U.K.: Tesco in hot water for delayed supplier payments

Tesco seriously breached a legally binding Groceries Supply Code of Practice by deliberately delaying payment to suppliers, an Ombudsman report has found.

January 26 , 2016

Russia dumps more EU fruit in landfills

Russia's clamp on the gray trade of prohibited produce imports continues, with the destruction of 19.5MT of Polish apples last week.

January 26 , 2016

MAS honeydews escaped Hurricane Patricia, show high sweetness levels

MAS' partners in Colima had luckily only planted 5% of their honeydews when Hurricane Patricia hit the state last year.

January 26 , 2016

Opinion: Could the MDP have prevented the Dole lettuce Listeria outbreak?

Food poisoning attorney Bill Marler looks back at the Microbiological Data Program (MDP) which was dismantled by the Obama government.

January 26 , 2016

El Niño will affect 2016 avocado season, says Peruvian exec

"If we reach March and there is no major infrastructural impact, that’s it for El Niño," says Camposol's Jose Antonio Gomez.

January 26 , 2016

Summer rains 'not welcome but not complicated' for Chilean grapes

Chile's fruit export sector is concerned about the effects of rains over the weekend, but Fedefruta claims growers were well prepared.

January 26 , 2016

South African table grapes regain Thai market access

After an eight-year absence, Thailand is once again open to table grape exports from South Africa.

January 25 , 2016

Ecuadorian police seize cocaine hidden in fake bananas

Anti-narcotics police in Ecuador found 1.5MT of drugs in recent seizures, with part of the contraband hidden in a cargo of bananas destined for the U.S.

January 25 , 2016

Peru: Blueberries now a "nine-month business" for Camposol

In the first installment of a two-part feature, Camposol's Jose Antonio Gomez gives the wrap of the company's rapid transformation.

January 25 , 2016

Kiwiberry flavor gains favor in two hemispheres

European-grown kiwiberry sales doubled in 2015, and now New Zealand is gearing up for an earlier season.

January 25 , 2016