Slovenian supermarket refutes Israeli produce boycott claims

Media reports claim Israeli avocados, grapefruit and dates have been taken off the shelves at Slovenia's largest supermarket chain.

January 21 , 2016

Mixed volume outlook for South African pome fruit

The South African Apple & Pear Producers' Association expects a challenging season with the effects of heat waves and drought, but new orchards coming on-line could spark slightly higher volumes.

January 20 , 2016

Australia: Avocados may hit AUD$100 per tray

Demand for avocados has soared in Australia, where the effects of El Niño may limit production growth in 2016.

January 20 , 2016

Russia destroys Polish mushrooms, Turkish tomatoes

Russia's plant health watchdog has seized around 6.4MT of fruits and vegetables since last Wednesday.

January 19 , 2016

U.S.: APHIS proposes allowing European apple and pear imports

U.S. authorities are seeking comments from the public in response to a proposed rule that would allow fresh pome fruit imports from eight European countries.

January 15 , 2016

FLIA 2016: Organic coconut water, sipped straight from the shell

A Spanish group's patented technology allows for a ring pull to be implanted on a fresh coconut, just like for a soda can.

January 15 , 2016

U.S.: Customs cops catch cannabis concealed in carrot cargo

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Texas have made their second carrot-related drug bust in the space of two months.

January 15 , 2016

Chinese customs raid importers in US$91M fruit smuggling case

Chinese authorities allege 40,000MT of fruit marked as U.S., Chilean, Australian or South African have been smuggled into the country since 2012.

January 14 , 2016

India relaxes apple import rules

An Indian trade measure that has severely hampered apple exporters overseas has now been revised.

January 13 , 2016

U.S.: CA officials slam citrus rejection claims

While California Citrus Mutual has denied claims the state's citrus shipments have been rejected in South Korea, another source confirms "heightened concern" over beetle eggs.

January 13 , 2016