Harvest Trends week 12 -- 2011

Chile's Crimson and Red Globe grape varieties registered higher harvest activity at the end of March, but season estimates are still below initial forecasts due to rains.

April 01 , 2011

Brazil could build cars with fruit extracts

Brazilian researchers have found extracts from bananas, pineapples and coconuts could replace steel in many car components.

April 01 , 2011

Opinion: 'Chilean grapes wasting market windows'

Chile's grape industry has been able to rapidly move volumes to markets where competition has fell, but if it's been at the expense of quality, what will this mean?

March 31 , 2011

Indonesia launches sustainable palm oil standard

Indonesia launched its own sustainable palm oil standard yesterday, in anticipation of increased importer demand for environmentally-friendly products.

March 31 , 2011

Mexico and NZ to develop plant health agreement

New Zealand food technicians have headed to the Mexican state of Jalisco to work on a collaborative kiwifruit project, as the two countries prepare for a potential plant health agreement.

March 31 , 2011

Market Pulse week 12 — 2011

Canada awaited its first arrivals of Chilean Summerkiwi in week 12, while Asian plum markets recovered as consumers geared up for Ancestors Day (Qingming) celebrations.

March 30 , 2011

Chile developing fungus-resistant grapes

One of the world's 'most advanced' genetic transformations of grapes is taking place in Chile.

March 30 , 2011

Kenyan researchers develop new fruit seed varieties

High yielding bananas, fast maturing mangoes and plumper passion fruit are just some new fruit breeds the Kenyan Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) has developed.

March 30 , 2011

Peruvian company upbeat on asparagus exports

Peruvian fruit company Camposol has announced its asparagus exports will likely grow 11% in 2011, with avocado crop rotation expected by 2013.

March 30 , 2011

Dutch demand drives Peru watermelon exports

Peru's watermelon export values grew 107% in January and February compared to the same period in 2010.

March 29 , 2011