Chile: ASOEX forecasts "similar" fruit export volumes in 2015-16

A warmer winter, a wetter spring and other isolated weather events may affect Chile's fruit exports this year.

October 26 , 2015

Peruvian asparagus largely unaffected by El Niño

Peru has so far exported 17.8 million boxes of asparagus this season, putting total volumes slightly lower than at this time last year.

October 26 , 2015

Canada: New govt can make "positive impact" on produce sector, says CHC

The Canadian Horticultural Council says a majority government will allow for 'real plans to be put into place.'

October 26 , 2015

Mexico: Officials assess damage in Colima after Hurricane Patricia

Now downgraded to a tropical storm, early indications show Hurricane Patricia may have damaged some crops in Colima including papayas, mangoes, bananas and citrus fruit.

October 24 , 2015

Mexico braces for "potentially catastrophic" hurricane

A state of emergency has been declared in Jalisco, Colima and Nayarit due to the imminent arrival of a category five hurricane.

October 23 , 2015

PMA enters alliance with entertainment association

A new deal with the Entertainment Resource & Marketing Association (ERMA) aims to normalize produce consumption in the movies and television.

October 23 , 2015

U.S. market opens for fresh Ecuadorian peppers

Pepper exporters from two neighboring Latin American countries have gained market access to the U.S. within the space of a few weeks.

October 23 , 2015

U.S.: Derailed pesticide the 'kind of compound environmentalists asked for'

The Ninth Circuit Court's invalidation of sulfoxaflor not only dashes hopes for another tool against citrus greening, but could also affect leafy greens.

October 23 , 2015

Australia and China set to ratify FTA

Australia could finalize the ChAFTA this year, with Labor and Liberal Party leaders having reached a deal on domestic worker safeguards.

October 23 , 2015

U.S.: Texas 'Farm to Work' program hailed as a success

A CDC-funded agricultural initiative in Texas that deliveres produce to workplaces was found to have increased employee access to fruits and vegetables.

October 23 , 2015