Corn market begins pre-holiday wind-down
Futures activity Corn futures ended last week a bit stronger than they began with the Mar-22 contract closing at $5.93 per bushel, about 1.5 [...]
Apple juice imports/stocks rose in October
The U.S. imported close to 22.0 million single-strength-equivalent gallons of apple juice in October, up notably from very low volumes imported during the first [...]
Updates on beverage & sugar taxes in Latin America & the Caribbean
Sweetened beverage sales in Jamaica, one study suggested, fell by more than 4 percent as a result of a 10 percent tax on sugar-sweetened [...]
South American apple processing
The share of the global apple crop used for processing is estimated to have rebounded over 5 percent in 2016/17 thanks to a 10 [...]
Chilean blueberries adding to U.S. supply
In the U.S., this season’s domestic supply of cultivated blueberries is down from previous seasons after spring frosts hit during bloom in some regions, [...]