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U.S.: Whole Foods joins "one stop shop" Equitable Food Initiative
The retailer has joined Costco Wholesale in a program that brings together certification in food safety, pesticide management and social compliance.
March 21 , 2016
TPP, climate change top agenda in Vilsack visit to Chile
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says Chile and Peru are poised to be regional leaders in addressing the effects of climate change.
March 18 , 2016
Q&A: Peru's opportune tilt at the U.S. pomegranate market
Peru's leading pomegranate exporter is hopeful a potential Australian-run local irradiation plant could help boost the export sector's chances for shipping to the U.S.
March 18 , 2016
China: Mission Produce, Lantao and Pagoda sign avocado JV
A new partnership in China aims to build the leading avocado brand in the country for the years to come.
March 18 , 2016
Thai fruit imports surged in 2015
Apple imports led the pack while melons showed the greatest percentage growth.
March 18 , 2016
Consortium demands Spanish strawberry growers protect nature reserve
A consortium including retailers such as Albert Heijn, Edeka and M&S have called for an end to strawberry production practices it claims are damaging wetlands.
March 18 , 2016
U.K. mango market "under a lot of pressure"
Avnish Malde of importer Wealmoor says there will likely be a dearth of mangoes until week 19, with the "highest prices seen in a long time".
March 17 , 2016
Russia blocks 300MT of produce re-exported from Belarus
The full force of Russia's import ban on sanctioning countries and Turkey could be felt in the first half of March.
March 17 , 2016
U.S.: Record value for California table grapes in 2015
California's table grape crop value rose by almost 4% last year to notch a record for the state at US$1.83 billion.
March 17 , 2016
New U.S. food safety rules to require 'preventative controls' from exporters
As if produce didn't have enough acronyms, there is another that fruit traders to the U.S. will have to become familiar with or risk losing business - PCQI.
March 17 , 2016
