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HillFresh shifts focus to retail category management
The approach includes promotions with Nickelodeon, a new fruit brand and innovative packaging and preparation concepts for consumers.
October 11 , 2017
World Direct Shipping to double 'thriving' Veracruz-Florida service
The development is expected to provide increased opportunities for Mexican fruit and vegetable exporters.
October 10 , 2017
Del Monte moves closer to Panama banana investment
Panama has approved US$13.2 million for the signing of leases with an option to buy 1,638 farms in the western Barú region.
October 10 , 2017
Chinese ownership of Australian farmland surges ten-fold
The U.K. and U.S. retain their positions in the list of top 10 nations for foreign ownership, but both have seen strong year-on-year decreases.
October 10 , 2017
24B tons of fertile soil lost every year, says study
A UN representative says land degradation and drought are global challenges "intimately linked" to food security, migration and employment.
October 10 , 2017
Vietnam recognizes Australia's pest-free areas in new cherry import protocol
Fruit from outside these areas will need to undergo irradiation or cold disinfestation.
October 09 , 2017
Peru, Ecuador expect "normal" mango seasons in 2017-18
Ecuador's peak volumes will carry on through December while Peru's harvest will come on more strongly later in the year, peaking in early 2018.
October 09 , 2017
NatureFresh to grow organic peppers using patented Dutch technology
The system is being installed now in Ohio and will be ready for the 2018 growing season.
October 09 , 2017
Peruvian avocado exports up by 30% in 2017
ProHass president Daniel Bustamante discusses promotional campaigns this year in the U.S. and Europe, as well as how the season fared overall.
October 09 , 2017
U.S.: Florida ag damages from Irma estimated at US$2.5B
Losses from citrus alone make up more than a quarter of the total.
October 06 , 2017
