All articles by Jeff Long – Page 4
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ArticleCA strawbs poised for China access
California's strawberry sector hopes to gain access to mainland China in time for this year's season
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ArticleMixed nuts, mixed fortunes
The European market remains a crucial one for North America’s leading dried fruit and nut exporters, despite fluctuating fortunes in each category
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ArticlePositive outlook for US lemons
After a successful 2014/15 campaign, industry hopeful of again posting solid returns over 2015/16
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ArticleCA grape season follows early path
Season set to wrap-up in early November, almost three weeks ahead of traditional conclusion dates
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ArticleFlorida fights grapefruit size issues
Florida grapefruit producers are facing sizing issues this season since fruit diameter is smaller than usual as Asian export deals get started
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ArticleEarly start for California navels
California expects an early start to its 2015/16 navel crop, with volumes more or less in line with last year but larger fruit sizes
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ArticleCA pistachio crop draws a blank
California’s pistachio growers are facing the grim prospect of possible crop failure this season due to poor growing conditions last spring
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ArticleAsian demand for California’s grapes
California is on track to ship 113.3m cartons of table grapes this season, with plenty of international demand
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ArticleNW cherry season wrap-up
Extreme weather has been a defining factor in the 2015 US Northwest cherry season, with an estimated 20.5m cartons shipped this year
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ArticleWA apple forecast down on last year
Comment: Fresh from visiting key players in the Washington apple industry, US correspondent Jeff Long offers an insight into the 2015/16 season
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ArticleGrapery keeping ‘flavour promise’
California table grape grower and marketer is bringing its high brix new varieties to export markets including Asia
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ArticleDrought not damaging CA grape quality
Tight water supplies haven’t dampened a high-quality California table grape season
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ArticleCDFA forecasts 20m-carton Valencia crop
California’s Valencia crop is pegged at 20m cartons, with fruit size expected to be average, says CDFA
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ArticleChallenges squeeze US citrus sector
Citrus greening, on-going drought and port disruption are testing the resolve of the US citrus industry
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ArticlePort dispute disables exports
The US produce industry is counting the cost of an on-going West Coast port labour dispute that is disabling exports to Asia
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ArticleChina opens doors to all US apple varieties
Breakthrough for Washington apple shippers, as they gear up to market other varieties besides Red Delicious and Golden Delicious to China
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ArticleExporters label port strikes the worst they’ve seen
Exclusive: key US produce exporters comment on the impact of West Coast port congestion
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ArticleCA grape season on home stretch
As the California grapes season hits the home stretch, growers speculate this season may just miss last year's record shipments
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ArticleChina reopens to CA citrus
Access to China restored earlier than expected for California citrus, but shipments not set to resume in earnest until the end of the year
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ArticleWashington braces for record apple crop
It’s early, and it’s going to be a whopper: that’s the message coming out of Washington state regarding the 2014/15 apple crop