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Coverage of Asia’s local and international fruit and vegetable suppliers, including news and analysis of key areas such as production, trade, exports, logistics, and research and development.
La Niña casts shadow over Peru’s avocado export growth
Country should sell more to foreign markets this year, but there are climate-related concerns around production
DP World reveals US$2.5bn investment plan
Company says major infrastructure projects will break ground across Europe, India, Africa and South America this year
Indonesia encourages fruit cooperation with Australia
Indonesian president seeks assistance in improving local fruit production
Global seed sector gathers in Istanbul
World Seed Congress takes place this week amid ongoing trade discussions that threaten seed availability and food security
Asia’s largest wholesale market bans Turkish apples
Azadpur market chairman confirms blockade in response to “current circumstances” surrounding India-Pakistan conflict
Lengthy list of challenges for Anton Rabe
The long-serving executive director of Hortgro has taken over as chairperson at Fruit South Africa
Brazilian grape suppliers meet importers in China
Abrafrutas president Guilherme Coelho updates Fruitnet on potential trade breakthroughs in Asia and Europe
Michigan’s 2025 asparagus season is underway
Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board plots marketing campaign and crop quality remains high
Brand building pays off big for Flash Gala
Leading South African apple and pear growers and marketers say they are pleased with the progress of Flash Gala as it passes milestone
Flash Gala exports surpass 1mn cartons
South African apple brand celebrates milestone as demand grows in eastern markets
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Del Monte and IFPA announce supply chain partnership
Fresh produce giant and the IFPA are collaborating as they strive to advance industry-wide supply chain transformation
Driscoll’s ‘confident’ it can overturn CBC court ruling
Company launches appeal against decision in favour of California Berry Cultivars, which it says infringed its strawberry variety patents
Thai Ministry of Commerce partners with Chinese influencer to sell fruit
Taiyuan Lao Ge previously sold Bt1bn worth of Thai durian in just one day
Sun World debuts Ruby Rush as it ushers in early grape season
The early-season red seedless grape is “proving its value to growers” and is now cultivated in ten countries, with production expanding
First-quarter sales stability for Bayer
Group reports on solid start to 2025, but notes that earnings were “held back” by the performance of its crop science division
BeeHero launches HeroLink
Unit enables scalable, sustainable, high-fidelity data collection across even remote commercial farmland
Dole “pleased” with Q1 performance
Like-for-like revenue climbs in the first quarter, with Carl McCann announcing an upward revision of the group’s full-year guidance
First Chinese pears hit Argentine market
The 2,597-carton consignment was shipped Hebei province-based Botou Dongfang Fruit Co
Black market for Cosmic Crisp raises concern in the US
Variety hailed as the saviour of Washington state’s apple industry reportedly being propagated without permission
South African citrus executive lifts the veil on tariff issues
South African government and growers can come together to overcome imminent challenges, says the CGA’s Boitshoko Ntshabele