South African citrus group enjoys positive U.S. export season

U.S. market conditions for soft citrus are reported to be very strong at the moment, amid a temporary 'shortage' of the fruit.

September 03 , 2015

Brazil: Grupo JD to double table grape volumes

Brazil's biggest table grape grower has several hundred hectares of new varieties all coming into production for the 2015-16 season.

September 03 , 2015

Colombia: Port of Cartagena aims for New York-scale cargo levels

The Port of Cartagena is undertaking ambitious projects to handle Post-Panamax ships and become Latin America's leading container port.

September 02 , 2015

U.S.: Minions lift mobile marketing for Chiquita

Chiquita saw a return rate exceeding 50% for its summer mobile campaign, in which consumers won content and prizes by scanning Minions characters on bananas.

September 01 , 2015

Kenya: IBM agri-tech solutions help farmers keep in touch with crops

A new wave of 'telephone farmers' are cropping up in Kenya, addressing the problems many entrepreneurs face managing farms that are hundreds of miles away.

August 31 , 2015

Italian apple variety sets up shop in Australia

Italian-bred Modì apples are now grown in Victoria and will be available for the Australian market during September and October.

August 28 , 2015

Lime exports squeeze upwards for Brazil, Mexico

Two of the world's leading lime exporting nations witnessed solid increases in shipments in the first half of 2015.

August 28 , 2015

U.S.: Two Dole execs ordered to pay US$148M for fraud

A stockholder litigation against Dole over the company's privatization in 2013 has been successful, with CEO David Murdock and COO C. Michael Carter ordered to pay more than US$148 million.

August 27 , 2015

Colombia: Top Fruits seeks out top shelf grapes for export

A company in the Cauca Valley plans to pioneer seedless table grape exports from Colombia in the second half of 2016.

August 26 , 2015

Australia: Food safety scandal hits Patties Foods results

Alleged links to Hepatitis A in its frozen berries contributed to an 87% fall in net profit for Patties Foods in 2014-15.