All South America articles
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ArticleFeel the heartbeat of innovation at Fruit Logistica 2024
New selection of 20 startup companies will feature in trade show’s dedicated Startup Day on Friday 9 February
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NewsDole Costa Rica wins social responsibility awards
Company receives AmCham Grand Winner Award for efforts that support its workforce and wellbeing in Costa Rica
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ArticleChilean cherry forecast revised downward
Recent rains will mean a decline of 50 per cent in early varieties, Fedefruta warns
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ArticleGood year for Chilean citrus
Sector sees big rise in exports of mandarins and clementines in 2023
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ArticleCamposol celebrates first cherry shipment to China
First batch of airflown Santina cherries sold out within a few hours, company said
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NewsFyffes joins fight against child malnutrition in Belize
Ministry of Agriculture and Fyffes sign Public Private Partnership to combat childhood malnutrition in communities near the company’s farms
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ArticlePeru sees sharp drop in mandarin exports
Shipments fell by more than 40 per cent between January and October of 2023
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NewsDole launches dragon fruit programme
Ecuadorian dragon fruit will be available to retailers and consumers throughout North America for the first time
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ArticleChilean and Colombian suppliers form avocado alliance
Cabilfrut and Green SuperFood establish strategic partnership that could eventually see them sell avocados around the world under a single brand
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ArticleChile sets out competitiveness strategy at launch of Fruits from Chile brand
New brand is part of wide-reaching strategy to boost the competitiveness and growth of the Chilean fruit sector
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ArticleChilean cherry forecast revised downward
Second estimate from Chilean Cherry Committee shows 14.6 per cent decrease on original forecast
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NewsChilean blues exports revised down
The country’s Blueberry Committee has reviewed its estimate for 2023/24, predicting a decline of 13 per cent compared with last season
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ArticleChilean scientists develop bioactive paper to extend fruit shelf-life
Developers say the technology, which uses bioactive paper infused with Monterey pine and algae, can cut losses by up to 65 per cent
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CommentIs the removal of tariffs on dollar bananas a betrayal of West African producers?
Reefer Trends editor Richard Bright explores whether abandoning the import tariff on Latin American bananas would amount to a betrayal of producers in West Africa, as the Afruibana trade body contests
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NewsFPJ Potato Special out now
We explore the latest innovation and production hurdles in the potato sector as growers and new industry body GB Potatoes search for solutions
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ArticleChile kicks off 2023/24 grape campaign
Exporters still awaiting US publication of Systems Approach protocol
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ArticleBoliva and Paraguay suspend banana exports to Argentina
Producers says they have not been paid for months, leaving them in an unsustainable position
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ArticlePeruvian strawberry exports keep on climbing
Shipments between January and September totalled 20,338 tonnes shipped for a value of US$34m
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ArticleCamposol appoints Ricardo Naranjo Fernandez as CFO
Naranjo has extensive experience in business management, most recently as CFO of Chile’s San José Farms
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ArticleBanacol owner refutes drug trafficking claims
In a strongly-worded statement, GreenLand Group denies company’s involvement with the illicit trade