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Peru: North coast growers to bear brunt of El Niño
Peru's meteorology service Senamhi has outlined some possible effects of El Niño on grapes, mangoes, bananas, blueberries, avocados and oranges.
August 12 , 2015
Russia leads Turkish stonefruit export markets in H1
Turkish stonefruit shipments jumped by more than half in the first semester of 2015, with a dramatic growth in exports to Russia.
August 12 , 2015
Naturipe offers cash prize for automated blueberry harvesting solutions
Naturipe is calling on creative minds around the globe to find ways to automatically harvest blueberries while keeping the fruit fresh for retail and foodservice sales.
August 12 , 2015
Argentina cautious despite U.S. blueberry supply gap
Southern Hemisphere blueberry exporters will have much to gain after a short U.S. season, but Argentina isn't giving much away about its intentions.
August 12 , 2015
"Teething problems" hinder Vietnam reopening for Aussie citrus
Australian citrus exporters have faced setbacks in the recently reopened Vietnamese market due to rules that limit shipments to seafreight.
August 12 , 2015
Chile: Copiapo water shortage mitigated for one season
An industry head says recent rainfall means many growers in northern Chile will be able to irrigate as if there were no drought this summer.
August 12 , 2015
U.S.: Blue Road Capital to invest up to US$250M in Vanguard International
A substantial capital injection will see multinational fruit marketer Vanguard making new production acquisitions "in the near future".
August 11 , 2015
China devalues exchange rate
Fruit exporters' returns could be adversely affected by the Chinese central bank's decision to devalue the renminbi against the dollar.
August 11 , 2015
Chilean fruit growers pour praise on recent rainfall
Chile may still be under drought conditions, but some summer fruit growers believe the coming season has been 'saved' by heavy rainfall throughout much of the country in recent days.
August 11 , 2015
Australian growers warm to NZ-developed Reddy Robin pears
A pear marketed as 'Papple' in the U.K. has attracted the interest of Australian growers, but it goes by a different name Down Under.
August 11 , 2015
