U.S.: Autonomous farm aims to produce food without human employees

California-based robotics company Iron Ox is aiming to develop a fully autonomous indoor farm where software and robots fill the place of human agricultural workers.

October 05 , 2018

Cocaine found in NZ-bound Ecuadorian banana shipment

While drugs are often found in shipments of Ecuadorian bananas, it is rare that they are discovered in a consignment destined for New Zealand.

October 05 , 2018

Camposol "very satisfied" with first year of blueberry brand

This year Camposol accomplished the goal of reaching 2,000 hectares of blueberry cultivation, of which 86 hectares are USDA certified organic.

October 05 , 2018

U.S.: California apple season going well but movement slower than normal

California volumes are forecast up slightly year-on-year at around 3 million boxes in total, and a higher proportion of fruit could end up staying the domestic market this year.

October 05 , 2018

Aiming to emulate blueberry success, Peru is set for a raspberry boom

Peruvian raspberry plantings are set to soar over the coming years, and, unlike Chile, the country is aiming to export mainly fresh fruit to countries including the U.S.

October 05 , 2018

Berry Fresh hires Zack Kuster

October 04 , 2018

Slow start for Argentine blueberry season

The first exports of the season took place in week 32, but so far only a tiny proportion of the total volume has been shipped.

October 04 , 2018

APS18 Preview II: Omni-channel retailing opens floodgates of produce marketing issues

Packaging expert Lisa Cork, one of the featured presenters at the upcoming Amsterdam Produce Summit in November, further discusses opportunities and challenges that face the industry.

October 04 , 2018

Chile: Higher productivity boosts avocado volumes

Chile is forecasting avocado production of 245,000 metric tons (MT) for the 2018-19 season, which would mark a 9% year-on-year rise.

October 04 , 2018

Bee vectored biopesticides developed as alternative to spraying

Canadian ag-tech start-up Bee Vectoring Technology has successfully developed a commercial alternative to pesticide spraying, using bees to carry and distribute an organic, inoculating powder during their pollination route.

October 04 , 2018