Chilean port workers strike over lack of labor reform consultation

Feeling ignored by their government over labor forms, a range of Chilean unions have started a one-day strike in the port, mining, forestry and construction sectors.

April 21 , 2015

U.S.: Robotic strawberry harvester 'mimics human behavior'

The owner of Wish Farms has a strawberry-picking robotics project that even his competitors are investing in.

April 21 , 2015

Human trial to test broccoli sprout extract's cancer-fighting properties

University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) scientists are investigating the 'green chemoprevention' properties of a molecule found in broccoli sprouts, cabbage and kale.

April 21 , 2015

Australia: Patties Foods frozen berry tests come up negative for Hep A, E. coli

The company implicated in a health scare in Australia has defended its food safety practices, but will now be testing all frozen berries for Hepatitis A and E. coli prior to market release.

April 20 , 2015

Tru-Cape's new Johannesburg facility signals growth in African markets

A South African pome fruit distributor has bolstered storage space to cope with an upcoming spike in volume over the next five years.

April 20 , 2015

Editor's Note: Fuerza Atacama - After the flood, a view from the mud

In today's special edition, we take an on-the-ground look at the human and economic impacts of unprecedented floods in Chile's north.

April 17 , 2015

Fruticola Atacama: In the eye of the storm

The Chilean state has given up its search for a missing Fruticola Atacama worker, but since disaster struck three weeks ago the company has taken rescue and relief efforts into its own hands.

April 17 , 2015

U.S.: Organic food sales jump 11% in 2014

With U.S. organic fruit and vegetable sales last year valued at US$13 billion, an industry head has praised the lack of 'demographic boundaries'.

April 16 , 2015

Chile: Floods to impact future Copiapo Valley grape output

ASOEX's Ronald Bown says an early table grape production area in northern Chile will see volumes reduced by 'at least 30% over the coming seasons'.

April 15 , 2015

Budget doubles for irrigation recovery in northern Chile

Chile's National Irrigation Commission has pledged significant funds to rehabilitate agriculture in the Atacama region, but the clock is ticking for growers.

April 15 , 2015