All articles by Tobias Gourlay – Page 4
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Vertical farm goes up in Sweden
Plantagon breaks ground on site in Linkoping for its first vertical farm
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Climate could change UK agriculture
Government report suggests UK could expand blueberry production as climate change takes hold
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Zespri expects smaller kiwifruit harvest
Kiwifruit marketer predicts harvest of 90m trays, points out that decrease in supply might increase prices in export markets
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West African consumers value organics
Researchers find large majority of shoppers in Benin and Ghana willing to pay more for pesticide-free fresh produce
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Prize results for Booker
UK cash-and-carry wholesaler reports Q3 growth as fresh produce sales surge 17 per cent
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New M&S packaging increases shelf-life
UK retailer prepares to introduce packaging it says will extend the shelf-lives of berries stored in fridges by up to two days
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Auchan devours Hungary hypermarkets
French retailer agrees deal to buy seven Cora hypermarkets from Belgium's Delhaize
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Wasps fly to Kenya to fight fruit fly
Researchers import Hawaiian wasp to help mango farmers embattled by fruit flies
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Dole urges consumers to Go Bananas
US fresh produce colossus offers customers 366 different things to do with a banana
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Tesco drops prices further
UK supermarket giant cuts cost to consumers of local apples and other produce
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Florida citrus encounters cold snap
Sub-freezing temperatures cause "minor fruit damage and leaf burn" in Sunshine State but weather is forecast to improve quickly
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Another call for Chiquita boycott
EthicalOil.org urges Canadians to stop buying Chiquita bananas after the company said it would not use Canadian tar sands oil
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Chiquita boycotts tar sands oil
Fruit giant agrees to stop using oil from Canadian tar sands but local advocacy group calls it "misguided greenwashing"
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EU pledges €17m to promote fruit and veg
European Commission approves programmes in 11 member states to help fruit and vegetable sector's recovery from E coli crisis
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Mexico raises US trade barriers
Mexican government suspends tariffs on fresh produce imports from US
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First lady lauds school salad bar
Michelle Obama praises salad bar donations at White House celebration of HealthierUS Schools Challenge
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FDA cites equipment in listeria report
US authorities assess conditions of listeria outbreak in cantaloupes, identifying coldstore and packing facilities as location of infection
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Supervalu raises earnings despite sales fall
US retailer posts net Q2 earnings of US$60m on reduced sales of US$8.4bn
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Aldi considers Florida distribution centre
Discount retailer could get US$1.7m in tax breaks if it builds warehouse in Palm Beach County