Post Archive
Chile's govt promotes drought resistant fruit for arid zones
Chile's farmers in the arid north could grow fruit that requires less water like prickly pears, pomegranates, figs and dragon fruit.
June 23 , 2011
Mexico eyes Australian fruit market
Mexico hopes to export avocadoes, mangoes, limes and a range of other fruits to Australia.
June 23 , 2011
Hail hits Uruguayan citrus farms
Hail the size of eggs has hit citrus farmers in Uruguay's Salto region.
June 23 , 2011
Brazil’s citrus greening lessons: ‘there is no cure’, just management
Brazil has cut down 10 million citrus trees since 2004 to fight a disease that knows no borders.
June 23 , 2011
Kenya looks to domesticate wild fruits
Kenya's wild fruits have been so successful a local research institute plans to commercialize them.
June 23 , 2011
GM Special: green image vs food security in Oceania
For the second part of Fresh Fruit Portal's GM Special we look at the situation in Australia and New Zealand.
June 22 , 2011
Market Pulse week 24 — 2011
The U.S. market was still supplied by local lemons in week 24 while the first Chilean lots for the season arrived. Meanwhile in the U.K., Argentine supply faced tough competition from Spanish Vernas.
June 22 , 2011
Costa Rica's banana exporters face Chinese challenges
High transport costs and increased competition have set back Costa Rica's banana exports to China.
June 22 , 2011
Aussie fruit exporters could be hit with 3700% fee hike
A cut in rebates and proposed packaging shed cost hikes could seriously affect Australia's horticultural exporters.
June 22 , 2011
First South African Summer Citrus shipments arrive in U.S.
South African Summer Citrus' first U.S.-bound shipments for the season have arrived in Philadelphia.
June 22 , 2011
