Westfalia Fruit creates safety and environment role

An industry veteran will be tasked with driving the Westfalia towards greater heights of sustainability, refining systems and protocols to ensure optimal levels of compliance with regards to environmental impact, food safety, and the health and safety of employees.

June 05 , 2020

U.S.: Dozens of Tennessee strawberry and tomato farmworkers test positive for Covid-19

Dozens of employees of Scott’s Strawberry & Tomato Farms in Tennessee have tested positive for Covid-19, company officials said on Monday.

June 04 , 2020

Pakistan's mango exports hit by Covid-19 restrictions

Suspension of international flights, closure of borders, rising freight fares, and on top of all, contracting demands altogether are likely to decline the country's mango exports by 35% to 40% this year.

June 04 , 2020

Opinion: Africa must work towards a united voice for banana workers

Paul Lievens of Banana Link takes a look at a recent report published jointly by Banana Link and the International Union of Foodworkers (IUF) which examines the situation of workers employed in banana export production in Africa.

June 04 , 2020

U.K. sees record grocery sales growth in spring

British take-home grocery sales rose by 14.3% during the 12 weeks to 17 May, the fastest rate since comparable records began in 1994, according to the latest figures released by Kantar.

June 03 , 2020

French supermarket giant Carrefour expands in Taiwan amid China retreat

French supermarket giant Carrefour announced on Tuesday that it will pay €97 million (US$108m) to take over hundreds of store in Taiwan by the end of the year.

June 03 , 2020

China's fruit import value rises in Q1 despite volume dip

The volume of fruit imports fell by 12% year-on-year to 1.61m metric tons (MT), but the value rose by 7% to US$3.01bn, with cherries driving the value growth.

June 03 , 2020

U.K.: Police discover US$10.5M of heroin in boxes of fruit and nuts

British police have discovered heroin said to be worth more than £8.5m (US$10.5m) stashed in boxes of fruit and nuts at Heathrow Airport, local media reports.

June 02 , 2020

New date announced for the Agricultural Water Summit

The pioneering event has been moved to Sept. 22, 2020, and will still take place at the Monticello Conference Center and Hotel in San Francisco de Mostazal, Chile.

June 02 , 2020

Agronometrics in Charts: Avocado prices begin to recover as Mexico winds down

Colin Fain analyzes what has been happening in the U.S. avocado market this year and provides some guesses as to what may happen over the coming months.

June 02 , 2020