Camposol espera producir 60 mil toneladas de palta el 2017 Enviar a un amigo Empresa comenzó a acopiar la fruta En el 2017 la empresa peruana Camposol espera producir 60 mil toneladas de palta, mientras que este año espera adquirir 2 mil toneladas métricas de pequeños y medianos productores, según detalló José Antonio Gómez Bazán, [...]
Strikes force Chile to halt fruit harvest
April 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Strikes force Chile to halt fruit harvest Send to a friend Growers in Chile’s V (Valparaiso) and IX (Araucania) regions will stop harvesting on Friday due to the lack of storage facilities available, as a result of strikes in the key shipping port of San Antonio. This message was communicated by Fedefruta president Cristian Allendes [...]
Peru: Camposol sets sights on much larger avocado offering
April 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Peru: Camposol sets sights on much larger avocado offering Send to a friend Peru’s Camposol projects continued growth in its avocado offering, reaching a forecasted 60,000 tons (MT) by 2017, the company’s general manager José Antonio Gómez Bazán informed www.agraria.pe. As more plants come into maturity and the company begins to buy fruit from smaller [...]
Zespri apelará decisión de tribunal de Shanghai
April 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Zespri apelará decisión de tribunal de Shanghai Enviar a un amigo Filial y trabajo chino involucrados La comercializadora de kiwis neozelandesa Zespri informó que apelará la decisión tomada por un tribunal de Shaghai que condenó a la empresa a pagar una multa por US$804,450 y que sentenció a cinco años de cárcel a un empleado [...]
Intensa campaña del arándano chileno en Alemania
April 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Intensa campaña del arándano chileno en Alemania Enviar a un amigo Consumidores cercanos al producto El Comité de Arándanos de Chile, con el apoyo del Fondo de Promoción de las Exportaciones Silvoagropecuarias del Ministerio de Agricultura, administrado por ProChile, organizó una intensa campaña para promocionar los arándanos chilenos en tierras germanas y difundir la submarca [...]
“Blaubeere aus Chile” promotions bolster German blueberry sales
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“Blaubeere aus Chile” promotions bolster German blueberry sales Send to a friend The Chilean Blueberry Committee and the Ministry of Agriculture undertook an intense campaign to promote their country’s blueberries this season in several European countries, under the slogan “Blaubeere aus Chile” (in German) or “Blueberries from Chile.” The program has sought to increase the [...]
Hot new chili pepper takes off in Mexico
April 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Hot new chili pepper takes off in Mexico Send to a friend With high yields, a long shelf life and tolerance to a range of pests, a new habanero chili pepper developed in Mexico has spread like wildfire. Mexico’s National Institute of Forestry, Agriculture and Livestock (INIFAP) developed the “Jaguar” chili pepper using a germoplasm [...]
Zespri to appeal Shanghai customs case
April 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Zespri to appeal Shanghai customs case Send to a friend New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri has announced it will appeal a customs case that ordered a US$804,450 fine and sentenced China manager Joseph Yu to five years in jail. The Shanghai court case relates to the alleged underpayment of customs duties for kiwifruit, involving importer [...]
United States: FDA approves lab to free detained fruit
April 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
United States: FDA approves lab to free detained fruit Send to a friend After gaining recognition from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), California’s AGQ Labs is working to release fruit that is detained upon arrival to the country. According to a report by AGQ Labs, these detentions can be caused by the presence [...]
Philippine mango production to grow in 2013
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Philippine mango production to grow in 2013 Send to a friend Philippine mango growers are aiming to raise their production by 24.5% to 955,823 metric tons (MT) in 2013, website BusinessMirror.com.ph reported. The country’s Department of Agriculture (DA) has set a goal of reaching 1.1 million MT worth of output by 2016, having recently granted [...]
Dole makes big sale in part of debt payment plan
April 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Dole makes big sale in part of debt payment plan Send to a friend Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE: DOLE) finalized the sale of its global packaged foods and Asia fresh businesses to the Japanese ITOCHU Corporation. The US$1.685 billion cash sale resulted in a major transfer of Dole’s operations and assets, including the exclusive right to [...]
State Security calls made over Chilean port strikes
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State Security calls made over Chilean port strikes Send to a friend Chile’s National Agricultural Society (SNA) has called on the government to enact article 11 of the State Security Law, in a bid to free around 1,600 containers of fruit stuck in the port of San Antonio. The Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX) has [...]
French kiwifruit under pressure
March 31, 2013 by Leave a Comment
French kiwifruit under pressure Send to a friend French company Blue Whale produces around 7,000 metric tons (MT) of kiwifruit annually in the Garonne Valley, but its growers are finding it difficult to get the returns they need. Blue Whale commercial export director Marc Peyres says while the green Hayward kiwifruit is a great variety, [...]
