Greenyard to unlock "untapped potential" with transformation plan

The plan, which comes in response to "continuing market pressure", is expected to deliver a REBITDA improvement of €20 million for 2019-20 but will likely result in job loses.

March 15 , 2019

Vienna's unpredictable vegetable orchestra

This is Vienna’s Vegetable Orchestra: a 10-piece ensemble from the city of Beethoven, Brahms and Mozart that plays music with instruments made entirely from fresh produce.

March 15 , 2019

State of the Market - Week 10, 2019

Table grape prices fell almost across the board in the U.S. in week 10, while in Europe there were price increases for red and white seedless.

March 15 , 2019

Chile expecting U.S. to lift blueberry fumigation requirement by next season

The end of restrictions on the entry of blueberries to the U.S. has been announced for years, but Chilean authorities and producers are confident that after five years the change will soon be realized

March 14 , 2019

Peruvian table grape exports set record and surpass forecasts

An industry representative said the figure would mark a 51.5% rise over the previous season, which was severely affected by heavy rains and flooding at the start of 2017.

March 14 , 2019

The Biocontrol Brief: How to control two-spotted spider mites in strawberry production

The pest usually causes the majority of its damage early in the season, so special field scouting effort needs to be implemented from February to June in California and even into August in some locations (Santa Maria), and December to April in Florida.

March 13 , 2019

Peruvian avocados: Export value grew to record US$800M in 2018

The figure is almost 10-fold higher than it was in 2008, with the industry having undergone skyrocketing growth.

March 13 , 2019

Berries Australia: Govt must do more to address labor shortage

The industry body has welcomed the extension of the skilled visa program but says the government needs to go further to address the underlying farm labor shortage.

March 12 , 2019

U.S.: Disaster aid change would benefit cherry growers

A provision moving through Congress as part of disaster aid legislation would let farmers earning more than US$900,000 on average for the past three years qualify for the US$12 billion trade mitigation program.

March 12 , 2019

Sicilian citrus supplier Oranfrizer reaps varietal rewards on UK retail market

The exporter has introduced new varieties, and sales are good so far this season despite the unknowns of Brexit and flooding at the end of last year.

March 12 , 2019