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LatAm banana producers join forces in fight against TR4 >
LatAm banana producers join forces in fight against TR4
by Maura Maxwell 6 August 2019 Bananas
Ecuadorean government spearheads efforts to create common front to combat the…
Cubans test out blues potential >
Cubans test out blues potential
by Maura Maxwell 14 July 2017 Berries
The Caribbean island has become the latest country to trial commercial…
Florida eyes Cuban collaboration >
Florida eyes Cuban collaboration
by Carl Collen 24 October 2016 Avocados
Scientific exchange could benefit Florida avocado growers under threat from…
Fruits de Ponent casts export net wider >
Fruits de Ponent casts export net wider
by Maura Maxwell 23 June 2016 Stonefruit
A smaller 2016 crop may have forced expansion plans onto the back burner, but…
Cuban pines find favour in Spain >
Cuban pines find favour in Spain
by Maura Maxwell 13 October 2015 Pineapples
Promoted as Oro Cubano (Cuban Gold), the MD2 pineapples are being sold in…
UK trade delegation visits Cuba with potatoes on agenda >
UK trade delegation visits Cuba with potatoes on agenda
by Martyn Fisher 30 April 2015 Potatoes
Led by the chairman of the UK-Cuba Initiative, Lord Hutton, the trip marks the…
US growers welcome closer links with Cuba >
US growers welcome closer links with Cuba
by Maura Maxwell 14 January 2015 Fruit and Vegetables
Easing of trade restrictions heralds opportunity to boost produce exports to…
Chile seeks closer trade links with Cuba >
Chile seeks closer trade links with Cuba
by Maura Maxwell 25 November 2014 Fruit and Vegetables
Agriculture and health are two sectors that stand to benefit following relaxing…
Cuban pineapples return to Europe >
Cuban pineapples return to Europe
by Maura Maxwell 26 September 2014 Fruit and Pineapples
Resumption of shipments part of government initiative to ramp up country's…
Cuba launches diversification plan >
Cuba launches diversification plan
by Maura Maxwell 23 June 2014 Apples & Pears
Government programme seeks to establish large-scale production of pears and…

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  Fruitnet is inviting everyone in the fresh produce business to say what they think about the future of the industry
- Costa Rica looks ahead
  At the recent International Banana Congress Michael Barker caught up with Jorge Sauma, boss of the Costa Rican banana corporation Corbana, which organised the event
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  Fruit and vegetables among the 87 per cent of products that will have tariff-free access
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  Jeremy Lawrence Caradonna, adjunct professor of environmental studies at Canada's University of Victoria, considers how conventional farmers are adopting organic practices within their operations
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  Isabelle Chaboud, a professor at the Grenoble School of Management (GEM), looks at the possible long-term effects on the grocery market of Amazon's foray into food retail
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  World Apple and Pear Association forecasts fall in Southern Hemisphere topfruit production in 2016
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  Chilean Fruit Exporters Association signs agreement with e-commerce giant to promote and sell Chilean blueberries and cherries in China
- Australia has little to gain from TPP
  The Trans Pacific Partnership will not deliver any significant benefits for Australia’s horticulture trade, argues market analyst Wayne Prowse
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