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

Arctic apple developer eyes all North American market segments

The Okanagan Specialty Fruits head says "prospects are huge" for the GM apple following regulatory approval for the U.S. and Canada.

April 06 , 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