Chile: Copiapó grape farm damages estimated at US$50M

More than 900 hectares of vineyards and 1,000 hectares worth of olive and vegetable plantations have been damaged by floods in Chile.

April 09 , 2015

Australia: Second Queensland farm hit with TR4 disease

Panama Disease Tropical Race IV has been found on a farm in Mareeba in North Queensland, far from the site of the initial outbreak.

April 09 , 2015

Mexico: Farmworkers were 'forced' to strike, claims BerryMex

Heated farmworker protests in Baja California last month may have crippled agriculture in peak season, but a major Driscoll's supplier alleges many were 'threatened' not to return to the fields.

April 09 , 2015

Russia: Putin disappoints on Greek import speculation

Today's meeting between Vladimir Putin and Alexis Tsipras was not fruitful enough to lift the Kremlin's ban on Greek food imports.

April 08 , 2015

Russia may lift food import embargo on Greece, Cyprus, Hungary

Three European Union member states that oppose Western sanctions against Russia could see their agricultural trade re-open with the country.

April 08 , 2015

U.K. retailer to stock Thai mango plums

Like a mango with an edible peel and the texture of a plum, the 'plango' is the latest exotic introduction at Marks & Spencer.

April 08 , 2015

Chile: Irrigation still off-line for Atacama growers

Weeks of production compromised and 6,000 horticultural laborers potentially out of work; this is the damage left by flooding in a normally very dry part of Chile.

April 07 , 2015

U.S.: New president for Dole Food Company

Dole has announced its president C. Michael Carter will be retiring, and has looked internally for his replacement.

April 07 , 2015

China: Branding is more than just a logo, Zespri rep tells Shanghai forum

During PMA Fresh Connections: China, leaders from some of the most iconic names in produce discussed the building blocks behind good branding.

April 07 , 2015

U.S.: Union negotiations off the table for Sakuma Brothers Farms

Berry grower Sakuma Brothers has questioned the legitimacy of a union calling for a boycott against its products, describing demands as "unreasonable".

April 03 , 2015