Nanocrystals show impressive results protecting fruit crops from frost damage

U.S. researchers say the plant-based nanocrystals aren't just more sustainable than traditional frost protection methods, but they could actually be more effective at preventing damage.

July 24 , 2018

Chile: Atacama table grape growers making progress with varietal reconversion

Varietal reconversion in one of Chile's main grape growing areas has reached 15%, with new cultivars being planted including Timco, Arra 15 and Ralli Seedless.

July 24 , 2018

Spanish mango production to jump by one-third this season

The Spanish mango sector could soon begin exporting outside of Europe if volumes continue to rise, and the industry also has plans to extend the season at the back-end with new varieties.

July 24 , 2018

U.K.: Tesco could soon launch new discount chain

The launch could come as early as September in a bid to claw back some of the market share it has lost to German discounters Aldi and Lidl.

July 24 , 2018

Video: Don Limón CEO on industry digitalization and planting sweet potatoes on Mars

Andreas Schindler, CEO and founder of Don Limón, speaks about the future of the global produce industry and his thoughts about one day planting sweet potatoes with Elon Musk on Mars.

July 24 , 2018

U.S.: Diamond Fruit Growers invests in 'world's first pear line'

The new 18-lane Unitec sizer will run 100 bins per hour, replacing two presizing machines, and requires far fewer employees to run it than the previous line.

July 23 , 2018

The reasons behind the tight U.S. lemon supply

Wonderful Citrus and the CCM explain what has been going in the U.S. lemon market recently, while the Chilean Citrus Committee gives us the perspective from a key supplying country.

July 23 , 2018

India: Chile overtakes NZ as leading Southern Hemisphere kiwifruit supplier

Tarun Arora of IG International speaks about the "tremendous stress" on the Indian kiwifruit market, the huge effect U.S. tariffs could have on apple supply dynamics, and the company's first blueberry plantings.

July 23 , 2018

U.S.: Case count rises in cyclospora outbreak linked to McDonald's salads

U.S. authorities say 163 have been affected by a multistate cyclospora outbreak linked to McDonald's salads.

July 20 , 2018

U.S.: Trump threatens tariffs on all US$500B of Chinese imports

The trade war shows no signs of ending anytime soon...

July 20 , 2018