Univeg banks on village-owned Madagascar litchis

The diverse island of Madagascar is one of the world's top litchi producers, leading exports to Europe.

January 09 , 2014

Camposol exec outlines ambitious blueberry plans

Camposol chief commercial officer Jose Antonio Gomez details what lies behind ambitions to build Peru's biggest agri-project, in blueberries.

December 09 , 2013

Customs strikes cause delays for Chilean fruit exports

A Chilean customs strike is delaying air freight fruit shipments, but the extent of the impact is under contention.

November 26 , 2013

IKGA calls for independent enquiry into Zespri, NZ kiwifruit regulations

A call for an enquiry into New Zealand's kiwifruit system touches on "information monopoly", grower share imbalance and UPOV.

October 29 , 2013

Netherlands set for geothermal boom in produce

Dutch greenhouse tomato, cucumber and pepper producers are embracing technology to save money and meet renewable energy targets.

August 15 , 2013

NZ: Zespri announces record kiwifruit returns in 2012-13

Kiwifruit returns were up for Zespri's growers in 2012-13, but the costs of fighting Psa disease and a Chinese court case cut profits significantly.

May 27 , 2013

Coca-Cola to invest US$2B in Florida citrus

Florida's orange industry has received an economic boost from the Coca-Cola Company.

May 07 , 2013

Chinese citrus ban leaves California scrambling for answers

Chinese brown rot concerns have put Californian citrus exporters in a precarious position.

April 17 , 2013

Florida citrus growers cross fingers for greening solution

Florida's citrus industry is placing bets on research to save fruit from greening, which has brought down shipments this year.

April 16 , 2013

Latin American prickly pear snapshot

Prickly pear production is growing in Mexico, Chile and Peru but still lacks a serious export market.

April 09 , 2013