Greece dominates EU agricultural promotion funding

More than a third of the EC's latest round of agricultural promotion funding will go to the fresh produce sector.

April 22 , 2015

SanLucar receives €4M loan to develop Tunisian raspberries

A Spanish produce group with a strong focus on German-speaking markets has received a boost to its North African raspberry production.

April 22 , 2015

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

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