New table grape varieties lifting sales and boosting category in South African market, says Freshmark

Tania Van Der Merwe of Freshmark, the fresh produce procurement arm of leading African food retailer Shoprite, spoke to us ahead of the Global Grape Summit 2019 in June, where she will take part in a session called "Consumer Response to New Varieties".

May 17 , 2019

Jupiter Group acquires Cool Fresh International

Jupiter CEO says the group will have greater opportunities to explore the retail markets across the UK, Europe, Asia and Africa with Cool Fresh International’s client base, which spans 54 countries,

May 16 , 2019

U.S.: FPAA pushes for new tomato deal with Mexico, calls Floridian industry demands "unreasonable"

According to the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas, the Florida Tomato Exchange's demands would effectively block imports of Mexican tomatoes by making them too economically risky for U.S. buyers.

May 15 , 2019

U.S.: Trump says "great patriot farmers" will benefit from trade war

His comments come as the U.S. Administration is looking into a larger farmer aid package to try and mitigate the effects of the trade war.

May 14 , 2019

Bayer hit with US$2B verdict in third Roundup trial

It’s the largest jury award in the U.S. so far this year and the eighth-largest ever in a product-defect claim, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

May 13 , 2019

Spain's El Ciruelo acquires leading Brazilian table grape producer

Spain-based fruit company El Ciruelo has reached an agreement with Grupo JD to acquire its subsidiary Labrunier, the largest Brazilian table grape producer, as well as its international distributor Bravis.

May 13 , 2019

China retaliates against U.S. with higher tariffs

Meanwhile, China’s Global Times’s editor in chief, Hu Xijin, is reporting that Beijing is also considering stopping buying U.S. agricultural products.

May 13 , 2019

Tariff increase on Chinese imports to raise input costs for U.S. farmers, says PMA rep

Richard Owen, vice president of global membership & engagement at the PMA, says there could be several implications for the U.S. produce industry of the tariff increase.

May 10 , 2019

Trump proposes buying over $15B of U.S. produce for "humanitarian assistance"

U.S. President Trump's suggestion to buy domestic produce for export to "poor and starving countries" is met with criticism, as trade expert weighs in on the harm of "large-scale agricultural dumping".

May 10 , 2019

Peruvian table grape industry growth to be analyzed at Global Grape Summit

Few countries have seen such explosive growth in the table grape industry as Peru, which in 10 years has gone from exporting 8 million boxes to 47 million last season, recently becoming the world’s third-largest exporter.

May 09 , 2019