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NZ experts visit Chile to collaborate on stinkbug strategy

New Zealand government and industry are taking a proactive approach to the pest, which entered the Southern Hemisphere for the first time last year and has the potential to inflict billions of dollars' worth of damage on fruit crops.
October 31 , 2017

Ifored launches red-fleshed apple brand

The first commercial trials of three varieties of different skin colors are to get underway in the coming weeks. 
October 20 , 2017

BC Tree Fruits refreshes Ambrosia apple branding

The cooperative's volumes are expected to increase by 150% over the next several years.
October 19 , 2017

U.S.: Fresh produce companies surge up the list in Brand Love Study

Wonderful Halos has cracked the top 50 "Kidfinity" list for the first time, while the citrus brand and three others in fresh produce proved a hit with parents.
October 02 , 2017

Opinion: Pros and cons of club varieties

"With over 80 apple breeding programs around the world, the branded new variety scene will become a very crowded place," says John Winton of AgFirst.
August 14 , 2017

South African avocado exporter "blown away" by EU green-skinned demand

A representative of ZZ2 said high prices in Europe this season did not compensate for the significant reduction in volume.
August 02 , 2017

The Ogg Blogg: A visit to Bogotá's Paloquemao Market

Fresh Fruit Portal editor Matt Ogg walks you through the Colombian capital's Paloquemao Market, where giant guanabanas (soursops) reign supreme alongside a colorful range of produce.
July 26 , 2017

Opinion: The huge economic potential of breadfruit - Pt. 4

Michael McLaughlin of The Trees That Feed Foundation argues that in a country like Jamaica, "money does grow on trees."
July 04 , 2017

Ambrosia apple patent will still be valid outside North America

"There are still many more years of protection in the rest of the world," says a representative of variety manager Summerland.
June 09 , 2017

Mexico: Michoacán Governor makes accusations against APEAM president

Governor Silvano Aureoles Conejo has alleged a Mexican avocado industry leader has an illegal orchard in Villa Madero.
June 07 , 2017