Kanzi apple harvest kicks off in Australia

630,000 trees of the variety are now planted in Australia with trial export shipments expected this year.

March 22 , 2019

Tasmanian researcher investigates delicate balance for raspberry shelf life

A PhD Candidate at Australia's Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) is testing the efficacy of packaging and processing for extending the shelf life of a very fragile and perishable fruit.

March 22 , 2019

NZ: MPI issues positive update on fruit fly controls in Auckland

Two of the three affected suburbs have now been officially declared free of breeding fruit fly populations.

March 21 , 2019

State of the Market - Week 11, 2019

Arrivals of Indian supply led to slight price declines for white seedless grapes in the European market.

March 21 , 2019

Driscoll's takes California Berry Cultivars (CBC) to court

Driscoll's has filed legal action against a berry breeder alleging patent infringement and conversion of its proprietary strawberry varieties.

March 21 , 2019

Chile edges closer to Vietnamese market access for apples, cherries

After the Vietnamese market was suspended for Chilean fruit in 2015, table grape access was quickly regained and now two more commodities may follow suit after years of negotiations.

March 21 , 2019

Mexican mangoes: Slow start but volume and quality to increase through spring, says NMB

The southern Mexico mango crop is running a few weeks behind last year and entering into the U.S. market on the back of a short Peruvian season.

March 21 , 2019

Fresh Del Monte CFO Contreras resigns after more than a decade in the post

The company's incoming CFO Eduardo Guarita Bezerra was responsible for financial integration at Monsanto when it was acquired by Bayer.

March 20 , 2019

Indian development, global expansion and new varieties: Grapa talks plans for ARRA grapes

With Grapa's recent announcement of an exclusive growing and marketing deal in India, the company is now making inroads into one of the biggest grape production countries of the globe.

March 20 , 2019

Australian veggie exports jump in 2018

Australian fresh vegetable exports rose by 11.4% last year with Singapore retaining its spot as the leading market, while high growth rates were seen for potatoes, onions, broccoli and cauliflower.

March 19 , 2019