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Argentine orange growers enjoy 'good surprise' during season
A citrus industry head has reflected on a season that saw far higher orange exports than anticipated and much higher demand from the juice sector.
October 04 , 2016
Zespri's Italian SunGold volumes to more than double during 2016
Prices of Italian SunGold kiwifruit were reported to be up to several times higher than green last season.
October 04 , 2016
Photo gallery: Farming in Peru's Ica region
As part of the Expoalimentaria press tour, we took a look round some asparagus, table grape and blueberry farms in a key Peruvian agricultural region.
October 04 , 2016
Mexico benefits from record prices in U.S. avocado market
Avocados prices in the U.S. have more than tripled from levels registered in week 17, and continue to rise.
October 04 , 2016
Ecuador to export first mango shipments to China this week
With a harvest that has been running 15 days earlier than last year due to warm temperatures, Ecuador has kicked off its mango campaign.
October 03 , 2016
U.S.: FDA declares avocados as "healthy" food
While the health benefits of avocados are evident to those in the know, a recent decision from the FDA will go along way towards clearing up misconceptions about the fruit's fat content.
October 03 , 2016
Spain: Drought to mark 2016-17 citrus campaign
While sizing is down and less fruit will make the grade for the fresh market, the CGC highlights "exceptional quality" in this season's mandarins and oranges.
October 03 , 2016
U.S.: GM Arctic Apples ready for first test marketing in early 2017
OSF will bring small volumes of Arctic Golden apples to the market next year, while nursery propagation will ramp up for Arctic Fujis and Arctic Gala is waiting in the wings.
October 03 , 2016
Peru: ProCitrus expects mandarin access to Japan in 2017
Peru has fallen well short of its pre-season export growth expectations, with high temperatures causing issues for growers.
October 03 , 2016
Varied export results for Brazil in August
While lime shipments dropped off substantially, higher volumes left the country in mangoes, oranges and watermelons.
September 30 , 2016
