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Opinion: Exploring 'Fifty Shades of Kale'

Karen Caplan of Frieda's Specialty Produce reflects on a recent talk given by Dr. Drew Ramsey MD, co-founder of National Kale Day.
May 17 , 2016

European tomato market will worsen, warns Copa Cogeca head

European farming group Copa Cogeca warns plans to support the EU fruit and vegetable sector are insufficient.
May 17 , 2016

Colombia's biggest cocaine bust was "not on a banana farm", claims union

Colombia's leading banana growers' union has denied claims the country's biggest ever drug bust over the weekend occurred on a banana farm.
May 16 , 2016

Costa receives AUD$1.2M grant for Tasmanian berry center expansion

Costa Group is one of six produce companies to receive capital from the Tasmanian Jobs and Investment Fund.
May 16 , 2016

Finland: K-citymarket shoppers go mad for Malaysian exotics

Malaysian fresh fruit was showcased during a promotional event at a leading Finnish hypermarket recently in a bid to bring more exotics to the Nordic region.
May 16 , 2016

Labor scarcity, smaller sizing put strain on Chile's 2016 apple deal

Fruséptima president Antonio Walker discusses the impacts of a wide range of factors on Chile's apple export outlook, including some "very bad news" for Fuji producers.
May 16 , 2016

Local okra production gains momentum in Canada

"The uptake is actually quite phenomenal given where we started," says Vineland Research agronomist Viliam Zvalo.
May 16 , 2016

Sniff your way to detecting mango ripeness, says U.K. scientist

British researchers have identified a way to sniff out the maturity of mangoes without the need to actually taste the fruit.
May 13 , 2016

Spain: Harvesting begins for 'Saturn-like' flat peaches  

As the export campaign gears up, producers are predicting good prices for the fruit.
May 13 , 2016

Opinion: In branding, a picture is worth a thousand words

Marketing veteran Bev Oster discusses the importance of getting visual communication on point.
May 13 , 2016