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South Africa calls Trump 'misinformed' over land policy

On Wednesday Trump said he had asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo "to closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures and expropriations and the large scale [sic] killing of farmers."
August 23 , 2018

BerryWorld announces the start of British kiwi berry season

PRESS RELEASE United Kingdom - BerryWorld are excited to announce the start of the kiwi berry season. These miniature kiwis were originally native to Northern China but are now grown on British soil in the Herefordshire countryside by George Leeds, owner of Withers Farm. Unlike their larger kiwifruit siblings, they are bite-sized, fuzz free and require […]
August 23 , 2018

Blueberry performance lifts Camposol's H1 revenues

Camposol says that blueberry revenues more than doubled while avocado revenues were cut in half, and it also reveals the process that led it to withdraw plans for an IPO.
August 23 , 2018

South African table grape crop could hit record in 2018-19

SATI says good winter rains have "largely broken" the Western Cape drought.
August 23 , 2018

Record cherry production forecast in Australia

Meanwhile, exports of peaches and plums are expected to benefit from a first full season of access to the Chinese market.
August 23 , 2018

Peru expects record organic banana exports in 2018

The Peruvian banana industry has doubled the number of countries it ships to over the last decade, even exporting to North Korea last year.
August 23 , 2018

State of the Market - Week 33, 2018

Peruvian avocado price rose slightly in Europe, while Chilean clementine prices fell in the U.S.
August 23 , 2018

Costa Rica: Police bust gang who smuggled cocaine to EU in pineapple shipments

Coordinated raids were carried out on Wednesday in the Central American country.
August 23 , 2018

Back to College already a success for California Giant

PRESS RELEASE Watsonville, CA – California Giant Berry Farms has shifted focus of their  Back to School promotion to college bound students as they set off or return to College. These young adults are already responding to the promotion, the e-book offering packed with recipes and tips, and joining the mailing list to get even more from […]
August 22 , 2018

CIOPORA Academy and Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney bring advanced IP learning to D.C.

PRESS RELEASE Hamburg/Washington, D.C. – CIOPORA Academy is partnering with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney to bring the next workshop in its series to Washington, D.C. The workshop will provide participants with a 360-degree perspective on the available IP instruments for plant innovators and, for the first time since the launch of the program, will raise […]
August 22 , 2018