Australia: Hail causes "significant" losses on cherry orchards in NSW region

However, the hail is not expected to have a substantial impact on national volume this season.

January 03 , 2019

U.K. appoints first food waste chief

In his new role, the appointee will work with food businesses across manufacturing, retail and hospitality to tackle waste “from farm to fork”.

January 03 , 2019

Vietnamese fruit and veg exports up by 12% in 2018

China remained the leading market, accounting for three-quarters of market share with more than US$2.4 billion.

January 03 , 2019

California: Freezing temperatures benefitting citrus crop, says CCM

The California Citrus Mutual described Tuesday night as "another long night" for growers as temperatures dropped throughout the Central Valley and Ventura County.

January 02 , 2019

Fruit in Charts: What happens to USDA market data during a U.S. Government shutdown?

The shutdown affects most non-essential services, which unfortunately include those provided by the USDA market news service

January 02 , 2019

AgroFresh launches 'breakthrough' technology to predict risk of produce disorders

The freshness solutions company over recent months has launched various new technologies under the umbrella of its FreshCloud platform.

January 02 , 2019

State of the Market - Week 52, 2018

Prices of blueberries, avocados and cherries dropped in the final week of 2018 in the U.S. market.

January 02 , 2019

HaciendasBio – Spain’s leading company in exporting organic fruit and vegetables to Europe

December 31 , 2018

Colombian banana growers warned to prepare for dry El Niño period in early 2019

Grower association Augura says that growers should take "a series of technical actions" so that their plantations suffer as little damage as possible early next year, when there is expected to be very little rain.

December 28 , 2018

Chile: Valparaiso port worker strike ends after 35 days

The paralyzation started on Nov. 16 and resulted in around 90% of shipments being diverted to other ports including San Antonio.

December 24 , 2018