US senator files bill to help Maine blueberries combat spotted wing drosophila
Maine is the only state in the country with a significant harvest of wild blueberries, which are smaller cousins to the more ubiquitous cultivated berries. The wild blueberry, which grows in the

Philippines to lose papaya exports if RCEP is not ratified
The Philippines are the second largest papaya exporter in ASEAN after Malaysia, but it might lose its papaya exports market to Malaysia if the country fails to join the Regional Comprehensive

Florida congressional leaders seek help for seasonal crop producers
Florida congressional leaders say the federal government must protect the state’s seasonal crop exports. US Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott re-introduced the Defending Domestic Produce

France is preparing a law allowing the industry to better negotiate with retailers
The French National Assembly has just passed a bill aimed at giving more weight to the industry in negotiations with retailers. So far, in France, if suppliers and retailers had not reached an