Mission Produce to open four new avocado ripening centers worldwide

During Fruit Logistica in Berlin, company executives discussed market development and their take on Latin American trade issues.

February 13 , 2017

Bayer launches new snacking cucumber brand

Bayer hopes to make its mark on the growing convenience foods market with the new snacking vegetable brand 'Minigustos'.

February 10 , 2017

Jazz apple brand undergoes refresh

T&G Global has highlighted consistent growth and demand in new markets like Thailand, China and Vietnam and Japan.

February 09 , 2017

Peru: Talsa's first commercial blueberry shipment to China due for arrival

One of the Peru's leading growers has attached a specifical significance to the up-and-coming market of China.

February 06 , 2017

Colombian farmers to swap coca for cacao, fruit under new govt plan

With a peace deal between the government and the FARC finally reached last year, US$340 million is now being invested to "change people's lives".

February 02 , 2017

Opinion: How breadfruit became a staple food in the Caribbean - Pt. 1

Michael McLaughlin of the Trees That Feed Foundation tells the story of how the organization came to be and explains how the protein-rich breadfruit has benefited families all over the world.

January 31 , 2017

Chiquita launches new banana shipping service

The new dedicated service is expected to cut fruit transit times to LA by around four days.

January 25 , 2017

New PLU code for the mango category

As the range of mangoes in supermarkets becomes more diverse, the classifications that surround it have branched out too.

January 24 , 2017

Italy's Kiku gears up to roll out new apple varieties

Kiku is planting a range of varieties on blocks covering some 200 hectares near Venice.

January 23 , 2017

Culinary rumba for native Chilean rumpa fruit

A Chilean state-backed project hopes to make rumpa, a native cactus fruit similar to dragon fruit, a household name.

January 20 , 2017