Published: Sep 08, 2021

A former kiwifruit grower who smuggled cuttings of Zespri’s prized gold variety to China has been ordered to pay the kiwifruit exporter more than $12 million, after his appeal proved unsuccessful.

Published: Sep 08, 2021

Tran Van Dong’s family in Vietnam’s Thuan Chau district - Son La province- pioneered planting red-flesh dragon fruit locally.

Published: Sep 08, 2021

The Akoyan valley in Rawanduz is well-known for its grapes, with thousands of tons being produced in the Kurdistan Region every year. A local farmer claims to grow over 70 types of grapes alone.

Published: Sep 08, 2021

Both the pomegranate and the apple season are in full swing in Turkey. According to one exporter, both seem to be struggling a bit with volumes, which could lead to higher prices.

Published: Sep 08, 2021

Indian start-up Proeon has raised US$2.4 million in seed capital for scaling new plant proteins sourced from amaranth, mung bean and Indian chickpea.

Published: Aug 30, 2021

The Service for the Protection of Nature and the Environment of the Spanish Civil Guard (Seprona), the Gendarmerie of France and Europol are currently investigating "the main nut marketer in Spain", Pistachos del Sol, which has allegedly been producing "a

Published: Aug 30, 2021

Prices of cabbage have increased by nearly 125 percent due to low supply amid droughts experienced around Kenya.

Published: Aug 30, 2021

The Polish apple season is about to get going, with the harvest starting in about two weeks’ time.

Published: Aug 30, 2021

Agroforestry Group (AFG) is excited to officially announce the launch of its new Black Thorn durian venture in Malaysia.

Published: Aug 30, 2021

Demand for the ever-fashionable avocado remains high across the board, with increased demand in countries like Germany where the school holidays have ended.

Published: Aug 26, 2021

Most of the members of the Davao Marsman Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative (DAMARB MPC) intend to continue with its lease contract with export banana plantation company Marsman Estate Plantation Inc.

Published: Aug 26, 2021

California grape growers continue to contend with heat and drought issues.

Published: Aug 25, 2021

Exports of grapes from Japan have been rapidly increasing since 2014. In 2018, they hit a record high.

Published: Aug 25, 2021

As growing regions wind down for their avocado seasons, the focus will turn to sizing and pricing of avocados.

Published: Aug 20, 2021

ULIMI Fund, a private equity fund managed by Old Mutual Investment Group Malawi, has made a significant investment in Gala Agriculture Company, a successful macadamia plantation in Malawi.

Published: Aug 20, 2021

Peru has seen an early start to its blueberry season this year.

Published: Aug 20, 2021

Food prices in Armenia are rising uncomfortably high and the causes are not easy to fix: global inflation, a bad harvest, and economic depression brought on by pandemic and war.

Published: Aug 20, 2021

Prices of most summer vegetables and some types of fruits of local production have nearly doubled in the city of Hasakah, northeastern Syria, since the beginning of August, after a noticeable decline that lasted about two months.

Published: Aug 20, 2021

The Guatemalan Produce Trade Association reports fresh vegetable imports from Guatemala have increased year-over-year. According to USDA/FAS statistics, significant volumes in several key vegetable categories have risen over the past year.

Published: Aug 20, 2021

The end of the harvest has brought rather mixed results for the Ardèche blueberry.