Chile: Shipments to China drive total fruit export growth

Total fruit exports rose by 6.7%, but to China they grew at several times that rate.

November 09 , 2018

Man named in Zespri kiwifruit smuggling case

Local media report that Zespri now claims that the accused may have also smuggled the plants into Australia, as well as China.

November 08 , 2018

Chinese, Turkish grape production to fall by 10% in 2018-19, USDA forecasts

However, China's imports of table grapes are also expected to decline due to the tariff increases on U.S. fruit.

November 08 , 2018

B2B omni-channel adoption slow, but online becoming a 'prerequisite' for supplier deals

Stockport-based Business Computer Projects Software has developed Oporteo, an e-commerce platform that offers the 'best-of-the-breed retail solutions for the food industry.

November 08 , 2018

Smelly fruit removed from plane after passengers complain

Around two tons of durian fruit in the cargo hold of a plane in Indonesia had to be removed after passengers complained about the stench.

November 08 , 2018

Zika pesticides could destroy 13% of U.S. honeybee colonies, study finds

"Beekeepers in the US move their colonies around to support farmers, so a beekeeper with all their bees in one area at a given time could lose them all."

November 07 , 2018

USDA forecasts slight drop in Chilean table grape exports in 2018-19

The organization said the figure was calculated assuming regular yields and an expected decrease in planted area.

November 07 , 2018

State of the Market - Week 44, 2018

There were separate avocado-related supply issues in China, the U.S. and Europe in week 44.

November 07 , 2018

California: Mexican fruit fly quarantine established in Los Angeles Country

The control area measures 79 square miles and includes the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports.

November 06 , 2018

Nielsen UK: 'Significant barriers' have fallen for fresh produce purchases online

Online grocery will rise to 10 percent of the grocery market in the next three years, as the fastest-growing retail channel “outside of the discounters Aldi and Lidl.”

November 06 , 2018