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Chile's Copefrut launches commercial platform in China amid rapid market evolution
Chile's second-largest cherry exporter says the new platform will give itself greater control of its produce along the supply chain and help to boost its relationships with retailers.
December 18 , 2018
Avocados in Charts: Record volumes send U.S. prices to below pre-strike levels
The CEO of Agronometrics uses charts to highlight the dramatic effect that the recent strike had on avocado supply levels in the U.S. market.
December 18 , 2018
Panama expects to start pineapple exports to China in the first quarter of 2019
Panama will not be able to compete with Thailand or the Philippines on price, but it hopes to establish itself as a niche supplier of high-quality fruit.
December 18 , 2018
Getting down and dirty on food waste: New research unveiled at NYPS
John Bovay, a professor at the University of Connecticut, presented his findings last week at the New York Produce Show and Conference.
December 18 , 2018
U.S.: Village Farms scoops innovation award at NYPS for Stackable Snackables tomato line
The top-seal program is for the company's exclusive specialty snacking tomatoes, uniting a family of varieties under bold and colorful imagery.
December 17 , 2018
Fair Trade USA decertifies Fyffes' Honduran melon subsidiary
It said that a "thorough on-the-ground audit and investigation" confirmed issues related to wages and benefits, worker health and safety, and freedom of association.
December 17 , 2018
U.S.: FDA identifies California farm in romaine E. coli outbreak
Investigators have identified the strain of E. coli causing the current outbreak in a sample collected in the sediment of an irrigation water, but it says that the finding on this farm does not explain all illnesses.
December 16 , 2018
First marketing tests for red-fleshed Kissabel apples after good Northern Hemisphere crop
Apples were harvested by IFORED's partners in France, Switzerland, Germany, the UK, Spain, Italy and U.S. over October and November.
December 16 , 2018
Global apple production lowest level in eight years, USDA says
For apples, climatic problems in China in April and May severely affected production, with volumes falling by 25% to 31 million MT.
December 14 , 2018
State of the Market - Week 49, 2018
Avocado prices fell in the U.S. amid rising supplies, but they rose in China even as volumes increased slightly.
December 14 , 2018
