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Feared plant disease found on Australian banana farm

By Colin Packham March 17, 2015

Sydney | Reuters — An outbreak of a feared disease affecting banana plants has been confirmed on an Australian farm, raising worries over the outlook for the country’s A$550 million (C$537 million) industry. The so-called Tropical Race 4 strain of Panama disease was confirmed at a farm in Tully in the country’s northeast after tests […] Read more

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Loblaw’s ugly-duckling produce to get swan moment

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 13, 2015

Produce growers supplying Canada’s Loblaw grocery chains with fruit and vegetables are expected to benefit in sales through a new in-store marketing program for “misshapen” wares. Through its Real Canadian Superstore chain, some of its No Frills stores in Ontario and some of its Maxi stores in Quebec, Loblaw on Thursday launched “Naturally Imperfect” fruit […] Read more

Okanagan Specialty Fruit’s side-by-side comparison of its Arctic Granny apples (top) against regular Granny apples. (ArcticApples.com)

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U.S. approves first biotech apple that resists browning

By Carey Gillam February 13, 2015

Reuters — U.S. regulators on Friday approved what would be the first commercialized biotech apple, rejecting efforts by the organic industry and other GMO critics to block the new fruit. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) approved two genetically engineered apple varieties designed to resist browning that have been […] Read more

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Starbucks eyes coconuts as non-dairy, non-soy demand soars

By Lisa Baertlein February 6, 2015

Reuters — Starbucks Corp. said on Wednesday its 12,123 U.S. shops would begin offering coconut milk on Feb. 17, as it seeks to keep pace with soaring demand for non-dairy and non-soy milk alternatives. Starbucks began offering soy milk in 1997. Consumer tastes have since evolved, driving strong demand for other non-dairy alternatives made from […] Read more

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New conditions placed on P.E.I. potato exports to U.S.

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 29, 2015

Potato wart’s appearance in another Prince Edward Island potato field in August has led to a new round of rules for the province’s potato exports to the U.S. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Monday announced new requirements effective “immediately” for such exports, citing the detection of potato wart in 23 fields in the […] Read more

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New chemistry launched as fruit mite control

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 13, 2015

The first member of the benzoylacetonitrile group of crop insecticides (Group 25) to come to market in North America will be a mite control for fruit crops. BASF Canada announced Tuesday it has picked up registration for Nealta, a 200-gram-per-litre suspension concentrate of cyflumetofen, billed as a control for all life stages of tetranychid mites […] Read more

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Canada’s West Coast ports offer little relief from U.S. delays

By Julie Gordon December 16, 2014

Vancouver | Reuters — Gridlock at U.S. West Coast ports that has forced McDonald’s to ration French fries at its Japanese restaurants and interrupted supplies to retailers such as Lululemon is unlikely to be alleviated by routing cargoes through Canada, whose Pacific ports face their own problems. Capacity is already limited at Canada’s largest port, […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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USDA clears GMO potato with lower cancer risk

By Ros Krasny, GFM Network News November 8, 2014

CORRECTED, Nov. 10, 2014 — Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday approved the first genetically modified potato for commercial planting in the United States in more than a decade, a move likely to draw the ire of groups opposed to artificial manipulation of foods. The so-called Innate potato, developed by the […] Read more

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Cutrale-Safra wins takeover battle for fruit producer Chiquita

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal, Sruthi Ramakrishnan October 27, 2014

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Chiquita Brands International agreed on Monday to a US$682 million takeover by Brazilian juice maker Grupo Cutrale and investment firm Safra Group, with the U.S.-based banana producer going private early next year at the latest. The acquisition is a victory for Brazilian-Lebanese financier Joseph Safra and orange juice baron Jose […] Read more

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Ukraine appeals to WTO over Russian ban on fruit, vegetable imports

October 23, 2014

Kiev | Reuters –– Ukraine has complained to the World Trade Organization (WTO) about a decision by Russia to ban imports of fruit and vegetables from the country, the agriculture ministry said Thursday. The ban, which came into force Wednesday, was the latest trade barrier erected by Russia in a trade and sanctions war linked […] Read more

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Feared plant disease found on Australian banana farm

Loblaw’s ugly-duckling produce to get swan moment

U.S. approves first biotech apple that resists browning

Starbucks eyes coconuts as non-dairy, non-soy demand soars

New conditions placed on P.E.I. potato exports to U.S.

New chemistry launched as fruit mite control

Canada’s West Coast ports offer little relief from U.S. delays

USDA clears GMO potato with lower cancer risk

Cutrale-Safra wins takeover battle for fruit producer Chiquita

Ukraine appeals to WTO over Russian ban on fruit, vegetable imports

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