India: IG plans new facilities to plug infrastructure gaps

IG International director Tarun Arora reveals some details of further expansion plans, as well as the reasoning behind an Australian JV in the works.

June 09 , 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

Rainforest Alliance to merge with UTZ

With their challenges "more urgent than ever", two of the world's leading sustainability certifiers are set to join forces at the end of this year.

June 08 , 2017

U.S.: Fresh produce “no longer the support act” on menus

U.S.-based food writer Gerry Ludwig says a new trend "is going to very seriously influence commercial foodservice for as far as the eye can see."

June 08 , 2017

Australia: Frozen berry recall may be linked to Chinese source from 2015 outbreak

Fairfax Media reports the frozen berries "were sourced from the same plant and area in China at around the same time as the berries responsible for the 2015 recall."

June 08 , 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

Revenue exceeds US$1B for the first time at Calavo Growers

The Calavo Growers share price is up today following a strong financial result and expectations to launch a new production and distribution center in Riverside, California.

June 06 , 2017

Chile: ASOEX "repeatedly communicated" monopolistic concerns to Zespri

ASOEX president Ronald Bown told El Mercurio his group has been in habitual correspondence with New Zealand's kiwifruit industry about alleged anti-competitive behavior in markets including Japan, Malaysia and the United States.

June 06 , 2017

"Tough" start to South Africa's apple export campaign

Executives from two leading South African pome fruit shippers explain the ups and downs of the current season.

June 06 , 2017