Israel: Hazera's onion specialist gives lowdown on decades of research

With 15% of seed company Hazera's revenues going into R&D, double-digit year-on-year onion sales growth is being seen in several regions.

June 29 , 2015

Pest found in Russia-bound Serbian peaches

A pest native to the Southwestern U.S. was detected in a 18.8MT peach shipment at the Russian border.

June 29 , 2015

U.S.: Stemilt uses mobile hydrocoolers to boost cherry shelf life

A major Northwest cherry grower says it has the largest network in the industry of on-farm cooling machines.

June 24 , 2015

U.K.: Proud strawberry grower introduces new 'Summer Blush' variety

A grower says his new 'orangey red' cultivar has the 'wow factor', as the fruit hits Waitrose shelves.

June 16 , 2015

France: Intermarche's ugly fruit campaign honored with awards

A French supermarket campaign highlighting the absurdity of throwing away misshapen fruit has received a pat on the back.

May 26 , 2015

NZ: New T&G office officially opens in Shanghai

Turners & Growers expects to better anticipate market changes to the benefit of growers, through the help of a new office in China.

May 25 , 2015

Two executives to leave Chiquita Brands International

Chiquita's interim CEO Brian W. Kocher has left the company, and vice president Joseph B. Johnson will be on his way out soon.

April 07 , 2015

Japanese giant strawberry growers enjoy soaring demand

In Japan 243 strawberries varieties have been registered, with 50 news ones since 2011.

April 06 , 2015

Driscoll's CEO steps down after 15-year tenure

Driscoll's former president and COO Kevin Murphy has been given a more senior role at the berry company.

April 02 , 2015

Chiquita exec payouts could exceed US$23M

A report to the SEC reveals the extent of Chiquita's completed and planned severance packages for leading executives, as well as hundreds of layoffs in Latin America.

March 24 , 2015