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The fate of up to 700 tons of mangoes in Western Australia is in doubt as industry members wonder whether the crop, owned by a bankrupt company, will be picked, according to abc.net.au. Rewards Group, an investment firm that went into receivership in May, owns the fields with 120,000 trees in the Ord Valley, the […]

Expoalimentaria 2010, a food trade fair bringing together Peruvian horticulture growers, exporters, industry specialists with foreign buyers, kicked off in Lima.

As industry recovers from the 2008 financial crisis, big production gains are predicted for 2011.

Exports of Peruvian mangoes to the United States grew 57.9% in the 2010 season of January to July compared with the same period in 2009

An attractive local market, along with low estimates for the avocado harvest, have kept Chile´s avocado shipments low. As of week 36, 10,000 tons have been sent, 46 percent of which have gone to the U.S. market.

Authorities will block the entry of citrus that arrives in bulk packaging in order to prevent infecting local growers with citrus greening disease

Rising prices for premium apples reflect rising incomes in China.

Australia could see its berry growers double their production over the next five years with raspberries and blackberries leading the surge

Fruit must be irradiated before entry.

The blueberry harvest in Tucuman, Argentina, is expected to grow, while the harvests from Concordia and Buenos Aires will remain stable compared with last season, according to the Argentina Blueberry Committee.