Post Archive
Chilean fruit exporters worried about San Antonio port strike
Fedefruta hopes a port workers' union in San Antonio will make good on a promise not to suspend the export of perishables during strikes.
January 06 , 2015
Opinion: why everyone should be 'doing business naked'
Dawn Gray says produce companies need to embrace the idea that an educated customer is the best customer.
January 05 , 2015
Colombia launches new project to boost papaya exports
A project in Colombia will focus on papaya post-harvest operations so growers can reach more markets.
January 05 , 2015
Thermo King says exporters can reach new destinations with 'active' CA tech
By using technology that actively controls the atmosphere in reefer containers, Thermo King says produce can be shipped much further than normal while retaining much of its original quality.
January 05 , 2015
Year 2014 in Review - First Half
Warning signs for a potential Russian produce embargo were at play during an eventful first half of 2014.
December 29 , 2014
Prospects lifted for Pakistani kinnow exporters
Russia's EU and U.S. import ban has comes as good news to Pakistan's shippers of a certain mandarin variety.
December 24 , 2014
FAO calls for global response to deadly banana disease
The UN's FAO and its partners plan to launch a new program to stop the spread of Fusarium wilt disease.
December 24 , 2014
U.S.: Pacific Maritime Association requests federal mediation in port talks
The entity representing West Coast port employers says outside help is needed to reach a contract agreement.
December 24 , 2014
U.S.: Gladstone set to acquire 331-acre California strawberry farm
A large U.S. real estate investor won the right at a public auction to buy a strawberry farm for US$17 million.
December 22 , 2014
AgriNurture sells stake in southern Philippines banana plantation
A Philippine agricultural group has sold its share in a banana plantation, which will now be a sourcing partner.
December 19 , 2014
