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Italian group targets kids with stick-on edible faces for apples

An apple-focused Italian consortium says its novel approach to increasing fruit consumption amongst kids has been a commercial success.
July 10 , 2015

NZ: Opposition calls for outright ban on grape imports

The Labour Party and the New Zealand Wine Growers Association have raised questions about what other biosecurity threats could arise if spiders could slip through the cracks.
July 10 , 2015

Chilean apple exports take a dive in H1

The process of varietal conversion combined with weather factors this year to cut shipments for one of Chile's leading export crops.
July 09 , 2015

Peruvian mango crop conditions "prudent" despite El Niño , says APEM

Due to a warm winter, flowering may need to be induced on Peruvian mango trees to ensure a good production season.
July 09 , 2015

China: Kingo teams up with Tmall.com to sell super-sized Washington State cherries

Sage Fruit's Peter Verbrugge has appeared on a Chinese e-commerce site to plug the benefits of Washington-grown cherries.
July 09 , 2015

Strong season for Chilean lemons despite small fruit sizing

Representatives of Chilean companies Cabilfrut and Propal discuss the dynamics of the 2015 lemon campaign thus far.
July 08 , 2015

U.S.: 'Severe' competition hurting Florida tropical fruit growers

With 13 major crops growing commercially, Florida's tropical fruit industry could be in for a USDA grant later this week to help target Spanish-speakers.
July 08 , 2015

U.S.: California expands quarantine area for Asian citrus psyllid

An insect that can potentially host HLB disease has been detected in the city of San Jose in California.
July 08 , 2015

China: Golden Wing Mau moves Shenzhen HQ

Golden Wing Mau could become a "10 billion RMB" company in the coming years, according to its GM Zhang Jian.
July 08 , 2015

Argentina: Customs workers announce three days of strikes

With 200 million apples said to be rotting on trees in Rio Negro, a customs strike could exacerbate an already difficult campaign.
July 07 , 2015