Post Archive
Mexico: Persian lime production set for drop in Veracruz after humidity
With fungi affected the flowering stage of Persian limes in a Mexican state, U.S.-bound shipments look set to slip.
May 22 , 2015
Colombia to protect glyphosate use in agriculture
While glyphosate will no longer be used to eradicate illegal crops, regulations will be established to control its use for agricultural purposes.
May 20 , 2015
Chile: Copiapo grape exporters aim to surpass 10 million boxes next season
Northern Chilean grape growers are working at full tilt to recover productivity in the wake of flood damages.
May 19 , 2015
Costa Rican import group warns of avocado scarcity
Following recent trade restrictions, one Costa Rican avocado grower believes California could be a potential new market supplier.
May 19 , 2015
Mexico: San Quintin farmworkers reach wage deal with govt
A group representing farmworkers in the Mexican state of Baja California has hailed a recent labor deal as "extremely important".
May 15 , 2015
"Proper" El Niño brewing in the Pacific, says Australian scientist
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology says El Niño thresholds have been reached in the tropical Pacific for the first time since March 2010.
May 13 , 2015
CMA CGM Group signs historic seaport development deal in Cuba
A French shipper will develop a logistics platform outside of Havana, in what has been described as the first international agreement of its kind in Cuba.
May 12 , 2015
Social responsibility "acculturated" U.S. consumers, says Silbermann
PMA CEO Bryan Silbermann says those eschewing the social responsibility movement should immediately get prepared.
May 12 , 2015
Colombian authorities to review glyphosate use
After a WHO-affiliated March report determined a widely used herbicide was "probably carcinogenic", the product is now under scrutiny in Colombia.
May 11 , 2015
Syngenta snubs Monsanto's takeover bid
Swiss multinational Syngenta has rejected an 'unsolicited preliminary approach' from Monsanto to acquire the company.
May 08 , 2015
