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Production Dip For Washington Apples
August 19, 2022
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association’s (WSTFA) 2022 apple forecast has projected a packout of 108.7m cartons (18kg). If the estimate holds true, it would be an 11 per cent decrease from the 122.3m cartons packed in 2021. “We are pleased with the size of the harvest, particularly in the face of a long, cold spring,” said Jon DeVaney, WSTFA president. “Growing seasons are never the same, and currently many WSTFA members are still evaluating the impact of prolonged cold…
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“Peru Will Have 42 – 45,000 Hectares Of Avocado At The End Of 2022”
August 19, 2022
Peru's avocado production's growing trend continues year after year thanks to the constant increase in growing areas in the country. Peru has gone from having 18,718 hectares of avocado in 2017 to 38,242 hectares in 2021, and expectations are that it will have 42,000 to 45,000 hectares of avocado for export by the end of 2022, stated the president of the Inform@cción consulting firm, Fernando Cilloniz Benavides. La Libertad leads the area in the country and went from having 7,871…
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Tentative Agreement Reached Between PMA And ILWU On Health Benefits
July 29, 2022
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) announced that they have reached a tentative agreement on health benefits terms, subject to agreement on the other issues in the negotiations. It should be noted that the maintenance of health benefits (MOB) is an important part of the contract negotiated between the employers represented by the PMA and the workers represented by the ILWU. The contract, which is still being negotiated, covers more than 22,000 longshore…
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Southern Hemisphere Table Grapes Achieve New Export Record
July 29, 2022
In the 2021-22 table grape season, countries in the Southern Hemisphere achieved a new export record of 1.5 million tons, an increase of 0.3 million tons in a decade. Of the total Southern table grape exports, 40 percent were from Chile, 35 percent from Peru, 23 percent from South Africa and 4 percent from Brazil, according to a report by TopInfo. Chile This season Chile managed to recover from a sharp decline in 2020-21 thanks to better weather and new plantations…
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Trucker Protests Shut Down Operations At Port Of Oakland
July 22, 2022
Trucker protests that started Monday, 18 July, over the implementation of AB5 law have shut down operations at shipping terminals at the Port of Oakland. The shutdown is expected to further exacerbate the container congestion at the West Coast port, with port officials highlighting the need for terminal operations to resume. “We understand the frustration expressed by the protestors at California ports,” said Danny Wan, executive director of the Port of Oakland. “But, prolonged stoppage of port operations in California for any…
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