Australian-developed compostable cucumber wrap to go global

The eco-friendly alternative to the traditional polyethylene plastic wrap has already generated export interest from Qatar and South Africa.

October 08 , 2019

Avocados in Charts: What can we expect from the market during the rest of 2019?

By looking at the data from last season, some important insights can be given about what we could expect in terms of pricing in the U.S. avocado market.

October 08 , 2019

Ocean Mist Farms launches new organic artichoke packaging

The new packaging options will be displayed at PMA Fresh Summit, and shoppers can expect to see them in stores in time for the November and December holidays.

October 08 , 2019

British retailers suffer worst September since mid-1990s

The BRC says that surveys showed people were spending money on entertainment instead of shopping in the run-up to Brexit.

October 08 , 2019

Mexican greenhouse grower Agrizar to supply Mastronardi BerryWorld America

Agrizar - one of Mexico’s largest growers with a production network of over 8700 acres - will exclusively supply the joint venture announced last year.

October 07 , 2019

The Packaging Pitch: Farming’s eroding social license to operate

"Recently, I came across something I believe needs to be on every produce company’s strategic agenda. In talking with produce CEOs, only a few had heard of it, most had not."

October 07 , 2019

FAO launches emergency project to combat banana disease TR4

A new emergency project targets banana-growing countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, where the fruit is a nutritional and economic mainstay.

October 07 , 2019

U.S.: Table grape storage numbers shoot up in second report

The latest figure is still significantly down on the 12.9m boxes registered on Sept. 30 last year, but only slightly below the 10.8m boxes reported in 2017.

October 06 , 2019

"World-first": £120M greenhouse project announced for U.K.

Once operational next year, the two massive greenhouses will be capable of producing more than 1 in 10 of the country’s tomatoes.

October 04 , 2019

Argentina expecting good cherry season despite frosts

The Argentine cherry industry is expecting slightly higher volumes than last season and a greater proportion going to the recently opened Chinese market.

October 04 , 2019