U.K. appoints first food waste chief

In his new role, the appointee will work with food businesses across manufacturing, retail and hospitality to tackle waste “from farm to fork”.

January 03 , 2019

Vietnamese fruit and veg exports up by 12% in 2018

China remained the leading market, accounting for three-quarters of market share with more than US$2.4 billion.

January 03 , 2019

The Biocontrol Brief: An introduction to the world of natural enemies

This is the first in a new series of articles on biocontrol and Integrated Pest Management by UAV-IQ Precision Agriculture.

January 02 , 2019

Fruit in Charts: What happens to USDA market data during a U.S. Government shutdown?

The shutdown affects most non-essential services, which unfortunately include those provided by the USDA market news service

January 02 , 2019

AgroFresh launches 'breakthrough' technology to predict risk of produce disorders

The freshness solutions company over recent months has launched various new technologies under the umbrella of its FreshCloud platform.

January 02 , 2019

State of the Market - Week 52, 2018

Prices of blueberries, avocados and cherries dropped in the final week of 2018 in the U.S. market.

January 02 , 2019

Chile: Valparaiso port worker strike ends after 35 days

The paralyzation started on Nov. 16 and resulted in around 90% of shipments being diverted to other ports including San Antonio.

December 24 , 2018

India gains access to Australian table grape market

Australia's Departement of Agriculture granted access in November, according to India's Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).

December 24 , 2018

Greater competition and slower sales expected in Chinese cherry market

One importer expected to see more cherries being told directly to retailers this season, with the Guangzhou Jiangnan wholesale market declining in popularity.

December 24 , 2018

New packaging retains waxy bloom of blueberries

Israel-based StePac has developed polyamide-based packaging technology for blueberries that it says ensures long-lasting freshness in bulk deliveries of blueberries to distant destinations.

December 21 , 2018