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Loblaw’s ugly-duckling produce to get swan moment

Mar. 13, 2015 at 5:14 pm CDT

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 […]

U.S. approves first biotech apple that resists browning

Feb. 13, 2015 at 7:54 pm CST

By Carey Gillam

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

Feb. 6, 2015 at 3:35 pm CST

By Lisa Baertlein

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

Jan. 29, 2015 at 8:07 am CST

By Staff

New chemistry launched as fruit mite control

Jan. 13, 2015 at 6:10 pm CST

By Staff

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

Dec. 16, 2014 at 5:56 pm CST

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 […]

By Julie Gordon

USDA clears GMO potato with lower cancer risk

Nov. 7, 2014 at 7:18 pm CST

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 […]

By Ros Krasny

Cutrale-Safra wins takeover battle for fruit producer Chiquita

Oct. 27, 2014 at 7:20 pm CDT

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 […]

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal Sruthi Ramakrishnan

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

Oct. 23, 2014 at 7:04 pm CDT

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 […]

Canadian produce growers lose U.S. default protection

Oct. 4, 2014 at 2:26 pm CDT

Canadian fruit and vegetable growers shipping produce to the U.S. have just lost a key piece of insurance against U.S. buyers who skip out on their bills. The Fresh Produce Alliance (FPA), representing the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA), Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) and Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation […]

By Dave Bedard