Australian govt grants AUD$1.9M for small hort exporters

A new grant for boosting Australia's produce exports covers a wide range of initiatives, from online accreditation to market access to leafy green packaging development.

September 24 , 2015

Australia: IPO and Asian venture start-up costs bite into Costa's FY2015 results

Costa Group's EBITDA was down in FY2015, but key investments in tomato and berry production look set to keep the company on track for revenue growth.

September 24 , 2015

Psa-V disease reaches new NZ kiwifruit region

KVH has seen more widespread infection of Psa-V disease in kiwifruit orchards for all positive regions this year.

September 24 , 2015

NZ kiwifruit industry upbeat on Tariff Amendment Bill

New Zealand's kiwifruit growers are one step closer to having a drastic tariff reduction schedule in motion for the South Korean market.

September 24 , 2015

Australia: Biological farming brings healthy balance to Queen Garnet plum orchard

By harnessing sterile fruit flies and allowing soil bugs to flourish, the Good Rich Fruit Company seeks to make an antioxidant-rich plum even healthier.

September 24 , 2015

Chilean earthquake damages irrigation channels

Around half of the water channels in the Choapa and Limarí Basins have been blocked in the aftermath of Chile's earthquake last week.

September 23 , 2015

China conducts audit of Polish apple industry

"Opening up such a huge market in the world’s most populated country is exactly what Poland needs right now," says a government spokesperson.

September 23 , 2015

Aussie super plum growers to build on-farm cold storage facility

The Good Rich Fruit Company is just one producer to benefit from an AUD$1.2 million grant program for the Murray-Darling Basin.

September 22 , 2015

U.S. eases import rules for Chilean kiwifruit

The biggest supplier of kiwifruit to the U.S. will soon be able to ship fruit to the market without methyl bromide fumigation treatment.

September 22 , 2015

NZ: Zespri ties up with Mumbai group to spread SunGold message

Zespri India has embarked on an innovative partnership with Dabbawala Company to explore new SunGold kiwifruit distribution channels.

September 21 , 2015