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China: Hainan to focus on high-value crops
Tropical crops will receive investment as part of a new local government plan on the southern Chinese island of Hainan.
July 07 , 2015
India: IG International to enter stock market
An executive from one of India's largest produce companies has reportedly said an IPO will be launched within a few years once revenues have tripled.
July 06 , 2015
Russia blocks Egyptian table grape shipment
Russian authorities have detected Medfly in an Egyptian grape consignment exported to the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.
July 06 , 2015
Argentina could appeal to WTO over U.S. lemon access, says govt official
The Argentine foreign minister has accused the U.S. lemon industry of protectionism.
July 06 , 2015
The Ogg Blogg: A tourist’s taste of Turkish horticulture
On holiday meant no emails, no interviews and no stories, but no fruit and vegetables? You don't go to Turkey to escape the produce industry.
July 06 , 2015
Trio of new pomegranate varieties heads for South Africa
A Spain-based variety management company is in the process of registering its Purple Queen, MR-100 and Kingdom cultivars in South Africa following commercial success elsewhere.
July 06 , 2015
Prices rise for South African oranges in the EU
Despite similar year-on-year prices in the U.S. for South African oranges, arrival volumes have been several times higher this season.
July 06 , 2015
USCM addresses farmworker conditions, labor inspections
The U.S. Conference of Mayors has urged retailers to follow Wal-Mart's lead in considering farmworker living conditions.
July 03 , 2015
SanLucar to enter "very attractive" Turkish market
An executive of a Spanish multinational says two nearby countries outside the EU have strong productive futures as a range of new crops go in the ground.
July 03 , 2015
Could scuba-harvesting be horticulture's next frontier?
Now that crops have been successfully grown underwater off the coast of Italy, the next challenge is economic feasibility.
July 03 , 2015
