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

More grapes, fewer apples from South Africa in 2010-11, USDA report says

Weather had mixed impact on fruit production; Europe remains biggest export market, report says

November 09 , 2010

Storms hit Chile’s growing region

Growers are assessing damage to crops from rain storms that lasted through Sunday into Monday morning in Chile’s fruit growing region.

November 09 , 2010

Connectivity a key hurdle for traceability in Latin America

Access to the internet, computers and the know-how to apply them to farming are the largest hurdles in expanding traceability beyond the largest exporters and growers in Latin America.

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

Peru’s watermelon exports triple in 2010, exporters group says

The Netherlands were the main market for shipments from January to September.

November 08 , 2010

Uruguay blueberry region expected to produce 800 tons in 2010-11

Good weather may lead to doubling of output over 2009, and the slow global economy may still be hurting prices, exporter says

November 08 , 2010

Chile blueberry shipments slow to start

Chile’s blueberry exports have started slowly but with a higher volume than at the same time last year, the Chilean Blueberry Committee said in a report.

November 08 , 2010

Peruvian artichoke exports continue to decline due to economic crisis

Slow economic times in the United States, Spain and France have kept Peruvian exports of artichokes down to US$ 33.7 million from January to September 2010, 17% less than last year.

November 05 , 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