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Saudi investment bound for Mexican agriculture
Mexico's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA) has announced Saudi Arabia wants to invest in the country's farming sector.
March 28 , 2011
Ecuador finds 20 uncompliant banana exporters
Ecuador's government has identified 20 companies undercutting banana growers below international prices, but a local economist has criticized nationalization proposals.
March 25 , 2011
Expropriation debate heats up in SA
South Africa's constitutional review committee has announced it will 'pay more attention' to land reform proposals to give the government greater expropriation powers.
March 25 , 2011
Mice alert in Australian citrus region
Authorities in a citrus and grape-growing region in the state of New South Wales have issued a mice alert
March 24 , 2011
Strike 'paralyzes' Peruvian port
Strikes in Peru's Puerto Callao could be indefinite if the government doesn't uphold workers' rights in award negotiations.
March 24 , 2011
Indonesian govt cuts palm oil tax
While the Indonesian Government continues to consider a flat tax for crude palm oil (CPO) exports, it has cut tax rates marginally for April shipments.
March 24 , 2011
Chile supplies markets with early kiwifruit
The Chilean Kiwifruit Committee has highlighted plans to expand growing operations in the next three years, with a variety that can capitalize on timing gaps in supply to the Northern Hemisphere.
March 22 , 2011
Poor avocado harvest cuts profit for Kenyan company
Kenyan tea and fruit company Kakuzi has recorded a net profit after tax of US$3.69 million (311 million shillings) for the 2010 calendar year.
March 21 , 2011
Kiwifruit PSA found in Chile
The kiwifruit vine-killing disease PSA that broke out last year in New Zealand and Italy has now spread to Chile.
March 21 , 2011
Latin America prepares for 'draconian' U.S. food safety laws
While the FDA is developing tougher food safety laws, Latin American experts believe producers who prepare themselves will gain the upper hand over competitors.
March 21 , 2011
