Spanish lemon industry cuts forecast

Industry association Ailimpo is now estimating that 1.02m metric tons (MT) of lemons, which is 90,000MT lower than the original estimate.

February 03 , 2020

New red mandarin brand launched by PCN

Named the MandaRosa, the new proprietary variety of red mandarin is a mix between a clementine and the Tarocco blood orange.

January 31 , 2020

Dutch researchers build demo emission-free greenhouse

The demo, emission-free greenhouse "offers us the opportunity to experiment in ways that are impossible in actual practice,” a researcher said.

January 31 , 2020

Crux Agribotics demonstrates SortiPack at Fruit Logistica in Berlin

SortiPack is a fully automated system that enables the agriculture industry to anticipate upon market-growth and shortage of labor.  

January 31 , 2020

Walmart’s first Super Bowl ad counters Amazon's push into groceries

Walmart will air its first Super Bowl commercial – a super-charged version of last year’s pre-game ad about the convenience of curbside pickup of online order.

January 31 , 2020

Dutch supermarkets dry mist produce to solve dehydration problems

Shoppers in the Netherlands likely encounter the 'dry misting' - used to reduce food waste - by Contronics as it gains popularity in the country.

January 31 , 2020

Citrus greening could be managed with oak leaf extract

Scientists in Florida have found that the extract in oak tree leaves impact the nutrient uptake by citrus trees affected by citrus greening.

January 30 , 2020

Camposol returns to international capital markets with US$350M bond

The transaction will refinance existing debt and has the objective of increasing maturities and release all collateral, in order to give the company more financial flexibility, Camposol said.

January 30 , 2020

Fruit and vegetable distribution optimization gets a tech upgrade with Waruwa

Colombian Waruwa just began its operations 8 months ago and already works with more than 1,000 producers to streamline produce distribution, farm to seller.

January 30 , 2020

Scientists turn to caffeine in quest for 'ultimate sterile male fruit fly’

Researchers say the finding has the potential to make sterile insect technique (SIT) that focuses on Queensland fruit flies even more effective.

January 30 , 2020