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Chile releases competition white paper

Chile's export association has issued the government a series of recommendations to improve competitiveness for non-mining sectors.
May 12 , 2011

Mexican company receives social responsibility award

The Mexican Center for Philanthropy (CEMFI) has awarded a pepper producer its fourth consecutive Socially Responsible Enterprise Award.
May 12 , 2011

Endosulfan and the Southern Hemisphere fruit industry

Endosulfan has been banned under the Stockholm Convention, but a full agricultural use phase-out will still take several years.
May 11 , 2011

Zespri must go, says OECD

The OECD has criticized NZ's trade performance as 'decidedly mediocre' and called for an end to product market regulation.
May 10 , 2011

African expansion carries 'too much risk', says SA fruit company

Unifrutti SA suggests the South African government 'fix its own backyard before someone else's front door'.
May 10 , 2011

Chilean fruit growers to protest over exchange rate

Chile's fruit industry has made no secret of its discontent over exchange rates and now plans to hold a peaceful strike on May 20.
May 10 , 2011

Different varieties to open 'new chapter' for Chilean kiwifruit

Chile has ramped up its kiwifruit portfolio with three different varieties.
May 09 , 2011

Aussie cherry grower to be charged with fraud

More than US$45 million of Australian ag businessman Paul Rennie's assets have been frozen by a Federal Court judge.
May 06 , 2011

Rural Mexico faces 'deepest crisis in 40 years'

Insufficient inputs and scarce credit are not helping rural Mexico overcome its agricultural difficulties.
May 05 , 2011

Dominican Republic HLB outbreak leaves 5000 unemployed

Citrus greening disease presents a serious threat to Dominican Republic growers, with 34,000 plants already destroyed.
May 04 , 2011