Dole sells U.S. headquarters for US$50M

The move comes a few weeks after Ireland-based multinational Total Produce acquired a 45% stake in Dole.

September 14 , 2018

Ecuador concerned by long Mexican mango season

The U.S. market has become more competitive in the first half of Ecuador's season, but the country has struggled to gain a foothold in the European and Asian markets.

July 27 , 2018

The reasons behind the tight U.S. lemon supply

Wonderful Citrus and the CCM explain what has been going in the U.S. lemon market recently, while the Chilean Citrus Committee gives us the perspective from a key supplying country.

July 23 , 2018

South African orange season complicated by Egypt

We caught up with Hannes de Waal of the Sundays River Citrus Company, who spoke about a changing dynamic in the global orange market and expectations for the U.S. market that may open soon for all South African regions.

July 17 , 2018

U.S.: Central American pineapples fetch low prices in 2018

Prices did not see the typical arc that has characterized the first halves of previous years, which could in part be explained by greater volumes of Costa Rican fruit.

July 06 , 2018

South African yellow kiwifruit successfully exported to Europe

Variety Innovations' Peter Turner described the development as a "tangible first step" for growers, confirming they can produce good quality fruit and get it into the European market before the Southern Hemisphere competition.

July 05 , 2018

U.S.: Wonderful Company sees sky-high growth as strategy pays off

Last year the company achieved packaged produce sales of almost US$1.5 billion and saw some of the highest levels of growth among the major industry players. We recently took a trip to California to visit its citrus and nut operations.

April 16 , 2018

Giving fake wasabi the chop: A production snapshot outside Japan

From North America to the U.K. we speak with growers putting authentic wasabi rhizomes on the map in restaurants, wholesale markets, retail and even phytomedical supplements and cosmetics.

April 09 , 2018

Growers Czech out new cherries Tamara, Irena for commercial growth

With Tamara as a large cherry and Irina as a pollinator for the late-season Regina variety, growers are finding new opportunities in a sector where successful introductions are few and far between.

March 19 , 2018

Chile: Leading strawberry nursery launches new California-bred varieties

The launch came during a field day event at an experimental research center, which was established to help support the industry.

October 30 , 2017