Post Archive
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
NZ: Spider discoveries prompt Mexican table grape withdrawal
The Ministry of Primary Industries is working with all New Zealand retailers to take Mexican grapes off the shelves.
July 08 , 2015
State of the Market - Week 27, 2015
South African Navel oranges registered higher prices than Californian fruit in the U.S. during week 27.
July 08 , 2015
Russian MP seeks to ban junk food advertising
Vasiliy Shestakov of Putin's United Russia party is promising a bill to ban ads for foods with high sugar, salt or saturated fat levels.
July 08 , 2015
