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U.S.: Falling orange juice consumption levels affect Florida growers
Despite some serious problems facing the industry, Florida's citrus growers are said to have had a relatively good season.
April 20 , 2015
Editor's Note: Fuerza Atacama - After the flood, a view from the mud
By Fresh Fruit Portal editor Matthew Ogg Septic water puddles and great piles of caking mud were my first impressions of Copiapó, the political and economic hub of a Chilean region three weeks into recovery from severe floods. Released by broken sewage pipes, a toxic dust floated in the air prompting the odd person here […]
April 17 , 2015
Editor's Note: Fuerza Atacama - After the flood, a view from the mud
In today's special edition, we take an on-the-ground look at the human and economic impacts of unprecedented floods in Chile's north.
April 17 , 2015
Prohens: Out with the grapes, in with the emergency supplies
A table grape facility in northern Chile has been turned into a distribution center to support the post-flood relief effort.
April 17 , 2015
Chile: Atacama has 'lost 90% of its capacity to deliver vegetables', says Ghiglino
A leading Copiapó vegetable grower discusses the "slow funeral" of his business and hopes for salvaging crops.
April 17 , 2015
Atacama after the floods
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April 17 , 2015
Historical Thompson Seedless rootstock survives Chilean flood
The Atacama table grape industry at least has its heritage intact after the first rootstock planted in the region survived recent floods.
April 17 , 2015
Chile: Export olives bear brunt of floods during peak harvest
"It's possible to enter but you if you're walking like an astronaut in the mud you can’t access the tree to harvest," says olive grower Rafael Garcia.
April 17 , 2015
Fruticola Atacama: In the eye of the storm
The Chilean state has given up its search for a missing Fruticola Atacama worker, but since disaster struck three weeks ago the company has taken rescue and relief efforts into its own hands.
April 17 , 2015
Celebrity endorsements for 'Save Our Soil' campaign to trigger interest
The head of an ambitious sustainability campaign says 'change has never come from a majority, but rather from a trendsetting minority'.
April 16 , 2015
