U.S.: Demand heats up for spicy peppers this summer

Frieda's Specialty Produce CEO Karen Caplan discusses the market for ultra-hot ghost peppers and other chile varieties.

June 07 , 2016

Mexico: Jalisco facility a "harbinger" of avocado growth for Calavo

Calavo Growers CEO Lee E. Cole has commented on plans for Jalisco-origin avocado sales in today's record quarterly results announcement.

June 06 , 2016

PPK: A snapshot of Peru's next president

Who is Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, and what would his presidency mean for one of the world's fastest emerging produce export nations?

June 06 , 2016

No consensus reached in EU glyphosate vote

The European Commission has proposed an 18-month extension to the glyphosate license, but some member states have not been supportive.

June 06 , 2016

Shipping route boosts connection for Spanish fruit exporters

subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group is to launch a new service connecting Spanish growers with northern European markets.

June 06 , 2016

Mixed views for Argentina's pear export future

Conditions are certainly better with a new president, but coming out of years of crisis, weather disasters and problems in markets will be a challenge.

June 06 , 2016

Naturipe Farms reaches peak season for California blueberries

The company is heading straight into the peak of the California Delta region, before production moves north along the West Coast.

June 06 , 2016

Opinion: The stifling of kiwifruit entrepreneurship in New Zealand

"Nein! Natürlich nicht", is essentially the message from KNZ for what has already proven to be a successful, differentiated marketing program in Austria.

June 06 , 2016

Australia: Hort Innovation signs deal with world's largest ag research group

An MoU with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) will help the Aussie industry tap into a "massive research engine".

June 03 , 2016

Netherlands: Cocaine found in Ecuadorian banana shipment

The drugs are estimated to have a street value of more than €30 million.

June 03 , 2016