Chinese New Year reverses sluggish apple sales

The world's leading apple grower experienced severe frosts during the spring last year, which led to a 30% year-on-year drop in volumes and a huge drop in sales as a result.

February 18 , 2019

Chile: Heat could impact fresh blueberry exports for season remainder

The high temperatures could mean total export volumes end up slightly lower than last season, against previous forecasts of similar levels.

February 15 , 2019

Chilean apple season could be impacted by heatwave

Some of the hottest weather on record has scorched large areas of Chile and could lead to sunburn and shorter storage life.

February 14 , 2019

Envy apples shine at New York Fashion Week

February 12 , 2019

Chambers plugs gap in U.K. prepared fruit market with snacking division

The Fruitery, its ‘market-leading’ ready-to-eat fruit facility, is packing own-label pots and punnets of mainly berries for retailers and foodservice operators.

February 12 , 2019

Mixed picture for Southern Hemisphere pome fruit production

Production of apples and pears are both forecast to rise by 2% year-on-year in 2019, but individual countries are expecting some significant increases and decreases.

February 11 , 2019

EU apple markets seeing "sales upturn" after challenging start, says VOG

It said the early season was "shrouded in doubt" due to the record production on the continent and the "excessively high retail prices" following the poor harvest of the previous season.

February 08 , 2019

Q&A: PMA CEO talks retail trends, marketing campaigns, and South American produce growth

We caught up with Cathy Burns following her State of the Industry address at the recent PMA Fresh Connections: Chile to speak about a broad range of topics.

February 08 , 2019

Q&A: Rabbit & Pork looks to future, harnessing power of voice technology in produce

The rise of voice-recognition technology, set to take off in the FMCG world, is likely to be a game-changer in the retail industry as well as for consumers at home.

February 07 , 2019

Opinion: Round mango market difficulties ahead - The squeezed squeeze back

Having investigated the upcoming massive shortage of round mangoes in the U.S. market, Nissa Pierson of Crespo Organic Mangoes gives her unique take on the situation.

February 07 , 2019