USDA allows Chinese apple imports

Just a few months after Chinese authorities opened market access for all U.S.-grown apple varieties, the USDA has reciprocated.

April 22 , 2015

U.S.: Western Growers enters Silicon Valley alliance

A major U.S. agricultural association believes technology and innovation will be essential to feed a soaring global population.

April 22 , 2015

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

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