All North America articles – Page 64
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AnalysisPositive forecast for global avocado business
The avocado trade will continue to grow in an increasingly competitive market, according to a Rabobank report
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NewsMission Produce names Diana McClean as director of marketing
She will oversee business development, branding and communications in the domestic and international market
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NewsSun World appoints Paola Barba as table grape breeder
Barba will be responsible for developing Sun World’s next generation of table grape varieties
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NewsBiobest announces Letter of Intent to acquire BioWorks
The acquisition expands the company’s biopesticide product portfolio and manufacturing capability in North America
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NewsWest Pak adds PLU sticker to Avocados from Mexico
The new PLU is available now through summer for bulk fruit and bagged brands that offer Mexican avocados
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NewsQ1 net income growth for Fresh Del Monte
While year-on-year net sales slide, net income climbs by over US$13m as the group turns in a set of first-quarter results reflecting ”commitment to efficiency and optimisation”
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NewsThe future is now for Syngenta
Syngenta and Four Growers are collaborating to create the future of tomato production through robotic tomato harvesting
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NewsPeak blackberry production at Sun Belle
The company is offering proprietary varieties Aketzali and Amelali, as well as the new Erandy variety
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NewsEosta shifts to Brazil and US for organic sweet potatoes
As Europe’s sweet potato season comes to a close and top-quality organic volumes fall off, Eosta is turning earlier to Brazil and the US
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AnalysisTomatoes remain big business
Growth in volume and value of globally traded fresh and chilled tomatoes shows the appetite remains for the salad staple
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NewsSouth Africans will closely watch discussion on AGOA
South Africa’s citrus sector in the western parts of the country has always retained a keen interest in US political views over promoting African trade to the US
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NewsSalix Fruits reports smooth transition in citrus supply
CEO Alejandro Moralejo analyses the current US import citrus market as it transitions from Northern to Southern Hemisphere supply
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NewsNew book explores how to make avocados more sustainable
Publication provides comprehensive overview of more than 30 years’ of research into avocado supply chain
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NewsAgrofresh and Strella partner on apples and pears
New innovative sensor technology enhances real-time monitoring of apple and pear ripening process
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NewsCountdown begins for Corbana’s International Banana Congress
More than 600 delegates from 20 countries will meet in Miami to discuss the latest challenges and opportunities facing the sector
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NewsNew strawberry varieties from UC Davis
Californian university’s breeding programme delivers five new varieties with Fusarium wilt resistance
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NewsCoca-Cola enters fresh fruit category with Frutura deal
Under the licensing agreement, Frutura will use Coca-Cola’s Minute Maid and Simply brands on fresh fruit for the first time
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NewsDel Monte named one of America’s most-trusted companies
The company is ranked number 14 in the food and beverage category for consumer, investor, and employee trust by Newsweek
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NewsDole targets people who have never eaten a banana
To coincide with National Banana Day, company launches marketing campaign in the US aimed at small minority of adults yet to try the fruit
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NewsUganda goes global
It may have been slower to embrace exports than some of its East African neighbours, but Uganda is now targeting rapid growth in fresh produce shipments, not least to the UK. Fred Searle reports