Second New Zealand kiwi orchard quarantined due to PSA

A second kiwi orchard in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty has been placed on quarantine after more evidence of the kiwi plant disease known as PSA was found.

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

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