Market conditions hurt Del Monte profit again in Q2

An oversupply of bananas in some markets put the squeeze on profits but net sales were up overall for the period.

August 01 , 2017

“Port customs chaos ahead”, warns Brexit report

Barbara Buczek of the Port of Dover warns there is no system in place to handle possible delays from customs checks of millions of trucks.

August 01 , 2017

Chilean cherry season prospects boosted by cold hour accumulation

There is some disagreement as to how many boxes of cherries Chile could export in the 2017-18 season.

August 01 , 2017

The Packaging Pitch: Know thy product, find thy consumer

Marketing expert Lisa Cork reveals five key steps to successful packaging, as well as the philosophy behind past campaigns in the produce sector.

August 01 , 2017

"Taste Australia" brand launched to drive projected surge in exports

The federal government says the country's horticulture industry is embarking on the biggest trade drive in its history.

July 31 , 2017

Modest recovery in Australian retail sales

"We have seen food retail spending, in particular, pick up and fill some gaps from weaker non-food retailing," said AFGC CEO Tanya Barden.

July 31 , 2017

Vietnamese fresh produce exports rose 45% in H1

Dragon fruit represented half of export value while good progress was made for entering new markets with mangoes and litchis.

July 31 , 2017

California promotes walnuts in the U.K. after 20-year hiatus

As the California walnut industry undergoes expansion, research into different varietals is also being undertaken.

July 31 , 2017

New sweet plum variety developed in Chile

Sweet Pekeetah is aimed at exports the Chinese market while researchers also have commercial ambitions to grow the new cultivar in North America and Europe.

July 31 , 2017

Australia: From waste bananas to flour, cosmetics and resistant starch

"What we had discovered by accident was that we had found the richest source of resistant starch (RS) on earth," said a Queensland farmer.

July 31 , 2017