(Puzol, Valencia. 13 December 2018). SanLucar, the premium brand for fruit and vegetables, continues to prosper and grow,...

Labor shortages, residue problems and high costs for crop protection agents spraying into your apple, pear or...

The John Lewis Partnership has announced a three-year trial with the Small Robot Company to test its...

Fruit flies can be a scourge in our homes, but to date no-one has known how they became our uninvited lodgers. For decades, researchers have searched for their origins and now a Swedish-American research team has succeeded. They have also discovered that fruit flies in the wild are far more picky than...

Hamilton, New Zealand, 10 December 2018 – BBC Technologies, part of TOMRA Food and global leader in turnkey...

The price of food could increase by up to 3.5 per cent in 2019, an annual study of food prices predicts, but there’s good news for Canadian consumers buying meat and seafood, which are projected to become cheaper. Meat and seafood have seen sharp increases in recent years, but a shift away...

“Having been historically ‘water-rich’, New Zealand is not well-prepared to cope with a future that will involve more drought in some areas. Drought already impacts a wide range of activities in Aotearoa and has significant impacts culturally and in our communities. Future drought may very well be the climate change impact with...

Bulgaria will continue to be a net importer of tomatoes due to the country’s low production and the expected lack of significant developments in the medium term. This was revealed in an analysis carried out by the Center for Agricultural Research in Agriculture (SARA) at the Institute of Agrarian Economics. According to...

English scientists have found that substances contained in conventional cabbage, protects from the appearance of her cancer rectum and colon. This is stated in the results of the research Institute Francis Crick in London, published the scientific journal Immunity. According to scientists, to change genetic factors in which cancer develops, people can...

Last season, the Peruvian mango industry achieved a historic record: it exported 7,900 containers of fresh and...

The CMA CGM Group, a worldwide leading shipping group, and Freightos, the world’s online freight marketplace, are...

CHICAGO (Dec. 04, 2018) – Hazel Technologies, Inc., is proud to announce the successful completion of an...

Transporting containers at high speed through a tube to and from the Port of Hamburg – that...

The Italian Sweeki kiwi season was launched in an event organized in Kuala Lumpur by the Consortium...

Currently TOMRA has three businesses operating in China: Food Sorting and Grading, Recycling Sorting and Beverage Container Collection. TOMRA’s business activity in China ranges from business development, product management, R&D, assembly, sales, service and application validation in the local test centers. After expanding TOMRA’s fresh fruit and vegetable grading state-of-the-art manufacturing site in...

North America is set to be Zespri’s next kiwifruit growing territory as consumer demand there soars for...

Vaibhav Tidke, Shital Somani and Aditya Kulkarni used their different scientific backgrounds to develop a solar conduction...

According to the Colombian Federation of Passion Flower Growers (Fedepasifloras), the area devoted to growing passion flowers (fruit) was estimated at ​​21,164 hectares for 2017 and, in line with recent trends, this year it is expected to grow by 12%. Meanwhile, production is expected to increase by 6% and amount to 241,393...

The trade show closes the 10th anniversary far exceeding all participation expectations with 81,235 professionals from 122 countries, 19% up on last year, and 1,621 exhibiting companies from 40 countries. The change of the days of the event to Tuesday to Thursday was a resounding success, an aspect reflected in the 69%...

Zespri has made good progress in strengthening alignment and grower ownership and control of the company through a targeted share offer and buy-back programme. The offer closed on 19 October and Zespri has accepted 427 applications to purchase over 12 million shares for a total of over $95 million. Participation was open...

Start-up Iron Ox has successfully created a fully autonomous farm in San Carlos, California. Iron Ox is the first to fully automate the growing process and completely design its system around the robot’s capabilities. The hydroponic indoor farm relies on two robots to plant, care for and harvest produce. Co-founder and CEO...

Andalusia has established itself as the main producing region of tropical fruits in Spain; the micro climate...

The harvest of Zespri Kiwifruit from Northern Hemisphere orchards is well underway, with total volumes expected to...

The pomegranates of Zaozhuang enter the ripening season in October, and farmers have entered the busiest season of the year. The price of many traditional pomegranate varieties is relatively low this year. The price of top-quality pomegranates is only 7-8 yuan per kg, which is lower than the price of...

The last one and a half decades saw many policies and procedures coming as knee-jerk reactions to perceived corruption, notional revenue losses and media trials. India is a $2.8 trillion economy with a population of 125 crore and the best demographic profile among large economies. More than 50% of its population is...

