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EU apple markets seeing "sales upturn" after challenging start, says VOG
It said the early season was "shrouded in doubt" due to the record production on the continent and the "excessively high retail prices" following the poor harvest of the previous season.
February 08 , 2019
Jingold's red kiwifruit scoops Fruit Logistica Innovation Award
The Oriental Red kiwifruit from won the gold prize, with Softripe Ripening Technology taking silver and a top-sealable compostable, recyclable strawberry punnet taking broze.
February 08 , 2019
Chiquita launches new integrated container service to Europe
The company says the service that will operate between Central America and the Netherlands will result in fresher bananas and longer shelf life.
February 08 , 2019
State of the Market - Week 5, 2019
Week 5 in the U.S. market saw a drop in blueberry demand and prices, but an improvement for green and red seedless table grapes.
February 08 , 2019
New device automates pest-monitoring on farms
The technology combines solar power, sensors, cameras, and image processing to monitor the farms, providing numerous benefits to growers.
February 08 , 2019
Q&A: PMA CEO talks retail trends, marketing campaigns, and South American produce growth
We caught up with Cathy Burns following her State of the Industry address at the recent PMA Fresh Connections: Chile to speak about a broad range of topics.
February 08 , 2019
U.S. to withdraw from tomato suspension agreement with Mexico
The U.S. will resume an anti-dumping investigation into Mexican tomatoes, withdrawing from a 2013 trade deal that U.S. growers and lawmakers say has failed.
February 07 , 2019
Invasive insects and climate changes, Arrigoni answers with “green healthcare”
PRESS RELEASE Arrigoni, a leading company in the design and production of protective screens and nettings for crops, focused its presence at this trade show on the agriculture of the future. A 100% sustainable and completely zero environmental impact way of producing, both for humans and for the environment. The importance of the event was […]
February 07 , 2019
New Zealand bids to host World Avocado Congress 2023
If successful, this would be the first time New Zealand has hosted the event, the next installment of which will take place in Colombia in September.
February 07 , 2019
U.S.: Bipartisan support for push to end tomato suspension agreement with Mexico
Two Florida lawmakers have written to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross urging him to end an agreement with Mexico that they say has put a rising number U.S. tomato growers out of business.
February 07 , 2019
