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Total fruit exports rose by 6.7%, but to China they grew at several times that rate.

Local media report that Zespri now claims that the accused may have also smuggled the plants into Australia, as well as China.

However, China's imports of table grapes are also expected to decline due to the tariff increases on U.S. fruit.

Stockport-based Business Computer Projects Software has developed Oporteo, an e-commerce platform that offers the 'best-of-the-breed retail solutions for the food industry.

PRESS RELEASE With a winter apple program highlighted by four of the highest valued premium apples at retail, Oppy is set to help retailers drive sales with the best in flavor, crunch and eating experience through the months ahead. David Nelley, vice president of Oppy’s apple, pear and cherry categories, notes between the BC Ambrosia, […]

At last month's PMA Fresh Summit we caught up with Brent Scattini for a chat about the increasing role of Peru and Colombia and the growth potential in places like China and Europe.

"Beekeepers in the US move their colonies around to support farmers, so a beekeeper with all their bees in one area at a given time could lose them all."

The organization said the figure was calculated assuming regular yields and an expected decrease in planted area.

There were separate avocado-related supply issues in China, the U.S. and Europe in week 44.

PRESS RELEASE Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears, is pleased to announce that its chairman, Mr Pieter Graaff has been chosen by the Agricultural Writers Association as the 2018 Western Cape Farmer of the Year and is now in line for the prestigious national title of South African Farmer […]