Not golden but yellow: New apple brand launched at Interpoma

Japanese-bred Shinano Gold has shown promising results in northern Italy, where the new brand "Yello" has been developed with commercial planting now underway.

November 25 , 2016

Australia: APAL wins appeal against Pink Lady America

The Supreme Court of Victoria has determined Pink Lady America has "no right to use the Pink Lady trademarks registered in Chile".

November 25 , 2016

Ecuadorian company develops near-year-round table grape production

Agrícola Pura Vida says the climate it in which it grows table grapes give it huge advantages over the U.S. an Chile, as the harvest extends for 10 months a year.

November 25 , 2016

U.S.: Trump to withdraw from TPP "on day one" in office

It has been suggested that the U.S. pulling out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership could be of great benefit to China, which is trying to forge its own regional free trade agreement.

November 23 , 2016

Wageningen University developing robots for produce quality control

To date the industry has used "human sensors" in produce quality control, but what if researchers could automate the process?

November 22 , 2016

Devastating Xylella disease spreads into Spain

Since being detected in Europe in 2013, what has been described as the 'Ebola of olive trees' has since spread from Italy to France, and now also to Spain.

November 22 , 2016

Mexico: Grape exporter works with Whole Foods to boost worker living conditions

Free dental clinics, water supply systems and school transportation are just some of a table grape exporters' projects aimed at improving worker living conditions.

November 21 , 2016

NZ expects record avocado exports during 2016-17 season

The country is set to export more than double the volume it did during the last campaign.

November 21 , 2016

Pipfruit NZ forecasts “largest ever apple crop” for 2017

The group’s chief executive Alan Pollard says exports are set to reach a record of NZ$800 million next season.

November 18 , 2016

EU bolsters U.S. sweet potato imports in 2016

Sweet potatoes have well and truly found their place in the EU produce market, with U.S. growers finding full benefit.

November 18 , 2016