Wall Street Journal column smashes avocado toast as "so 2017"

Some top restaurants are reportedly ditching the fruit due to its wide availability elsewhere, which is not such a bad problem to have for purveyors of the versatile crop.

January 04 , 2018

U.S.: Apple orchard update with Superfresh Growers

In snowy eastern Washington, Dave Gleason and Parker Sherrell discuss the transition from old to new orchards in an ever-changing industry.

January 03 , 2018

State of the Market - Week 52, 2017

An influx of South African fruit, together with less market activity, put seedless grape prices under pressure in Europe during week 52.

January 03 , 2018

State of economic emergency declared for Argentine pome fruit growers

Argentine President Mauricio Macri yesterday decreed a state of economic, productive, financial and social emergency for the apple and pear industry across five provinces.

January 03 , 2018

Spain: Bonafrú de Bonares expansion leads to spike in strawberry volume

Key varieties on the new farm include Rociera from Fresa Nuevo Materiales (FNM) and Fortuna from California's Ekland Marketing Company.

January 03 , 2018

Cold front hits Mexico

More than half of Mexico's 31 states are starting 2018 with frosts or rain as a cold front sweeps its way across a wide territory.

January 02 , 2018

U.S.: Verdant Partners, Golden Sun Marketing deepen ties in M&A support

The announcement builds on two successful transactions in the citrus sector last year.

January 02 , 2018

U.S.: NMB welcomes newly appointed board members

"The success the mango industry is experiencing is a direct result of the leadership generated from this board as a whole," says NMB executive director Manuel Michel.

January 02 , 2018

U.K.: Tesco brings fruit to the fore in new year health drive

Retailer Co-op has also signed up for Public Health England's Change4Life campaign.

January 02 , 2018

Mexico: Large blackberry surface area needs replacing, claims Planamerica

An executive from Spanish plant breeder Planasa's Mexican subsidiary discusses varietal development in the country's berry sector.

January 02 , 2018