LGS Specialty Sales reports "strong" Moroccan W. Murcott season

Following the completion of a successful Moroccan clementine season, the company is expecting a steady supply of W. Murcotts through the end of April.

February 25 , 2019

India: IG International sees rising blueberry sales in urban areas

The company is importing numerous varieties of the superfruit and selling them at 2000 rupees (US$28) per kilogram.

February 25 , 2019

NZ: Fourth fruit fly found in Auckland

New Zealand authorities have found a second Facialis fruit fly in a surveillance trap in the Auckland suburb of Ōtara, with two Queensland fruit flies also having been detected.

February 22 , 2019

State of the Market - Week 7, 2019

The U.S. market saw declines in blueberry and stonefruit prices in week 7, but the white seedless table grape market was performing well.

February 22 , 2019

Peruvian avocado season could be impacted by transport, port worker strike

The Exporters' Association says the upcoming avocado season could be "seriously affected" if the widespread strike that began earlier this week is not resolved soon.

February 22 , 2019

U.K. and Ireland retailers warn of 40% tariffs on food in no-deal Brexit

The scheduled withdrawal on 29 March comes at a time in the year when the U.K. imports a lot of fresh, out-of-season, produce.

February 22 , 2019

U.S., China working on multiple memorandums for trade deal

The MoUs would reportedly cover areas including agriculture, non-tariff barriers, services, technology transfer and intellectual property.

February 21 , 2019

U.K.: Sainsbury's-Asda merger in doubt after regulator voices concerns

The Competition and Markets Authority has found "extensive competition concerns" in the proposed tie-up between the U.K.'s second- and third-largest supermarket groups, which it says will be "difficult" for the companies to address.

February 21 , 2019

NZ on alert after two fruit fly detections in Auckland

A Queensland fruit fly was spotted in the Devonport area last week, and a 'facialis' fruit fly was detected in the suburb of Otara earlier this week.

February 21 , 2019

Hong Kong lifts California romaine ban

The autonomous territory suspended imports of California romaine on Nov. 28 last year over food safety concerns, following an E. coli outbreak in the U.S. and Canada.

February 21 , 2019