Post Archive
Australia gets go-ahead to ship table grapes to China
Long-delayed deal could generate AU $100 million
October 16 , 2010
Honduras starts melon season two months late due to rains
Growers hope to harvest for second cycle and sell fruit at high prices.
October 16 , 2010
Peru seeks ways to lessen demand on water resources
Diverting water may be among the solutions, agriculture expert says
October 15 , 2010
Argentine governor seeks help for hail damage
Growers' participation in a new fund would be voluntary.
October 15 , 2010
Argentina: Fruit workers, growers at odds
One group of workers takes over an irrigation system, while producer talks with another yields no agreement.
October 15 , 2010
Walmex income up 10% in 3rd quarter
Rise attributed to Central American stores.
October 15 , 2010
Cherry exports expected to rise 60% in Chile, 30% in Argentina in 2010-11
Good weather is predicted to produce exports of 53,000 tons of cherries from Chile and 2,600 tons from Argentina in the 2010-11 season, according to estimates from iQonsulting, a fruit industry consultancy.
October 15 , 2010
Mexico apple growers face theft, fraud by “coyotes”
State government will help growers avoid middlemen, market apples.
October 14 , 2010
Australian citrus group calls for calm over water-use plan
Hundreds turning out for public hearings on plan that could limit water by up to 45%
October 14 , 2010
Peru looks to the blueberry
A seminar held in Lima this week brought together Peruvian business leaders seminar to explore the potential of growing blueberries in Peru
October 14 , 2010
