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Leading Aussie banana grower adopts avocados to offset TR4 risk
L & R Collins is set to plant 10,000 trees of a ‘Hass-type’ avocado, which is unusual in the furthest northern reaches of Queensland agriculture and could tap into a lucrative market window.
March 13 , 2017
South African table grape exports to end above earlier forecasts
SATI says weather conditions were "the best seen in many years" with little to no rain in the main growing areas during the harvests.
March 13 , 2017
South Africa: Citrus exports forecast to rise across the board in 2017
Exports of Valencias, lemons and grapefruit are all expected to increase by between 14-19%.
March 10 , 2017
Photo Gallery: Maluma Day avocado field visit
Visitors from South Africa and around the world soaked in the unique growing methods employed by Allesbeste Nursery in the Limpopo province.
March 10 , 2017
U.S.: Alliance for Food and Farming attacks publication of 'Dirty Dozen' produce list
"If EWG truly cares about public health, it will stop referring to popular produce items that kids love as “dirty” and move toward positive, science based information that reassures consumers and promotes consumption," says Teresa Thorne.
March 10 , 2017
South Korea closes hypermarket stores in China amid U.S. missile system backlash
Chinese officials reportedly say the stores have been closed because they fail to comply with fire safety regulations.
March 10 , 2017
U.S.: Researchers find steam makes melons safer than conventional treatments
An ARS scientists say the technique can also save companies time and money, and is now expanding the research to other crops.
March 10 , 2017
Mexico lodges complaint with WTO over Costa Rica's avocado ban
Representatives of the two countries must now negotiate a solution to the issue within three months.
March 10 , 2017
Brown rot-causing pathogen detected in Aussie nectarines, say Chinese authorities
The head of Summerfruit Australia says the claims are unsubstantiated and that Australian authorities were never informed of the alleged incident.
March 10 , 2017
Video: An avocado tree that may be apt for trellising
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March 09 , 2017
