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A turnaround of fortunes for British grown apricots

Practically perfect weather conditions have boasted apricot production in England with volumes set to increase six-fold.
July 10 , 2015

IG International launches Aussie Fremont mandarins in India

Ironbark Citrus CEO Susan Jenkin believes India will become an important market for her company's mandarin exports.
July 10 , 2015

Italy: Olive tree cull aims to combat bacteria breakout

Italian authorities and farmers have continued eradication efforts against a deadly olive-killing disease in the country's southeast.
July 10 , 2015

Chilean apple exports take a dive in H1

The process of varietal conversion combined with weather factors this year to cut shipments for one of Chile's leading export crops.
July 09 , 2015

Peruvian mango crop conditions "prudent" despite El Niño , says APEM

Due to a warm winter, flowering may need to be induced on Peruvian mango trees to ensure a good production season.
July 09 , 2015

China: Kingo teams up with Tmall.com to sell super-sized Washington State cherries

Sage Fruit's Peter Verbrugge has appeared on a Chinese e-commerce site to plug the benefits of Washington-grown cherries.
July 09 , 2015

Brazilian banana and apple trade with EU slips

Lower shipments to the EU pushed down Brazil's export balance for bananas earlier this year, offset somewhat by a sales uptick to Argentina and Uruguay.
July 09 , 2015

Uganda: Banana growers worried by declining yields

Farmers in a Ugandan district say they need access to better information and more productive cultivars.
July 09 , 2015

Australia: Costa Group CEO to win big from IPO

The Herald Sun has reported Costa Group CEO Harry Debney could receive at least AUD$7.5 million when the produce firm goes public.
July 09 , 2015

Argentina: Customs worker strike suspended

The Ministry of Labor has intervened to temporarily resolve a conflict that would have seen several days of customs worker strikes this month.
July 08 , 2015