Australia: Three major apple and pear growing areas affected by bushfires

"One thing that has come through this period is both the resilience and goodwill of everybody in the industry," APAL CEO Phil Turnbull said.

January 07 , 2020

Fruit in Charts: Chilean blueberries and avocados end year with lower volumes

The U.S. market saw significant lower supplies of some key Chilean fruits in the last couple of months of 2019, although one saw a late recovery.

January 07 , 2020

India could become "most important" destination for South African pears

In the future, Indian markets could demand as much as 1m cartons worth of Forelle variety South African pears, making it a key market.

January 07 , 2020

Fruit fly larvae discovered in Tasmanian on Queensland mango

The infected fruit was found in Devonport during a routine inspection at a Biosecurity Tasmania control center, local media reports.

January 07 , 2020

U.K. retailer expands online service with focus on plant-based

The retailer has announced it will offer same-day online city-center deliveries from 650 stores and take a bite out of the growing meat-free food market.

January 07 , 2020

Greenyard to sell Portuguese logistics company through management buyout

After completion of the transaction, the current management team will own and manage Greenyard Logistics Portugal.

January 06 , 2020

Long inspections of Mexican tomatoes 'unjustified', says official

The Mexican tomato industry denounces the increased regulations into the U.S. concerning the ToBRFV virus, saying it unnecessarily varnishes the name of its tomatoes.

January 06 , 2020

California expands citrus greening quarantine area for second time in a month

Quarantine to contain the deadly citrus greening disease was expanded after similar measures in December and November, this time in Corona, California.

January 06 , 2020

Chilean blueberry exports on par with last season, but with improved varietal mix

Accumulated exports are 1% higher year-on-year and mark progress of 42% against the season estimate of 115,000MT, which would mark a new record if realized.

January 06 , 2020

Video: U.S. continues to dominate agricultural exports by value

A video shows the evolution of the world's top ten agricultural exporting countries over the last half-century.

January 06 , 2020