Landmark EU-Japan FTA to come into force from February

Spain's FEPEX said tariffs will be eliminated for a group of fruit and vegetable items over seven years, with specifics measures for some products including safeguards.

December 19 , 2018

Rutgers University professor makes case for intelligent packaging

Professor Paul Takhistov recently spoke about the development of better technology functions to improve the microbial safety and quality of fresh and fresh‐cut produce

December 19 , 2018

Avocados in Charts: Record volumes send U.S. prices to below pre-strike levels

The CEO of Agronometrics uses charts to highlight the dramatic effect that the recent strike had on avocado supply levels in the U.S. market.

December 18 , 2018

Panama expects to start pineapple exports to China in the first quarter of 2019

Panama will not be able to compete with Thailand or the Philippines on price, but it hopes to establish itself as a niche supplier of high-quality fruit.

December 18 , 2018

Getting down and dirty on food waste: New research unveiled at NYPS

John Bovay, a professor at the University of Connecticut, presented his findings last week at the New York Produce Show and Conference.

December 18 , 2018

U.S.: Village Farms scoops innovation award at NYPS for Stackable Snackables tomato line

The top-seal program is for the company's exclusive specialty snacking tomatoes, uniting a family of varieties under bold and colorful imagery.

December 17 , 2018

Fair Trade USA decertifies Fyffes' Honduran melon subsidiary

It said that a "thorough on-the-ground audit and investigation" confirmed issues related to wages and benefits, worker health and safety, and freedom of association.

December 17 , 2018

First marketing tests for red-fleshed Kissabel apples after good Northern Hemisphere crop

Apples were harvested by IFORED's partners in France, Switzerland, Germany, the UK, Spain, Italy and U.S. over October and November.

December 16 , 2018

T&G Global: Orchard Rd to export first Aussie Tulare Giant sugar plums to China

T&G Global is gearing up for harvests of Australian Tulare Giant sugar plums with plans to ship the fruit to Asian markets under its Orchard Rd brand.

December 14 , 2018

Global apple production lowest level in eight years, USDA says

For apples, climatic problems in China in April and May severely affected production, with volumes falling by 25% to 31 million MT.

December 14 , 2018