India jumps on South Africa’s WTO dispute against EU regulations

India alleges the current regulations have hindered chilies, tea, basmati rice, milk, poultry, bovine meat, fish, and chemicals exports.

May 06 , 2024

Turkish government cuts all trade with Israel

The restriction suspends all exports from Turkey to Israel as well as all imports of Israeli products into Turkey. 

May 06 , 2024

Rabo AgriFinance names new Head of Rural Business Economics North America

Rabo AgriFinance, a subsidiary of the global food and agriculture bank Rabobank, today announced John Steeves as its new Head of Rural Business Economics, North America.

May 06 , 2024

Organic food consumption rises along with health and environmental consciousness

Organic food prioritizes environmental sustainability, and the production process without synthetic insecticides, fertilizers, or GMOs, offers health benefits to consumers. 

May 06 , 2024

The growth of cranberry producers outside North America

Cranberry was first brought to Chile in 1992 by american entrepreneur Warren Simmons, a restaurant owner in California.

May 06 , 2024

Cinco de Mayo continues to lead holiday sales for avocados

Unit sales peaked at 52.3M units, posting a 25% increase year-on-year, according to the Hass Avocado Board’s 2023 Holiday Report.

May 05 , 2024

Price uptick and challenging growing conditions worldwide mark the 2023-24 global table grape season

Take a look at our most-read grape stories this past month.

May 05 , 2024

The Top Seven

These are FreshFruitPortal.com's top seven stories of the week.

May 04 , 2024

UN declares 2026 as International Year of the Woman Farmer

Women are responsible for roughly half of the world’s food production, and in many countries they produce between 60 and 80 percent of the food.

May 03 , 2024

Chiquita’s former Colombia Ops Chief: “People’s lives were at stake”

In his statement, Chiquita’s former Head of Colombia Operations Charles Keiser said the payments resulted from extortion and that the company had no other choice in the matter.

May 03 , 2024