On Sunday, Argentina’s Agrarian Federation asked the Government to adopt bilateral measures against Paraguay’s blockage on tomato imports.They aren’t granting phytosanitary authorization permits and, as a result, some 5,000 tons of tomato rotted in Formosa, stated Argentina’s Agrarian Federation The director of the Agrarian Federation in Formosa, Panfilo Ayala, said “we lost...

Each year, the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture — led by a team at the University of California, Davis — selects a handful of students to offer agricultural expertise to organizations in developing countries. This year, 10 of the 16 chosen were University of Florida students. Through the lab’s Trellis Fund, an effort launched in 2011, graduate students from UC Davis, UF,...

Despite a somewhat dry spell in Bugesera District, farmers from the area reported good harvests of beans, tomatoes, onions, potatoes, avocadoes, papaws and mangoes. Beata Ntabaganyimana and Mathias Sindibara, from Ruhuha Sector in Bugesera District, are among those that reported good harvest. For long, crops in this semi-arid area have often been destroyed...

At present, most of the mandarins on the market come from Sichuan, and the local oranges will be on the market in large quantities in two weeks time. In October, it was time for the mandarins and the rare cold weather at the beginning of this year damaged the city’s mandarins in...

Brandon Alexander grew up on farms, acres and acres of wheat and other broad acre crops in Texas and Oklahoma. So, it’s not entirely surprising that he applied his other expertise—based on a robotics degree from the University of Texas and work at Google X—to some of the biggest issues facing modern...

The international agriculture sector is a dynamic world and South Africa an esteemed player – with world-class...

Half Moon Bay, California – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the San Mateo County Agricultural Commissioner’s office have eradicated a Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) infestation centered in and around the City of Half Moon Bay, ending a 56-square-mile quarantine that began...

World Food Day on 16 October reminds us that 821 million people in the world are undernourished and that sustainable agriculture requires mainstreaming of biodiversity. Farmers across the world are facing difficult times. Unpredictable weather patterns make it difficult to know exactly when to plant and when to harvest crops. Big commercial...

APAL has been advised that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources will begin an import risk...

Tampa, Florida – October 15, 2018: IFCO, the world’s leading supplier of Reusable Plastic Containers for fresh...

CHICAGO (Oct. 15, 2018) – Hazel Technologies, Inc., a USDA-funded post-harvest solutions company, continues to gain traction in the fresh produce industry with its easy-to-use post-harvest quality-protection technologies. Hazel prides itself on offering solutions that stand out in the category due to their user-friendliness, requiring minimal time and investment from packers while...

Fair trade pays off: Lidl is the first retailer in Germany to offer 100% Fairtrade-certified bananas in...

The Congress of Mexico has asked the Government to establish conditions in the renegotiation of the North...

China has strengthened its position as the world’s largest fruit and vegetable producer, according to the latest...

Due to the favourable weather events all over Europe in spring and early summer, Prognosfruit forecasted an...

That’s why it was named after Mount Everest, says Bruce Reisch, a horticulture professor and grape breeder...

The robot takeover of farm labor inched forward in a big way this week as researchers unveiled...

GONZALES, Calif. (Oct. 10, 2018) – Misionero, leading grower and pioneer in the organic leafy greens category, will unveil its new salad kits, bowls, and washed-and-trimmed lettuces at PMA Fresh Summit. Misionero is passionate about providing fresh food with fresh thinking and its latest items are a result of that dedication to...

VALENCIA, SPAIN, 10 October, 2018 — Laser Food, the creator of innovative, environmentally-friending laser labelling for fresh fruit, has announced the Europe wide launch of a new brand name for the technology, Natural Branding. Reflecting the profound environmental benefits of the system, the Natural Branding name will shortly be seen in grocery...

Tefen, Israel – StePac L.A. Ltd. launches XflowTM, a patented, functional, flowpack solution for blueberries as a...

Pacific Green is a new green asparagus variety adapted to both warm and more temperate climates. Seed...

The groundcherry (Physalis pruinosa), also called ‘husk cherry’ and ‘strawberry tomato,’ is native to Central and South...

Auckland, New Zealand, October 4, 2018 – Compac has launched the Sizer Simulator, a unique simulation tool...

SanLucar, the premium brand for fruit and vegetable, celebrated its 10th anniversary of production in Tunisia with...

Hamburg Vessel Coordination Center (HVCC) and Kotug Smit Towage, provider of harbour towage, will in future work...

