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Leading Chilean nectarine exporter to make inroads in China

Gesex expects to fetch similar opening prices in October as during late last season when the country's first ever exports took place.
August 29 , 2017

World Water Week kicks off in Stockholm

The international meeting is focused on finding ways to better use, and reuse, the world's increasingly scarce fresh water. 
August 29 , 2017

Polish Blueberry Cooperative takes Asian expansion to new horizons

The Polish blueberry sector has sent container shipments to Asian markets for the first time this year.
August 29 , 2017

Inaugural trade mission for Chilean Blueberry Committee heads to India, UAE

Middle Eastern trade is set to improve with Qatar Airways planning to add routes including Santiago, Chile starting next year.
August 29 , 2017

U.S.: To-Jo Mushrooms harnesses "blendability" trend with new product

The launch will also be supported with a US$0.50 rebate on ground beef sales when combined with purchases.
August 29 , 2017

U.S.: California leafy green body updates practices to align with FSMA

The Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Safety Rule will be required on all U.S. produce farms in six months' time, the group says.
August 29 , 2017

U.K. music festivalgoers circumvent unusual pineapple ban

"Pineapplegate is here", tweeted a band whose fans often take the tropical fruit to concerts.
August 29 , 2017

California: CDFA establishes HLB quarantine area in Riverside, San Bernardino

The quarantine in parts of the two counties is in response to a recent detection of citrus greening in a local tree.
August 28 , 2017

U.S.: C.H. Robinson releases Hurricane Harvey advisory

C.H. Robinson vice president Dan Ryan gives a rundown of how the disaster is impacting transport nodes and logistics in southern Texas and Louisiana.
August 28 , 2017

U.K.: Landmark Brexit survey reveals EU worker exodus

Research has shown that 47% of horticultural businesses said EU nationals were thinking about leaving Britain.
August 28 , 2017