Opinion: the importance of protecting export payments
Lawyer Inés de Ros Casacuberta discusses the tools fruit exporters can use to protect their interests from risk.
View ArticleOpinion: fruit as a source of functional food
Valerie Weinborn from UC Davis discusses antioxidants and the trade benefits fruits can have as functional food.
View ArticleOpinion: muscadine, the great American super fruit
Whether you call them berries or grapes, muscadines pack a tasty, antixodiant-rich punch for Karen Caplan.
View ArticleOpinion: bringing a new pack to life
Lisa Cork highlights the importance of not letting the variety become the dominant fruit marketing message.
View ArticleOpinion: Chile’s advective frost, the climatic event of the year
Fabio Corradini says Chile cannot lose the opportunity to evaluate the effects of frost control systems after recent events.
View ArticleOpinion: enter the Green Dragon apple
Karen Caplan from Frieda's Specialty Produce says not all heirloom apples were created equal.
View ArticleOpinion: Southern Hemisphere blueberries begin another season
Isabel Quiroz of iQonsulting.com warns that Chile must maintain its blueberry quality to save its reputation.
View ArticleOpinion: maritime booking as a tool to protect shipments
Araya & Cía attorney Manuel Vial explains the utlility of booking notes to uphold shipping agreements.
View ArticleQ&A: from low apple stocks to new markets for German growers
BayWa's Christiane Bell discusses lower German apple volumes, and the building of new and sustainable market access.
View ArticleQ&A: retail acquisition rumors over “one horse show”
Dick Spezzano gives his take on the buyout rumors surrounding U.S. retail chain Safeway.
View ArticleOpinion: fresh industry could benefit from good parenting
Eric Viramontes provides some fatherly advice for leaders in the fresh produce industry.
View ArticleOpinion: “End Grocery Waste” app keeps consumers accountable
EndGroceryWaste.com founder Rod Averbuch explains the power of smartphones in reducing food waste.
View ArticleOpinion: building the Pacific Rim’s produce powerhouse
PMA Australia-New Zealand's Michael Worthington urges Pacific Rim produce industry players to connect in Auckland's Fresh Connections in June.
View ArticleOpinion: words matter when it comes to packaging
Lisa Cork addresses the common mistake made by produce marketers - stating the obvious in their packaging.
View ArticleOpinion: purple sweet potatoes ready for the holidays
Karen Caplan discusses a brilliantly-colored sweet potato variety that is high in anthocyanins with a low glycemic index.
View ArticleOpinion: learning from the world’s ‘greatest’ import market
If Mexican agriculture can satisfy U.S. demands, it can compete anywhere, argues VISER president Eric Viramontes.
View ArticleQ&A: Fare & Square, an oasis in a U.S. food desert
Philabundance president Bill Clark discusses fresh food access in the most disadvantaged U.S. communities.
View ArticleOpinion: why smartphones and apps matter in the produce industry
Juanita Gaglio says "social media and big data is like hot thick lava cascading quickly down a mountainside".
View ArticleOpinion: sustainable water supplies mean life or death for fruit industry
Susan Harris discusses a New Zealand project to check water supplies and water futures by smartphone.
View ArticleYear 2013 in Review
By Fresh Fruit Portal editor Matthew Ogg “If fruits and vegetables are sold at bargain basement prices, can they still be regarded as desirable products in the eyes of the consumer?” This question from...
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