Post Archive
U.K. retailer to stock Thai mango plums
Like a mango with an edible peel and the texture of a plum, the 'plango' is the latest exotic introduction at Marks & Spencer.
April 08 , 2015
Russia blocks transit of Polish apple shipment
Although a Polish apple shipment was reportedly intended for sale in Kazakhstan, Russia would not allow its transit from Belarus.
April 08 , 2015
Peru set to export larger mangoes and citrus from all regions to U.S.
Four years of work from Peru to ease U.S. import restrictions on mangoes, citrus and peppers are reportedly about to pay off.
April 08 , 2015
Chile: Irrigation still off-line for Atacama growers
Weeks of production compromised and 6,000 horticultural laborers potentially out of work; this is the damage left by flooding in a normally very dry part of Chile.
April 07 , 2015
U.S.: New president for Dole Food Company
Dole has announced its president C. Michael Carter will be retiring, and has looked internally for his replacement.
April 07 , 2015
Chilean pomegranate production 'lower and earlier'
A Chilean pomegranate processor believes the industry could grow 'six or seven-fold' in the U.S.
April 07 , 2015
Peru allows imports of Chilean walnut plants
Could Peru bank on yet another horticultural crop that has proven successful for its southern neighbor?
April 07 , 2015
Dole Chile to expand blueberry production 'north and south'
Dole Chile's berry manager says establishment in the country has gone well and he expects a promising future.
April 07 , 2015
Two executives to leave Chiquita Brands International
Chiquita's interim CEO Brian W. Kocher has left the company, and vice president Joseph B. Johnson will be on his way out soon.
April 07 , 2015
China: AQSIQ puts quarantine controls on entire region in Chile
China will now require cold treatment for fruit exported from a key Chilean grape-growing region.
April 07 , 2015
