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European lime market starts recovery after price decline

The German produce company is hoping to ship limes directly from Mexico to the U.K. in the coming months, after recently starting with sweet potato.
June 15 , 2017

"Paradigm shift" in Kenyan avocado industry

Kenya may only command around 1% of the European avocado market at present, but plans are afoot to increase this share significantly.
June 15 , 2017

State of Market - Week 23, 2017

Californian Navel orange prices continued to be strong in the U.S. and were much higher year-on-year.
June 14 , 2017

Lidl UK wins award for inspiring children to eat fresh produce

The judges were impressed by the discount retailer's Oaklands Fun Size concept, entailing an ever-evolving range of kid-sized portions of produce.
June 14 , 2017

Photo gallery: Production Tour, London Produce Show

Attendees on one of the trade show's industry tours got taken around one of the first farms to grow Jazz apples in the U.K.
June 14 , 2017

AMI's European apple forecast looks very grim

In the Lake Constance region alone the organization is projecting losses of up to 70%.
June 14 , 2017

Simple sachets prolong fruit shelf life, make new markets viable

Using the same active ingredient as SmartFresh, Hazel Technologies is rolling out a product that adds value to new commodities including melons, stonefruit and tropicals.
June 14 , 2017

USDA forecasts volume rise for sweet cherry production

California is set for the sharpest growth percentage-wise but in volume Washington State takes the cake.
June 13 , 2017

Australia: Queensland fresh produce on show in Taiwan

With help from the ‘Now In Season’ campaign growers aim to harness opportunities from a fresh produce market that grew significantly last year.
June 13 , 2017

U.S.: Chelan Fresh, Columbia Valley Fruit sign apple marketing agreement

The deal comes a little more than a month after Chelan Fresh and Borton Fruit announced their merger.
June 13 , 2017