Aussie mangoes maintain niche premium in Chinese market

AMIA CEO Robert Gray says exporters are increasingly taking the direct route to China despite protocol challenges, and the recent entry of Ecuadorian competition has not had much impact.

January 26 , 2017

Culinary rumba for native Chilean rumpa fruit

A Chilean state-backed project hopes to make rumpa, a native cactus fruit similar to dragon fruit, a household name.

January 20 , 2017

Chilean cherries in high gear for Chinese New Year

Weather conditions gave Chile an early cherry season for an earlier Chinese New Year, but the campaign has not been quite so clear-cut.

January 17 , 2017

Spanish persimmon production set to double within three years

As an increasing number of Spanish citrus growers turn their attention to persimmons, the industry is looking further afield than Europe to export its fruit.

January 11 , 2017

NZ: Fruitcraft launches new "Dazzle" apple variety

Amidst a stream of new apple varieties hitting the global market in a bid to replace flagging cultivars, will Dazzle live up to its name?

December 19 , 2016

A glimpse of Brooklyn's grocery 'landmark', rooftop greenhouse

We take a look at two novel food concepts in New York's most populous borough - 3 Guys From Brooklyn and Gotham Greens.

December 15 , 2016

Dutch company revolutionizes pineapple purchases with self-service slicer

A company that is taking a new approach to buying pineapples in supermarkets recently shipped its first machine to the U.S.

November 30 , 2016

Not golden but yellow: New apple brand launched at Interpoma

Japanese-bred Shinano Gold has shown promising results in northern Italy, where the new brand "Yello" has been developed with commercial planting now underway.

November 25 , 2016

Australia: APAL wins appeal against Pink Lady America

The Supreme Court of Victoria has determined Pink Lady America has "no right to use the Pink Lady trademarks registered in Chile".