Young Entrepreneur: Fruta Cloud brings new model to Chinese fruit market

After working with the likes of Google and Amazon, George Liu is back in China with a new vision for app-based trading.

September 12 , 2016

South Africa: Neofresh eyes Europe with Mpumalanga blueberry plantings

A South African produce company in the subtropcial region is hoping to supply the European market in a window that normally sess limited volumes.

September 08 , 2016

South Africa: Maluma avocado holds up well under drought pressures

From South Africa to Australia to Peru to Israel, interest has grown worldwide for the Maluma avocado cultivar.

August 30 , 2016

China: Shenzhen YuanXing Fruit Co. to launch new brand

The YumSun brand arose as 'Shenzhen Yuanxing" can be difficult to pronounce for non-Chinese speakers.

August 25 , 2016

U.S.: Grapery to harvest first commercial Gum Drops crop

Grapery co-owner Jim Beagle talks about "substantially different" table grape varieties that have found a niche in the U.S. market.

July 28 , 2016

Mexico: Could jackfruit prove a snack for all trades?

Jackfruit has taken off as a vegetarian alternative to meat in the U.S. but the crop is barely known south of the border where much of the fruit is sourced.

July 05 , 2016

Israeli seedless papaya production on the rise

One year on, we take a look at how last year's Fruit Logistica Innovation Award winner is shaping up.

February 16 , 2016

India: Gulf markets go bananas for Grand Nain from Tamil Nadu

Grand Nain bananas have proved a hit for Tamil Nadu growers, who have opted to supply the Middle East rather than Europe or China.

September 07 , 2015

Budding overseas empire for Australia's Queen Garnet super plum

The palpable buzz around an anthocyanin-rich Queensland-bred plum is spreading internationally, with a French nursery upbeat for commercial harvests and U.S. growers playing their cards close to their chests.

March 23 , 2015

Inside one of Europe's largest banana ripening facilities

The head of a major U.K. banana ripening facility likens the business to a 'hamster wheel', and says reputations can be 'built over years and lost in days'.

February 09 , 2015