Kincannon & Reed seeks out top execs in Chile, Peru

U.S.-based international recruitment firm Kincannon & Reed has expanded its operations in Latin America.

May 17 , 2016

Opinion: Exploring 'Fifty Shades of Kale'

Karen Caplan of Frieda's Specialty Produce reflects on a recent talk given by Dr. Drew Ramsey MD, co-founder of National Kale Day.

May 17 , 2016

European tomato market will worsen, warns Copa Cogeca head

European farming group Copa Cogeca warns plans to support the EU fruit and vegetable sector are insufficient.

May 17 , 2016

Australian Govt to delay backpacker tax

The Federal Government will delay its introduction of the controversial 32.5% tax on temporary and seasonal agriculture workers.

May 16 , 2016

Colombia's biggest cocaine bust was "not on a banana farm", claims union

Colombia's leading banana growers' union has denied claims the country's biggest ever drug bust over the weekend occurred on a banana farm.

May 16 , 2016

Costa receives AUD$1.2M grant for Tasmanian berry center expansion

Costa Group is one of six produce companies to receive capital from the Tasmanian Jobs and Investment Fund.

May 16 , 2016

Finland: K-citymarket shoppers go mad for Malaysian exotics

Malaysian fresh fruit was showcased during a promotional event at a leading Finnish hypermarket recently in a bid to bring more exotics to the Nordic region.

May 16 , 2016

Labor scarcity, smaller sizing put strain on Chile's 2016 apple deal

Fruséptima president Antonio Walker discusses the impacts of a wide range of factors on Chile's apple export outlook, including some "very bad news" for Fuji producers.

May 16 , 2016

U.S. compost guidance changes could put organic sector in "chaos"

A legal challenge threatens to put the organic industry, both local growers and foreign suppliers, in deep compost.

May 16 , 2016

Local okra production gains momentum in Canada

"The uptake is actually quite phenomenal given where we started," says Vineland Research agronomist Viliam Zvalo.

May 16 , 2016