South Korea sends first fresh fruit to China

While China may be just next door, South Korea has taken six years of negotiations to export its table grapes to the world's most populous nation.

September 24 , 2015

Photo Gallery: Good Rich's Queen Garnet plum orchard

Fruit may not yet be on the trees, but a visit to Good Rich Fruit Company's super plum plantation gave interesting insights into biological farming and sterile fruit fly control methods.

September 24 , 2015

California to market first local gold kiwifruit in a decade

California's production forecast for the coming kiwifruit season may be similar to last year, but substantial new acreage is cropping up across the state.

September 24 , 2015

New plantings drive South African blueberry growth

South Africa's blueberry campaign officially kicked off this week in the country's largest export market.

September 24 , 2015

Purple carrots make 'first foray' into U.K. supermarkets

A grower of an unusually-colored carrot expects the vegetable to become a 'much more common sight' in the future.

September 24 , 2015

State of the Market - Week 38, 2015

The supply of lemons in the U.S. was one-fifth greater year-on-year in week 38.

September 23 , 2015

Chilean earthquake damages irrigation channels

Around half of the water channels in the Choapa and Limarí Basins have been blocked in the aftermath of Chile's earthquake last week.

September 23 , 2015

Honduras expects Japanese melon market access in 2016

Honduran authorities are now in the final stages of negotiating a market access protocol for the Central American country's melon exports.

September 23 , 2015

Opinion: An unexpected benefit from the California drought

The drought is "forcing California growers to use less water, unintentionally resulting in smaller, more flavorful fruits," says Frieda's CEO Karen Caplan.

September 23 , 2015

China conducts audit of Polish apple industry

"Opening up such a huge market in the world’s most populated country is exactly what Poland needs right now," says a government spokesperson.

September 23 , 2015