Monday 21st January 2019, 07:11 Central Time
News and insight for North America's fresh produce buyers
Popular news
- 1Production growth for stonefruit in China
- 2Vietnam jumps at US blueberries
- 3End of the Ice Age?
- 4New Argentine fruit promotion body created
- 5AgroFresh renews sustainability commitment
- 6United Fresh revises GAP standards
- 7Eurofresh names Joaquín Reig as CEO
- 8South African stand off
- 9Colombia removes TR4-affected banana plants
- 10GlobalGAP launches produce standard
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16-17 September 2019
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Features & Analysis
Costa Rica looks ahead
At the recent International Banana Congress Michael Barker caught up with Jorge Sauma, boss of the Costa Rican banana corporation Corbana, which organised the event
UK sets out no-deal Brexit trade plan
Fruit and vegetables among the 87 per cent of products that will have tariff-free access
Subscribers onlyA touch of Sabrosura
These are exciting times for Colombian fruit producers, who have overcome a tough past and with the support of a new marketing campaign now have their sights set on the global export trade
How organics is influencing mainstream farming
Jeremy Lawrence Caradonna, adjunct professor of environmental studies at Canada's University of Victoria, considers how conventional farmers are adopting organic practices within their operations
Will Amazon revolutionise food distribution?
Isabelle Chaboud, a professor at the Grenoble School of Management (GEM), looks at the possible long-term effects on the grocery market of Amazon's foray into food retail
Zespri unveils new executive team
Kiwifruit marketer announces executive-level restructure as it gears up to double global sales by 2025
SH topfruit forecast revealed
World Apple and Pear Association forecasts fall in Southern Hemisphere topfruit production in 2016
Alibaba to promote Chilean fruits
Chilean Fruit Exporters Association signs agreement with e-commerce giant to promote and sell Chilean blueberries and cherries in China
Australia has little to gain from TPP
The Trans Pacific Partnership will not deliver any significant benefits for Australia’s horticulture trade, argues market analyst Wayne Prowse
Hangzhou event hits the market
Brand-building via e-commerce, reaching out to new consumers in tier-two and -three cities, and managing future market growth projections in China were some of the hot topics discussed at Asiafruit Market Insight
Industry Events
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- Americafruit @americafruit Chilean kiwifruit makes Indian inroads Click here Click here
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- Americafruit @americafruit NatureFresh Farms unveils new snacking cucumber Click here Click here
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