Video: Evolution of top avocado-producing countries over last half-century

Although Mexico has for a while been the world's leading producer by a huge margin, the situation was quite different several decades ago.

December 16 , 2019

South Africa citrus: Caution urged over more late mandarin plantings

The Citrus Growers’ Association Cultivar Company warning comes with soft citrus hectarage on the verge of overtaking Navels.

December 13 , 2019

Spanish ag ministry urged to remove 10,000 hectares of stonefruit orchards

Catalan stonefruit grower' association Afrucat said peach and nectarine orchards should be ripped out from around the country to relieve market pressure.

December 13 , 2019

Global grocery market to increase US$2.2 trillion in sales by 2024

Asia will account for 50% of sales growth in upcoming years as online grocery booms in both Asia and North America, predicts IGD.

December 13 , 2019

Walmart, Flipkart invest in Indian supply chain startup Ninjacart

Walmart and its Indian online grocery platform Flipkart haven't announced the value of the investment but say it will broaden Ninjacart's customer base.

December 12 , 2019

NZ's biggest fruit exporter cuts haulage costs by 30%

In the past, the exporter used side loaders and skeletal trailers to haul its cargo but its integration of a new system provides more efficiency.

December 12 , 2019

U.S. apple storage numbers are up from last year

In a Market News report, the U.S. Apple Association said that this year's holdings as of Dec 1 totaled 161.7m bushels, a year-on-year rise of 15%.

December 11 , 2019

Mexican avocado industry seeks greater quality and traceability

In a meeting this Tuesday, APEAM made an initiative to model quality improvement and tracability efficiency to be implemented across the country.

December 11 , 2019

Are you involved with Chilean produce? If so, we want to hear from you

A study will be carried out to assess the international produce industry's perception of the social unrest in Chile and how they believe it could affect them.

December 11 , 2019

New finding shows how jet streams affect up to a quarter of global food production

Up until this study, this was an "unexplored vulnerability in the food system" that could tell us about how to improve seasonal predictions.

December 11 , 2019