Published: Oct 22, 2012

Thursday 18th October marked this year's ProChile seminar event in the Netherlands. This year's event was held at the Inntel Hotel in Rotterdam and focused on the nut and dried fruit sector.

Published: Oct 22, 2012

US-based grocery chain Fresh & Easy has introduced Made Easy, a new selection of fresh prepared salads and vegetables, which features 39 varieties of bag salads and kits, micro-streamers and sliced & diced vegetables.

Published: Oct 19, 2012 By: Doug Ohlemeier

Kingston & Associates Marketing LLC is expanding its pineapple program.

Published: Oct 19, 2012

Unseasonably warm weather in California's San Joaquin Valley has affected coloring of persimmons.

Published: Oct 18, 2012

Dutch company Hillfresh, dealing in import and export of fruit, vegetables and exotic plants, has signed a deal with Spanish kaki producer Agricola Andalucia.

Published: Oct 18, 2012

Established 37 years ago and having exported $ US 9,000,000 worth of agricultural products, Chang Rak Farms continues to expand its market worldwide by supplying fruit and vegetables to Spinneys, a high-end supermarket chain in the Middle East.

Published: Oct 17, 2012

"Whimori, Korea’s national brand for agricultural products released a new statistical report in which it took a detailed look at the export statistics of the country's three items: pear, strawberry and King Oyster mushroom.

Published: Oct 17, 2012

Anunción Export was founded 16 years ago by Fernando Farfán. When Fernando began operations he did so as a trader of vegetables, getting in touch with grower groups to market their produce in the US.

Published: Oct 17, 2012

The soil, weather and growing conditions in Western Australia all allow growers there to produce a banana that's much sweeter than most. While that also means that it takes longer to grow those bananas, the extra time is evident in the texture and taste o

Published: Oct 17, 2012

The bagged fuji apples of Isnet from Yantai, China are being collected right now. Contract growers are hoping for a good income this year, similar to last year's levels.

Published: Oct 16, 2012

Although market information speaks of a decline in citrus, Juan Antonio Sos Garcia, director of Belcaire, believes it can be good for them and for the sector, as "we will focus more on quality operations rather than volume and help regulate the market, ke

Published: Oct 16, 2012

As the "farm to table" idea has achieved national recognition, Turbana announced that they are bringing this concept full circle by showing North American consumers where their bananas are originally harvested.

Published: Oct 16, 2012

Horticultural experts at East Malling are looking into melon production on table-top systems in what is thought to be a world first.

Published: Oct 16, 2012

Purnatur – a marketing company specialized in Turkish fresh produce – has received the first loads of lemons packed in their own brand.

Published: Oct 16, 2012

With several apple-growing regions experiencing light crops this season, good volume in Washington has helped growers there take advantage of robust demand, and organic apples have also experienced that consumer pull.

Published: Oct 15, 2012 By: Hilary Heuler

Tea drinkers around the world brew up tea bags marked “Kenya,” but most of them don't know some of it actually comes from Uganda.

Published: Oct 15, 2012

Cherries may no longer be just for topping off ice-cream sundaes - a U.S. study of people with gout linked eating the fruit with a 35 percent to 75 percent lower risk of having an attack.

Published: Oct 15, 2012

Apple lovers will have a new variety to sink their teeth into that is set to debut in select stores this fall.

Published: Oct 13, 2012

The Chilean blueberry season continues to develop normally. Last week there were widespread rains from the Central South zone to the South.

Published: Oct 13, 2012

The rain has returned. In 2012 it has never been far away and after a few sweet days of autumn sunshine it is pouring again and flood warnings are in place.