More than 20 Brazilian food products on the path to extinction

More than 20 Brazilian food products have been included in an endangered product list, including other fruits such as Chilean white strawberries and Australian bunya nuts.

March 02 , 2011

Chile and Peru discuss agroexport common front

Chile and Peru's agricultural industry experts are looking to unite the two countries under a 'common front', in a bid to boost supply, invesment and international promotion.

March 01 , 2011

Italian-owned Chile fruit company to triple exports

Unifrutti Global's Chilean arm refuses to rest on its laurels of successful export growth, with plans to invest in modernizing facilities and building production capacity.

February 25 , 2011

Mexico to boost Japan exports

Mexico and Japan have united to bolster food exports and cooperative technical arrangements.

February 24 , 2011

Colombian minister confident of U.S. tariff preferences

Colombia's growers have been given hope by the country's trade minister, who is confident the U.S. will renew tariff preferences in mid-March, with an FTA ratification expected later this year.

February 23 , 2011

Australian PM's New Zealand apple truce 'premature'

Australian farmers have called PM Julia Gillard's NZ apple truce comments as 'premature', with a Biosecurity Australia import risk assessment investigation currently underway.

February 22 , 2011

New Chilean producer announces 'ambitious' export targets

Chilean company Exportadora del Sur has ambitious export targets for its first season of business, as its director calls for apple growers to unite as a committee.

February 21 , 2011

Ecuador offers exporters collateral-free loans after U.S. trade decision

Ecuador has vowed to support fruit farmers with loans of up to US$2 million in the wake of a U.S. Congress decision not to renew a trade agreement with the South American country.

February 17 , 2011

Uruguay drought leads to smaller citrus fruits

A lack of rain this summer in Uruguay is expected to lead to smaller citrus fruits, as a local agricultural investigation institute advises farmers to check their filters and drip systems to conserve water.

February 14 , 2011

Peru-Japan FTA to boost trade by $5B in 2011

Peru's lucrative export market to Japan is about to get bigger with an FTA on the cards for June, which is set to boost trade by $5 billion.

February 11 , 2011