USDA extends comment period for Colombian avocado access

U.S. authorities have given the industry around a month longer to submit comments about a proposed rule to allow avocado imports from Colombia.

February 13 , 2017

Australian court dismisses Pink Lady America’s stay application

Australia's APAL says it will issue the Chilean export license for the 2017 in the same format as with other southern hemisphere territories.

February 13 , 2017

Japanese company sells heart-shaped strawberries for Valentine's Day

The unique-looking strawberries are being sold at US$11 a pop.

February 10 , 2017

WAPA forecasts Southern Hemisphere pome fruit crop to rise 9% this year

The Washington Apple Commission's Todd Fryhover has been elected as president of the global pome fruit organization.

February 10 , 2017

Pipfruit NZ chief takes top role at SHAFFE

The Southern Hemisphere Association of Fresh Fruit Exporters (SHAFFE) has sworn in a new president during Fruit Logistica in Berlin.

February 10 , 2017

Australian Parliament clears new country of origin labeling laws

The new country of origin legislation is intended to tackle confusing claims like "made in Australia from local and imported ingredients".

February 10 , 2017

U.K.: Tipping the Iceberg

"It’s not about the monetary side of things, it’s just desperately sad," said a U.K. supplier following a recent visit to his growers in southern Spain.

February 10 , 2017

First pomegranate season with U.S.-bound exports gets underway for Peru

Peru's pomegranate exports have been growing at a rate of 25-30% annually for the last three years.

February 10 , 2017

"First commercial vertical" farm with LEDs to be built in Europe

Philips is collaborating with Staay Food Group and Rijk Zwaan on the project that will have three square kilometers of growing space.

February 10 , 2017

Crop-destroying armyworm “spreading rapidly” in Africa, says CABI

A South African farmer body has warned growers need to use chemicals to combat a pest that occasionally affects potatoes, tomatoes and onions.

February 09 , 2017