Post Archive
Plant protection improvements needed, urges European delegation
A lack of seed treatment applications is putting the future of some crops at risk, according to an EU roundtable.
June 25 , 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
Cancer potential claims hang over yet another herbicide
Dow AgroSciences has urged the IARC to focus on what "is" carcinogenic to humans rather than what "could be".
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
Medvedev proposes extension of Russian food import sanctions
The Russian government is preparing a draft decree of banned products as part of a retaliatory extension of the current embargo.
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
Brazil reopens to Argentine pome fruit
Brazil is satisfied that agreed phytosanitary controls will prevent the codling moth from entering the country in Argentine apples and pears.
June 18 , 2015
