Aldi Australia responds to supplier misconduct allegations

One of the retailers named in a recent Four Corners report into migrant farmworker maltreatment is currently investigating the suppliers mentioned.

May 07 , 2015

Mexican produce consumption per capita 'an eighth of Canada's'

Eric Viramontes has kicked off proceedings at this year's PMA Fresh Connections: Mexico event, hopeful the produce industry can help significantly boost fruit and vegetable consumption in the country.

May 06 , 2015

Italy: Kiku Variety Management branches out with Serbian partner

An Italian variety management company is now licensing Crimson Snow apple production to Serbian grower Agrounija.

May 06 , 2015

Germany: Record drug bust in Berlin banana boxes

Berlin police have seized 386kg of cocaine found in boxes of Colombian bananas that showed up in Aldi supermarkets.

May 05 , 2015

NZ: Zespri flagship store opened at Huizhan Market in Shanghai

Golden Wing Mau has opened a 200-square meter store to sell Zespri kiwifruit in Shanghai's leading wholesale market for imported produce.

May 04 , 2015

New techniques at play to make blueberry quality more science, less ‘art’

Australia's largest produce company Costa Group is taking a new, more sophisticated approach to testing berry quality.

May 04 , 2015

Russia clamps down on Serbian apple trade

Russian authorities have vowed to limit imports of Serbian apples in an attempt to stop the re-export trade of EU-grown fruit.

April 30 , 2015

NZ: IKGA slams Zespri over "GFree" in Italy

While G3 kiwifruit blocks are selling for more than NZ$100,000 per hectare in New Zealand, some growers are wondering why their Italian counterparts are getting licenses for free.

April 30 , 2015

U.S. eases Dominican import restrictions

AHPIS believes it is safe to resume shipments of Hass avocados and green tomatoes from the Dominican Republic, following Medfly detections in the country last month.

April 29 , 2015

Widespread mango crop damage ruins India's export season

India's Assocham has put forward a plan of action to transform mango exports but weather challenges will be a setback this year.