Del Monte CEO gets US$2.7M income boost after strong 2016 results

The executive, who owns more than a third of ordinary shares in the company, notched a 32% year-on-year uptick in compensation last year.

April 04 , 2017

Low prices plague Ecuador's dragon fruit season

However, on a more positive note an industry head is expecting to gain access to the U.S. market this year.

April 04 , 2017

U.S. seed sector to "Storm the Hill" with trade, innovation high on agenda

ASTA members from some 19 states will be in Capitol Hill this week to attend more than 90 meetings set up in the House and Senate.

April 04 , 2017

Philippine banana growers make plea for help amid revolutionary army killings

New People’s Army (NPA) members have allegedly attacked farmers who don't make extorsion payments, and also allegedly set fire to Dole facilities in Mindanao.

April 04 , 2017

High-tech mapping, robots and drones aid Cyclone Debbie crop response

The map's tree cropping layer has been "quickly validating and quantifying what would normally take weeks" in post-cyclone assessments.

April 03 , 2017

Zespri calls police over kiwifruit license transfer in China

The marketer believes a kiwifruit license may have been sold to a third party, breaching the terms limiting transfers within a country.

April 03 , 2017

South African credit rating downgraded to "junk" status

S&P held an emergency meeting over the weekend following a cabinet shuffle last week that ousted finance minister Pravin Gordhan.

April 03 , 2017

U.S.: Industry welcomes EPA's decision on HLB-fighting insecticide

A USDA representative said the decision was "grounded in evidence" and meant an "important pest management tool will remain available to growers."

April 03 , 2017

Chilean plums fail Chinese inspections twice in March

Both consignments were rejected by the same quarantine bureau, but for different reasons.

April 03 , 2017

Stemilt leads U.S. return to Japanese apple market after long absence

The Washington State shipper wants to bring selection and choice to a market that's had "the same old apple varieties served to their customers for the last 30 years".

April 03 , 2017