Post Archive
Opinion: There’s more to the pollinator story than neonics
California Citrus Mutual's CEO Joel Nelsen believes 'salient points' were omitted from the long-awaited White House strategy to improve pollinator health.
July 13 , 2015
South African soft citrus estimate peels off
South Africa's Soft Citrus Focus Group has reduced its season forecast by 400,000 cartons, thanks mainly to a cut in clementine estimates.
July 13 , 2015
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
