Post Archive
The Hass-Horn: old challenges with a new economy, new competition
Avocado expert Avi Crane discusses a range of obstacles the Californian industry needs to overcome.
April 19 , 2012
Walmart pledges to get tough on sustainable goals
Walmart CEO Mike Duke outlines green goals, including the ditching of unsustainable palm oil by 2015.
April 19 , 2012
National Mango Board to host exporter quality workshops
The NMB will help exporters in Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru and Haiti improve mango quality.
April 19 , 2012
Dutch pear crop volumes expected to be 40% lower
Dutch pear producers are expecting a tough year for their crops after low temperatures earlier this year.
April 19 , 2012
Paramount Citrus president to chair United Fresh
United Fresh has announced its new board, with a strong Californian presence.
April 18 , 2012
Market Pulse Week 15 - 2012
A good sales pace has been seen for the first Chilean and South African apples in the Middle East.
April 18 , 2012
Spanish growers press for Argentine lemon veto in wake of Repsol debacle
Spanish producers have called for trade retaliation over the appropriation of YPF with an Argentine lemon veto.
April 18 , 2012
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Outdated pesticides to be managed in EU-UN project
A new initiative has been launched to manage 200,000 metric tons of out-of-date pesticides.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
