Post Archive
In Peru irrigation and growing project targets international investors
The project will auction 43,500 hectares of land and has the potential to produce some US$ 660 million in agricultural exports.
Growing lots will include 500-1000 hectares and are set to be auctioned early 2011.
November 19 , 2010
Small Ecuador banana growers look to east to offset saturated EU market
Small growers see hope in China, the Middle East and Africa as an alternative to shipments to Europe.
November 18 , 2010
PSA confirmed outside of Te Puke area in New Zealand
Test results show that the kiwi vine disease PSA has now spread outside the Te Puke area in the Bay of Plenty, confirming fears that the disease is more widespread than just one growing zone.
November 17 , 2010
South Africa citrus industry sets record with 99 million cartons packed
The amount sent to the European Union shrinks as exporters turn to markets in the Middle East and Russia, Citrus Growers Association says
November 17 , 2010
Turners & Growers Jazz apple payout won't be enough, growers say
New Zealand producers say they could lose $5 per tray in fourth losing season in the last six.
November 12 , 2010
Half of stonefruit in Argentina province damaged in windstorm
Wind gusts of more than 53 miles per hour on Nov. 7 devastated the stonefruit sector in Argentina’s San Juan region, with more than 50% of apricots, plums and peaches damaged
November 11 , 2010
New Zealand kiwi vine disease reports multiply outside original site
Officials with New Zealand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) have expanded their search for the kiwi vine bacteria PSA outside of the Bay of Plenty where the first case was reported, local media said.
November 11 , 2010
GM banana trial gains support in Australia
Researchers hope the new strain will resist "Panama disease" that nearly wiped out Northern Territory's banana industry in the 1990s.
November 10 , 2010
Market Pulse -- week 44
Blueberry prices drop in North America due to big shipments from Argentina; Chile's first cherries arrive in the United States.
November 08 , 2010
Argentina exports nearly 5,000 tons of blueberries in October
Total is more than double the amount shipped in October 2010, and price per kilogram was higher too, although a price drop hit the market towards towards the end of the month.
The US leads receptions with some 70% of exports from the Southern Cone nation thus far.
November 04 , 2010
