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Aussie stonefruit growers look to China
Australia's stone fruit growers have been inspired by the local grape industry's Chinese inroads.
June 02 , 2011
Uruguay to raise ag tax burden
Uruguay's president caught his own agricultural minister by surprise with a rural tax announcement.
May 31 , 2011
800kg of grapes seized in Argentina
Argentine authorities have taken harsh action with untraced grape cargo to prevent the spread of moths.
May 31 , 2011
Fungal fertilizer fires up phosphates
Southern Hemisphere crops could get a well-needed phosphate boost from fungal fertilizers.
May 30 , 2011
Peru's avocado harvest delayed, Chile to start in June
Peru's avocado exports have been delayed, Chile's harvest will begin in June and South Africa expects a 35% fall in volumes.
May 30 , 2011
Camposol unfazed by German asparagus rise
Peruvian horticultural exporter Camposol is confident with its position in European markets despite expectations for a strong German asparagus production season.
May 30 , 2011
Peru's mango growers struggle to meet U.S. food safety demands
Less than half of Piura's mango growers comply with Food Safety Modernization Act standards.
May 27 , 2011
Brazilian Congress approves new Forest Code
Brazil's new Forest Code has been called both a 'shame' and a 'victory for agribusiness and the environment'.
May 26 , 2011
Southern Hemisphere apple exports to rise 4%
Brazil's apple exports are expected to fall dramatically this season, but this should be offset by growth in Chile, Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa.
May 25 , 2011
Costa Rica: pineapple growers blamed for eco degradation
A Costan Rican tribunal has accused pineapple growers of degrading a protected wildlife refuge.
May 25 , 2011
