U.S. FDA investigates multistate cyclospora outbreak linked to Mexican basil

So far there have been 132 illnesses and four hospitalizations across 11 states in the U.S. The FDA has advised consumers not to eat basil exports by Siga Logistics located in Morelos, Mexico.

July 25 , 2019

Zespri: "It's certainly been a busy year for us"

New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri has had an action-packed recent few months. FreshFruitPortal.com caught up with David Courtney, chief grower and alliances officer, to hear about the biggest developments so far this year and for a season update.

July 25 , 2019

EU: Spanish citrus group labels South African mandarins' high prices "absurd"

The organization says that over recent days prices of South African Clemvilla (a.k.a Nova) mandarins have in some cases reached levels that are four times higher than Spanish clementines in the "disastrous" 2018-19 campaign.

July 24 , 2019

U.S. Florida Tomato Exchange says newly proposed Mexico deal "good starting point"

The Florida Tomato Exchange has welcomed efforts by the U.S. Department of Commerce to construct a new Tomato Suspension Agreement with Mexico.

July 23 , 2019

'Frutas de Argentina': Crisis-ridden fruit sector unites to form umbrella association

The Argentina fruit industry has come together to create "Frutas de Argentina", which will work to support the sector both domestically and internationally.

July 22 , 2019

Abundant's autonomous robotic apple harvester set for first commercial U.S. deployment

The California-based start-up has been developing the technology for the last few years, and plans to use what is expected to be the apple harvester's commercial design on orchards in Washington state this coming season.

July 22 , 2019

South Africa: Port operator says NCT backlog will be cleared in two weeks

Transnet says operations are improving at the Ngqura Container Terminal, as well as at the Durban Container Terminal and Port of Cape Town.

July 19 , 2019

International experts assist 'rigorous' Colombian TR4 control efforts, as LatAm takes action

So far Colombian have removed banana plants over 75 hectares of land in La Guajira, and plan to double that figure by the end of the week.

July 18 , 2019

U.S.: EPA decides not to ban chlorpyrifos

The decision to not ban chlorpyrifos comes after years of legal wrangling and represents a victory for the chemical industry and farmers.