Fresh Del Monte wins fruit licensing dispute
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Fresh Del Monte wins fruit licensing dispute Send to a friend Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. has been granted a permanent injunction against Del Monte Foods Co in a licensing battle over the sale of fresh fruits and vegetables, Reuters reported Thursday. The two affiliated companies have been in legal disputes since 2008 when Fresh Del [...]
Greek kiwifruit company looks toward new markets, stronger varieties
March 31, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Greek kiwifruit company looks toward new markets, stronger varieties Send to a friend Even in the midst of the European economic crisis, Greece’s Zeus Kiwi has its eye on a stronger, more productive national kiwifruit industry. General manager Christina Manossis spoke with www.freshfruitportal.com about keeping ahead of the trends and satisfying even the most demanding [...]
Chile: San Antonio port strike causes delays in Valparaiso
March 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Chile: San Antonio port strike causes delays in Valparaiso Send to a friend Strikes in the Chilean port of San Antonio have led to delays in the still operating port of Valparaiso, as the industry looks for ways to make the Marketing Orders of the U.S. and South Korea on time. For South Korea, Chile [...]
AGQ Labs obtiene reconocimiento del FDA para liberar detenciones de fruta
March 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
AGQ Labs obtiene reconocimiento del FDA para liberar detenciones de fruta Enviar a un amigo En su laboratorio de California Luego de obtener el reconocimiento por parte de la Food and Drug Administration (FDA) en EE.UU, el laboratorio AGQ Labs en California ya está realizando estudios necesarios para liberar fruta que la FDA retiene a [...]
Desarrollan investigación en maracuyá dulce en la Amazonía
March 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Desarrollan investigación en maracuyá dulce en la Amazonía Enviar a un amigo Fruta de gran tamaño y resistente a las principales enfermedades que atacan a este cultivo El Instituto Nacional Autónomo de Investigaciones Agropecuarias de Ecuador (INIAP) está evaluando una Passifloraceae, conocida como maracuyá dulce, en su Granja Experimental Palora, ubicada en el cantón Palora [...]
México: Lluvias beneficiarán producción agrícola en Tamaulipas
March 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
México: Lluvias beneficiarán producción agrícola en Tamaulipas Enviar a un amigo Las lluvias ocasionadas por el frente frío número 37, beneficiarán en la producción agrícola de Tamaulipas, informó el secretario de Desarrollo Rural en la entidad, Jorge Alberto Reyes Moreno, quien precisó que actualmente se encuentran sembradas en el estado 80 mil hectáreas de diversos [...]
Philippine govt pledges support for mango farmers’ group
March 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Philippine govt pledges support for mango farmers’ group Send to a friend The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) has announced it will provide PHP10 million (US$244,918) to a national mango farmers’ group. In a release, agriculture secretary Proceso J. Alcala said the money would fund major projects for the Philippine Mango Industry Foundation, Inc. (PMIFI), [...]
Predictions fall further for NZ kiwifruit
March 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Australia: weather, beetles slash China-bound grape projections
March 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Australia: weather, beetles slash China-bound grape projections Send to a friend Australian growers will likely send far fewer grapes directly to China than expected before harvest this year, but an industry representative says pre-clearance inspections have been positive and demand is high. Australian Table Grape Association (ATGA) CEO Jeff Scott told www.freshfruitportal.com the season was [...]
Ecuador probes sweet yellow passionfruit variety
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Ecuador probes sweet yellow passionfruit variety Send to a friend Ecuador’s National Institute of Agriculture and Livestock Research (INIAP) is evaluating the possibilities of sweet yellow passionfruit cultivation in the province of Morona Santiago. The work underway at INIAP’s experimental farm in the Palora area aims to test the viability of this non-native fruit. Agronomist [...]
Peru comes up just short of mango forecast
March 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Peru comes up just short of mango forecast Send to a friend Peru did not quite meet the season’s mango forecast of 100,000 tons (MT), but the Andean nation did keep close, reaching 95,000 MT for the year. In an interview with www.freshfruitportal.com, Juan Carlos Rivera, general manager of the Peruvian Association of Mango Producers [...]
NZ parliament debates impacts of Zespri smuggling case
March 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
NZ parliament debates impacts of Zespri smuggling case Send to a friend A fraud case involving kiwifruit marketer Zespri was raised in New Zealand parliament yesterday, revealing the company’s Asia manager Yu-Jan Chen had a detention order placed on him by Chinese authorities. New Zealand First party leader Winston Peters asked the acting trade minister [...]
