the previous season, said CEO, Lionel Arce Orbegozo.
