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Argentina lemon output revised

Argentina's estimated lemon output for the marketing year 2020-21 has been increased 12% by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service, but exports have been revised lower.

Estimates for Argentina apple output revised lower
Estimates for Argentina apple output revised lower

Compared with earlier estimates, Argentina’s fresh apple production in the 2020-2021 season is expected to decrease 10,000 metric tons to 560,000 metric tons, according to a new report from the USDA.

Pacific Trellis extends cherry program with Argentine fruit

Pacific Trellis Fruit announced the first arrival of Argentine cherries, arriving via vessel to its west coast warehouse this week.

Salix Fruits begins shipping Argentine lemons
Salix Fruits begins shipping Argentine lemons

Salix Fruits, Atlanta, expects to import about 450,000 40-pound boxes of lemons into the U.S. through August.

Argentine pear program starts with bartletts on both coasts
Argentine pear program starts with bartletts on both coasts

Awe Sum Organics, Santa Cruz, Calif., started its pear program in Argentina in mid-February, with arrivals of bartletts on both coasts.

Chris Ford joins Viva Tierra Organic

Chris Ford is the new business development and marketing manager at Viva Tierra Organic in Mount Vernon, Wash., in the Skagit Valley.

Latin America to see continued fresh produce growth
Latin America to see continued fresh produce growth

More growth opportunities are dead ahead for Latin American fruit and vegetable growers, according to a new 326-page report.

LGS Specialty Sales lemons from Argentina arriving
LGS Specialty Sales lemons from Argentina arriving

Importer LGS Specialty Sales Ltd., New Rochelle, N.Y., anticipates a “solid” 2019 Argentinian lemon season.

Argentina’s fruit exports dip as economy sags

Planting area and exports continue to fall for Argentina apple and pear producers, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

LGS prepares for summer citrus, avocado season
LGS prepares for summer citrus, avocado season

LGS Specialty Sales Ltd., New Rochelle, N.Y., is preparing to start the Peruvian avocado and summer citrus seasons by visiting growers in different countries.

Limoneira expands lemon capacity with Argentina agreement
Limoneira expands lemon capacity with Argentina agreement

Limoneira Co., Santa Paula, Calif., has entered into an agreement with FGF Trapani, a family-owned citrus operation in Argentina, acquiring 1,200 acres of lemons up front and another 1,200 over a three-year period.

Argentina’s president visits blueberry exporter
Argentina’s president visits blueberry exporter

Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri recently visited a blueberry grower who exports to the U.S., China, and other countries.

Vision Import Group offers Argentine lemons
Vision Import Group offers Argentine lemons

Vision Import Group LLC, Hackensack, N.J., is offering Citromax Green Label brand lemons from Argentina, with arrivals the week of May 21.

Seald Sweet offers Argentine lemons
Seald Sweet offers Argentine lemons

After a 17-year hiatus, Seald Sweet International, Vero Beach, Fla., is importing lemons from Argentina.

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Argentina blueberry producers support prevention of child labor

The Argentinean Blueberry Committee and other members of Argentina’s fruit industry support efforts to prevent child labor, and a group of producers visited a child care facility that helps with that goal.

Citromax lemons from Argentina headed to the U.S.
Citromax lemons from Argentina headed to the U.S.

Argentine lemons will be arriving in the U.S. in mid-May, through Citromax, Carlstadt, N.J.

Oppy’s Southern Hemisphere organic apple season begins
Oppy’s Southern Hemisphere organic apple season begins

The Oppenheimer Group’s Southern Hemisphere organic apple season is beginning with royal gala apples from Argentina.

Starr Ranch organic program expands with Argentine pears
Starr Ranch organic program expands with Argentine pears

Oneonta Starr Ranch Growers has added organic bartletts and anjous from Argentina as it moves to a year-round organic pear program.

Phytelligence has a new agreement that gives fruit growers in Argentina access to the company's plant materials.
Phytelligence deal introduces fruit rootstock to Argentina

Agricultural biotechnology company Phytelligence announced an agreement that will make disease-free fruit rootstocks and trees available to growers in Argentina.

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Argentina blueberries set strong pace

Argentina blueberry exports to the U.S. are running strong as the season moves toward peak availability toward the end of the year.

Lighter lemon crop on tap this year
Lighter lemon crop on tap this year

A lighter lemon crop is expected this year out of California and Arizona, according to growers and industry officials.