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Cape Town port’s ‘structural failure’ triggers legal action due to massive losses
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (472+ words) The South African deciduous fruit industry, represented by the country brand Hortgro, is escalating its complaints against the'operator of the Cape Town Port, Transnet.' Through a post on its website, the organization announced it is now exploring formal legal measures…...
Piura mango industry under strain
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (346+ words) Each week, the series "Agronometrics In Charts'looks at a different horticultural commodity, focusing on a specific origin or topic, and visualizing trade market factors that are driving change. Check outour entire archive. The Piura mango season in the San Lorenzo…...
Sun World: 50 years breeding excellence
1+ week, 2+ day ago (610+ words) Sun World International is celebrating its 50th anniversary, but the company is already looking into the next 50. The firm is branching out beyond table grapes, adding mangoes and citrus to its portfolio, while sharpening its breeding strategy around consistency, system-wide performance,…...
From nursery to post-harvest: Westfalia's strategy to make Colombia an avocado powerhouse
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (520+ words) Colombia has emerged as a new player in the global avocado market, and although it's still considered a young supplier compared to Mexico, Peru, and Chile, its productive potential is enormous." Westfalia saw this and decided to bet on the…...
How logistics efficiency and global demand propelled South African citrus into a record-breaking season
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (606+ words) South African citrus growers concluded the 2025 season with a final tally of 203.4 million 33-pound cartons in exports, equating to three million tons of fruit." According to the country's Citrus Growers Association (CGA), this record-breaking performance represents a 19 percent increase from…...
Spanish Citrus Association warns the EU is living under "permanent phytosanitary alert"
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (247+ words) Written and reported by Camila Gutierrez|Lee esta noticia en Espa'ol The Citrus Management Committee (CGC) has expressed concerns about the state of the European Union's citrus industry phytosanitary conditions after the recent discovery of Bactrocera zonata, known as peach…...
Spain forecasts lowest citrus harvest in 16 years
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (481+ words) Written and reported by Camila Gutierrez|Lee esta noticia en Espa'ol Spain's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) yearly citrus forecast projects that 2025's production of oranges, lemons, grapefruits, and small citrus fruits will be the lowest in 16 years....
South Africa in talks with the US to secure fair trade deal
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (365+ words) South Africa is currently in active negotiations with the United States to secure a trade deal. Through a press release, the office of the South African President announced that members of the Ramaphosa Administration are now in Washington, meeting a…...
Peruvian citrus production up
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (250+ words) Lee esta noticia en espa'ol. Peruvian citrus exports have increased 15 percent year-on-year through mid-August. The uptick signals a recovery from last year's climate-impacted campaign, according to Sergio del Castillo, general manager of the Andean country's Producers Association (ProCitrus). Volumes are…...
IBO Summit makes African debut with big hopes for South African industry
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (396+ words) For the first time, the International Blueberry Organization (IBO) Summit will be held in Africa, specifically in South Africa, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from September 25 to 27, 2025, generating high expectations among blueberry industry members." The local industry, organized…...