France bans five neonic pesticides

France has placed itself at the forefront of a campaign against chemicals blamed for declines in bee populations, going further than an EU-wide ban due to come into effect this year.

September 03 , 2018

U.S.-Canada NAFTA talks break up without deal

U.S. President Donald Trump notified Congress on Friday of his intent to sign a trade agreement with Mexico after talks with Canada broke up on Friday with no immediate deal to revamp NAFTA.

August 31 , 2018

Tariff elimination to boost Australian cherries in China, says importer

He also said that importers have been unable to pass all of the extra cost of U.S. cherries onto consumers this season.

August 31 , 2018

USDA trade mitigation plan falls "substantially short", says Western Growers CEO

"Time is of the essence, and only one outcome will preserve our family farms."

August 28 , 2018

Greenyard's Q1 profits hit by 'numerous factors'

The Belgium-based multinational has now significantly cut its profit forecast for the full year, following a few bumpy months.

August 28 , 2018

USDA to purchase US$500M of produce as part of trade war assistance

A total of a little more than US$500 million will be spent on fruits, vegetables and tree nuts as part of the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) Food Purchase and Distribution Program.

August 27 , 2018

Australia's Costa lifts profit by a quarter in FY2018, driven by strong citrus demand

The citrus performance countered a "materially lower than expected" contribution from Morocco-based African Blue due to prolonged cold weather.

August 24 , 2018

Blueberry performance lifts Camposol's H1 revenues

Camposol says that blueberry revenues more than doubled while avocado revenues were cut in half, and it also reveals the process that led it to withdraw plans for an IPO.

August 23 , 2018

South African table grape crop could hit record in 2018-19

SATI says good winter rains have "largely broken" the Western Cape drought.

August 23 , 2018

Peru expects record organic banana exports in 2018

The Peruvian banana industry has doubled the number of countries it ships to over the last decade, even exporting to North Korea last year.

August 23 , 2018