Category: International

Recently, China published its official 2020 grape export results having reached $1.213 billion, 23 percent more than the previous year, making it the second year in a row that China is the world’s largest supplier of grapes.

Argentine pear and apple exports totaled 134,442 tons in the first quarter of 2021, 15 percent less than the same period the previous year.

Mexico moved ahead of Spain as the world’s leading strawberry exporter in 2020.

Peru’s grape and blueberry growers expect continued growth this year.

Robust exports of Costa Rican pineapples have led to a price increase of 14 percent in the first 12 weeks to April 7 of 2021.

The Chilean Kiwi Committee released a second kiwifruit report where it highlights that at week 13, North America (U.S. and Canada) were the main destination for the fruit, having received 1,758 of the 5,254 tons shipped.

In its first Crop Report of the Season, the Chilean Kiwi Committee says a cool summer has resulted in a slow start to the harvest.

With acceptable production expectations in place, blueberry harvesting has begun in northern Sinaloa.

Chilean Citrus exports are forecasted to reach a total volume of 387,000 tons by the Asoex Citrus Committee, representing a 6 percent increase for the 2021 season.

INEC released a preliminary report showing that bananas and pineapples together represented 16.2 percent of the total value exported by Cost Rica during 2020, according to Nacion, a Costa Rican reporting agency.