Bayer loses fight over insecticides EU blamed for killing bees

The ruling covers three active substances - imidacloprid developed by Bayer CropScience, clothianidin developed by Takeda Chemical Industries and Bayer CropScience, as well as Syngenta's thiamethoxam.

May 06 , 2021

Del Monte adds to board of directors, touts diversity

With the new additions, women now make up 38% of the Fresh Del Monte Produce Board of Directors, holding three of the eight board seats.

May 06 , 2021

GoogleX co-founder helps Precision AI raise $20M to reduce herbicide use

Herbicide spraying is one of the least efficient agricultural activities, with over 80 percent wasted on bare ground and another 15 percent falling on the crop.

May 05 , 2021

U.S. potato sales drop after a year of unparalleled growth

Potato sales between January and March of this year have finally caught up to the changed buying habits that the pandemic brought about.

May 05 , 2021

Australian table grapes facing heavy delays entering China

Jeff Scott, chief executive of peak body the Australian Table Grape Association, said the "abnormal" and "unforeseen" delays at multiple ports in southern China have been occurring for the past four weeks.

May 05 , 2021

Del Monte's Q1 net income more than triples despite lower sales

Del Monte provides a breakdown of the primary drivers of the variance in gross profit in its fresh and value-added products and banana segments, which both performed strongly in the quarter.

May 05 , 2021

Non-tariff barriers impacting perishable imports at Mexico-U.S. border - report

The University of Arizona (UA), Rogers College of Law recently published a TradeLab report about non-tariff barriers to trade. FPAA President Lance Jungmeyer says: “It’s time for to revisit the impact of these".

May 05 , 2021

Sun World grants eight grape licenses in Italy and Egypt

These appointments come as part of the company's strategy to extend its reach in "high-potential gateway markets", Sun World said.

May 04 , 2021

Agronometrics in Charts: Could Cosmic Crisp be a pricing match for Honeycrisp?

But over the last couple of seasons, a serious competitor seems to have emerged during this "reign" of Honeycrisp in the North American market: the Cosmic Crisp variety.

May 04 , 2021

T&G Fresh in new partnership to create 'New Zealand’s greenest bananas'

T&G Fresh has partnered with banana importer All Good to deliver New Zealand's first Fairtrade and Zero Carbon certified bananas.

May 04 , 2021