Chilean cherry growers turn their luck around

Chile looks on track to export 100,000MT of cherries this season, stepping up a notch with its Chinese focus.

November 04 , 2014

India: Tamil Nadu eyes international banana market

A state-backed company in the Indian region of Tamil Nadu has its sights set on boosting infrastructure to ship its Cavendish and native bananas to the world.

November 04 , 2014

Q&A: California attorneys "suing farmers as fast as they can"

With California's produce sector feeling the crunch, lobby group Western Growers is fighting for sensible decisions from state and federal governments.

November 04 , 2014

Andy Hall calls for greater witness protection in Thailand

A Burmese witness who testified to a Thai court about his alleged treatment in a pineapple factory has reportedly been threatened.

November 04 , 2014

U.S.: ILWU accused of 'illegal slowdowns' in West Coast ports

The Pacific Maritime Association claims a union has broken an agreement by severely reducing productivity in the ports of Seattle and Tacoma.

November 03 , 2014

New Octubrina clementine hits U.K. supermarket shelves

Production will ramp up over the next few years for a new clementine variety that was discovered in Spain.

November 03 , 2014

'Organic' factors buoyed global produce sector through financial crisis

Euromonitor's Marta Barriga explains agriculture's resilience through the financial crises of recent years.

November 03 , 2014

U.S.: "There will be companies that Canadians don’t sell to," says Lemaire

CPMA president Ron Lemaire looks in depth at what less payment protection in the U.S. could lead to for Canadian produce exporters.

November 03 , 2014

NZ: building markets to support record avocado crop

"The trick with Asia is you’ve got so many opportunities, it’s just which one’s going to strike first?" says John Carroll.

November 03 , 2014

Walnuts linked with preventing Alzheimer's disease

An animal study has concluded that walnuts' nutritional content could protect brains from Alzheimer's disease.

November 03 , 2014