by Business Insider Florida oranges had their worst crop in 70 years. They’re facing a deadly disease called citrus greening, spread in the body of the invasive Asian citrus psyllid. Today, nearly every citrus grove in Florida is infected with the disease. If an orange tree were to remain untreated,Continue Reading
SOURCE: Marvin G Perez, Bloomberg Avocado prices jumped to the highest in more than two decades amid tightening supplies in Mexico, the world’s biggest exporter of the fruit, signaling pricier guacamole. An index tracking avocado from the Mexican state of Michoacan, by far the biggest source in the country, climbedContinue Reading
SOURCE: Deepa Shivaram, NPR The U.S. Department of Agriculture is resuming inspections of avocados from Mexico, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City announced Friday. The move allows the U.S. to resume imports of the popular fruit, which had been temporarily halted for nearly a week. The ban, which went intoContinue Reading
SOURCE: wvua23 The U.S. government ordered the destruction a $15,000 shipment of pineapples from Costa Rica after agriculture inspectors in Mississippi found butterfly larvae that they said could be harmful. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release Monday that inspectors from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, AnimalContinue Reading
SOURCE: Gro-Intelligence California’s avocado harvest is drawing to a close, and prices for Mexican avocado imports, which represent the bulk of supply in the US, are skyrocketing. Just since July 1, prices have doubled for the larger, 48-count Mexican avocados to $62.25 per case, which is 10% above the five-yearContinue Reading
SOURCE: Anne Ewbank, Atlas Obscura California’s deadly, damaging wildfires worsen by the year. The state’s naturally dry landscapes, parched by a changing climate, have turned into tinderboxes. A stray match or lightning strike has the capacity to incinerate forests, fields, and neighborhoods. Last year saw a summer and fall ofContinue Reading
Researchers in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, IntelinAir, Inc. and Columbia University are investigating whether remote sensing and computer vision can help pineapple growers carry out regular inspection of the field and automated counting of flower intensity.Continue Reading
From humble origins on a 1.5-acre plot to flowering into a multi-million dollar industry for cultivators, Colombia recently over-took leading avocado producing nations as the main supplier of Hass to Europe, dominating 30% of the total market share.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Deb Kiner, Penn Live Del Monte Fresh Produce has created the Pinkglow Pineapple that is now available in stores including right here in Pennsylvania. The Pinkglow, Del Monte said, is “juicier and sweeter” than a traditional pineapple and has a pink interior. Is it time to rethink the piñaContinue Reading
SOURCE: Tom Karst, The Packer Bananas remain America’s favorite fruit, but growth is slow at the top. U.S. banana imports from August 2019 to July were 5.12 million metric tons, up less than 1% compared with the previous year. By value, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports banana imports totaledContinue Reading
Scientists are closer to finding effective solutions to citrus greening disease, which has wiped out orchards worldwide, following new research.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Astrid Van Den Broek, Freshplaza As the imported rambutan season gears up, questions remain around what demand might look like once the fruit arrives in the marketplace. Marc Holbik of Miami, Fl.-based Ecoripe Tropicals notes that the company launches its 2020 rambutan season from Guatemala in the first weekContinue Reading