Chile sees lowest kiwifruit returns since 2011

Not only were returns 62% lower than during the 2014 season, but there appears to be a large gap between the average returns of different exporters.

January 30 , 2017

Europe: Open field vegetable shortage to last until April, says FEPEX

Spain's leading produce association says volumes of some vegetables are currently 60% lower than normal.

January 30 , 2017

Russia intercepts, destroys 60MT of Polish apples

It's now almost 2.5 years since the Russian ban began and the gray trade through Belarus is clearly still in full force.

January 30 , 2017

Work to begin on Nicaragua Canal in first quarter of 2017

Construction on the US$50 billion project was due to begin last year, but there were delays associated with the Social and Environmental Impact Assessment.

January 30 , 2017

U.K.: Tesco to buy wholesaler Booker in £3.7B deal

The acquisition is a marked change of direction for the U.K.’s biggest supermarket group, which has been closing stores around the country in a bid to cut costs.

January 30 , 2017

U.S. Jalisco halt is definitely about potatoes, claims Mexican avocado rep

APEAM head Ramon Paz says prices would need to be “revised” in the event of an import tax in the U.S.

January 27 , 2017

Wildfires rage through Chile

“We have never seen anything on this scale," says Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.

January 27 , 2017

Canadian govt invests in greenhouse tech for organic microgreens

Ontario-based organic grower Greenbelt Microgreens is planning to expand its business to other areas of the country.

January 27 , 2017

Latin American countries take bigger slice of EU imported avo market

Peru, Chile and Mexico have all capitalized on the imported avocado market more than doubling over the last six years, but South Africa, Kenya and Israel have not been so lucky.

January 27 , 2017

U.S.: Trump plans import tax to pay for Mexican border wall

White House spokesperson Sean Spicer has reportedly announced plans to implement a 20% import tax on Mexican goods.

January 26 , 2017