Post Archive
Rural Mexico faces 'deepest crisis in 40 years'
Insufficient inputs and scarce credit are not helping rural Mexico overcome its agricultural difficulties.
May 05 , 2011
Palm oil companies set sights on Africa
Palm oil production growth is expected in Africa with the world's largest producers strapped for new land.
May 04 , 2011
Dominican Republic HLB outbreak leaves 5000 unemployed
Citrus greening disease presents a serious threat to Dominican Republic growers, with 34,000 plants already destroyed.
May 04 , 2011
Market Pulse week 17 — 2011
High U.S. apple production affected Southern Hemisphere exporters, while Asian markets were sensitive to quality.
May 04 , 2011
Aussie mangoes not meeting U.K. potential
A study shows the British love Australian mangoes, but producers and marketers need to better communicate how to eat them.
May 04 , 2011
Chile's nut exports to rise 50%
A growth in Chile's walnut, almond and hazelnut plantations has made it the Southern Hemisphere's largest nut exporter.
May 04 , 2011
Peru's cocoa exports up 40.5%
Peru's cocoa shipments rose significantly in the first three months of 2011 compared to the same period last year.
May 03 , 2011
NZ opposition supports Zespri
New Zealand opposition leader Phil Goff says if the country's kiwifruit export system is working, don't fix it.
May 03 , 2011
Brazilian state expects 6.9% apple harvest fall
A major Brazilian apple-growing state expects a fall in harvests this year due to hail damage.
May 03 , 2011
Chile: 66% of fruit farmers in the red
Chile's fruit industry is currently in the 'worst profitability crisis in its history' with two thirds of farmers in the red.
May 03 , 2011