MADRID, SPAIN, 02 October, 2018 — North Carolina-based Farm Fresh Produce is targeting export expansion in the Middle East and Europe through its participation in this year’s Fruit Attraction trade exhibition, which takes place in Madrid, Spain from 23-25 October. In keeping with its impressive export expansion for its sweet potatoes in...

A new robot, code-named Sweeper, has been developed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) to take...

Selah, WA; September 24, 2018: Rainier Fruit today announced the addition of its new Wholesome to the...

If you are a lover of chocolate, coffee, or both, you will appreciate the effectiveness of a...

WASHINGTON – Under Secretary Greg Ibach today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $102.7...

As technology improves, radio frequency identification (RFID) is increasingly being used for tracing foodstuffs. Andreas Behrens, head...

Pomegranates symbolize life and vitality in many cultures. They are mentioned in the Quran, in ancient Greek...

A nationwide pilot to bring migrant workers to UK farms has been announced by the Home Secretary...

Citrus plays an important role in Morocco’s economy as an essential source of foreign currency. With an estimated value...

These berries yield like the dickens. Cornell’s berry breeding program is releasing two new varieties, which will...

Tarzan, shown here, travels over crop fields with an energy-efficient swinging motion. One day, such robots might...

MADRID, SPAIN, 03 September, 2018 — Fruit Attraction, one of Europe’s leading trade exhibitions for the international...

Fruit and vegetable production in Mexico has doubled since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came...

The United States accounted for 85% of the total citrus exports of the shipping company SeaLand in...

It was with great sorrow that we learned that Wolfgang Schmidt died August 24 in his home in Spain after a long sickness at the age of 75. He was a fruit trader dyed in the grain, worked in Valence, France as an intern, then as a buyer for one of the...

The acreage devoted to a genetic variation of the Israeli pomegranate has tripled in Murcia. The crop’s...

What looks like a prop from the famous Hannibal Lecter movie ‘Silence of the lambs’ is a...

23 August, 2018 – Good winter rains to date have largely broken the severe drought in the Western Cape. This positive outlook, linked to new plantings and new cultivars, brings the South African table grape industry back on its positive growth curve. The updated and online vine census, together with a concerted...

The import of foreign citrus fruits in the Region of Valencia continues to be a problem for...

Hamburg is taking a further step toward improving air quality at its port. Innovative technology developed right...

According to Ruben Medina Niño, the head of the Secretariat of Rural Development and Agrifood (Sedrua) in Michoacan, Michoacan consolidated its position as the leading producer of limes in Mexico with a production superior to 711,181 tons of lime. This volume, he said, has allowed the state to decisively regain the leadership...

BANGKOK, Aug. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Thailand set to host two major agricultural business events which feature smart technologies during 22-24 August 2018. Attracted by Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (Public Organization) or TCEB, these events will underscore the country’s leading position in the world’s agriculture sector and are expected to attract...

the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), some weeks ago sent a warning signal to all farmers, traders and the general public to desist from the act of ripening fruits with calcium carbide, which is said to be very dangerous to health, as it is now regarded as...

The Northeast Greenhouse Conference and Expo will feature educational sessions on Advanced Hydroponic Production on Nov. 8 2018. The sessions are as follows: Greenhouse Strawberry Production- Physiologies and Technologies for High Quality Fruit Production, Chieri Kubota, The Ohio State University Benefits and Risks of a Closed-Loop Irrigation, Rosa E. Raudales, University of...

August 21, 2018 – Key Technology, Inc., a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, and Heat and Control Pty Ltd. announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership to support customers in Australia, New Zealand and India. Under the terms of the agreement, Key has appointed Heat and Control...

Amid a severe shortage of manpower, a team comprised of researchers from private companies and a university in Aichi Prefecture is working on developing a self-driving robot that uses cutting-edge technology to support flower-growing farmers. In fiscal 2019 the group hopes to start marketing automated, handcart-type robots that follow pickers of roses...

Global orange production for 2017/18 is forecast to tumble 6.0 million metric tons (tons) from the previous...

Tart cherries for sale at the Ossining Farmer’s Market July 7, 2018. The farmer’s market is open...

In the first half of 2018, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) improved on the already strong prior-year result. Both Group revenue and the Group operating result increased slightly in the first six months against the same period of the previous year, which was already very strong. This development was driven by...

The 2018 European apple and pear crop forecast estimates that most European countries are moving back to a full crop, after experiencing a severe setback last year due to April and early May frosts. On 9 August 2018, close to 300 representatives of the international apple and pear sector met at the...

