Marieke Hemmes

Brazil has a year-round ginger season, but volumes are lower during the first part of the season, between January and May.

Super Typhoon Yagi brought strong winds and heavy rains to Hong Kong. The No. 8 signal – a high-level warning- remained in force during the morning hours and was lowered to No. 3 at 12:40 pm…

September and October are big months for rambutan as three countries are supplying the United States with fruit.

Santa Maria's fall strawberry season has kicked off. "A couple of warm days last week gave growers in the region a jump start," says Ira Greenstein with Direct Source Marketing.

Growing conditions for pears in Washington and Oregon weren't optimal this year. A freeze event back in January 2024 damaged some trees and limited the fruit set during bloom.

The first space-grown tomatoes are estimated to be harvested in early to mid-2025. "We're currently in the process of finalizing our experiment development plan with NASA," says Martha L.…

Apart from a few ranches in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, avocado harvest in the state of California has finished. Most farms finished about three weeks ago, in the second half…

Colombia is an up-and-coming avocado growing region and has been exporting avocados to Europe for about 12 years.

For about seven to eight months out of the year, California is the main supplier of strawberries to the U.S. domestic market.

For more than 50 years, mangosteen has been grown in Mexico, but only recently has the fruit witnessed a boost in demand.