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NZ kiwifruit season shows delays
New Zealand company Seeka claims kiwifruit harvests are down 50% due to Psa.
April 20 , 2012
U.S. to allow Central American dragon fruit exports
Nicaragua and a host of other Central American countries are set to ship dragon fruit to the U.S.
April 19 , 2012
Walmart pledges to get tough on sustainable goals
Walmart CEO Mike Duke outlines green goals, including the ditching of unsustainable palm oil by 2015.
April 19 , 2012
Dutch pear crop volumes expected to be 40% lower
Dutch pear producers are expecting a tough year for their crops after low temperatures earlier this year.
April 19 , 2012
Market Pulse Week 15 - 2012
A good sales pace has been seen for the first Chilean and South African apples in the Middle East.
April 18 , 2012
SA set to extend grapefruit season with late-ripening cultivar
South Africa is confident it can plug a gap left by Florida with a late-ripening grapefruit variety.
April 18 , 2012
Chile: Port of Valparaiso notches 16% fruit export rise
Chile's port of Valparaiso has shown good capacity to handle a significant rise in fruit exports this year.
April 17 , 2012
U.S. makes moves on Philippine bananas, Egyptian strawberries
The USDA has sent out an encouraging message for Philippine banana growers and Egyptian strawberry producersl.
April 17 , 2012
U.S.: Walmart launches 'Women in Factories' empowerment program
Retailer Walmart has started a program it claims will empower 60,000 women in developing countries.
April 16 , 2012
Smaller apples a challenge for NZ growers this year
Pipfruit NZ says export forecasts will hold despite a smaller-sized and later crop.
April 16 , 2012
