Chilean dried berry company diversifies product line to expand horizons

Chilean company Vilkun has developed its own quick freeze dried (QFD) for 100% healthy fruit snacks.

December 20 , 2016

NZ: Fruitcraft launches new "Dazzle" apple variety

Amidst a stream of new apple varieties hitting the global market in a bid to replace flagging cultivars, will Dazzle live up to its name?

December 19 , 2016

NZ: Seeka to bolster plantings of new avocado variety

An avocado variety with less alternate bearing and different harvest windows is set for growth in New Zealand over the coming years.

December 19 , 2016

U.S.: EPA alleges Syngenta violated Hawaiian farmworker safety

The entity is seeking penalties of more than US$4.8 from the Swiss agribusiness for allegedly 'failing to notify its workers to avoid fields recently treated with pesticides.'

December 16 , 2016

Peru: Camposol to open Chinese office

"China is our biggest project for the year 2017," says Camposol Trading CEO Jose Antonio Gomez-Bazan.

December 16 , 2016

A glimpse of Brooklyn's grocery 'landmark', rooftop greenhouse

We take a look at two novel food concepts in New York's most populous borough - 3 Guys From Brooklyn and Gotham Greens.

December 15 , 2016

Peruvian President investigated over Olmos concession

Peru's Anti-Corruption Prosecutor has re-opened a case to test whether Odebrecht received special treatment in 2006 from current president PPK.

December 14 , 2016

U.S. interest rising in Peruvian avocado programs, says Mission Produce exec

The U.S.-based company says it will see its 'first full avocado harvest' from Peru next season.

December 14 , 2016

Argentina renews cherry charters from Neuquen to the U.S.

Could charter services from Argentine Patagonia pave the way for a new logistics hub as cherry volumes increase in the years to come?

December 14 , 2016

Monsanto shareholders approve Bayer deal

Shareholders of Monsanto Company have approved a US$66 billion takeover from German multinational Bayer.

December 13 , 2016