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La Dona Fruit readies for European demand
PRESS RELEASE La Dona Fruit – a leading producer and exporter of fresh golden pineapples and tropical fruits in Latin America – announces its readiness to satisfy European demand for MD2 pineapples from Panama this summer, after adapting the business to mitigate the global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. As well as renewing its GlobalGAP certification, La […]
June 05 , 2020
Developer of TR4-resistant bananas completes 'largest-ever funding in U.K. AgriTech'
U.K.-based Tropic Biosciences, an agricultural biotechnology company developing banana varieties resistant to Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race IV (TR4), has raised US$28.5m in equity.
June 05 , 2020
U.S.: Kroger and Ocado announce three new fulfillment centers
The new high-tech facilities that use robotic technology to pack customer's orders will be located in the Great Lakes, Pacific Northwest and West regions.
June 05 , 2020
State of the Market: Imported grape prices finish lower in the U.S.
The Chilean table grape season is finishing in global markets, as the country's citrus and apple shipments are ramping up.
June 05 , 2020
Pakistan's mango exports hit by Covid-19 restrictions
Suspension of international flights, closure of borders, rising freight fares, and on top of all, contracting demands altogether are likely to decline the country's mango exports by 35% to 40% this year.
June 04 , 2020
CVVP, committed to agriculture and plant variety innovation
PRESS RELEASE We have been right beside our members, progressing hand-in-hand, giving them all our attention, so that they reap the benefits of our hard work and commitment in the all-round management of their plant varieties. It is harvest time, which is why we are stepping up our efforts to keep on supplying them with […]
June 04 , 2020
U.K. sees record grocery sales growth in spring
British take-home grocery sales rose by 14.3% during the 12 weeks to 17 May, the fastest rate since comparable records began in 1994, according to the latest figures released by Kantar.
June 03 , 2020
U.S.: Fresh share of total produce sales almost back to pre-pandemic levels
Meanwhile, orange sales in the week ending May 24 were "on fire", seeing even higher growth than the previous weeks, while cherries have started off their season very strong.
June 03 , 2020
China's fruit import value rises in Q1 despite volume dip
The volume of fruit imports fell by 12% year-on-year to 1.61m metric tons (MT), but the value rose by 7% to US$3.01bn, with cherries driving the value growth.
June 03 , 2020
U.K.: Police discover US$10.5M of heroin in boxes of fruit and nuts
British police have discovered heroin said to be worth more than £8.5m (US$10.5m) stashed in boxes of fruit and nuts at Heathrow Airport, local media reports.
June 02 , 2020
