Today's Headline
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
Brazil ramps up controls against Argentine produce
Argentine fruit producers are struggling to get shipments across the Brazilian border due to tighter controls.
May 17 , 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
U.S.: Del Monte sales down, net income up in Q1
Fresh Del Monte Produce recorded slower banana sales in the Middle East and Asia in the first quarter of 2012.
May 01 , 2012
