Countries
New app aims to strengthen fruit trade relationships
A new app aims to simplify how produce sellers and buyers interact across time zones and continents.
March 05 , 2015
Belgium: Univeg to enter merger talks with Greenyard Foods, Peatinvest
A tie up of three Belgium-headquartered companies could combine sales worth in excess of €3.7 billion.
March 05 , 2015
NZ: Fire destroys shed at Seeka packhouse
No people were injured in a "significant fire" that hit a New Zealand post-harvest facility for kiwifruit and kiwiberries.
March 04 , 2015
Australia: Panama Disease Tropical Race IV suspected in Queensland
The Australian banana industry is on high alert after a suspected case of Panama Disease Tropical Race IV (TR4) was detected on a plantation in the North Queensland region of Tully.
March 04 , 2015
Peru: Camposol upbeat for Ica's ag future with Cilloniz at the helm
While Camposol's production is focused in Chavimochic, the group holds land in the key horticultural department of Ica where an industry consultant is now president.
March 04 , 2015
Chilean govt declares agricultural emergency after Villarica Volcano eruption
Blueberry growers around Pucon would have been much more affected by the recent volcanic eruption if their season wasn't all but over.
March 03 , 2015
European oversupply dints Total Produce results
Total Produce recorded a lower result for 2014 but acquisitions helped raise profits in non-Eurozone European operations.
March 03 , 2015
Mexico: Jalisco avocado growers feeling ready for U.S. exports
An avocado industry representative from the Mexican state of Jalisco does not expect much "resistance" as procedures continue for the opening of the U.S. market.
March 03 , 2015
NZ ag investment group expands into kiwifruit
New Zealand's MyFarm is looking for investors in a new NZ$5 million kiwifruit venture.
March 03 , 2015
School fruit would "fall apart" in many countries if EU scheme is scrapped
Raquel Izquierdo de Santiago gives her assessment as to why the EU School Fruit scheme should definitely not be pulled or changed.
March 02 , 2015
