South America news archive
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NewsChile’s Exportadora Santa Cruz declared bankrupt
Move follows two failed reorganisation attempts by the company recent years
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NewsCH Robinson profits rise despite revenue fall amid AI investment
Robinson Fresh owner secures bigger profit thanks to continued restructuring, but warns of uncertainty ahead
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NewsHigher production fuels export growth for Ecuadorean bananas
Shipments up almost 12 per cent in first two months of 2026 says Acorbanec
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NewsGrupo Hijuelas announces Brazilian joint venture
Nursery and propagation specialist has teamed up with Vitácea Brasil to launch a “new era for Brazilian fruit growing”
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NewsTevel secures funding for flying robot harvesters
Israel-based agritech company raises US$18m in Series C funding as it works to address labour shortages in fruit supply chains
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NewsBerryWorld signs up padel’s world number one
Supplier announces Delfi Brea as company’s brand ambassador for 2026, part of a strategy to connect with health-conscious consumers
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NewsFrench growers seek new opportunities in Ecuador
Producers looking to expand apple exports to the Andean nation and open the door to other products
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CommentComment: The quiet recalibration of India’s fruit imports
Soma Sengputa, trade advisor at Flanders Investment & Trade, unpacks the true impact of India’s recent free trade deal ‘blitz’
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NewsCourt ruling deals blow to Chilean cherry exporters in Maersk Saltoro case
Chile’s Constitutional Court rejects Maersk’s liability and upholds compensation limit
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NewsPeru heading for new table grape record as season winds down
As of week 11, shipments stood at 84.6mn cartons compared to 82.5mn cartons for the whole of the 2024/25 campaign
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AnalysisIs the UK grape market heading from feast to famine?
Analysis from UK fruit importer Richard Hochfeld predicts a switch from a demand-driven to a supply-driven market in the UK around week 16
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NewsPeru anticipates weak El Niño in 2026
Central Reserve Bank of Peru report predicts weather phenomenon will have limited impact on fruit crops
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NewsBerry business faces up to new challenges as growth continues
Investment in varieties, segmentation, marketing and technology will help build more profitable berry business, delegates heard at Fruitnet Berry Congress
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VideoThe real reasons behind the rise of blueberries
Fruitnet’s Mike Knowles speaks exclusively to Cort Brazelton, CEO of Fall Creek, about the product’s recent impressive growth
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NewsBloom Fresh escalates enforcement in Peru
Breeder initiates new legal actions against illegal grape plantings and ramps up monitoring efforts
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Features‘Resilience is about more than just multiple origins’
Wealmoor CEO Avnish Malde tells Fred Searle about the grower-importer’s rich history, his journey into fresh produce, and why supply resilience is in the firm’s DNA
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NewsMission Produce reports Q1 loss amid avocado pricing pressure
Integration planning continues for the pending Calavo Growers acquisition, expected to close in the fiscal third quarter
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NewsTropic secures US$105mn to scale gene-edited banana production
Company plans to scale production of climate-resilient and non-browning varieties, with commercial launches due in 2027
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NewsGrupo Hijuelas expands into France
Move represents a key step in the company’s goal of becoming a global platform for the propagation and commercialisation of plant material
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CommentGPG says Chilean blueberry industry is in “transition, not decline”
Co-owner Jamie Petchell toured the country’s blueberry growing regions and saw a business that is adapting to meet current challenges