Peru's pain may be South Africa's gain this avocado season

Subtrop says rainfall in many production regions has led to larger fruit sizing than last season in general.

April 11 , 2017

U.K. company brings Oregon-developed blueberry varieties to world stage

Global Plant Genetics has held meetings with potential clients in Chile, Peru, Argentina and the U.S. over recent weeks.

April 11 , 2017

Chile aims for South Korean avocado market access

In exchange, South Korea hopes to achieve Chilean market access for its strawberries, mandarins, persimmons and chestnuts.

April 11 , 2017

Indian mangoes set to enter Australian market

Australia granted market access in June last year, but no exports were carried out at the time as India's season was ending.

April 11 , 2017

Germany: Cologne police uncover €31.5M of cocaine in Ecuadorian bananas

The discovery is even larger than significant banana-related drug busts in Germany over the last two years in Berlin and Bremerhaven.

April 11 , 2017

China: Mr. Avocado Ripe Center opened in Shanghai

The joint venture between Mission Produce, Lantao International and Pagoda Stores is expected to "accelerate growth".

April 10 , 2017

Opinion: Emerging countries must avoid globalization ‘paradox’

Camposol independent board member Raul Fernandez says that in developed countries, there has not been the same advance in the education of the population as in the demand for labor.

April 10 , 2017

U.S.: Variety mix, quality boost domestic movement for Washington apples

Taiwan and India have been Washington State's number three and four export markets this campaign, which saw the second-largest crop in history.

April 10 , 2017

U.S.-bound Latam mango shipments remain far higher than 2016

By the end of week 13 Mexico had shipped around 11.4 million boxes in total for the season, compared to 7.4 million boxes last year.

April 10 , 2017

U.K.: Drones to tackle fruit fly spread on soft fruit farms

The drones will detect the pests much earlier than traditional methods by flying over “sticky traps” and indentifying fruit fly from the air.

April 10 , 2017