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Market Pulse week 22 — 2011

Southern Hemisphere apples faced strong competition with stonefruit in Europe, but scarce domestic apple supply favored sales.
June 08 , 2011

Peru's mango exports double in first four months of 2011

Peru has boosted its mango exports in 2011 with the pulp category taking a high proportion of sales.
June 08 , 2011

Abused Argentine lemon workers to receive compensation

Outsourcing contracts in Argentina's citrus industry have been put under the spotlight following a recent 'slave labor' case.
June 08 , 2011

Mexico: strawberries to follow avocado success

Mexico's agricultural secretary has forecast growth for strawberries and avocadoes in destination markets.
June 08 , 2011

Uruguayan scientists find apple decay pathogen fighter

An Antarctic micro-organism could be used to combat apple decay in cold storage.
June 07 , 2011

Aussie ag optimism drops slightly, Rabobank survey shows

Australia's agricultural confidence has fallen in the second quarter, but improvement was seen in Queensland and Tasmania.
June 07 , 2011

Indonesian fruit exports rise 43% in Q1

Exotic products like snake fruit and mangosteens bumped up Indonesia's fruit exports in the first quarter.
June 07 , 2011

Spanish company expands to Brazilian market

Spanish fruit company Agromolinillo has launched a blueberry test run in Brazil.
June 07 , 2011

Peru election leader promises open economy

Preliminary results show Ollanta Humala will likely be the next Peruvian president.
June 06 , 2011

HortNZ hails govt biosecurity funding plan

The New Zealand Government plans to fund at least half of readiness and response programmes.
June 06 , 2011