All articles by Jeff Long – Page 2
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STK grows its global reach
Israeli company's botanical-based products continue to make market inroads internationally
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Californian crops hit by cold snap
Tree fruit, citrus and almond growers surveying for damage after last week's freeze
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Unrelenting heat hits California grape crop
As the California table grape harvest wraps up, the industry reflects on a difficult season disrupted by extreme heat and torrential rain
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Chile eclipses Mexico in China
As demand for avocados rises in China, Chile has overtaken Mexico as China’s lead supplier this season
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CA predicts short navel crop
Initial industry forecast pegs California's navel crop as the lowest in a decade due to excessive fruit drop
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Relentless heat hits CA grapes
The brutal California summer is keeping table grape production in line with previous seasons
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Canadian blues off to late start
British Colombia's 2017 blueberry deal is off to a later start, but quality is said to be excellent
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Hot weather slows CA grape season
As the 2017 California table grape season kicks into gear, export markets continue to be critical to the health of the industry as its grapples with prevailing hot weather
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NW cherries in for bumper crop
With a bumper cherry crop on the cards for the US Northwest industry, growers are scrambling to get enough fruit pickers
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Late start triggers veg shortage
Californian vegetable production has been hit by heatwaves and record rains, delaying the season start
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CA stonefruit rebounds
Larger-sized fruit could dominate the 2017 California stonefruit season, which started later than last year thanks to welcome rain
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Cherries weather the drought
California’s cherry growers are hoping for better luck with the weather this year after several seasons of drought, followed by relentless rain
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CA citrus soaks up rains
Longed-for rain fell in California this winter, saturating citrus groves and delaying the harvest
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CA strawbs off to late start
Long-awaited rains have water-logged California strawberry fields and delayed harvest
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Sumo to enter international arena
Suntreat is throwing its weight behind Californian Sumo citrus – a hybrid mandarin gaining ground in North America and now ready for export
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Good start for US easy-peeler deal
California's 2016/17 easy peeler season is off to a good start, with the clementine deal progressing smoothly
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Long Beach clears Hanjin backlog
California's Port of Long Beach says it is leading the way in clearing a backlog of empty Hanjin containers
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CA strawberries celebrate China access
As California Strawberry Commission celebrates access to China with launch in Beijing this week, Chris Christian discusses the historic deal
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CA produces top navel crop
Growers are optimistic about the coming season, though dark clouds gather on the horizon in the form of continued drought and HLB disease
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Harvest halt delays exports
Inclement weather and labour strife brought the Mexican avocado harvest to a standstill in October, delaying exports to Asia