Albert Heijn dried cranberries named 'most misleading product of 2015'

Food Watch in the Netherlands has described a dried cranberry product as "sugar sold under the guise of a superfood".

January 07 , 2016

Australia: ABGC proposes buyout of TR4 infested banana farm

The Australian Banana Growers' Council may purchase and shut down farming on a Tully Valley property infested with Panama Tropical Race 4 (TR4).

January 07 , 2016

Monsanto venture capital arm invests in robots, biofungicides

Syngenta is not the only company that has been in Monsanto's sights, with the multinational securing minority holdings in 11 innovative start-ups.

January 07 , 2016

India: Heavy rains spread across key banana region

Uncertainty remains over how much compensation Indian banana growers will receive after crop-damaging floods.

January 07 , 2016

New Canadian fruit import rules around the corner

New requirements for Chilean grapes and blueberries will come into force in the Canadian market on Feb. 1.

January 07 , 2016

Netherlands: Fresh Forward launches new strawberry variety

The fruit variety licensing arm of Wageningen University has released the new strawberry variety Opera, a successor to the Elsanta cultivar.

January 06 , 2016

Is Australia's backpacker farm workforce traveling on?

The number of workers coming to Australia under the 417 visa has dropped repeatedly over the last two years, prompting concern from industry body Ausveg.

January 06 , 2016

U.S. apple exporters hit with fees in Mexico

As anti-dumping investigations continue, the Mexican Government has ordered provisional duty payments from some of the biggest names in the U.S. apple industry.

January 06 , 2016

Great expectations for processed Peruvian peppers

Whether it be in the U.S. or South Korea, pizza preparation trends have propelled Peruvian processed pepper exports.

January 06 , 2016

U.S. Colombian orange import permit suspension 'no inconvenience'

Orange and lime exporter Lorenzo Pico gives the Colombian perspective on a recent APHIS decision.

January 06 , 2016