Today's Headline
High demand for small NZ apple variety
A New Zealand producer has teed up an apple that is 1.5 times the size of a golf ball.
May 17 , 2011
Aussie pistachio industry to 'spray and pray' against disease
International pistachio growers will be watching how the Australian industry handles a unique anthracnose outbreak that has decimated crops.
May 16 , 2011
Chile: blueberry export growth highest to U.S. West Coast and Netherlands
Chile's blueberry exports to the U.S., the Netherlands and Asia rose dramatically in 2010-11.
May 13 , 2011
Argentine farmers want Bolivian workers 'legalized'
Argentine farmers have called for easier ways to legally employ guest workers, while complaining about recent employee housing standards.
May 12 , 2011
Endosulfan and the Southern Hemisphere fruit industry
Endosulfan has been banned under the Stockholm Convention, but a full agricultural use phase-out will still take several years.
May 11 , 2011
African expansion carries 'too much risk', says SA fruit company
Unifrutti SA suggests the South African government 'fix its own backyard before someone else's front door'.
May 10 , 2011
Different varieties to open 'new chapter' for Chilean kiwifruit
Chile has ramped up its kiwifruit portfolio with three different varieties.
May 09 , 2011
Chile seeks investment to double cultivation
Chile's fruit sector wants more capital through international joint ventures, as local banks have not taken enough initiative.
May 06 , 2011
Forest Code sparks alarm for Sao Paulo banana growers
The fate of southern Brazil's banana growers hangs in the balance of heated Forest Code discussions in Congress.
May 05 , 2011
Dominican Republic HLB outbreak leaves 5000 unemployed
Citrus greening disease presents a serious threat to Dominican Republic growers, with 34,000 plants already destroyed.
May 04 , 2011
