PMA enters alliance with entertainment association

A new deal with the Entertainment Resource & Marketing Association (ERMA) aims to normalize produce consumption in the movies and television.

October 23 , 2015

U.S. market opens for fresh Ecuadorian peppers

Pepper exporters from two neighboring Latin American countries have gained market access to the U.S. within the space of a few weeks.

October 23 , 2015

U.S.: Derailed pesticide the 'kind of compound environmentalists asked for'

The Ninth Circuit Court's invalidation of sulfoxaflor not only dashes hopes for another tool against citrus greening, but could also affect leafy greens.

October 23 , 2015

Australia and China set to ratify FTA

Australia could finalize the ChAFTA this year, with Labor and Liberal Party leaders having reached a deal on domestic worker safeguards.

October 23 , 2015

U.S.: Texas 'Farm to Work' program hailed as a success

A CDC-funded agricultural initiative in Texas that deliveres produce to workplaces was found to have increased employee access to fruits and vegetables.

October 23 , 2015

U.S.: IFCO and Walmart expand reusable plastic container deal

Walmart will initially use IFCO's new wood grain reusable plastic container to pack and ship dry produce including apples, potatoes, and citrus.

October 23 , 2015

El Niño slows start of Chilean blueberry campaign

Chile's blueberry export volumes may be down a fifth over 2014, but the industry is confident the situation will only be short-term.

October 23 , 2015

Calais migrant situation "shockingly bad right now"

A truck driver says the migrant situation at a French port city may have improved in August and September, but now it is 'worse than ever'.

October 23 , 2015

NZ: Kiwifruit Claim to go to High Court next year

With the deadline for growers to sign up to the Kiwifruit Claim now having passed, the 212 claimants are seeking NZ$376 million in damages.

October 22 , 2015

Fyffes ends ties with Belize banana grower over drugs accusation

An Irish multinational says it will no longer buy bananas from a major Belize producer due to its links with a man U.S. authorities named as a drugs kingpin.

October 22 , 2015