Senior officials in charge of Agriculture from Chile, Mexico and Peru agreed in Santiago to establish the Agricultural Council of the Pacific Alliance (CAAP), a forum that will favor integration agreements and increase regional coordination to promote rural development and project countries as a leading trade bloc towards the Asia-Pacific. Government […]

In nature, when there's no water, plants stop growing. Scientists have taken advantage of this natural defense mechanism in recent decades to develop drought-resistant plant varieties. The problem is that if the plant's growth slows, it can ruin a crop. Now, a group of researchers has managed to […]

Growth in Mexican berry production and exports could accelerate further with the seven-year extension of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to the protection of these berry genetic information. “The […]

The most important multinational companies linked to the blueberry industry and the Latin American agro-fruit and vegetable industry provided a framework of great presence and relevance for the hundreds of producers, technicians, advisors, investors and delegates from the most representative institutions of the agro-fruit and vegetable industry, both private and state-owned, who attended the 12th International Seminar of […]

The company's year-round market supply strategy includes new berry varieties and increased planted area, while addressing key challenges facing the sector, such as the climate. Hortifrut is implementing its year-round market supply strategy with berries […]

"The current situation in the blueberry market is both interesting and unique," says Don Goforth of Family Tree Farms. The market is in a transitional phase, with the latest arrivals from Chile, while the Mexican program is beginning to gain momentum. "We're receiving a very good volume from Mexico […]

“Although for most Mexican berry companies the season begins in October, we, like every year, started in August. Despite two months of continuous rain this season, we can proudly say that we maintained our premium quality standards and fulfilled our commitments to our customers,” begins Carla Volquarts of Harvest52. […]

In the context of the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the authorities responsible for the agri-food sector recognize that for 50 years there has been no "strategic planning" that precisely defines, with a territorial focus, productive areas, crop vocation, and share capital, according to the […]