Paro portuario frena exportaciones frutícolas chilenas
March 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Paro portuario frena exportaciones frutícolas chilenas Enviar a un amigo 2.300.000 de cajas de frutas frescas están viéndose afectadas Como consecuencia del paro que afecta al Puerto de San Antonio y otros puertos chilenos, que se sumaron en apoyo solidario a los trabajadores portuarios del puerto de Mejillones, las exportaciones de frutas frescas destinadas a [...]
Chilean port strikes put millions of fruit boxes at risk
March 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Chilean port strikes put millions of fruit boxes at risk Send to a friend The Chilean fruit industry risks losing US$50 million in lost orders if port strikes across the country are not resolved today, according to the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX). In a statement, ASOEX president Ronald Bown Fernández said the key port [...]
Costco Wholesale Canada: from convenience to cocktail cucumbers
March 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Costco Wholesale Canada: from convenience to cocktail cucumbers Send to a friend A fruit or vegetable grower can be as productive as they like but without a successful shelf presence this can all be in vain for the end product. At the Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) Fresh Connections China event in Shanghai last week, participants [...]
Costco Wholesale Canada: from convenience to cocktail cucumbers
March 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Costco Wholesale Canada: from convenience to cocktail cucumbers Send to a friend A fruit or vegetable grower can be as productive as they like but without a successful shelf presence this can all be in vain for the end product. At the Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) Fresh Connections China event in Shanghai last week, participants [...]
Chile suffers big drop in cherry export volume
March 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Chile suffers big drop in cherry export volume Send to a friend Chile’s cherry exports fell 27.3% in the 2012-13 season from the previous year, the Association of Chilean Fruit Exporters (ASOEX) reported. The volume drop, down to 51.9 million tons (MT), came as a result of poor climatic conditions for spring pollination and fruit [...]
Chile suffers big drop in cherry export volume
March 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Chile suffers big drop in cherry export volume Send to a friend Chile’s cherry exports fell 27.3% in the 2012-13 season from the previous year, the Association of Chilean Fruit Exporters (ASOEX) reported. The volume drop, down to 51.9 million tons (MT), came as a result of poor climatic conditions for spring pollination and fruit [...]
Longwu import market, Shanghai
March 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Longwu import market, Shanghai
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Inside Shanghai’s top wholesale produce import market
March 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Inside Shanghai’s top wholesale produce import market Send to a friend It may not have the most modern facilities, but the Shanghai Longwu Imported Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Trading has several perks for produce traders. A government exception means shipments can go directly to this site around 4km (2.5mi) beyond the city’s outer ring for [...]
Inside Shanghai’s top wholesale produce import market
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Inside Shanghai’s top wholesale produce import market Send to a friend It may not have the most modern facilities, but the Shanghai Longwu Imported Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Trading has several perks for produce traders. A government exception means shipments can go directly to this site around 4km (2.5mi) beyond the city’s outer ring for [...]
England: tomato glasshouses follow trend toward local
March 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
England: tomato glasshouses follow trend toward local Send to a friend Eastern England will become home to two new tomato glasshouses totaling 17 hectares. The project, named Sterling Suffolk from Greenery UK Ltd, comes in response to increasing European preference for locally and sustainably grown produce. SITA UK and local growers Michael Blakenham and Stephen Wright will [...]
England: tomato glasshouses follow trend toward local
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England: tomato glasshouses follow trend toward local Send to a friend Eastern England will become home to two new tomato glasshouses totaling 17 hectares. The project, named Sterling Suffolk from Greenery UK Ltd, comes in response to increasing European preference for locally and sustainably grown produce. SITA UK and local growers Michael Blakenham and Stephen Wright will [...]
Productores de Brasil cuentan con nueva variedad de cítrico de alta productividad
March 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Productores de Brasil cuentan con nueva variedad de cítrico de alta productividad Enviar a un amigo Muestra resistencia al cancro de los cítricos Los productores brasileños de cítricos en Rio Oardo, en el estado de Rio Grande du Sol al sur del país cuentan con una nueva variedad de cítrico, fruta que destaca por su [...]
PMA Fresh Connections China
March 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Ecuador gets tough on banana regulations
March 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Ecuador gets tough on banana regulations Send to a friend Ecuador’s Ministry of Agriculture will be limiting banana production to avoid market oversaturation. The department also plans to crack down on non-payment of the minimum US$6 reference price, www.andes.info.ec reported. Government officials are already monitoring payments and reviewing producer complaints. Regarding output control, a banana census [...]
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