Post Archive
New Zealand apple production to make a comeback, USDA says
Good weather and more planted area will yield more apples and pears, USDA data show.
November 10 , 2010
Second New Zealand kiwi orchard quarantined due to PSA
A second kiwi orchard in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty has been placed on quarantine after more evidence of the kiwi plant disease known as PSA was found.
November 10 , 2010
Argentina to produce more apples, pears in 2011 season, USDA says
Good weather and more plantings account for growth; Europe remains top market for exports, report says.
November 09 , 2010
More grapes, fewer apples from South Africa in 2010-11, USDA report says
Weather had mixed impact on fruit production; Europe remains biggest export market, report says
November 09 , 2010
New Zealand kiwi vine disease confirmed
New Zealand's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry confirmed that a kiwi bacterial disease has been found in an orchard in the Bay of Plenty, according to local news reports
November 09 , 2010
Storms hit Chile’s growing region
Growers are assessing damage to crops from rain storms that lasted through Sunday into Monday morning in Chile’s fruit growing region.
November 09 , 2010
Connectivity a key hurdle for traceability in Latin America
Access to the internet, computers and the know-how to apply them to farming are the largest hurdles in expanding traceability beyond the largest exporters and growers in Latin America.
November 09 , 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
Peru’s watermelon exports triple in 2010, exporters group says
The Netherlands were the main market for shipments from January to September.
November 08 , 2010
Uruguay blueberry region expected to produce 800 tons in 2010-11
Good weather may lead to doubling of output over 2009, and the slow global economy may still be hurting prices, exporter says
November 08 , 2010
