Today's Headline
Chile: earning space in the South Korean kiwifruit market
Chilean Kiwifruit Committee GM Carlos Cruzat talks the re-opening of Korea, improving quality and handling Psa disease.
June 18 , 2012
Fair trade fruit finding new demographics
Interrupcion* Fair Trade founder Rafael Goldberg discusses new projects in Latin America and growing demand.
June 15 , 2012
Costa Rican port strike 'a worry' for pineapple industry
Strikes in Costa Rica over port concessions are holding back pineapple exports.
June 14 , 2012
Argentina reaches sweet citrus deal with Brazil
Argentine growers will finally be able to send oranges to their neighbor Brazil in July.
June 13 , 2012
U.S. Northwest upcoming pear volumes to fall on 2011 figures
U.S. Northwest pear volumes are better than the five-year average but are predicted to be 6% lower this year.
June 08 , 2012
Argentina seeks new blueberry route to U.S.
Authorities from Argentine blueberry province Tucumán are pushing for a new shipping route via northern Chile.
June 07 , 2012
Agri-exports pulling Peruvians out of poverty, study shows
If Peru's agricultural growth rate continues the sector could create 400,000 new direct jobs in a decade.
June 06 , 2012
South Africa: quad bike patrol gets the better of fruit fly pests
Spraying chemicals by air is not the only option, as a South African father and son quad bike team have proved.
June 01 , 2012
Opinion: biosecurity cuts could be costly
New Zealand's fruit fly free status is at risk with airport security cuts, claims HortNZ president Andrew Fenton.
May 30 , 2012
South African exporters bullish about benefits of weak rand
South Africa's weak rand is giving exporters a good run for their money but may cause long-term cost problems.
May 28 , 2012
