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Whole Leaf is ready to grow with a new president
PRESS RELEASE The Star Group’s CEO, David Karwacki, is ready to pass the baton of start-up company Whole Leaf to a new President. Whole Leaf opened its state of the art, world class greenhouse in June 2017 and annually produces 11 million heads of pesticide free, living lettuce. With the addition of phase two in January, Whole Leaf […]
October 18 , 2018
UC Davis strikes major deal with GPG for strawberry variety sublicensing
The University of California has entered into a master agreement with U.K.-based Global Plant Genetics to sublicense new strawberry varieties in selected countries within Europe, the Mediterranean, and South America.
October 18 , 2018
Australian Govt backs RapidAIM tech trial to fight fruit flies
Real-time monitoring technology and automated traps are part of a new trial in Australia designed to tackle fruit flies.
October 17 , 2018
Ecuadorian banana industry slams Aldi for planned price cut
A letter signed by 32 associations says the German-based discount retailer's plans to cut banana pricing by US$1 per box is not feasible.
October 17 , 2018
Australia: Waste-cutting sweet potato flour helps farmer win rural women's award
It all started with bananas, but now Natural Evolution is using its patented technology to other crops to cut food waste and produce gluten-free flour.
October 17 , 2018
BC Tree Fruits Ambrosia apple harvest in full swing
PRESS RELEASE KELOWNA, BC – Ambrosia apple harvest is well underway in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley and BC Tree Fruits Cooperative (BCTF) is excited about the season to come for the homegrown premium variety. BCTF is estimating an Ambrosia crop of over 650,000 cartons for 2018, up over 20% from last year. Ambrosia apples were discovered as a […]
October 17 , 2018
Mission Produce celebrates 35 years of innovation at PMA Fresh Summit
PRESS RELEASE Oxnard, California –Mission Produce, the world’s leading distributor of fresh Hass avocados, celebrates 35 years of innovation at PMA Fresh Summit. This anniversary is a proud moment for all Mission employees, who are celebrating by reflecting on the past but more importantly, looking towards the future. “For the past 35 years, we have […]
October 17 , 2018
U.S.: California table grape stocks at 10-year high
Separately, the California Grape Commission has announced that the industry recently set a new five-week record, but noted that exports through August were down 8%.
October 17 , 2018
Argentina's All Lemon hails successful end to 2018 season in U.S.
The recent season saw more than 10,000MT of Argentine lemons exported to the U.S. as well as the first-ever shipments to Japan.
October 17 , 2018
Blueberries in Charts: With prices at their highest so far this year, will they continue to rise?
Blueberry volumes in the U.S. market over recent weeks have been very similar to 2015, but what can we expect to happen during the rest of the year?
October 17 , 2018
