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Magnum PI star Tom Selleck 'stole water for avocado farm'>
Magnum PI star Tom Selleck 'stole water for avocado farm'
by Martyn Fisher 9 July 2015 Avocados
Actor, who also starred in Friends and several movies, accused of getting…
Heinz to turn tomatoes into plastic >
Heinz to turn tomatoes into plastic
by Nina Pullman 11 June 2014 Tomatoes
Partnership between tomato brand and Ford car manufacturer aims to develop…
Football stars go bananas for Alves >
Football stars go bananas for Alves
by Martyn Fisher 29 April 2014
Global stars post selfies in support of Barcelona's Dani Alves, who had a…
Exclusive: First ever pumpkin in space >
Exclusive: First ever pumpkin in space
by Mike Knowles 25 October 2013
Total Produce has boldly sent a pumpkin where no fresh produce marketer has…

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- Take five and tell us how you feel…
  Fruitnet is inviting everyone in the fresh produce business to say what they think about the future of the industry
- 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
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