Published: Feb 19, 2013

Berries Paradise sent its first ten ton blueberry sea shipment to the Japanese port of Yokohama (Japan).

Published: Feb 19, 2013

Nile Fruits Horticultural Company (NFC), an Egyptian partnership between Technogreen, Agrostar, Fata and Yara companies, recently finalized a deal with Grapa to license the ARRA varieties in Egypt.

Published: Feb 17, 2013

Young Guns Produce, a US-based supplier of Hatch green chile, has expanded and updated its onion packing facility in Deming, New Mexico.

Published: Feb 16, 2013

California-based Pacific Organic Produce announces historic arrival of organic Red Globe grapes from Peru.

Published: Feb 16, 2013

Once again the export volumes of Chilean blueberries have been higher than predicted, with 5,382 tons shipped, instead of the anticipated 3,376.

Published: Feb 16, 2013

Canadian authorities have agreed to investigate claims that Brazilian orange juice is being taken into the US illegally, via Canada, in attempts to avoid duty.

Published: Feb 16, 2013 By: Kate Carey

Dick Smith Food’s has landed itself in hot water over its new campaign which labels Heinz’s beetroot as “poor quality imported product.”

Published: Feb 06, 2013 By: News Editor

The Philippines could proceed with the shipment of highland Cavendish bananas to the United States within the first quarter of the year, the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) said yesterday.

Published: Feb 06, 2013 By: News Editor

Producers hope to export between 25,000 and 40,000 boxes of pears to the Chinese market this season.

Published: Feb 06, 2013 By: News Editor

The 2012-2013 table grape season just wrapped up in California, and, once again, Europe has been a big importer of grapes from California. The UK, in particular, has taken the bulk of shipments sent to the EU, with imports during 2012 greater than those i

Published: Feb 06, 2013 By: News Editor

After its tentative start, the apple industry will be looking to send more apples to Australia this year.

Published: Feb 06, 2013 By: News Editor

The Walmart in Plant City offered imported Mexican strawberries until a recent backlash by members of the Strawberry Growers Association, which is fighting for survival for the second consecutive season against their Mexican competitors.

Published: Feb 06, 2013 By: News Editor

The cost of salad staples including lettuce probably will rise after frigid weather last month hurt winter vegetable crops in California and Arizona, the biggest U.S. growers.

Published: Feb 05, 2013 By: News Editor

An Anti-dumping review by the Australian government is investigating certain Thai imports.

Published: Feb 05, 2013 By: News Editor

The drought in Maharashtra has hit the onion crop, with retail prices touching around Rs30 per kg in Mumbai.

Published: Feb 05, 2013 By: News Editor

Losing an intensely managed crop can be disastrous in the fledgling prairie fruit industry, especially for new businesses.


Published: Feb 05, 2013 By: News Editor

Protesters have been calling on Publix to increase the price they pay for tomatoes.

Published: Feb 05, 2013 By: News Editor

The US government and Mexican tomato growers reached a tentative agreement on Saturday that reduces the threat of a costly trade war stemming from a US decision last year to pull out of a 1996 bilateral tomato trade pact.

Published: Feb 05, 2013 By: News Editor

It could take another 6 weeks before leafy vegetables return to normal prices after a reduction in supply from the US.

Published: Feb 05, 2013 By: News Editor

With organic bananas, and organic fruit in general, enjoying growing popularity in the United States, the biggest threat growers face today is a diminished crop due to inclement weather.