Gene-editing may lead to weather-resilient potatoes to be ready by 2025
A gene-editing potato project aims to boost the rate of photosynthesis in potato crops to promote yield, water use efficiency and drought tolerance. The project is known as PhotoBoost; it focuses

Yellow Pitaya from Ecuador is on the market along with a large number of domestic blueberries
The Ecuadorian yellow pitaya fruit, which has received much attention, has started to be sold in the fruit wholesale market this week. In addition, among the large-size fruit categories on the

Superfresh Growers names new president
Superfresh Growers has named its replacement for retiring president Tim Lane. Conner O’Malley will take the reins at the leading US fresh produce company. As president, O’Malley will lead

South Africans will closely watch discussion on AGOA
Promoting better access for Africa into the US is done mainly under the AGOA (African Growth and Opportunities ACT) which have benefited exporters from Africa since 2000. It will now be under

Potato movement a “variety game”
It’s all about the varieties right now. That’s what Ken Gad of Cambridge Farms Inc. Says is spurring the movement of potatoes in the market today. Russets: “People are very concerned with

Morrisons is rationing pepper sales to two per customer
Morrisons have limited the sale of peppers to two per customer, as unseasonably cold weather seems to be limiting supply. A number of fruit and vegetable items have been in short supply so far