Insights and Stories on Fruit/Vegetables

Wrigley exec to lead McCain’s in Canada

Sep. 25, 2014 at 7:02 pm CDT

The president of the Canadian arm of confection maker Wrigley is moving into the head office at McCain Foods’ Canadian business. Shai Altman will take the post of McCain Foods’ president, Canada, effective Oct. 20, replacing Darryl Rowe, who’d held the post since 2010 and announced late last year he’d […]

Fruit, veg exporters fear loss of U.S. payment default coverage

Sep. 24, 2014 at 7:16 pm CDT

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Massive claims force EU to halt Russian fruit ban aid

Sep. 11, 2014 at 5:54 pm CDT

Dutch potato co-op buys control of Alta. seed firm

Sep. 4, 2014 at 5:56 pm CDT

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Sask., B.C. reach deal on direct wine, spirits sales

Sep. 2, 2014 at 1:04 am CDT

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P.E.I. field quarantined with potato wart

Aug. 30, 2014 at 12:26 am CDT

A 35-acre field on Prince Edward Island is under quarantine and its crops set to be destroyed after the plot was confirmed to have potato wart. The finding was confirmed last week by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which has ordered “movement controls” on all equipment, plants, potato tubers and […]

By Staff

N.S. sets up wine development board

Aug. 28, 2014 at 3:13 pm CDT

Grape growers and wine producers in Nova Scotia have got a new advisory board to bring their ideas and issues to the provincial government. The province on Tuesday named nine members, including Agriculture Minister Keith Colwell as chairman, to a new Nova Scotia Wine Development Board. Nova Scotia’s wineries sold […]

By Staff

California wine country quake losses seen in billions

Aug. 26, 2014 at 5:51 pm CDT

Napa, California | Reuters — A strong earthquake that jolted residents of California’s Napa Valley wine country from their beds on Sunday caused insured property damage likely in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but the region’s total economic losses will be several times that, experts said on Monday. The […]

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DuPont to shed Kocide fungicide business

Aug. 21, 2014 at 4:55 pm CDT

DuPont’s copper fungicide Kocide, used in Canada to manage diseases in bean, potato and assorted hort crops, is set to meet a new maker. DuPont Crop Protection announced Wednesday it will sell its global copper fungicide business — including its Kocide and ManKocide brands and trademarks and its Houston, Tex.-based […]

By Staff

EU fruit, veg growers get $180M to help with Russia ban

Aug. 18, 2014 at 5:43 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters –– The European Union’s fruit and vegetable growers will get financial aid of up to 125 million euros (C$181.9 million) to help them cope with Russia’s ban on most Western food imports, which has created a glut of produce in peak harvest time, the European Commission said. […]

By barbara-lewis

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