Global banana industry must 'rethink whole business model', says expert

Dan Koeppel says the suspected case of Panama disease TR4 in Queensland should not come as a surprise given the lack of a 'global strategy'.

March 12 , 2015

Chiquita supplier accused of anti-union activity in Honduras

FESTAGRO alleges a banana picker was fired after an accident at Finca Tropical, but an HR representative says he never worked there.

March 12 , 2015

Greek strawberry grower says Russian embargo "only on paper"

With the import ban from Russia, Greek strawberry oversupply may be alleviated somewhat due to weather impacts.

March 12 , 2015

U.S.: Newark vertical farm to take 'precision and performance to another level'

AeroFarms says it is investing heavily in software for its vertical farms to 'scale-up and go worldwide'.

March 12 , 2015

State of the Market - Week 10, 2015

Some containers of Chilean blueberries arriving in the EU had gas regulation problems in week 10.

March 11 , 2015

Chilean growers call for "reciprocal" tariff action against Ecuador

Chile's Fedefruta has cried foul about Ecuador's food import tariff hike to 45%, which is due to be implemented today.

March 11 , 2015

Australia: Tasmanian irrigation projects strengthen Costa's berry business

Australia's largest privately-owned produce company expects to double its Tasmanian berry production.

March 11 , 2015

Pakistan kinnow campaign boosted by Russian market

Pakistan has been able to raise exports of Kinnow mandarins to markets ranging from Russia to Canada.

March 11 , 2015

Can Kenyan avocados outprice the competition in Hong Kong?

Terra Exports plans to raise its shipments of Kenyan avocados fifteenfold for the Hong Kong market this year.

March 11 , 2015

IG International eyes North American greenhouse acquisition

IG International is expanding its global reach with a long-term goal of bringing technical expertise and better varieties to India.

March 11 , 2015