Nicaraguan banana exporter enjoys switch from U.S. to EU

The change has been quite abrupt, as grower-exporters like Caipsa look to aggressively expand what to date has been a fairly niche industry.

July 03 , 2017

U.S.: Produce Pay becomes latest Blue Book registered developer

Produce Pay has invested heavily in its new online marketplace platform focused on the fruit and vegetable industry.

June 28 , 2017

Dole opens major new pineapple production facility in the Philippines

The plant will reportedly be able to process some 250,000MT of fruit annually and provide 1,500 jobs.

June 16 , 2017

Ambrosia apple patent will still be valid outside North America

"There are still many more years of protection in the rest of the world," says a representative of variety manager Summerland.

June 09 , 2017

Mexico: Michoacán Governor makes accusations against APEAM president

Governor Silvano Aureoles Conejo has alleged a Mexican avocado industry leader has an illegal orchard in Villa Madero.

June 07 , 2017

Western Australian growers to trial new kiwifruit varieties from Miko Asia

"The trials will soon give us a better idea about this, but we're hopeful that we should be able to get in before the New Zealand supply," says John Kilrain of the Southern Forests Food Council.

June 07 , 2017

Australia: First overseas trials planned for Bravo apple this year

From the same department that bred Pink Lady, the Burgundy-colored apple is now grown in five Australian states.

June 01 , 2017

Opinion: Fair Trade mangoes deliver flavor and impact

Fair Trade USA's Gesner Cledo Nozil explains how the program is delivering real benefits to small-holder Haitian mango farmers.

May 26 , 2017

India: Kay Bee Exports sends its first ever mango shipment to China

The company aims to harness a largely underutilized protocol to develop the Chinese market's palate for Indian mangoes.

May 19 , 2017

South Africa: Koeltehof opens high-tech avocado packhouse in Mpumalanga

The development makes the company now the biggest packer in the province and the second-largest in the country after Westfalia. 

May 17 , 2017