Post Archive
Ecuador banana production drops up to 40% due to cold weather
Smaller fruit caused by the long cold wave has meant a longer wait to harvest and lower prices offered by exporters
November 16 , 2010
New Zealand kiwi vine disease likely won’t be eradicated
Government, industry officials await test results to determine how to proceed against PSA, while Chilean officials prepare to inspect its kiwi orchards for signs of the disease
November 15 , 2010
Turners & Growers Jazz apple payout won't be enough, growers say
New Zealand producers say they could lose $5 per tray in fourth losing season in the last six.
November 12 , 2010
Half of stonefruit in Argentina province damaged in windstorm
Wind gusts of more than 53 miles per hour on Nov. 7 devastated the stonefruit sector in Argentina’s San Juan region, with more than 50% of apricots, plums and peaches damaged
November 11 , 2010
New Zealand kiwi vine disease reports multiply outside original site
Officials with New Zealand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) have expanded their search for the kiwi vine bacteria PSA outside of the Bay of Plenty where the first case was reported, local media said.
November 11 , 2010
GM banana trial gains support in Australia
Researchers hope the new strain will resist "Panama disease" that nearly wiped out Northern Territory's banana industry in the 1990s.
November 10 , 2010
Market Pulse -- week 44
Blueberry prices drop in North America due to big shipments from Argentina; Chile's first cherries arrive in the United States.
November 08 , 2010
Argentina exports nearly 5,000 tons of blueberries in October
Total is more than double the amount shipped in October 2010, and price per kilogram was higher too, although a price drop hit the market towards towards the end of the month.
The US leads receptions with some 70% of exports from the Southern Cone nation thus far.
November 04 , 2010
Growers association: Argentina blueberry returns risk losses if price drop continues
If prices of Argentine blueberries in the US continue to drop below US$ 18/ carton it is not profitable for the harvest to continue, a growers association said.
November 02 , 2010
Chile makes biggest gains in avocado exports to Japan
Chile had the biggest increase in terms of volume and value for avocado imported by Japan, compared with other countries, according to a market analysis by the Chilean Agriculture Ministry in Japan.
November 01 , 2010
