NZ catches 14 fruit flies in a year at a cost of $18M

Auckland's fruit fly response has come in just under budget, at nearly NZ$18 million.  With just 14 flies caught, that's just under NZ$1.3m per fly.

February 03 , 2020

Amazon to shake up grocery retail despite major retailers still leading

A new UBS report shows that Amazon grocery plays an increasingly important role in food retail despite Kroger and Walmart's domination of the sector.

February 03 , 2020

Argentine lemon volumes down slightly from 2019

Citing "favorable conditions" for exports due to global competitors' lower volumes, a representative of Argentina's lemon industry outlines expectations.

February 03 , 2020

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