Australia grants market access to South Korean Kyoho grapes

The black seeded grapes, which are normally larger than typical breeds, can now be shipped Australia as well as the Campbell Early type.

January 30 , 2019

EU: New trends to further drive avocado growth in 2019, says WAO

The World Avocado Organization expects the category to grow in Europe by 15% annually for the next five years, thanks partly to 'viral veganism' and a new trend for low calorie, dairy-free ice creams.

January 30 , 2019

Chile's Copefrut joins Italian fruit consortium Origine Group

Alessandro Zampagna, managing director of Origine Group, said the new Chilean member would help build a 12-month supply of kiwifruit to ship to global markets.

January 30 , 2019

Dole completes sale of Nordic salad business

The sale of Saba Fresh Cuts AB was a condition of the European Commission’s approval of the acquisition by Total Produce of a 45% equity stake in Dole in July 2018.

January 29 , 2019

"Significant movement" in U.S.-China talks as two sides prepare to meet

Talks scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday in Washington D.C. will include a meeting between Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and U.S. President Donald Trump.

January 29 , 2019

Peruvian mango exports to drop by more than a third, says industry rep

Juan Carlos Rivera of (APEM) says that there would likely be exports of 131,000 metric tons (MT) compared to 204,000MT last season.

January 29 , 2019

Fruit in Charts: The winners and losers of 2018 (Part 3 of 3)

Check out which commodities fared the best and the worst in 2018, considering growth in both volumes and prices.

January 29 , 2019

U.S.: Chilean stonefruit recalled over Listeria fears

New York-based fruit distributor Jac. Vandenberg has issued a recall of thousands of cartons of Chilean peaches, nectarines and plums, which were distributed in 18 states.

January 28 , 2019

Opinion: Brexit cowardice

Jim Prevor, editor-in-chief of Produce Business magazine, says that many supporters of Brexit have fallen into the trap of imagining a closed, sheltered society.

January 28 , 2019

Australia: Fruit fly outbreak declared in Thevenard

This outbreak follows the completion of a successful eradication operation to a Med-fly outbreak in the South Australia port town which ended in November 2018.

January 28 , 2019