Although Chilean cherry shipments grew 51% in 2024/25, costs increased and unit export value fell 29% year-on-year, leading to a significant drop in profitability.
The Italian kiwifruit brand sold 30K MT of gold, green and red kiwifruit this season, with 'better than expected' sales revenue of almost €85m.
Warakirri Asset Management has announced a new investment for the Warakirri Farmland Fund, a large-scale kiwifruit aggregation in one of Australia's prime horticultural zones.
Summer Citrus from South Africa says that it has 'sufficient supply to adhere to the retail demand for our product' in the United States, despite the imposition of tariffs.
Despite the damage done to the country's fruit crops, Government officials say the nation's food supply remains secure.
Bananas shipped by the Cameroon Development Corporation are at a similar level to the period before the Anglophone crisis in 2018 decimated volumes.
Container cargo bookings for the next three weeks are reported to be down 30-60% in China and 10-20% in the rest of Asia.
One of Florida's biggest citrus growers plans to build a 1,200-hectare community in southwest Florida, just months after announcing it is to abandon citrus production
The double-digit percentage increase in mandarin, clementine and lemon volumes this season will more than offset the drop in shipments of oranges.
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced its intention to withdraw from the 2019 agreement, which suspended the antidumping investigation on Mexican fresh tomatoes.
The Romanian association, which includes the 50 largest national cooperatives, says that extreme weather in February and April has led to a near-total crop failure.
The United National Transport Union is set to approach its members for a strike balloting process after wage talks with Transnet deadlocked.
Viet Nam was New Zealand's second-largest apple market after China, last year earning NZ$126m, followed by kiwifruit with NZ$30m and cherries with NZ$10m.
Ecuador's Association of Banana Exporters has signed strategic agreements with Coface and Verificante to strengthen transparency and raise compliance standards.
The multinational is urging a federal appeals court to dismiss a trial verdict holding the company liable for the deaths of Colombians killed by paramilitary groups.
The weekly service will cover the route between Gioia Tauro and Verona in 24 hours, and directly connect to carrier MSC's global maritime network.
In an open letter to the US President, the fruit exporters' association says the tariffs will cause major logistical disruptions, negatively affect market stability and raise consumer costs.
Turkish Agriculturists' Association President Huseyin Demirtas warned that for the first time, Turkiye may need to import fruit, highlighting the severe impact of the frost.
The largest union representing the South African logistics parastatal's workforce has threatened strike action, a move that may seriously hinder citrus exports.
In the first quarter of 2025, banana exports experienced a 12% drop in volume and a 9% drop in value, influenced by water issues.
The step increase in production volume nationwide in 2025 is attributed to durian trees planted by farmers in 2020, which have now matured.
Supported by Solum Partners, Greenyard founder Hein Deprez has made a cash offer at a 37% premium to the current share price to take the multinational private.
Industry body SATI said that the 2024/2025 season posed fewer challenges than the previous year with no major disruptions on farms or at ports.
Canberra is negotiating access to the Chinese market for apples and blueberries, while Beijing is aiming to introduce jujube and kiwifruit to Australia.
His left-wing challenger, Luisa Gonzalez, said she did not accept the result and claimed fraud, without providing evidence.
The action was taken by the General Administration of Customs of China after fruit declared free of auramine O was found to be contaminated.
The global cold chain logistics specialist has officially inaugurated its fifth warehouse in Sweden, marking a significant expansion of its operations in the Nordic region.
The US Trade Representative office has confirmed that some of the fees might not be put into action and might not be added together.
The multinational has chosen to partner with leading online food tech company Cortilia to market the first organically grown bananas produced in the Canary Islands.
The export restriction has been officially postponed until May 15, allowing lemon exports to proceed under current regulations.
A new weekly Egypt-to-Italy shuttle service operated by Maersk is to call at the port, which has invested in cold chain logistics to meet rising demand.
The agency agreement provides the carrier with dedicated representation in Libya and completes its network coverage across all countries in North Africa.
Strawberries were the third most valuable fresh fruit export for the U.S. in 2024, behind only apples and grapes and ahead of oranges and cherries.
In terms of volume throughput, in 2024 the US$1bn DP World facility led the Terminal Portuario de Guayaquil with Dole's Bananapuerto ranking third.
The increased focus on efforts to combat brown rot is credited for maintaining the integrity of Egyptian potatoes in the global market.
The acquisition of the Arctic Logistics' Canton facility in Michigan is the fifth addition in the past 12 months.
The year-on-year decline in volume in Florida and California is partially offset by an increase in Texas.
The discounter overtook Asda to become the third biggest food and drinks retailer in the UK for a month in Q1, according to Kantar data.
The total reduction of 796K cartons corresponds to 11% of the total still to be harvested in the regions of Valparaíso, Metropolitan, and O'Higgins.
The Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa said the additional 30% tariff would place an additional US$4.25 per carton on South African citrus in the United States.
