Countries
China: Australian trade mission bolsters produce ties
A Best Exhibitor Award for Australia Fresh at a Beijing trade fair represents a "significant step forward" for links with China's CIQA
December 16 , 2013
Getting in early: airfreight produce for "sophisticated" consumers
American Airlines' Carmen Taylor discusses new produce flight routes and the investment needed to keep perishables in top condition.
December 16 , 2013
Q&A: Fare & Square, an oasis in a U.S. food desert
Philabundance president Bill Clark discusses fresh food access in the most disadvantaged U.S. communities.
December 16 , 2013
Brazilian watermelon shows tolerance to mosaic virus
Brazil's new Explorer watermelon has shown good disease resistance, post-harvest qualities and a tasty, sweet intense red flesh.
December 13 , 2013
NZ growers reach collaborative biosecurity deal with govt
A new deal means New Zealand's growers will have a "seat at the table" in the government's decisions on biosecurity.
December 13 , 2013
UN: Black Sigatoka threatens survival of Caribbean bananas
Lack of funding for research and management inputs have put the Caribbean banana industry at serious risk.
December 13 , 2013
Mexico: technology improves papaya virus detection
Researchers at Mexico's Cinvestav are developing technology to help papaya growers better detect viruses.
December 13 , 2013
China: first direct fruit-laden flights arrive from Chile
China Eastern Airlines brought its first batch of Chilean fruit to Shanghai under a new flight itinerary arrangement.
December 13 , 2013
Nonprofit questions Chiquita's impact on drinking water
A Washington-based nonprofit alleges Chiquita's operations have compromised Guatemalan drinking water.
December 12 , 2013
Tough rules continue impeding Indian mango exports to Japan
Indian authorities expect a decline in the country's mango shipments this year in the face of difficult protocol measures in destination markets.
December 12 , 2013
