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GM crop hectares rose 8% in 2011
An ISAAA study found GM crop plantation area rose by 12 million hectares last year.
February 13 , 2012
Heavy rains set to cut back Peruvian mango exports
Peru was already expecting lower mango export volumes, but recent rains have cut expectations again.
February 13 , 2012
NZ: kiwifruit grafting investigation could take two months, says Zespri
A Zespri illegal grafting investigation concerning the chairman's brother is set to take two months at least.
February 13 , 2012
Peru could 'easily double' U.S. avocado volumes in 2012, says expert
A Peruvian professor says the country should hold the trigger on U.S. avocado exports until June to get better prices.
February 13 , 2012
Opinion: retailers need to get their act together with marketing messages
Golden Sun Marketing owner Don Goodwin discusses some disturbing trends in the fresh produce retail space.
February 13 , 2012
Tesco trials new shelf life extension packaging for fresh produce
Tesco hopes to drastically reduce fruit wastage with a new packaging technology it is trialing.
February 10 , 2012
Giumarra and R.C.F. Produce team up to sell Mexican mangoes
Giumarra's Craig Uchizono is enthusiastic about mango growth potential.
February 10 , 2012
Argentine fruit region reports sharp export downturn
Fruit shipments from Argentina's Río Negro province slumped in January.
February 10 , 2012
NZ: biosecurity worries over strawberry seed import review
New Zealand authorities gave incorrect clearance to thousands of kits of imported strawberry seeds last year.
February 10 , 2012
Chilean fruit growers call for 2012 currency intervention
Chilean fruit growers have called on their Central Bank to follow Brazil's example through currency intervention.
February 10 , 2012
