Fresh Del Monte's income slips despite increased sales in Q1

Higher banana procurement costs were among the issues that contributed to Fresh Del Monte's first quarter net income falling by 25%.

April 28 , 2015

Royse: Drones, water tech and urban farming the future of agriculture

"If we're talking about sustainability, the elephant in the room is basically the environmental impact of hundreds of years of agriculture," says Roger Royse.

April 28 , 2015

Russia tightens EU food import restrictions

Having stopped Bulgarian fruit and vegetable re-exports last week amid suspicions of fake phytosanitary certificates, Russia is considering extending the ban to other countries.

April 27 , 2015

Chile: Body of Fruticola Atacama worker found

Fruticola Atacama's Horacio Parra says the discovery of the body of worker Jennifer Novoa has brought great peace to her family.

April 27 , 2015

U.S. gives green light to Peruvian papaya imports

Peru will join the likes of Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador and Colombia as a supplier of papayas to the continental United States.

April 24 , 2015

Chile: Initiative aims to produce world's southernmost truffles

Two truffle varieties may soon be produced in a Patagonian region of Chile where hopes are high an experimental project could mimic European success.

April 24 , 2015

Growers claim Calbuco Volcano eruption has little impact so far on blueberries, apples

It is still early days, but preliminary observations from Chilean and Argentine fruit growers are relatively positive after the eruption of the Calbuco Volcano.

April 23 , 2015

Retailers sharing data with growers a 'win-win', says Red Sun Farms

A Red Sun Farms executive will speak at the upcoming PMA Fresh Connections: Mexico event about how producers can benefit from sometimes hard-to-access information.

April 23 , 2015

New plant breeders' rights standard proposed

Time, translation and bureaucracy can be big hurdles to securing intellectual property rights for fruit and vegetable varieties, but a new system aims to change all that.

April 23 , 2015

NZ scientists test mating disruption techniques against avocado pest

Plant & Food Research is testing a biological method used in apple orchards to fight leafrollers in avocado crops.

April 23 , 2015