U.S.: Mann Packing recalls numerous vegetable products over listeria detection

Various store brands including Walmart, Trader Joe's and H-E-B are affected.

October 23 , 2017

Eurosemillas eyes year-round Tango mandarin supply in medium-term

Spain is expected to produce some 25,000MT of the seedless variety in the upcoming campaign, with a further 2,000MT coming from Turkey.

October 23 , 2017

Peru: APM Terminals opens new reefer depot in Piura

The move is part of the company's strategy to decentralize the logistical infrastructure in the Andean country.

October 23 , 2017

Opinion: Instability, uncertainty may dampen South African farmers' optimism about ag future

Agri SA senior economist Hamlet Hlomendlini says that if President Zuma remains at the helm, much-needed business confidence "will remain a pie in the sky".

October 23 , 2017

Unique approach to consumer insights at FMI

"Supermarkets continue to own the produce category. They’re suffering in other parts of the store, but not the perimeter," says Rick Stein of the Food Marketing Institute.

October 23 , 2017

Ifored launches red-fleshed apple brand

The first commercial trials of three varieties of different skin colors are to get underway in the coming weeks. 

October 20 , 2017

Octinion develops greenhouse strawberry picker and autonomous navigation platform

The Belgian R&D company is due to begin a pilot program with the harvester in various countries next year.

October 20 , 2017

Chinese inspectors visit Ecuadorian dragon fruit farms

Ecuador may have only recently began exporting dragon fruit to the U.S., but the industry is now eyeing another major market opening.

October 20 , 2017

Cerro Prieto, Fruty Green join forces for avocado exports

The deal represents a landmark collaboration between Peruvian and Colombian avocado companies.

October 20 , 2017

Opinion: As Lidl breaks all records, critics lack historical knowledge

Lidl's consumer visit figures as a new entrant in the U.S. market are "nothing short of spectacular", says Jim Prevor.

October 20 , 2017