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Authorities gave their approval in October and the phytosanitary export protocol was recently signed during a visit by Chinese president Xi Jinping.

Shipments through September were down 58% year-on-year at 18,580 metric tons (MT) due to a later start, but Hass production is expected to rise by 9% during the season.

PRESS RELEASE Salinas, Calif. – Naturipe’s Director of Food Safety and Social Responsibility, Donna Lynn Browne, spoke on several panels at GLOBALG.A.P. SUMMIT 2018 in Lima, Peru. “The GLOBALG.A.P. SUMMIT introduces opportunities to educate our industry,” says Donna Lynn Browne, Director of Food Safety and social responsibility. “We are at the point where produce companies […]

PRESS RELEASE INDIA - ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away’ – this age-old English adage can never really go out of fashion. Enriched with antioxidants, vitamins and fibre, apples are not only delicious but also offer several health benefits. While apples can be bought all year round, their consumption in India goes up […]

Australian domestic consumption held at 3.5kg per person per year for the second year in a row, but the chief of an industry body says he's confident there's room for more growth.

AVA-ASAJA says that a combination of factors including poor market conditions and weather have caused losses of around €163 million (US$195 million).

PRESS RELEASE The Institute of Risk Management South Africa awarded the first prize to Novo Fruit Packers in the Agriculture sector for their alternative water supply project.  Novo competed against 10 nominations in its category before walking away with the accolade at the awards ceremony hosted on 9 November 2018 at the Annual Gala Dinner […]

PRESS RELEASE Albert’s has teamed up with the USA Pear Association to promote pears with two Albert’s pear-a-palooza contests. Our pear-a-palooza contests aim to bring attention to the abundance of pears in the marketplace by working with the USA Pear Association to provide support materials like POS signs, recipes, and training Our winners for our […]

The storm brought unusually large hailstones and in some cases caused farmers in one of the country's most important fruit-growing regions to lose their entire production.

Australia's leading grower-packer of stonefruit has noted "excellent" growing conditions this year with exports already underway since last month along with a new partnership.