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WEBAbout Us. FreshFruitPortal.com is an online media publication focused on providing the most important daily news for the global fruit and vegetable industry. We report on numerous topics including trends, market conditions, crop forecasts, international trade, innovation, and retail developments relating to the produce global supply chain. Our ...
What to consider when exporting fresh fruit to the United States
WEB9 hours ago · Rojas stated that the United States has no major restrictions on fruit exports. “Most products from Latin America enter the country with a 0% tariff, and some processed products with a tariff of less than 5%,” he added. "Based on tariff code information, we see that fruit imports have grown from 2020 to 2023, reflecting that people are ...
U.S. fruit and vegetable imports hit new records in 2021
WEBFeb 9, 2022 · In 2021 vegetable imports were registered at $9.9 billion. The fruits that saw some of the biggest increases in import value were avocados, which rose by 23 percent to $2.8 billion, and blueberries, which grew by 24 percent to $1.2 billion, and limes which rose by 37 percent to $595 million. In addition, fruit juices, along with the processed ...
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WEBAug 31, 2024 · The Peruvian Blueberry Growers & Exporters Association (Proarándanos) is forecasting a decrease in blueberry exports this coming season. In the organization's latest export projection update, Proarándanos forecasts that during the 2024/25 campaign, fresh blueberry shipments will reach a total volume of 293,841 tons, a …
Agronometric's new global blueberry tool to visualize the data
WEB3 days ago · The new Degree of Certainty (DOC) tool that forms part of Agronometric's Global Trade Data (GTD) Platform is designed to measure and visualize the reliability of blueberry exports and import data. Key features are certainty estimation for prices, volumes, and values, standard deviation analysis, near real-time, dynamic updates, and the ...
U.S. fruit and vegetable imports on track for bumper year
WEBJul 11, 2022 · Outside of fresh, fruit juice imports rose by 44 percent to $1.3 billion, while the processed category grew by 24 percent to $992 million and the frozen category by 18 percent to $707 million. For vegetables, the growth the category experienced through May this year puts it on track to most recent record that was set last year at $17.3 billion.
HLB quarantine reaches 830 acres in California
WEB4 days ago · The quarantine is being expanded by approximately 86 square miles in San Diego County due to the detection of citrus greening in plant samples from a residential property. This expansion impacts 830 acres of commercial citrus. To prevent the spread of citrus greening to uninfected areas, APHIS is applying safeguarding measures on …
U.S. fruit imports soared to new record in July
WEBSep 6, 2021 · A A A. U.S. fruit imports soared by 19 percent year-on-year on July to reach a record US$1.57 billion, according to newly released USDA data. The previous record for July was set in 2019 when imports were registered at $1.45 billion. Until that year, the value of the total U.S. fruit imports had risen fairly steadily for the previous decade ...
U.S. fruit imports grew by a quarter in April to hit new record
WEBJun 17, 2021 · U.S. total fruit imports grew by a quarter in April 2021, surpassing the $2 billion mark for the first time, according to USDA data. Imports of all fruit categories - including fresh, frozen, and processed - rose to $2.12 billion, up 25 percent from the $1.69 billion registered in April 2020 - the first full calendar month of the Covid-19 ...
California citrus holds its position in 2024 despite challenges
WEBMar 7, 2024 · California citrus holds its position in 2024 despite challenges. California citrus growers are expecting average production volume for all products this season, as they face inflationary pressures and production cost increases that have affected the industry since the pandemic. “It really depends on the variety,” Casey Creamer, CEO of ...