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Mexico: organic avocado sales rise 20% in Michoacan
Consumers in a key Mexican avocado-growing state are turning their attention to organic produce.
June 07 , 2013
Uruguayan exporters look beyond Europe
The eurozone crisis is leading Uruguayan citrus exporters to seek opportunities elsewhere, according to one consultant.
June 06 , 2013
Ecuador: interactive campaign promotes bananas in Russia
ProEcuador hopes to push its country's banana market even further in Russia with an educational campaign.
June 06 , 2013
Storms take toll on Colombian plantains
An important Colombian plantain region is facing flooding difficulties again this year.
June 06 , 2013
U.S.: Calavo expects gains from new "blue chip" customers
Sales rose for Calavo Growers in the second quarter as the company continued investments to expand avocado category leadership.
June 06 , 2013
Colombian banana workers ratify labor strike
A potential Colombian banana worker strike could threaten hundreds of thousands of boxes in exports per day.
June 05 , 2013
Brazil to launch biofungicide against cacao disease
Witch's broom disease put a nasty spell on Brazil's cacao crops in the 90s, but a state institution has come up with an organic remedy.
June 05 , 2013
Market Pulse Week 22 - 2013
Pear supply declined in North America and Europe in week 22.
June 05 , 2013
U.S.: Hass variety drives avocado category growth
A U.S. study has found the Hass variety accounted for 94% of retail avocado sales in 2012.
June 05 , 2013
Argentina: fruit packhouses put under suspension
Three packhouses in Argentina's Tucumán province were found by authorities to be in violation of food safety standards.
June 04 , 2013
