Published: Aug 21, 2015

New Zealand Avocado released its 2015 Annual Report today, reporting record volume with 7.1 million trays. Other highlights included that 90,000 new households are purchasing avocados in NZ along with record volumes being exported to priority Asian market

Published: Aug 21, 2015

The Kiwifruit Claim will launch a five-week information campaign next month to inform kiwifruit growers of the 9 October deadline to sign up to its efforts to seek compensation for the Crown’s negligence in allowing Psa-v into New Zealand.

Published: Aug 21, 2015

Peaches decay quickly after harvest at ambient temperature due to their fast ripening and lack of anti-decomposition agents. Low temperature storage (at 2-7 °C) is an effective way to slow these decay processes and maintain crop quality.

Published: Aug 21, 2015

Fruit and vegetable shipments from Bangladesh continue to be turned down at the port of entry to European markets due to non-compliance by exporters and poor monitoring by the related government agencies.

Published: Aug 21, 2015

The Spanish melon season is entering its last phase. "The central Spanish region still has some melons, mainly yellow, Piel de Sapo and watermelons but most melons are gone in Murcia," says commercial director Leon van den Hombergh of Frankort & Koning.

Published: Aug 21, 2015

Visitors to Asia Fruit Logistica and Asiafruit Congress can look forward to an unparalleled combination of business, networking and information opportunities on 1-4 September in Hong Kong.

Published: Aug 21, 2015

“Our BroccoLeaf (short for broccoli leaves) product was launched almost a year ago,” says Matt Seeley with Foxy Produce Organic. “We started off with a bunched product and were able to build a solid customer base in the past year.”

Published: Aug 21, 2015

"The company is considering entering the frozen food segment at a time when the customers are moving towards fresh foods." Nomad has also acquired European frozen food company Iglo Foods from Permira Advisers for €2.6bn.

Published: Aug 21, 2015

Though volume for this year's Washington pear harvest is roughly in line with that from the previous season, high temperatures will likely bring smaller-sized fruit. With strong demand anticipated, this year's size profile could keep prices strong through

Published: Aug 20, 2015

As Shanghai’s Stockmarket continues to head south and China’s regulators and central bankers endeavour to hold the fort with moves such as devaluation of the yuan, what are the implications for Australian food companies with strong China connections?

Published: Aug 20, 2015

The National Restaurant Association (NRA) has issued new research that finds a wider variety of ethnic cuisines are increasingly becoming part of everyday American diets.

Published: Aug 20, 2015

According to Comexperu, since 2010, mango exports have been growing at an average annual rate of 11.5 percent.

Published: Aug 20, 2015

The restriction imposed by the State plant protection service (SFE) on the importation of avocados from various international markets since June 13, coupled with the completion of the Costa Rican harvest of this fruit, would cause a greater shortage of th

Published: Aug 20, 2015

Spanish fresh fruit and vegetable exports to the EU increased by 8% between January and May 2015 compared with the same period of 2014, totalling 5.5 million tonnes, while exports to third countries decreased by 18% during the same period, reaching 359,22

Published: Aug 20, 2015

Minister for Horticulture, Abdul Rehman Veeri has directed the horticulture department to go ahead with the establishment of two Centers of Excellence in two capital cities of the State. He said the elite Centers would come up at a cost of Rs 200 million

Published: Aug 20, 2015

Chilean cherry exports have had a sustained growth in the last three seasons. According to the Office of studies and agricultural policies (ODEPA), 103,000 tons were exported in the season that is coming to an end, double than what was exported in the 201

Published: Aug 20, 2015

The weather in South Africa has been great for the cultivation of pomegranates this year, according to Brent Geddes of Pomona.

Published: Aug 20, 2015

Georgian nuts are invading the European market and are fast becoming the country’s main agricultural export product.

Published: Aug 18, 2015

Egg and turkey prices in the US will surge more than expected this year as a result of the severe bird flu outbreak in the country.

Published: Aug 18, 2015

Growth in demand in Asia and the Middle East has seen the value of Australian vegetable exports increase by over five per cent since the 2013-14 financial year.