All South America articles – Page 17
-
NewsColombian banana sector on the up
Emerson Aguirre, president of Colombian banana association Augura, shares his outlook for 2025
-
CommentComment: Ecuador’s banana industry rejects report on workers’ rights
In a letter addressed to Fruitnet, industry leaders defend labour standards and point to recent social progress
-
NewsColombia’s fruit export surge continues
Bananas, avocados, limes and purple passion fruit lead country’s export charge
-
NewsPositive outlook for Peruvian blues
Country set for further export growth in 2025/26 as plantings continue to increase
-
NewsNew phytosanitary inspection site project approved for Coquimbo
Facility will handle the growing volume of fruit being shipped to US under a systems approach
-
NewsBanana workers face ‘worsening crisis’, says new report
ITUC’s latest Global Rights Index suggests worker rights have been diminished in various parts of the world
-
NewsColombia: unrest hits banana exports
Roadblocks cut off Caribbean coast and prevent fruit from reaching ports
-
NewsCherry surge fuels rise in shipments from Chile’s TPS
More than 370,000 tonnes of cherries were exported from the terminal in 2024/25
-
NewsFruitnet, IFPA team up to deliver high-powered content at Asia Fruit Logistica’s Peru Meet Up
Fruitnet and IFPA to curate insight-filled content programme at premier international event for Latin America’s fresh produce business
-
NewsOne Banana launches regenerative agriculture pilot
The initiative, in partnership with WWF and Earth University, aims to “lay the groundwork for healthier soils, more resilient ecosystems and a more sustainable global food system”
-
NewsBrazil improves market access for Argentine fruit
Agriculture ministry officially recognises areas as being free from grapevine moth
-
NewsStrong start to the year for Ecuadorean banana exports
Shipments up 3.21 per cent in first four months of 2025 according to Acorbanec
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Peru’s export business is right on trend
Recent poor weather dampened its growth, but overall the country’s export trade remains buoyant, as Wayne Prowse reports
-
NewsChilean avo industry launches AI ag management pilot
Chilean Avocado Committee promotes new technology trial with startup Miido
-
NewsStrong start to the year for Peruvian lime exports
Q1 shipments up 44 per cent in volume and 35 per cent in value
-
NewsBanana growers unite against gender-based violence
Inter-institutional campaign announced at the the Fifth International Fair Trade Banana Forum
-
NewsPeru blueberry exports set to grow
Country’s recovery continues following sudden downturn in 2023/24 with a forecast increase in production
-
NewsChile sees biggest avocado crop in ten years
Favourable weather conditions will also extend the 2024/25 season by two months
-
NewsSan Carlos, Shandong to develop binational industrial park
The San Carlos-based park will have a special focus on fruit and vegetable production and agro-industrial innovation
-
NewsColombia signs up to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Move marks a major shift in foreign policy for Colombia, which has traditionally been aligned with the US