U.S.: Pacific Organic Produce sprouts in the vegetable market

Pacific Organic Produce is making a new move into the warm weather vegetable business with a range of crops sourced from Mexico.

January 13 , 2016

Thailand: Andy Hall to surrender into custody for Natural Fruit case

Judicial harrassment against British human rights defender Andy Hall continues in Thailand, where he will plead 'not guilty' to defamation charges that could land him seven years in jail.

January 12 , 2016

India: Mobile packhouse peels back banana export constraints

With a unique approach to logistics, Pick N Serve Foods aims to be India's leading banana company within three years along with a greater presence in table grapes.

January 11 , 2016

Rotterdam: Dock workers to strike again unless job security guaranteed

From grapes to physalis, fruit imports have been delayed in the Netherlands and more disruptions could be on the cards next week if an automation-related labor issue is not resolved.

January 08 , 2016

FLIA 2016: multicolored striped pepper piques global interest

"To have two or three colors running through the entire pepper looks amazing; some people have told us they think it looks like it's been painted," says Robert Grootscholte.

January 08 , 2016

South Korea opens its doors to Chilean cherries

ASOEX chief Ronald Bown has described the South Korean market opening for Chilean cherries as "an excellent start to the year".

January 07 , 2016

Chile: National prosecutor accuses leading retailers of collusion

Three of Chile's largest retailers - Cencosud, SMU and Walmart Chile - have been accused of collusion in the poultry market, but it remains to be seen whether there will be implications for the produce sector.

January 07 , 2016

Albert Heijn dried cranberries named 'most misleading product of 2015'

Food Watch in the Netherlands has described a dried cranberry product as "sugar sold under the guise of a superfood".

January 07 , 2016

Netherlands: Fresh Forward launches new strawberry variety

The fruit variety licensing arm of Wageningen University has released the new strawberry variety Opera, a successor to the Elsanta cultivar.

January 06 , 2016

Is Australia's backpacker farm workforce traveling on?

The number of workers coming to Australia under the 417 visa has dropped repeatedly over the last two years, prompting concern from industry body Ausveg.

January 06 , 2016