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NZ: Kiwifruit Claim given 'go ahead' by High Court
New Zealand's High Court has set a deadline in October before which growers and post-harvest operators can sign up to the class action lawsuit.
July 13 , 2015
China Fruits Corp chairman raises US$34M, then goes missing
The head of a U.S.-listed Chinese fruit company is under investigation from police and faces a lawsuit from two disgruntled investors.
July 13 , 2015
Export spike for early season U.S. cherries
South Korea, Japan and Canada imported substantially more U.S. cherries in the first months of this year's deal.
July 13 , 2015
NZ needs tougher grape import rules, says Mexican shipper
A Sonora-based exporter says the recent spider incursion mishap in New Zealand could boil down to the packing practices of the 'vast majority' of Mexican growers.
July 13 , 2015
Colombia's Q1 Hass avocado exports beat 2014 total
Colombia's agriculture minister believes the country's avocado exports could eventually be on par with bananas, coffee and flowers.
July 13 , 2015
Citrus greening disease hits California
The second ever detection of Huanglongbing disease in California has appeared in Los Angeles County.
July 10 , 2015
Italy: MedAndes service to move to Genoa
A shipping merger finalized with CSAV last year has resulted in a service operated by Hapag Lloyd and Hamburg Süd moving ports.
July 10 , 2015
The U.S. and Switzerland agree to organic equivalency
The Obama administration has now signed its fifth organic equivalency agreement, adding Switzerland to the list.
July 10 , 2015
Italian group targets kids with stick-on edible faces for apples
An apple-focused Italian consortium says its novel approach to increasing fruit consumption amongst kids has been a commercial success.
July 10 , 2015
NZ: Opposition calls for outright ban on grape imports
The Labour Party and the New Zealand Wine Growers Association have raised questions about what other biosecurity threats could arise if spiders could slip through the cracks.
July 10 , 2015
