Chinese farm to harvest first avocado crop

The 500-hectare avocado farm is said to be one of the largest in China.

November 03 , 2017

Costa Group to boost ownership of African Blue JV to 90%

A Total Produce subsidiary retains a 10% interest in the Morocco-based blueberry grower-exporter.

November 03 , 2017

Developing story: Mission Produce partner Cartama and Westsole to send first U.S.-bound Colombian avocados

Since this morning's announcement it has come to light that Cartama will be shipping fruit tomorrow with Port Everglades as the final destination.

November 02 , 2017

U.S.: Halos easy peeler volumes to stay stable despite shorter Californian crop

Wonderful Citrus president David Krause discusses the season ahead, integration of DNE and aggressive lime expansion in Mexico.

November 02 , 2017

Del Monte Q3 profits hit by one of "worst oversupply" seasons for bananas

The company's profit plunged in the third quarter but its diversification strategy kept net sales fairly stable.

October 31 , 2017

NZ experts visit Chile to collaborate on stinkbug strategy

New Zealand government and industry are taking a proactive approach to the pest, which entered the Southern Hemisphere for the first time last year and has the potential to inflict billions of dollars' worth of damage on fruit crops.

October 31 , 2017

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

U.S.: Costco cleared of liability in frozen berry hepatitis case

An attorney for the six surviving children of Virginia Olson told jurors she had contracted the illness after eating Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend berry mix purchased from Costco.

October 27 , 2017

North America: OSF to start first Arctic Apple commercial sales next week

"This is just the start," says company founder Neal Carter, who also discusses plans to apply gene-altering technology to cherries and tackle disease resistance in apples.

October 27 , 2017

South Africa: Violence against farm communities must stop, says AgriSA

"It has long been time for the public and the government to take note of the brutality of farm attacks, as well as the onslaught aimed at members of the farming community," the organization said.

October 27 , 2017