The Banana Association of North America said that the cost of America's favourite fruit could go up by as much as US$250m a year under Trump's 10% baseline tariff.
The Trump administration has let it be known that it would look to add reciprocal charges if any US-flagged ships face higher fuel bills.
Kiwifruit is the fastest growing fruit in the US fruit bowl, with demand fuelled by retail partnerships, in-store displays and the introduction of the KiwiBrothers brand characters.
In the first 2 months of 2025, the value of dragon fruit and banana exports exceeded that of fresh durians, which fell 69% year-on-year.
After three years of climate-related impacts, the projections for Peru's 2025 avocado season are for an estimated year-on-year growth of 37%.
The 'Systems Approach' trial for kiwifruit joins the pilot programmes for Chilean citrus and table grape shipments to the Mexican market.
A reduction in domestic output forced Morocco to import a record volume of bananas in 2024.
As a result of President Trump's 'Liberation Day' announcement, imported products from the top 5 export markets for U.S. apples have been targeted with high tariffs.
The fresh trade deficit with the U.S. means the sector is likely to be less affected by the new tariffs, said the country's Fruit and Vegetable Association.
DP World Namibia has opened a US$2m state-of-the-art temperature-controlled distribution facility in Walvis Bay.
The measure has been taken to regulate the domestic market which has been affected by significant, weather-related crop losses.
The five-year partnership, which will bring the carrier's AI-related spending to €500m, will focus on customer service and factchecking at its French media businesses.
The Tanzania Horticultural Association says that the volume and value of avocado shipments increased 74% and 75%, respectively between 2021 and 2023.
South Africa's United National Transport Union last week rejected a wage increase package offered by the logistics parastatal.
Container volumes are very exposed, with maritime shipbroker and consultancy Clarksons tracking 11% of global container trade volumes as now tariffed.
US authorities have yet to communicate the path forward for the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which gives citrus shippers duty free access to the US.
The world's largest container manufacturer reported record revenue and profit for 2024, with dry container sales up 417% and reefer sales rising 50% to 138,600 TEU.
The Chilean Fruit Exporters Association says it will evaluate the alternatives offered by the free trade agreement to exclude products from the application of the general tariff.
Chinese antitrust regulators are investigating a US consortium's deal for two ports in the Panama Canal zone.
The Kenyan avocado shipper has reiterated the need to reduce the dependency on European markets for the country's agribusiness trade.
Approximately 60% of fruit and 40% of vegetables consumed in the United States are imported, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Founded as a joint venture between units of Canadian Pacific and Lanco Group, the Panama Railway Company posted revenue of $77m last year.
After falling 9% to 1.28m MT in 2024 due to increased logistical costs and harvest fluctuations, shipments are forecast to rise to 1.34m MT in 2025.
One of Ecuador's leading banana shippers is seeking to recover a US$749K debt from Russian wholesale fruit supplier Troya Import.
The 'cold chain+ general cargo' transport route between China's southernmost port Fangchenggang and Koh Kong Port is set to enhance Cambodia's export capacity.
The European Liaison Committee for the Agricultural and Agro-Food trade says it is disappointed and saddened by the latest turn in trade relations.
Zespri Global Supply says its direct delivery programme used this season in Europe has allowed it to deliver fruit direct to customers, bypassing distribution hubs.
CMA CGM and Maersk are to introduce surcharges from May 1 to cover the increased costs of compliance with the Mediterranean's new Emission Control Area regulations.
The integrated avocado marketer, which already sources for Frutura in Colombia is to be managed by subsidiary Dayka & Hackett.
A combination of infrastructure upgrades and private and public investment has improved the import/export ratio with a 235% increase in reefer cargo since 2016.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has also approved a programme to export fresh apples from Ukraine to Canada.
Experts in the Vietnamese durian industry have noted that frozen durian carries higher added value than fresh durians.
Chair of the Citrus Growers Association Gerrit van der Merwe thinks it likely that South Africa's inclusion in the African Growth and Opportunity Act will not be renewed.
Peru shipped 56 different varieties of table grapes to 44 international markets in 2024/25, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation.
Orange juice futures have collapsed to the lowest in two years as demand remains weak and hopes of a modest production recovery in top grower Brazil emerge.
While Argentinean pear exports have risen year-on-year, 52% of production has been sold for industrial processing, according to health authority Senasa.
In the 5 years between 2020-24, the volume and value of India's fresh fruit exports grew by 69% and 47%, respectively.
Citrus, apples and tomatoes showed double-digit percentage increases in volume with the majority of fruit exported to Bulgaria, Albania, and Romania.
Production is forecast to increase from the current 650 hectares to somewhere between 3,000 to 5,000 hectares by 2026.
The strategic partnership will see Subsidiary Hermanos Fernández Lopez take a market share of approximately 20% of Canary Island banana production.
