FLIA 2016: multicolored striped pepper piques global interest

"To have two or three colors running through the entire pepper looks amazing; some people have told us they think it looks like it's been painted," says Robert Grootscholte.

January 08 , 2016

"Auspicious" season continues for northern Chilean grapes

After overcoming natural disasters in 2015, warm weather and a U.S. market shortage have been positive for Atacama grape exporters.

January 08 , 2016

South Korea opens its doors to Chilean cherries

ASOEX chief Ronald Bown has described the South Korean market opening for Chilean cherries as "an excellent start to the year".

January 07 , 2016

Chile: National prosecutor accuses leading retailers of collusion

Three of Chile's largest retailers - Cencosud, SMU and Walmart Chile - have been accused of collusion in the poultry market, but it remains to be seen whether there will be implications for the produce sector.

January 07 , 2016

Albert Heijn dried cranberries named 'most misleading product of 2015'

Food Watch in the Netherlands has described a dried cranberry product as "sugar sold under the guise of a superfood".

January 07 , 2016

Australia: ABGC proposes buyout of TR4 infested banana farm

The Australian Banana Growers' Council may purchase and shut down farming on a Tully Valley property infested with Panama Tropical Race 4 (TR4).

January 07 , 2016

Monsanto venture capital arm invests in robots, biofungicides

Syngenta is not the only company that has been in Monsanto's sights, with the multinational securing minority holdings in 11 innovative start-ups.

January 07 , 2016

India: Heavy rains spread across key banana region

Uncertainty remains over how much compensation Indian banana growers will receive after crop-damaging floods.

January 07 , 2016

New Canadian fruit import rules around the corner

New requirements for Chilean grapes and blueberries will come into force in the Canadian market on Feb. 1.

January 07 , 2016

Netherlands: Fresh Forward launches new strawberry variety

The fruit variety licensing arm of Wageningen University has released the new strawberry variety Opera, a successor to the Elsanta cultivar.

January 06 , 2016