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U.S.: Fresh produce companies surge up the list in Brand Love Study

Wonderful Halos has cracked the top 50 "Kidfinity" list for the first time, while the citrus brand and three others in fresh produce proved a hit with parents.
October 02 , 2017

Weather prevented U.S.-bound Argentine lemon shipments in 2017, says Federcitrus

The lemon industry in Northwest Argentina is now aiming to start harvesting fruit for export to the U.S. market in March 2018.
October 02 , 2017

Spain: Ailimpo increases 2017-18 lemon forecast

While volumes of the predominant Fino variety are set to increase year-on-year, Verna production is expected to drop significantly.
September 29 , 2017

Monsanto banned from EU parliament for shunning hearing

The upcoming hearing is expected to address allegations of regulatory interference against the U.S. multinational.
September 29 , 2017

U.S.: OTA applauds bipartisan bill to boost global organic trade oversight

"It is essential that we modernize and get up to speed to prevent organic fraud and to ensure that every stakeholder in the organic chain is playing by the rules," said OTA CEO Laura Batcha.
September 29 , 2017

Three face death penalty for Del Monte Kenya pineapple theft, report says

The alleged robbers of 30 pineapples were reportedly first arraigned in the magistrate’s court in 2008.
September 29 , 2017

US$42M of strawberries, lettuce goes to waste in the U.K.

By calculating and identifying the causes of food waste in the U.K., non-profit WRAP is bringing together key actors across the supply chain in a bid to reduce it and find estimated savings worth billions of pounds.
September 29 , 2017

U.S.: NW cherry growers faced challenging market in second half of season

An industry body representative said the biggest challenge this season had been not been the high volumes but the low Brix levels in general.
September 29 , 2017

California: Solano County quarantine triggered after Medfly detections

The development comes a couple of weeks after restrictions were put in place in Sun Valley, Los Angeles County.
September 28 , 2017

Zespri's European SunGold volumes to grow by one-quarter in 2017-18

There are now 1,100 producing hectares of SunGold in Italy, a figure that is set to more than treble within five years.
September 28 , 2017