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Aussie Farmers Direct wins app design prize
An app that "makes customers feel like they’re physically standing in a supermarket" has won a prestigious design prize in Australia.
October 19 , 2015
South Africa: Valencias, grapefruit and lemons surpass estimates
Lemon exports to the Middle East increased this year and benefited from an early season 'empty market.
October 19 , 2015
South Africa: New labor group condemns recent violence
The Laborie Dialogue Initiative is calling for greater social dialogue in the produce industry and a 'sustainable transformation of the rural economy'.
October 19 , 2015
Costa Rican govt breaks up drug ring under fruit trading cover
A Costa Rican drug ring with alleged Italian mafia links is suspected of hiding cocaine in boxes of pineapples and cassava.
October 16 , 2015
Brazil sets up import norms for table grapes, strawberry plants
A new import ruling in Brazil gives greater opportunity for Spanish and Portuguese collaboration and trade.
October 16 , 2015
U.S.: Port of Savannah receives first Peruvian citrus
With the support of a pilot program, the Georgia Ports Authority is pitching itself as an effective entry point for South American fruit.
October 16 , 2015
U.K.: Pumpkins 'ticking time bombs' as wet weather threatens Halloween crop
Yields will be down by around 50% for U.K. pumpkin grower and supplier Barfoots.
October 16 , 2015
NZ Ambassador to France visits Jazz apple orchards
Kiwi and French apple growers have put their rugby rivalry aside to celebrate the success of Jazz apples.
October 16 , 2015
Chile: Weather to cause 'significant decline' in cherry volumes, says Garces
Chile's leading cherry exporter says a combination of various weather issues will reduce production volumes and delay the season.
October 16 , 2015
Kloosterboer embarks on Rotterdam Cool Port cold storage project
Total Produce B.V. is on board as a tenant of a Rotterdam terminal set for development that will have 40,000 temperature-controlled pallet spaces.
October 16 , 2015
