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Frosts take large bite out of Czech fruit production estimates

Late frosts that hit the Czech Republic in April have shaved almost a quarter off production estimates for the country's largest fruit commodity.
June 30 , 2016

Swiss organization prepares for another buyer mission to Colombia, Peru

SIPPO has expanded the program for its European buyer mission to South American later this year.
June 30 , 2016

Del Monte Pacific back in the black in 2015-16

Del Monte Pacific said its gross margin for the year improved thanks to lower trade spend in its U.S. subsidiary and initiatives to mitigate lower pineapple output from El Niño.
June 29 , 2016

State of the Market - Week 25, 2016

Prices of Chilean lemons remained low in the U.S. market in week 25, pressured by rising supply volumes.
June 29 , 2016

Inexpensive fruit fly trap has 'remarkable' effect on Indian mango sector

A U.K. professor says Indian mango growers could potentially be hundreds of thousands of dollars better off by using a 'low tech but well conceived' insect trap.
June 29 , 2016

Mission Produce and Lantao pursue counterfeiters in Chinese market

Mission Produce says it has intercepted boxes branded with its logos that appear to contain repacked fruit from another source.
June 29 , 2016

Hydro-powered pump offers eco-friendly irrigation solution

The developer of an innovative pump that irritates farms without electricity is now looking for distributors in the Latin American market.
June 29 , 2016

U.S.: California Fresh Fruit Association announces change in leadership

Barry Bedwell is to step down after 13 years at the helm of the CFFA, with a former eight-term congressman to replace him in August.
June 29 , 2016

Freshfel explains Brexit impacts on produce trade

The European Fresh Produce Association has outlined a number of ways the U.K.'s decision to leave the EU could affect exporters around the world.
June 28 , 2016

Spanish produce industry 'worried' about Brexit

Spain's main produce trade association says its most pressing concern about the recent Brexit vote is the pound's devaluation against the euro.
June 28 , 2016