Canada: CPMA introduces Corporate Culture Awards

CPMA has teamed up with Waterstone Human Capital to give members the opportunity to participate in their corporate culture exercise.

January 11 , 2019

Plant hormones can be used for space farming, study finds

The necessity for food production to sustain human space exploration has led to a need for researching plant hormones which can be used to achieve this.

January 11 , 2019

China: Chilean cherries set record for most pieces of fruit in a line

The feat was carried out in Shanghai, and involved 24,638 individual cherries placed in a continuous line to form the image of two large cherries.

January 10 , 2019

State of the Market - Week 1, 2019

Blueberry and cherry prices fell week-on-week in the U.S., while limited Mexican avocado supplies led to price increases for that commodity.

January 10 , 2019

Japan and Australia team up for year-round fruit production project

The two countries will contribute farmland, personnel and technology for the project, which is also aimed at encouraging businesses to participate in the unique farming structure.

January 09 , 2019

India: Mahindra inaugurates table grape packhouse in Nashik

The facility can pack 90MT of grapes per day and is described by the company as being a "one of its kind" in India.

January 09 , 2019

U.K.: Reynolds named best restaurant produce supplier for fifth consecutive year

Restaurant Magazine's Readers Choice award, chosen by chef throughout the UK, rewards the distributor with its highest honor for the fruit and veg category.

January 09 , 2019

Peruvian avocado export value up 23% through November despite sluggish EU market

Peruvian avocado exports rose to US$720 million from January through November 2018, making it the eighth-largest shipper of the fruit over the period.

January 09 , 2019

Israel forecasts sharp rise in Orri Jaffa mandarin exports to North America

The late-season variety was developed by breeders at the Israeli Volcani Research Center and is available from January through May.

January 09 , 2019

China’s Gold Anda to expand globally following success in Chile

CEO Jinshan Xie said the investment in a Curico packhouse was the first of its kind by a Chinese entity in the country. 

January 09 , 2019