India’s apple imports fall due to block on Chinese production

India’s apple imports fall due to block on Chinese production
Even though India is one of the world’s largest apple producers, increased demand by the country’s growing middle class requires imports. Indeed, the apple is the largest imported fruit in […]
Tue 05/12/2017 by Richard Wilkinson

US imports of fresh cherries relatively unchanged

US imports of fresh cherries relatively unchanged
Although most fresh cherries sold in the US are produced domestically market, average imports between 2010 and 2016 reached 14.8 million kg, up from the 2000-09 average of 10.4 million […]
Mon 13/11/2017 by Richard Wilkinson

Changing governments, changing trade

Changing governments, changing trade
Ambassador Darci Vetter, former chief agricultural negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and current diplomat in residence at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, analyzed how changing governments is […]
Tue 07/11/2017 by Richard Wilkinson

Another Innovative Year for United Fresh

Another Innovative Year for United Fresh
The West Hall of McCormick Place in Chicago this past June was the innovation epicenter for the entire fresh supply chain. For two days, 7,500 attendees and 700 exhibitors participated […]
Tue 18/07/2017 by Richard Wilkinson

Interpera 2017, International Pear Congress

The 10th edition of Interpera took place in Wenatchee in the state of Washington, USA. The congress has gathered more than 160 participants originating from 13 pear-producing countries: Australia, Canada, […]
Fri 23/06/2017 by Richard Wilkinson

Mission Produce opens Ripe Center in Calgary

Mission Produce opens Ripe Center in Calgary
The Ripe Centre, based in Calgary, Canada, will service customers in Western Canada with ripe fruit throughout the year. Mission has operated a distribution centre Toronto since 2010, and the […]
Mon 29/05/2017 by Richard Wilkinson

Wooden packaging makes the difference

Wooden packaging makes the difference
According to the Spanish Federation of Wooden Packaging and Components (FEDEMCO), the tay format accounts for 60% of packaging produced for sales items. The highest growth in recent years has […]
Thu 09/03/2017 by Richard Wilkinson

Online grocery sales to spike in US

Online grocery sales to spike in US
Online grocery shopping could account for a fifth of all retail grocery sales in the US by 2025. That means American consumers would be spending about $100 billion a year […]
Tue 31/01/2017 by Richard Wilkinson

US suspends certain citrus imports from Berkane, Morocco

US suspends certain citrus imports from Berkane, Morocco
Recent inspections of clementines from Morocco’s Berkane region at their US entry port of Philadelphia found live Medfly larvae, thus prompting an import ban on sweet oranges, tangerines, clementines and […]
Tue 03/01/2017 by Richard Wilkinson

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