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IPG celebrates 20th anniversary, expands worldwide sourcing

International Produce Group (IPG) BB #:168082 celebrates their 20th anniversary in 2022. Headquartered in Salinas, California, over the past 20...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Banana problems: A virus and European buyers

“If the situation doesn’t change, there is no future for banana production,” says Marike de Peña, a producer of organic...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Chilean fruit exports ahead of last season’s pace

According to the Association of Fruit Exporters of Chile (ASOEX) BB #:156234, in the current shipping season of 2021-2022 (September...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Colombian ag exports reach new record in 2021

Colombia’s Ministry of Agriculture announced that ag exports set a new record by reaching $8.496 billion in 2021, with 27...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Peru rises to world’s fourth largest mango exporter

Peru exported 232,683 tons of fresh mango in the 2020-2021 campaign, with the Netherlands, the U.S., and France as the...

3 years ago 1 minute read

U.S. exporters can learn from the UK-NZ free trade agreement

In October, the United Kingdom and New Zealand agreed in principle to sign a Free Trade Agreement between the two...

3 years ago 3 minute read

U.S. Apple exports to India down 79 Percent; USApple urges removal of steel and aluminum tariffs

Falls Church, Va. (Nov. 30, 2021)—Following the start to agricultural trade negotiations last week at the U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Retaliatory tariffs keep hammering apples

At the end of October, the U.S and European Union agreed to end a dispute over steel and aluminum tariffs...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Drought could lower Chilean fruit exports by 8%

Chile has been hit by an unprecedented drought for more than 10 years now, with the lack of rainfall leaving...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Mexican citrus exports increase 28%

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER), Mexican citrus exports increased by 28.3 percent ($912.3 million) when...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Exploring Apples: Imports and Exports

Imports are not a major factor in the apple industry, but exports are. “We do not feel import volumes will...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Exploring the ways the pandemic changed SE Asian business

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way the produce and food industries operate in Southeast Asia, just as elsewhere. However, the...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Mexico could set tomato export record in 2021

According to USDA projections, Mexican tomato exports will reach a new all-time high in 2021. Mexico is coming off having...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Peru’s avocado exports up nearly 30% for 2020-21 season

Peru’s avocado exports for the 2020-21 season will be larger than previous projections. According to the Peruvian Hass Avocado Producers...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Peruvian blueberry export volume could increase by 30%

Peru has become the world’s largest blueberry exporter in a short time, and its growers have big growth plans for...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Mexican tomato export value up 20% in 2020, a new record

Mexico saw an increase in tomato export value of 20.6 percent in 2020 over the previous year, totaling $2.6 billion...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Mexican fruit and vegetable exports grow in early 2021

Mexican produce exports are off to a hot start in 2021. According to data from the Agricultural Markets Consultant Group...

4 years ago 2 minute read

U.S. exporters have a new opportunity in the UK – if they want it

At the start of the year, the United Kingdom finally reached an agreement with the rest of the European Union...

4 years ago 4 minute read
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