Opinion


Q&A: Russian ban just one crisis of many for Greek growers
Incofruit-Hellas president George Frangistas speaks about how his country's produce industry is holding up a year after the Russian embargo was announced.
August 07 , 2015

The Packaging Pitch: Change is good
Marketing expert Lisa Cork discusses a recent citrus case study that reinforces the importance of taking new approaches to packaging.
August 03 , 2015

Opinion: Making the world a better place with transparent community funding
Bev Oster discusses the long-standing GROW program and how it has benefited banana-growing communities in Mexico and Ecuador.
July 28 , 2015

Harvest Update: Chilean W. Murcott mandarins to be picked and loaded soon
Baika Chilean Fruits product manager Ignazio Spadaro discusses the outlook for Chile's upcoming late variety mandarin season.
July 23 , 2015

Opinion: California drought stabilizing West Coast truckload market
C.H. Robinson’s John Stenderup has 'no doubt' the produce and trucking industries will be able to rise to the challenge of water shortages in the Golden State.
July 16 , 2015

Opinion: Russian produce market expectations amidst Import Embargo 2.0
The Russian food import embargo on sanctioning countries was presented as a boon for developing nations. For most, it was not.
July 15 , 2015

Opinion: There’s more to the pollinator story than neonics
California Citrus Mutual's CEO Joel Nelsen believes 'salient points' were omitted from the long-awaited White House strategy to improve pollinator health.
July 13 , 2015

The Ogg Blogg: A tourist’s taste of Turkish horticulture
On holiday meant no emails, no interviews and no stories, but no fruit and vegetables? You don't go to Turkey to escape the produce industry.
July 06 , 2015

Q&A: Early West Coast crops and pack flexibility in the spotlight
Oppy's Jason Fung looks at the summer campaign ahead for BC blueberries, and is upbeat about Aussie citrus and New Zealand kiwifruit.
June 26 , 2015

Q&A: Naturipe CEO "bullish and optimistic" about berry future
"In my mind we're only going to see more blurring of the traditional retail channels for fruit," says Naturipe CEO Dwight Ferguson.
June 24 , 2015