In the first half of 2018, Russia increased the import of citrus fruits by 12.2%, according to customs statistics (FCS) for January-June 2018. In general, the share of imports of food products and raw materials for their production during the reporting period slightly decreased from 13.6% last year to 13.0%. Of the...

As reported by various media, there have been considerable frosts in June and July of this season. The low temperatures affected different producing areas, and reached -3°C to -4°C in some affected orchards. Fortunately, the extension of the phenomenon has been limited, and has only affected some sectors in the valleys and...

In the very near future, robots are going to be picking the vegetables that appear on grocery...

3 August, 2018 – A group of 30 farm workers at the South African table grape farm...

Although only in early stages, the tit-for-tat exchange of retaliatory tariffs is setting up a food fight of epic proportions that will impact businesses large and small around the globe. Global Food Fight At 12:01 AM EDT on the sixth of July, the Trump administration triggered the largest trade war in modern...

The Aegean region, one of Turkey’s most important centers in terms of food exports, has hosted Chinese food importers. A delegation consisting of procurement authorities in the Guangdong Imported Food Association established in the People’s Republic of China and five importing companies, members in this association, held bilateral business talks with 30...

Cherry producers in New York state and the Great Lakes region don’t have it easy. They face...

Round. Red. Good in salads and great on a BLT. Tomatoes are a typical find in the kitchens of families in the United States, so popular we are the world’s third largest producer of them. Though some people like to engage in the “tuh-MAY-toh” versus “tuh-MAH-toh” debate, the more popular question when...

FAVERSHAM (Britain) • After weeks of uninterrupted sunshine, the strawberry season is in full swing in the so-called Garden of England. But with a shortage of seasonal labourers to pick the fruits, a trend exacerbated by Brexit, there are growing fears many may be left to rot on their stems. “We will...

Brockton, Mass. – Concord Foods is proud to announce its partnership with California Avocado Commission (CAC) to bring free guacamole samples into retailers this summer. To maximize sales during the Fourth of July weekend, Concord Foods and CAC partner to bring flavorful, creamy guacamole prepared and the new Concord Fresh Success guacamole mixes, which include no artificial flavors,...

Pleasant Prairie, Wis. (June 25, 2018) – Dedicated to providing better-for-you food choices, Good Foods is excited...

SANTIAGO, CHILE, 14 February, 2018 — With the aim of promoting consumption of Chilean citrus, including its...

12 June 2018, Rome – After years of steady decline, child labour in agriculture has started to rise again in recent years driven in part by an increase in conflicts and climate-induced disasters. This worrisome trend, not only threatens the wellbeing of millions of children, but also undermines efforts to end global...

If no action is taken to reduce the negative impacts on agricultural yields, the researchers estimate that the environmental changes predicted to occur by mid- to end-century in water availability and ozone concentrations would reduce average yields of vegetables and legumes by 35% and 9% respectively. In hot settings such as Southern...

FEDERAL biosecurity staff are yet to pinpoint the source of a spreading outbreak of citrus canker first...

Carl Gortzig ’52, professor emeritus and chair of the former Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture, died June 2 at the Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home in Ithaca. He was 87. Gortzig was also the Elizabeth Newman Wilds Director Emeritus of Cornell Botanic Gardens, formerly Cornell Plantations. His research covered floriculture economics...

Renzo Gomez, member of the Passion Fruit Work Table of the Association of Exporters (ADEX), stated that Peru had 6,500 hectares of passion fruit, which yield an average of 18 to 20 tons per hectare. The area with the highest production is Chimbote with 2,000 ha. It is followed by Piura, Olmos,...

The Mexican Army seized a multi-million dollar shipment of different drugs that was hidden in boxes of fruit and was destined for the United States. The drugs included large quantities of the most commonly used illicit substances among American addicts, such as fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana. In the black market,...

SANTIAGO, CHILE, 14 February, 2018 — With the aim of promoting consumption of Chilean citrus, including its health benefits, the Chilean Citrus Committee of Chile’s Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX), together with ProChile, has created a promotional campaign for this season for the UK and Japan; two important export markets for these colourful,...

The capacity of farm robotics to deliver quick-fix solutions to agriculture’s labour concerns is vastly over-estimated according to researchers in the Netherlands. Dutch robotics scientist, Rick van de Zedde, told delegates at F&A Next: “Industry expectations for farm robotics are definitely too high at present. “There is a tendency for users to...