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Australia: Panama TR4 detection on Queensland farm prompts quarantine
The first ever case of the devastating disease in the Australian state was confirmed in March, 2015.
July 13 , 2017
Canada: BC blueberry harvest kicks off with lighter early crop expected
BCBC chair Jack Bates says both weather conditions and fruit quality are "excellent", but he does not expect year-on-year production growth.
July 12 , 2017
Tons of ivory seized in fruit shipment
Vietnamese state media reported the tusks originated in South Africa.
July 11 , 2017
U.S.: Frieda's gears up for Hatch chile season as popularity heats up
A representative says the foodie movement has undoubtedly driven interest in what was until recently a relatively known product outside of New Mexico.
July 11 , 2017
NZ Govt changes kiwifruit regulations
The changes will give Zespri more legroom for research and development while enhancing the independence of regulator KNZ.
July 10 , 2017
Australia's leading cherry exporter for sale
Reid Fruits managing director Tim Reid expects the deal to be finalized by November but won't sell unless the price is right.
July 10 , 2017
U.S.: Organic industry forms anti-fraud task force to help bolster system
The task force is one of the largest ever created by the OTA and comes after a "major vunerability in the supply chain" was revealed.
July 10 , 2017
Ugandan field trials underway for Australian Vitamin A-enriched bananas
The breakthrough is the culmination of a decade-long project aimed at reducing a vitamin deficiency that kills hundreds of thousands of children each year.
July 09 , 2017
Spotted wing Drosophila found for the first time in Chile
It's a pest that's been a thorn in the side of blueberry growers from Europe to North America, and now it's been detected in the world's top exporting nation for the crop.
July 07 , 2017
Costa Rica partially suspends three pineapple operations
The development comes just weeks after authorities ordered the suspension of a pineapple project owned by a Del Monte subsidiary.
July 07 , 2017