Post Archive
Costa Rican import group warns of avocado scarcity
Following recent trade restrictions, one Costa Rican avocado grower believes California could be a potential new market supplier.
May 19 , 2015
Russian food watchdog reveals update on fraudulent produce imports
Russian authorities have been blocking an average of more than 1,000MT per month of plant-based products coming through Belarus.
May 19 , 2015
Peru: Asparagus volumes spear through Camposol Q1 profits
Camposol's earnings took a nosedive in the beginning of 2015, partly due to lower volumes of certain key crops and rising costs.
May 18 , 2015
Turkish citrus company declares bankruptcy with US$78M debt
The devaluation of the Russian ruble has hit a major Turkish citrus exporter hard, with debts owed to a large number of companies and workers.
May 18 , 2015
Large Argentine pome fruit exporter goes bust
One of Argentina's top 10 apple and pear companies is to open structural reorganization proceedings, with some US$5.4 million of debt.
May 18 , 2015
'Stop Blood Tomatoes Act' introduced to U.S. Congress
A new bill aims to ensure retailers' products have not been produced using child or forced labor.
May 18 , 2015
Canaries cooperative goes bananas over low carbon footprint
ASPROCAN has been recognized for its low incidence of greenhouse gases across the banana supply chain.
May 18 , 2015
Dole to substantially boost Costa Rica workforce
Following more than US$100 million dollars of investment in Costa Rica last year, Dole now plans to create some 150 new jobs.
May 18 , 2015
U.S.: Gerawan wins "significant victory" in court ruling
The California Court of Appeal in Fresno has declared the ALRB's forced collective bargaining agreements on Gerawan Farming as unconstitutional.
May 15 , 2015
Mexico: San Quintin farmworkers reach wage deal with govt
A group representing farmworkers in the Mexican state of Baja California has hailed a recent labor deal as "extremely important".
May 15 , 2015
