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Healthy eating a priority at Santiago Marathon
Chile’s fruit industry gave runners an extra energy boost with a 2o metric tons (MT) donation of fruit at last weekend’s Santiago Marathon. Participants gobbled 9MT of grapes, 6MT of bananas and 5MT of apples as part of Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Chile’s, "I’d eat fruit’ campaign". The iniative was supported by the PMA Chilean […]
April 18 , 2012
SA set to extend grapefruit season with late-ripening cultivar
South Africa is confident it can plug a gap left by Florida with a late-ripening grapefruit variety.
April 18 , 2012
Outdated pesticides to be managed in EU-UN project
A new initiative has been launched to manage 200,000 metric tons of out-of-date pesticides.
April 18 , 2012
U.S. amends approach to Chilean pomegranate imports
Chilean pomegranate exporters to the U.S. will be able to use alternative disease mitigation measures.
April 18 , 2012
NZ: South Island kiwifruit growers upbeat on 2012 returns
Kiwifruit growers in New Zealand's South Island expect higher profits this year, but Psa caution remains.
April 17 , 2012
Opinion: the scientific case for GM crops
A former Greenpeace leader calls on the international community to wake up and realize the benefits of GM crops.
April 17 , 2012
Chile: Port of Valparaiso notches 16% fruit export rise
Chile's port of Valparaiso has shown good capacity to handle a significant rise in fruit exports this year.
April 17 , 2012
U.S. makes moves on Philippine bananas, Egyptian strawberries
The USDA has sent out an encouraging message for Philippine banana growers and Egyptian strawberry producersl.
April 17 , 2012
Argentina: govt confusion upsets Univeg merger
A muddied provincial government agreement in Argentina has left a Univeg merger hanging in the balance.
April 17 , 2012
The changing structure of Chile's raisin industry
Chilealimentos raisin committee president Juan Eduardo Laso says a new mentality towards raisins is needed.
April 16 , 2012
