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Brexit fallout could impact heavily on food suppliers, restaurants in UK
Borough Market managing director and Brindisa restaurant founder say there are a slew of potential pitfalls to consider regarding perishable items, especially in a no-deal scenario.
January 14 , 2019
U.S., EU blueberry market prices down amid greater Peruvian volumes
In addition, Peru has sent a higher proportion of fruit to the U.S. market this year and a lower proportion to the EU, while the situation is the reverse for Chile and Argentina.
January 14 , 2019
U.K.: Greenyard opens new ripening rooms as part of £2M investment program
The new facilities create an additional 160 pallet space capacity, which increases Greenyard’s overall ripening capacity to 452 pallet spaces.
January 12 , 2019
U.S.: FDA stops routine produce inspections due to shutdown
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January 11 , 2019
Australia: Costa's shares slide amid lower avocado, berry demand
The share price of Australia-based Costa Group dropped by 39% on Thursday after the company said that sales of key commodities over recent weeks have been lower than forecast.
January 11 , 2019
Canada: CPMA introduces Corporate Culture Awards
CPMA has teamed up with Waterstone Human Capital to give members the opportunity to participate in their corporate culture exercise.
January 11 , 2019
Plant hormones can be used for space farming, study finds
The necessity for food production to sustain human space exploration has led to a need for researching plant hormones which can be used to achieve this.
January 11 , 2019
China: Chilean cherries set record for most pieces of fruit in a line
The feat was carried out in Shanghai, and involved 24,638 individual cherries placed in a continuous line to form the image of two large cherries.
January 10 , 2019
U.S.: E. coli outbreak 'appears to be over', says CDC
The FDA says that Adam Bros. Farming, a company believed to be responsible for supplying infected lettuce, has not shipped romaine since Nov. 20.
January 10 , 2019
State of the Market - Week 1, 2019
Blueberry and cherry prices fell week-on-week in the U.S., while limited Mexican avocado supplies led to price increases for that commodity.
January 10 , 2019
