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Mangoes in Charts: With supply deficits expected over coming weeks, could prices double?
By comparing the current data with that of 2015, we can get some clues as to what might be in store in the U.S. market.
February 05 , 2019
Emerson to add new tracker, logger products with extra monitoring capabilities
Having had a busy 2018 with the launch of several new products, U.S.-headquartered technology and engineering company Emerson is now adding new trackers and loggers under its GO line.
February 05 , 2019
Colombia, a reliable supplier of tropical and exotic fruit at Fruit Logistica
PRESS RELEASE A delegation of 11 companies, led by ProColombia brings the agri-business offer of Colombia to Fruit Logistica, which will take place on February 6 to 8 in the Messe of Berlin. Colombia arrives with a strong offer of tropical and exotic fruits, including organic products, such as tamarillo, passion fruit, Physalis or cape […]
February 04 , 2019
Kissabel wins over retailers and consumers in Germany, UK, Italy and Switzerland
PRESS RELEASE ANGERS – Great success for Kissabel® in Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Italy: commercial testing for the 2018/2019 season yielded very positive results for the apple with the flesh whose colour ranges from pink to intense red, produced and brought to market by the partners in the international IFORED project. Following successful initial […]
February 04 , 2019
Nature's Pride to roll out Apeel avocados in Europe
Pilots of avocados treated with the plant-derived, shelf-life-boosting technology are expected to start mid-year in select retail stores in Europe, subject to EU regulatory approval.
February 04 , 2019
Limoneira enters into JV with Argentine citrus company
The deal will see the acquisition of hundreds of hectares of farmland and the creation of a new subsidiary in the world's top lemon exporting country.
February 04 , 2019
Revamped TPP to bring opportunities and challenges to Latin America
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership entered into force at the end of last year, and looks set to affect Mexico, Peru and Chile in different ways.
February 04 , 2019
Gene editing used to fight virus hiding inside bananas
The banana streak virus can not only be spread from plant to plant by insects like most plant viruses - it also integrates its DNA into the banana’s genome.
February 04 , 2019
IBM blockchain platform used to ship mandarin oranges to China
The trial was carried out by Singapore-based Pacific International Lines (PIL), which said the technology reduced the administrative process of transferring the title deed from several days to just one second.
February 01 , 2019
Dutch propose post-Brexit solutions to fast-track perishable exports to U.K.
The country currently ships around US$1.4 billion of fruit and vegetables to the U.K. annually - equivalent to 50,000 trucks crossing the channel every year.
February 01 , 2019
