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China: Yiguo garners "greatest financing" yet in e-commerce fruit

The company would not reveal the full figure, but claimed the fresh round of funding from Alibaba and New York's KKR exceeded Womai.com's US$220 million received last year.
March 29 , 2016

Chile: Ships diverted from Valparaiso to San Antonio

The precaution was made in response to fruit fly detections in the port city of Valparaiso.
March 29 , 2016

Grower associations challenge UFW, California's piece-rate compensation law

Correction: A previous version of this story stated the UFW alleged Gerawan exposed peach workers to pesticides, but this was an incorrect characterization of what the UFW actually alleged and the sentence has been retracted. With California’s new piece-rate compensation law now in effect, the Western Growers Association and the California Fresh Fruit Association are […]
March 29 , 2016

Comment: Argentinean Blueberry Committee responds to Freshplaza 'slave labor' claim

Argentinean Blueberry Committee (ABC) president Carlos Stabile gives his thoughts on the potential damages caused by a Freshplaza article linking his industry to slave labor.
March 29 , 2016

New push for Belgian-branded fruit and vegetables

Belgian cooperative BelOrta has launched its own produce brand with a strategic marketing and promotional campaign to push sales.
March 29 , 2016

Australia: More exotic flies found in Torres Strait

Key island pathways to mainland Australia from the north have seen the most exotic fruit fly detections since 1999.
March 28 , 2016

Colombian fruit imports dived in 2015

Fruit-exporting nations like Chile, Peru and the U.S. saw reduced shipments to Colombia last year.
March 28 , 2016

Canada: Jealous Fruits to extend cherry deal with higher elevation groves

The company may be the envy of cherry producers around the world with a new lucrative market window.
March 28 , 2016

New traceability tool available for produce shippers

DeltaTrak has introduced a single-use FlashLink logger to help exporters and importers ensure temperature traceability.
March 28 , 2016

China, U.S. sign draft protocol for Californian strawberry exports

Californian exporters are now one step closer to gaining a new market.
March 24 , 2016