Post Archive
Early organic Argentine pears soon to hit the water for U.S. market
Pacific Organic's Greg Holzman discusses upcoming pome fruit and mango deals, as well as the strong dollar's effect on produce trade flows.
January 14 , 2015
Mastronardi launches new U.S. pepper greenhouse venture
Building on a successful Michigan tomato operation, Sunset Produce will soon grow peppers in a large-scale U.S. pepper greenhouse.
January 13 , 2015
Peru: Zeit Organisch forecasts exponential fruit growth in Olmos
A Chilean grower with a unique packing method is developing fruit exports from Olmos in northern Peru, where he now has the option to tap into Odebrecht's mega-irrigation project.
January 13 , 2015
German and Russian ag ministers to meet in Berlin
Hopes are high that talks between German and Russian ministers will help ease trade restrictions on food products.
January 13 , 2015
EU bumped up Colombian fruit imports in 2014
Colombian growers were able to raise exports of a range of exotic fruit crops to the EU last year.
January 13 , 2015
Euro Watch: Dutch export character could lead to gains
A Netherlands-based economist believes his country's produce traders could actually benefit from a weakened euro.
January 13 , 2015
Aussie produce industry hopeful for India FTA prospects
India is next in Australia's sights after a series of FTA breakthroughs with China, Japan and South Korea.
January 12 , 2015
Mayan Sweet onions from Peru trialed in British market
Pacific Produce hopes to replicate the U.S. success of Peruvian sweet onions in the U.K.
January 12 , 2015
Australian grower group raises alarm over "grim" state of Chinese food safety
Ausveg says China's latest poor food safety determination underscores a need for clearer country of origin labels on imports.
January 12 , 2015
Mexico: INIFAP introduces new peach variety
A new peach cultivar introduced in Mexico has greater tolerance to disease and ripens in a period with less hail risk.
January 12 , 2015
