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U.S. intercepts 'immense' cocaine load in Costa Rican produce cases

A shipment of drugs worth US$6 million was described as 'cleverly stashed' in a consignment from Central America.
September 28 , 2015

Australia: Biological farming brings healthy balance to Queen Garnet plum orchard

By harnessing sterile fruit flies and allowing soil bugs to flourish, the Good Rich Fruit Company seeks to make an antioxidant-rich plum even healthier.
September 24 , 2015

California to market first local gold kiwifruit in a decade

California's production forecast for the coming kiwifruit season may be similar to last year, but substantial new acreage is cropping up across the state.
September 24 , 2015

Chilean earthquake damages irrigation channels

Around half of the water channels in the Choapa and Limarí Basins have been blocked in the aftermath of Chile's earthquake last week.
September 23 , 2015

Aussie super plum growers to build on-farm cold storage facility

The Good Rich Fruit Company is just one producer to benefit from an AUD$1.2 million grant program for the Murray-Darling Basin.
September 22 , 2015

Chile: Port of Coquimbo remains closed as damage is evaluated

There seems to have been no major structural damage to a port in Chile's Coquimbo region following a major earthquake last week.
September 22 , 2015

Hail hits Argentine blueberry region

The Argentinean Blueberry Commission (ABC) expects hail experienced in the Concordia region last week will affect no more than 2% of the country's production.
September 21 , 2015

Chile assesses damage after powerful earthquake

Although one major Chilean port remains closed following an 8.3-magnitude earthquake, the fruit industry seems to have escaped unharmed.
September 17 , 2015

Berry Fresh acquires new farmland across the Americas

AgroBerries is due to double Argentine and Chilean blueberry production over the next four years, while ExpoBerries embarks on a new raspberry project in Mexico.
September 17 , 2015

Australia: Commercial mangoes not a fruit fly host, claims AMIA

Currency and quality are in Australia's favor for mango exports but there is still room for improvement in U.S. and Chinese protocols.
September 17 , 2015