Tracking device helps fight against Calais truck stowaways

A British industry body is promoting a new portable device that could help buck a stowaway trend that has led to the destruction of produce shipments.

July 22 , 2015

U.S., South Africa join WTO complaint over Costa Rica's avocado import ban

As four countries take on Costa Rica at the WTO over avocado import suspensions, Mexico has called on the nation to prove it is free of sunblotch disease.

July 22 , 2015

Rainforest Alliance certifies first ever melon farm in Costa Rica

Suppliers to a Staay Food Group subsidiary have adopted melon growing practices that take stock of their farms' vulnerable environments.

July 22 , 2015

Italian pear industry expects lower yields next season

Lower production of Italy's two leading pear varieties is expected to drag down volumes in 2015.

July 21 , 2015

Thailand: Natural Fruit v Andy Hall indictment decision adjourned for a month

Thailand's leaders have not succumbed to international pressure to drop the Natural Fruit v Andy Hall case, but an indictment decision has been postponed by the court.

July 21 , 2015

"State of calamity" emergency declared in Italian olive oil heartland

Funding of €11 million has been offered to growers in Italy as they battle Xylella fastidiosa, the 'olive ebola' that is also a threat to other fruit crops in Europe.

July 21 , 2015

'Elegant and refined' table grape launch for Italian specialists

The Lavinia brand is set to export premium Pugliese grapes to create a "new gustative experience".

July 20 , 2015

BanaBay shipments to Saudi Arabia begin

British-Ecuadorian tropical fruit company BanaBay has sent bananas to a leading Middle East distributor.

July 20 , 2015

Opinion: California drought stabilizing West Coast truckload market

C.H. Robinson’s John Stenderup has 'no doubt' the produce and trucking industries will be able to rise to the challenge of water shortages in the Golden State.

July 16 , 2015

China: AQSIQ grants approval to new fresh produce entry point

A new 108-acre fruit import entry project south of Shanghai is set to streamline more trade upon completion in two years' time.

July 16 , 2015