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Canada: BC blueberry growers set for one of earliest starts
Inspectors from an Asian country will visit Vancouver this summer with view to opening up the market to fresh British Columbia blueberries.
May 15 , 2015
Haiti to start up organic banana production for EU market
Haitian producers covering 1,000 hectares will receive technical assistance from two French groups to grow and ship organic bananas.
May 15 , 2015
Naturipe aims to become 'leading berry brand' in Mexican retailers
With Naturipe's first commercial office in Mexico having opened late last year, the berry marketer has big plans for the future.
May 14 , 2015
Australia overhauls biosecurity system
A clearer legislation for Australian quarantine is expected to save AUD$6.9 million per annum in efficiencies.
May 14 , 2015
Australia: Victorian cherry exports more than doubled in 2014-15
The Australian state of Victoria gained significant ground on Tasmania this season for cherry exports.
May 14 , 2015
Mexico: Police brutally beat San Quintin farmworkers, minors, the elderly
Police in San Quintin have been criticized for an excessive use of force, amid clashes with farmworkers that have been striking since March.
May 14 , 2015
Final agreement reached on Univeg merger
Greenyard Foods and Peatinvest are now one step closer to their combination with Univeg to form the world's largest fresh produce group.
May 13 , 2015
State of the Market - Week 19, 2015
Local lemon prices in the U.S. were on the up but Navels saw little change in week 19.
May 13 , 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
Argentina sends first pears to mainland China
In April it was apples to India and now it's pears for China. Argentina is on a roll with inaugural fruit shipments to Asia.
May 13 , 2015
