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Add Fresh Fruit Portal to GoogleWestern Argentina fruit growers block roads to push for minimum prices
Tensions among workers, growers and government come as pear and apple harvests get set to begin
January 13 , 2011
Argentina pushes for mandarin entry in US
Argentine officials look to open a program to allow 500,000 cartons per year to start.
January 13 , 2011
Chile's fruit growers wrestle with higher labor costs
Competing crops, earthquake reconstruction drive wages up 30%
January 12 , 2011
Fruit workers pay dispute in Argentina could lead to strike
Fruit growers meeting to find ways to compensate for work stoppage
January 12 , 2011
Southern Hemisphere apple export volumes expected to rise 8% in 2011
Increases expected from Argentina, Chile, South Africa and New Zealand, while Brazil's volumes are expected to drop slightly in 2011.
January 12 , 2011
Australia’s apple growers bracing for arrival of Chinese fruit
Industry group plans effort to persuade consumers to buy local
January 12 , 2011
South Africa apricot shipments down in 2010/11
UK shipments down 52%, Europe down 11% while the Middle East grows 7% as of week 50, 2010.
January 11 , 2011
Bad weather damages New Zealand apricots
Frosts, storms reduce output in Otago region
January 11 , 2011
Peru's agricultural exports reach US $3 billion through November, break record
Increase of 30.2% over the same period in 2009
January 11 , 2011
Oversize Australian citrus donated to charity in U.S.
Australian supermarkets taking slightly flood-damaged fruit
January 11 , 2011
