All articles by Jeff Long – Page 7
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ArticleUS-China fail to breach apple impasse
China continues to refuse to issue import permits for US Washington apples due to concerns about rotten fruit on arrival
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ArticleFrosts nip US citrus
California navels have escaped major damage from a mid-January cold-snap, but late mandarins may have fared less well
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ArticleCNY push for US topfruit
The US apple and pear industries are gearing up for a promotional push in Asia over Chinese New Year
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ArticleChinese-US impasse on apple imports continues
Concerns are mounting over China’s refusal to issue import permits to US apple exporters
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ArticleEurope shows its sweet tooth
Sweet potatoes are bucking the trend as a US-grown fresh product making waves across the Atlantic
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ArticleUS Rivermaid-Wespak merge
Rivermaid Trading Company and Wespak Sales will merge operations to become one of the larger grower-shippers of tree fruit in California
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ArticleEurope hungry for US sweet potatoes
Export shipments have soared over the past decade, according to figures published by the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service
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ArticleGrape year for California
Perfect weather has given rise to outstanding quality fruit in California’s table grape growing regions this season
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ArticleNorthwest cherries set new record
The US Northwest cherry industry is poised for a new seasonal record in 2012, with a forecast 23.5m carton-crop
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ArticleHail hits Washington apple volumes
A spate of summer hailstorms has reduced initial Washington apple crop forecasts to under 109m cartons
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ArticleSmaller Hass avocado crop for Chile
Drought conditions in the country’s Hass avocado-growing regions look set to significantly reduce Chile’s output in 2012/13
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ArticleEarly start for California grapes
It’ll be early, big and beautiful – the Californian grape season looks set to provide the trade with a bumper, 100m-carton crop
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ArticleBumper year for Northwest cherries
Mother Nature has dealt a bumper crop to Northwest cherry growers this season, with volumes expected to exceed the 2009 record
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ArticleNorth American grapes off to early start
The Mexican and Californian table grape deals are off to an early start this season, thanks to good growing conditions
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ArticleGrowth for Mexican table grapes
Half of this year’s 16.5m-carton export crop will enter the US market between 25 May and 15 June
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ArticleMexican mangoes enjoy better season
Volume is already ahead of last year’s pace, with the second half of the deal set to be just as strong from the late growing areas
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ArticleCalifornia braced for short cherry crop
The southern region of California's San Joaquin Valley is expecting severely reduced production this season
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ArticleSerious hail damage in California
Hail has torn through California’s central San Joaquin Valley and caused major damage to a range of fruit crops
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ArticleATP outlines keys to Mexico-US trade
Second America Trades Produce conference singles out supply chain inefficiencies and food safety concerns as the barriers to trade
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ArticleGap predicted for North American citrus market
Following an extreme winter for the domestic US citrus industry, both the US and Canadian markets could be short of fruit ahead of the summer months