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The company reports growing partnerships in the Southern Hemisphere to meet growing demand in the U.S. and Canada for organic and Fair Trade citrus.
Sales have begun in Australia, production is in early stages in South America, and New Zealand and South Africa are testing new varieties.
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra to pay Danone for recall
The Watsonville, Calif.-based berry grower is part of a consortium that has purchased the Costa Group, a leading Australian grower, packer and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Sun World International LLC, Palm Desert, Calif., has reached a settlement with one of its licensed growers in Australian in a dispute involving Sun World’s proprietary grape varieties.
Production and exports of Australian fresh oranges in the summer of 2020 will be down slightly, according to a new estimate from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service.
Australian officials have asked the USDA to approve U.S. imports of Australian apricots, nectarines, peaches, European plums, and Japanese plums.
More citrus-growing areas of Australia have been cleared to export to the U.S.
Tight labor conditions and elevated shipping container costs will again hold back exports of Australian grapes in 2021-22, according to a new report from the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service.
With good amounts of moisture during the growing season, citrus production and exports in Australia are expected to grow significantly for the 2021-22 marketing years, according to a UDSA report.
U.S. apple industry leaders have been seeking access to the Australian apple market for more than 20 years.
Windsor, Ontario-based LabelPac, a company providing equipment that prints and applies labels on fruit, has a partnership with Australian company Label Press.
Wandin Valley Farms has been recognized at the Sydney Markets Cherry Auction for growing the “best cherry” in Australia — Bloom Fresh’s Cheery Nebula cherry variety.
The Vancouver, British Columbia-based marketer also is unveiling its seedless Daisy and Dekopon mandarin citrus selections from Australia.