Israel unveils wide-reaching plan to cut produce costs

The move announced on Wednesday would potentially end years of prices far above Western averages by cutting customs duties and opening the sector to competition.

July 22 , 2021

Sun World adds Australian grape grower-marketer

This move expands Sun World’s roster of table grape marketers in Australia, with FPG joining longstanding Sun World licensees Costa Group, Perfection Fresh/Fruit Master and Fruitico.

July 22 , 2021

Berry People says its Peruvian blueberries will provide consistency through fall-winter season

Once the North American blueberry season wanes, Peru’s long growing season, steady climate and greenhouse-like growing conditions will provide retailers and consumers with a trustworthy and constant volume of high-quality blueberries.

July 22 , 2021

Mexico's berry industry to continue growing through 2021

Specialists in the sector expect that this year's exports will continue to grow as they did last year which grew 10 percent despite the pandemic.

July 21 , 2021

Dutch officials seize massive haul of cocaine hidden in banana puree vats

The drugs would have had a value of €225 million (US$306 million) if they had reached the open market, the public prosecution department said.

July 21 , 2021

South Africa's citrus markets to see "very little impact" as port gets back to normal - CGA

CGA CEO Justin Chadwick said the situation has significantly improved over recent days and that it's "absolutely astonishing" how quickly Durban port has been able to get back to full operations.

July 21 , 2021

Compostable packaging may outperform plastic for fresh produce shelf-life, studies find

Compostable packaging is as effective as conventional plastic and may even outperform it for shelf-life of fresh produce, two peer-reviewed studies have revealed.

July 21 , 2021

Westfalia Colombia the first to export avocados to South Korea

Westfalia Colombia, part of the global Westfalia Fruit Group, has successfully exported Colombian Hass avocados to South Korea for the first time. 

July 21 , 2021

Ocado shares drop as it cancels orders after robot fire

U.K.-based online grocery specialist Ocado was forced to cancel thousands of orders following a fire caused by a robot collision at one of its warehouses.

July 20 , 2021

South Africa's ZZ2 to build one of world's biggest avocado packhouses

The 11,200 meters squared facility will be used to pack avocados and tomatoes and is set to have the first avocados packed and shipped in February of next year.

July 20 , 2021