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Turbana exec: Consistency and secondary retail displays key for banana sales
U.S. Banana importer Turbana was able to fulfill contracts despite supply shortages earlier in the year, and expects a more stable second half.
July 01 , 2015
Jail terms for farm labor suppliers in unique U.K. case
A Lithuanian couple who built a successful business supplying farmworkers to the U.K. fresh produce sector has been jailed.
July 01 , 2015
French shippers add Chinese-built vessels to fleet
CMA CGM is naming one of its new vessels after a 15th century Chinese admiral.
July 01 , 2015
3D robotic tech could revolutionize broccoli harvesting
Could labor intensive broccoli harvesting soon be a thing of the past?
July 01 , 2015
Israel: Hazera's onion specialist gives lowdown on decades of research
With 15% of seed company Hazera's revenues going into R&D, double-digit year-on-year onion sales growth is being seen in several regions.
June 29 , 2015
Pest found in Russia-bound Serbian peaches
A pest native to the Southwestern U.S. was detected in a 18.8MT peach shipment at the Russian border.
June 29 , 2015
Chilean and New Zealand kiwifruit exports up more than a third
While prices of Chilean kiwifruit have been rising over recent weeks, they are still 40% lower year-on-year.
June 29 , 2015
U.S.: British shipping company fined for dumping oil near Florida
A shipper that deals with refrigerated cargo was recently fined US$750,000 for an 'inexcusable and criminal act'.
June 29 , 2015
EU Court of Justice imposes greater fines on Del Monte, Weichert
A Fresh Del Monte appeal over a banana pricing cartel case has backfired.
June 26 , 2015
Russia's food import ban extension list "virtually unchanged"
While the EU extended its Russian sanctions by six months, the world's largest nation has added an extra year to its current ban on food imports.
June 26 , 2015
