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New Zealand kiwi industry to form PSA-focused organization
The organization does not yet have a name but will incorporate industry and government representatives to plan a management strategy of the kiwi vine disease PSA.
November 29 , 2010
Peru citrus yield to see continued growth, USDA says
Production should reach 64,000 metric tons this year as the crop recovers from a weather related dip in 2009.
November 29 , 2010
Michoacán avocado industry targeting small thefts
Up to 6 metric tons of fruit stolen between January and June, industry group says
November 26 , 2010
Chile's blueberry harvest picks up the pace
The slow harvest in the north could cause labor problems as workers shift to the early grape harvest.
November 26 , 2010
Ecuador reforms banana industry laws to protect growers, regulate illegal fields
Ecuador is overhauling the rules for its banana industry, aiming to bring illegal fields under regulation, to enforce contracts and to fine those who do not pay the official price per carton for the fruit.
November 26 , 2010
Delay in Peru’s asparagus harvest leads to oversupply in U.S. market
Weather conditions during the middle of 2010 delayed the harvest of asparagus in Peru, leading to an oversupply in the U.S. Other trading partners picked up more shipments as a result.
November 26 , 2010
Chile seedless grape growers could switch up to 15% of production to raisins
The dried fruit offers an attractive costs structure and is easier to manage, but isn't necessarily competition to the table grape.
November 23 , 2010
Mexico papaya production to get boost with greenhouse investment
Growing the crop indoors will improve productivity, prevent diseases and pests, agriculture official says
November 22 , 2010
Chile goes gourmet with truffle project
Growers and entrepreneurs are looking to new niches beyond fresh produce and wine, targeting the gourmet world with the black truffle, which can fetch up to US $1,500 per kilogram internationally
November 22 , 2010
Argentina’s Tucuman wraps up exports due to low price
Argentina’s prime blueberry region, Tucuman, has wrapped its exports of the berry because receiving prices dropped below profitable levels. The harvest in Concordia and Buenos Aires continues.
November 22 , 2010
