McDonald's, Gerber rule out using GM apples in the short term

The developers of GM Arctic apples have pointed to benefits in food service but McDonald's is not interested.

November 12 , 2013

Canada: OSF slates Arctic apple production plans

OSF's Neal Carter discusses plans for GM apple production in the U.S., food service benefits and expectations for Canadian deregulation.

November 12 , 2013

Chile: Hortifrut reports strong results in third quarter

Hortifrut attributed growth to a rise in volume and strong performance by international subsidiaries.

November 12 , 2013

Bayer CropScience seeks new registrations, markets

Bayer CropScience's Rob Schrick discusses the strategy needed to adapt to changing regulatory environments.

November 11 , 2013

Okanagan expects U.S. approval for Arctic apples in early 2014

U.S. authorities have opened up assessments on genetically modified apples for public comment.

November 08 , 2013

China opens access for Brazilian corn exports

Brazil has achieved a breakthrough agreement to ship corn directly to the Chinese mainland.

November 08 , 2013

Canada: British Columbia notches one of its biggest ever blueberry harvests

As their season winds up, British Columbia blueberry growers are optimistic about benefits from a Canada-EU trade deal.

November 08 , 2013

Canadian wild blueberries get investment bump

Oxford Frozen Foods Ltd has announced an investment push to encourage New Brunswick blueberries.

November 05 , 2013

Africa, Latin America put on alert over Panama disease

An aggressive strain of Panama disease could threaten major banana-producing nations, warned Wageningen UR.

November 04 , 2013

Dole merger vote approves acquisition by Murdock

Dole's merger deal with David Murdock finalizes today, transferring a majority share to the company CEO.

November 01 , 2013