Changes at play for Argentine and Uruguayan blueberries

The Argentine and Uruguayan blueberry industries are looking to new varieties to overcome market challenges.

May 25 , 2012

Chile investigates expanding its exotic fruit exports

Chile is looking at developing valuable niche exotic fruits such as prickly pears and dragon fruit for export.

May 24 , 2012

NZ hopes for Indonesian phytosanitary recognition

Indonesia may exempt the U.S., Australia, Canada and perhaps New Zealand from fresh produce import restrictions.

May 18 , 2012

Colombian group looks to diversify crop base

Agrofuturo Colombia project developer Camilo Perez highlights opportunities in pineapples, cocoa and palm oil.

May 16 , 2012

The Brazilian litchi shift

Agropar boss André Briso discusses Brazil's high brix litchis and the industry changes taking place.

May 15 , 2012

Direct exports raising Chilean blueberry grower returns, says Bluewave

Bluewave's Juan Pablo Hube talks direct bulk blueberry shipping and its impacts on grower profitability.

May 14 , 2012

Queensland fruit fly detected in New Zealand

A fruit fly detection in Auckland puts NZ's horticultural sector at risk, but isolated findings have occurred before.

May 10 , 2012

U.S.: Cornell launches new disease resistant raspberries

Double Gold and Crimson Night raspberry cultivars will be sold throughout the U.S. in spring next year.

May 08 , 2012

Hungarian farm monitoring technology comes to Chile, U.S.

Hungarian company SmartVineyard has big plans for its radar network technology that predicts diseases.

May 07 , 2012

Q&A: discovering Patagonia's fruit industry promise

Fedefruta chief Antonio Walker says Patagonia is Chile's comparative advantage in the fruit industry.

May 03 , 2012