Exporters to bridge the gap with buyers in Chilean event

Chilean fruit exporter Hortach highlights the benefits of upcoming fruit networking event FRUITTRADE in Santiago.

September 14 , 2011

Mexico's strawberries picking up

Mexico's strawberry exports rose 13.4% year-on-year to US$392.6 million in the first five months of 2011.

August 01 , 2011

Carrefour receives Brazilian joint venture offer

A group of Brazilian businesses have offered a cash and scrip JV proposal to French chain Carrefour.

June 29 , 2011

NZ: Satara warns of Psa financial devastation

Satara's managing director Tom Wilson has advised Te Puke growers not to buy new kiwifruit cultivars.

June 14 , 2011

Argentine region records rise in apple and pear exports

Argentina's Northern Patagonian port terminal registered high pear and apple shipment growth in May.

June 10 , 2011

Caterpillars hit Bali's fruit crops

An outbreak of caterpillars is spreading across the Indonesian island of Bali, causing damage to local mango plantations.

April 19 , 2011

Namibia records 20.8% horticulture growth

Namibia has recorded a large rise in horticultural production for 2010, driven by high demand for fruit and vegetables.

March 24 , 2011

PSA 'mystery' outside NZ control zone

The virulent Italian strain of vine-killing PSA disease has appeared in an isolated area far outside New Zealand's containment zone, but how did it get there?

March 11 , 2011

Uganda to promote agricultural entrepreneurs

Uganda's fruit industry may be small but the country's investment agency has big plans for agricultural entrepreneurs, as foreign entities continue to invest in the African country.

February 11 , 2011

Australia loses more than 90% of banana crop to Cyclone Yasi

Cyclone Yasi unleashed fury on Australia's banana industry, wiping out more than 90% of crops.

February 03 , 2011