South Africa: First Royal Honey Murcott mandarin exports likely in 2018

An early season mandarin has had an "extraordinary performance" for Australian growers, and now it is being tested in key citrus regions around the world.

October 11 , 2016

Young Entrepreneur: Fruta Cloud brings new model to Chinese fruit market

After working with the likes of Google and Amazon, George Liu is back in China with a new vision for app-based trading.

September 12 , 2016

Vegetable consumption found to improve body odor

Australian researchers have found vegetable consumption results in more pleasant-smelling sweat, with 'floral, fruity, sweet and medicinal' qualities.

August 29 , 2016

U.S.: Grapery to harvest first commercial Gum Drops crop

Grapery co-owner Jim Beagle talks about "substantially different" table grape varieties that have found a niche in the U.S. market.

July 28 , 2016

"Varieties are created by nature", said Opal apple breeder

Dr. Jaroslav Tupý passed away recently, but his legacy continues in the golden, sweet Opal apple.

July 14 , 2016

Mexico: Could jackfruit prove a snack for all trades?

Jackfruit has taken off as a vegetarian alternative to meat in the U.S. but the crop is barely known south of the border where much of the fruit is sourced.

July 05 , 2016

Israeli seedless papaya production on the rise

One year on, we take a look at how last year's Fruit Logistica Innovation Award winner is shaping up.

February 16 , 2016

U.K. turns up heat on non-EU countries with fresh curry leaf import ban

The U.K. has taken a tough stance on curry leaf imports in a bid to prevent citrus greening from entering Europe.

August 14 , 2015

Budding overseas empire for Australia's Queen Garnet super plum

The palpable buzz around an anthocyanin-rich Queensland-bred plum is spreading internationally, with a French nursery upbeat for commercial harvests and U.S. growers playing their cards close to their chests.

March 23 , 2015

Inside one of Europe's largest banana ripening facilities

The head of a major U.K. banana ripening facility likens the business to a 'hamster wheel', and says reputations can be 'built over years and lost in days'.

February 09 , 2015