U.S.: Village Farms scoops innovation award at NYPS for Stackable Snackables tomato line

The top-seal program is for the company's exclusive specialty snacking tomatoes, uniting a family of varieties under bold and colorful imagery.

December 17 , 2018

Fair Trade USA decertifies Fyffes' Honduran melon subsidiary

It said that a "thorough on-the-ground audit and investigation" confirmed issues related to wages and benefits, worker health and safety, and freedom of association.

December 17 , 2018

U.S.: FDA identifies California farm in romaine E. coli outbreak

Investigators have identified the strain of E. coli causing the current outbreak in a sample collected in the sediment of an irrigation water, but it says that the finding on this farm does not explain all illnesses.

December 16 , 2018

First marketing tests for red-fleshed Kissabel apples after good Northern Hemisphere crop

Apples were harvested by IFORED's partners in France, Switzerland, Germany, the UK, Spain, Italy and U.S. over October and November.

December 16 , 2018

T&G Global: Orchard Rd to export first Aussie Tulare Giant sugar plums to China

T&G Global is gearing up for harvests of Australian Tulare Giant sugar plums with plans to ship the fruit to Asian markets under its Orchard Rd brand.

December 14 , 2018

Global apple production lowest level in eight years, USDA says

For apples, climatic problems in China in April and May severely affected production, with volumes falling by 25% to 31 million MT.

December 14 , 2018

State of the Market - Week 49, 2018

Avocado prices fell in the U.S. amid rising supplies, but they rose in China even as volumes increased slightly.

December 14 , 2018

Camposol granted three awards by Ministry of Labor

December 13 , 2018

Chile: Fedefruta chief briefs Senate on hail damage

Jorge Valenzuela recently told the Senate Agriculture Committee about the actions being taken to help the affected producers.

December 13 , 2018

Wild bees could boost blueberry production, study finds

The study found that wild bees have significant benefits for berry farmers, including greater berry size, quantity, size consistency, and earlier harvests by two and a half days.

December 13 , 2018