May 17, 2012/ Week N° 20
May 17th, 2012
India increased its grape shipments to Europe by a whopping 63% this season.
May 10th, 2012
An Indian grape growers’ group is looking to South African varieties.
May 3rd, 2012
A new Indian variety of mango with a reddish skin and sweet flavor has been named after a young politician.
April 30th, 2012
Chilean ag minister Luis Mayol has met with Indian Ambassador Pradeep Kapur ahead of an Asian tour.
April 27th, 2012
Hail and rain have dashed hopes for a high mango yield in parts of the Indian state of Karnatka.
April 20th, 2012
The South African is under pressure to ensure fruit export opportunities move further up the BRICS agenda.
April 19th, 2012
Walmart CEO Mike Duke outlines green goals, including the ditching of unsustainable palm oil by 2015.
April 16th, 2012
Retailer Walmart has started a program it claims will empower 60,000 women in developing countries.
April 11th, 2012
A high Australian exchange rate has shifted the attention of Indian importers to South African oranges.
March 23rd, 2012
An FTA could make India “capable of consuming all of Chile’s produce”, says a leading fruit importer.