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U.S.: Cuties becomes Disneyland's official citrus fruit

The branded clementines will be used in numerous food and beverage areas throughout Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort.
October 09 , 2018

Urban Crop Solutions offers a glowing and growing global future for indoor farming

The Belgium-based firm, one of 13 start-ups featured as this year's World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in London, provides ground-breaking 'turnkey' vertical solutions for growers.
September 26 , 2018

USDA pegs California Navel orange volumes up 11% in 2018-19

The forecast, which includes conventional, organic, and specialty Navel oranges, is for 80 million boxes.
September 13 , 2018

Chile establishes national fruit board

Agriculture Minister Antonio Walker announced the move, which is intended to help the sector face future challenges.
September 10 , 2018

Pink Lady and Bravo apples among the healthiest, study finds

Research carried out by the University of Western Australia (UWA) and Edith Cowan University (ECU) found the two apples are high in flavonoids.
August 31 , 2018

Argentina approves disease-resistant GM potato

The potato will help growers avoid losses from the PVY virus, which can result in yield declines of up to 70%.
August 21 , 2018

Tesco addresses food waste epidemic with game-changing moves

By working with farmers, suppliers and local charities, as well as tossing best before labels, the supermarket giant says less than 1 per cent of its food gets discarded.
July 27 , 2018

Avozilla avocados now available in Australia

The monster South Africa-origin avocado variety has been fetching US$9 each in Australia.
July 11 , 2018

First red-flesh Kissabel apples harvested in Southern Hemisphere

Ifored consortium members including Unifrutti, Dutoit, and Montague have picked the first fruit being grown under trials, amid hopes of a commercial crop within three years.
June 25 , 2018

Global strawberry market continues to expand, report finds

The report's findings include a rise in production from all key producing countries and an increase in imports to the U.S.
June 04 , 2018