U.S.: Packhouse destroyed in Washington fire

While facilities affiliated with Domex and Stemilt have suffered varying degrees of damage, cherry production and orchard operations in Wenatchee are continuing as normal.

July 01 , 2015

Q&A: Naturipe CEO "bullish and optimistic" about berry future

"In my mind we're only going to see more blurring of the traditional retail channels for fruit," says Naturipe CEO Dwight Ferguson.

June 24 , 2015

Australian govt lends wings to fruit fly control research

The Australian Government has released an unprecedented fruit fly research plan with specific recommendations for tackling future threats and improving market access arrangements.

June 23 , 2015

Spain: Drought, flooding, hail and heatwaves impact farmland

A Spanish farmers' union is calling for government compensation after a series of adverse weather events in the first half of 2015.

June 23 , 2015

Chilean nurseries on board for PMA Fruittrade Latin America

Chile's nursery sector will be presenting its extensive range of species and varieties to key industry actors at a trade show later this year.

June 22 , 2015

Kloosterboer boosts South African cold store capacity

Weeks after a similar project in Norway, a Netherlands-headquarted fruit logistics company has opened a new facility near Durban.

June 19 , 2015

Peru leads supply in U.S. imported mandarin market

Uruguay's mandarin export volumes to the U.S. during the start of the season were up almost 13-fold.

June 19 , 2015

Colombia: Drones used to boost banana growers' productivity

A high-resolution camera mounted onto a drone will provide growers real-time information on the typography of the soil and type of weeds.

June 15 , 2015

South Africa: Smallholder Eastern Cape citrus farmers receive funding

The Department of Rural Development hopes to help commercial farmers in Peddie develop exports to the EU.