This week's highlights

	Banzzai citrus fruit breaks into the markets A surprising mandarin variety developed in Japan and produced for the first time in Valencia just…
	First box of mangoes at APMC Pune auctioned at Rs 21,500 Pune traders and customers welcomed the first box of their favourite summer fruit at the…
	Mixed responses on visitor numbers at Fruit Logistica The first day of Fruit Logistica has passed, and overall exhibitors seemed to be happy about how it…
	CEO Ocean Spray fired Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. has announced that they have fired their chief executive officer for…
	30% of the stored Chilean cherries could be lost due to the coronavirus outbreak The coronavirus outbreak in China, which has already affected more than 6,000 people in that…
	Citrus Growers’ Association elects co-chairperson of newly launched World Citrus Organisation Yesterday, the World Citrus Organisation (WCO) was officially launched at the international fresh…
	Chilean company acquires two UK cherry orchards A new deal saw two major cherry producers reach an agreement on the 31st January 2020. FGA and…
	Tshwane fresh produce market "on the brink of collapse" The absence of management over the past decade has led the Tshwane fresh produce market to the…
	“Banana imports: an expensive puzzle” The beginning of the year has been marked by an increase in contract prices for all banana players,…
	New partnerships bring bigger, tastier berries to market Consumers across the world may soon be experiencing tastier, fuller-sized blueberries year-round,…
	Exhibitors believe Fruit Logistica is quieter this year, but overall are satisfied As the second day of Fruit Logistica drew to a close, many exhibitors and visitors alike left the…
	Missouri peach farmer takes stand in lawsuit against Bayer & BASF Since 1970, Bill Bader has worked on peach farms in Dunklin County, Missouri, picking peaches at…
	New case of suspected Panama TR4 at a Queensland banana farm A suspected new case of Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4) has been detected on a Tully…
	Square watermelons are a million dollar business in Asia The origin of square watermelons dates back to 1978 when Japanese farmer Tomoyuki Ono began…
	China’s produce imports and exports hurt by Coronavirus “This time of year - post the Lunar New Year holiday - Vanguard International is typically engaged…
	Drastic bumblebee population drop shocks scientists When scientist Peter Soroye first saw the figures showing estimated bumblebee populations in North…