Crop doctor app Plantix fills small-holder farmer advisory gap and democratizes knowledge

An innovative app that has around one million active users is helping to democratize knowledge and revolutionize farming for small-holder growers, providing them with crucial information that was previously scarcely available.

December 12 , 2019

U.S. apple storage numbers are up from last year

In a Market News report, the U.S. Apple Association said that this year's holdings as of Dec 1 totaled 161.7m bushels, a year-on-year rise of 15%.

December 11 , 2019

Mexican avocado industry seeks greater quality and traceability

In a meeting this Tuesday, APEAM made an initiative to model quality improvement and tracability efficiency to be implemented across the country.

December 11 , 2019

Pink Lady entities in Australia, U.S. reach deal for 'integrated global network'

"This is is a very exciting and significant step for our respective organizations and for the broader Pink Lady global network," said Andrew Hooke, COO of APAL.

December 11 , 2019

Are you involved with Chilean produce? If so, we want to hear from you

A study will be carried out to assess the international produce industry's perception of the social unrest in Chile and how they believe it could affect them.

December 11 , 2019

New finding shows how jet streams affect up to a quarter of global food production

Up until this study, this was an "unexplored vulnerability in the food system" that could tell us about how to improve seasonal predictions.

December 11 , 2019

How to correctly apply pesticide to achieve a good harvest, stay safe and look after the environment

Patricia Villarreal of Chile's Afipa association lists the fundamental steps to take before, during and after pesticide application.

December 11 , 2019

Global table grape production to rise despite EU losses

A USDA report gives insight into production, imports and exports of table grapes around the world during the 2019.20 season.

December 11 , 2019

Walmart Chile rescinds request for state protection

Walmart Chile on Monday recinded its earlier request filed with the Chilean courts demanding police protection for its supermarkets.

December 10 , 2019

China approves Philippine Hass avocado import protocol

Although the number of countries eligible to send avocados to China has increased rapidly, Philippine avocado exports only totaled US$1.2m last year

December 10 , 2019