The New Zealand and Chinese authorities, with the assistance of the New Zealand apple industry, reached an agreement at the end of February 2014 allowing the resumption of New Zealand apple exports to China.
Pineapple grower Dole Philippines Inc. is currently on an expansion mode by as much as three quarters more of its current land area in south-central Mindanao to meet the requirement of the fruit-consuming Asian market
Negotiations about the admissibility of the export of Colombian Hass avocados and physalis to the United States have been on-going for the past four years, but a resolution now seems to be closer than ever.
European Union farm lobby Copa-Cogeca called on the 28-nation bloc to tighten controls on citrus imports from South Africa to prevent the introduction of the plant disease black spot.
Russia’s veterinary and phytosanitary control authority (Rosselkoznadzor) may ban the import of fruits, vegetables and berries from Poland due to concerns about excessive pesticide residue and nitrate contents
Pigmented Red Falcon melons, a type of Cantaloupe melon by Nunhems, was created specifically for the soil and weather conditions of South-Eastern Sicily.
Ecuadorian banana brand BanaBay has broken into the tough New Zealand market by offering premium quality produce supported by a direct sourcing package to one of the country’s biggest retail chains, Countdown.
In terms of expansion to new markets for Egyptian producers, most of the opportunities appear to be in Asia, with Egyptian red onions already being shipped to markets like Russia and India.
A warm winter and an increase in Europe's cultivated strawberry acreage have led strawberries from various origins to overlap for the first time, causing prices for Spanish strawberries to plunge way before the end of the campaign.
Finelli pointed out that they are already active in Poland when it comes to conventional produce, but that there are still plenty of opportunities in the field of organics.
