Chilean cherries, grapes, peaches and plums suffer light damage from heavy rains

Heavy rain in central Chile Nov. 7 caused slight damage to cherries, table grapes, apricots and plums, resulting in slightly lower export However projections are still better than 2009-10 season, according to analysis by fruit consultancy iQonsulting.

November 10 , 2010

Argentina to produce more apples, pears in 2011 season, USDA says

Good weather and more plantings account for growth; Europe remains top market for exports, report says.

November 09 , 2010

Market Pulse -- week 44

Blueberry prices drop in North America due to big shipments from Argentina; Chile's first cherries arrive in the United States.

November 08 , 2010

Market Pulse week 44 -- 2010

November 08 , 2010

Peru's Camposol not affected by workers' strike

Peruvian produce grower Camposol says it has ended an “illegal” strike by one of it’s company unions and will continue functioning normally as it enters into its prime production season

November 05 , 2010

Chile’s apple, pear, grape exports for 2011 depend on weather, exchange rate, USDA says

Especially cold winter provided enough cold hours, but frost may limit production. Unfavorable exchange rate is limiting investments.

November 05 , 2010

Water will be biggest factor for Chile’s grapes as climate changes, expert says

As the effects of climate change increase global temperatures, Chile’s central valley -- home to its grape industry -- will experience a decline in rainfall.

November 04 , 2010

Market Pulse week 43 -- 2010

First blueberries from Argentina and Uruguay arrived just as the Norther Hemisphere season ends, and the first Chilean cherries arrive in the United States.

November 03 , 2010

Harvest Trends, week 43

Weather problems in Chile could impact early, nearly ripe cherries, but the overall export estimates remain.

November 03 , 2010

Harvest Trends week 43 -- 2010

November 03 , 2010