Zest Labs fights food waste by routing pallets according to real-time freshness

Zest Labs says its technology can significantly cut food waste and increase retailers' profit margins on produce by 6%, benefitting others along the supply chain.

July 19 , 2018

Limoneira completes purchase of Chilean citrus farm

Limoneira's new citrus ranch in Chile consists of more than 3,000 acres, including 500 acres that could be used for avocado production.

July 18 , 2018

South Africa: High cube container ban to cause "chaos"

The Department of Transport is planning to implement heavy restrictions on road vehicles exceeding 4.3 meters as of next January.

July 18 , 2018

Greenyard estimates US$35M listeria-linked recall cost

The Belgian company has been implicated in a listeria outbreak that has killed nine people in several European countries over the last three years.

July 17 , 2018

South African orange season complicated by Egypt

We caught up with Hannes de Waal of the Sundays River Citrus Company, who spoke about a changing dynamic in the global orange market and expectations for the U.S. market that may open soon for all South African regions.

July 17 , 2018

Cross-border e-commerce: the future is here

In this opinion piece, Phil Teng of C.H. Robinson in Asia says that e-commerce has moved far beyond its origin as a disruptor of retail businesses to become mainstream.

July 16 , 2018

Avozilla avocados now available in Australia

The monster South Africa-origin avocado variety has been fetching US$9 each in Australia.

July 11 , 2018

Chilean pears expected to enter China in 2019

Chile exported 151,000MT of pears in 2016-17, but less than 1% of those were shipped to Asia.

July 10 , 2018

Blackberries in Charts: Planesa on Guatemala's Volcanic eruption and upcoming season

June saw some of the lowest exports in years from the country, but Planesa expects them to return to normal in July.