Paraguay: Potato growers threaten to paralyze the country to get State subsidy
Potato producers of the Ybytymi region (Paraguay) gave the national government until Thursday to allocateresources for the production of this item. They claim that 750 hectares of potato are at risk and threaten to paralyze the country should the Ministry of Finance continue refusing.The president of the.....
2011-2012 Season
Chilean fruit to Asian markets increases by nearly 11%
During the 2011-2012 season (from September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2012), the Chilean fresh fruit shipments to Asian markets recorded an increase of 10.7% from 344,006 tons in 2010-2011 to 380,718 tons, according to information from the Association of Chilean Fruit Exporters (Asoex).The markets that had the.....
Chile seeks to penetrate the Chinese market with avocado
Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture of Chile, the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) and the Fruit Exporters Association of Chile AG (Asoex) met with a delegation from the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and from the China Inspection and.....
Argentina: Production of fruit and vegetables grows with increased exports
This year the estimated production of major (take this away) fruit will be 3.8 percent higher than in 2012, while exports grew by 12.6% a year in the first quarter of 2013.Vegetable production will also have a good performance and will increase by 3.3 percent this year, while exports of these products have.....
Chile: Fire in a fruit packing plant
A fire affected Rucaray's Packing refrigerators and warehouses in the Molino de Coltauco sector (Chile). Police in the area reported that no workers were injured thanks to firemen from Rancagua, Coltauco, Coinco and Doñihue.The fire represents a great risk, as there is highly combustible material such as.....
Colombia: Potato growers strike as negotiations continue
While negotiations continue between the Santos government and the FARC, potato farmers in the countryside went on strike. This comes in the wake of a widespread protest movement started by small coffee growers some weeks ago. The underlying cause for the 120,000 potato-growers’ protests in the areas of.....
Peru adopted irrigation systems with ease
Netafim's worldwide President, Mr Igal Aisemberg, said that Peru has been one of the countries that adopted irrigation systems in agriculture the most quickly, even more easily than Israel and Spain."Peru has adopted modern irrigation in a volume and at a much higher rate than any other country in the.....
Peru plans to double agricultural exports
Peru aims to raise double the value of exports of agricultural products with the agricultural frontier expansion and improvement in international prices, said Minister of Agriculture, Milton von Hesse.The official said that agricultural land will increase to 120,000 hectares enabled with irrigation projects,.....
HM Clause presents Capoeira, a new Galia
Capoeira is a new LSL galia melon dedicated to the Brazilian and Central American seasons. It was developed by HM-CLAUSE for the export supply chain.Capoeira provides several advantages for growers including: high yield, a very small pistil scar resulting in a low percentage of discarded fruits, concentrated.....
Argentine fruit and vegetables bounce back
The production and sale of Argentine fruits and vegetables is beginning to rebound after a year in which the sector's problems continued to deepen; loss of competitiveness due to rising costs and lower demand, especially overseas because of the global economic crisis.According to a report by consultancy IES,.....
ASOEX:
Meeting with Chinese represenatives to discuss Chilean fruit entry
Ronald Brown, president of the Association of Exporters of Chilean Fruit AG (ASOEX), announced that the visit of an important delegation of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ), led by its Vice Minister, Mr Mei Kebao, has.....
Argentina: Fruit exports grew by 11.5% thanks to Russia
The production and sale of Argentinian fruits and vegetables is beginning to rebound after a year in which the sector's problems continued to deepen; loss of competitiveness due to rising costs and lower demand, especially internationally because of the global economic crisis.According to a report by.....
Argentinean company produces grapes with few chemicals
Finca Don Roberto produces and exports table grapes from its fields in Argentina and uses very little pesticides.Even though the volume of fruit exported this past season was a little low, plans are to grow in the years to come.Finca Don Roberto has 250 hectares of grapes in production in the province of San.....
Potential export to US
Peruvian growers encouraged to invest in organic pineapples
Peruvian agricultural exporters should amp up their offering to include pineapples to meet growing US demand, according to a recommendation by the Embassy of Peru’s commercial department in Washington D.C.The entity suggests exporters from the Andean country undertake a detailed analysis of market.....
First Argentine lemons on the water for Don Limon
“The first Don Limon lemons have left Argentina and are now on the water, traveling to Europe,” says Andreas Schindler, manager at Pilz Schindler. Originally a limes brand, the products packed in Don Limon are becoming more diverse every year. The aim of the parent company holding the brand, Pilz Schindler,.....
Colombia: Exports to the US grew 3.7% in first year of NAFTA
One year after entering the Free Trade Agreement with the United States, domestic exports to North America (not including mining and energy, coffee and bananas) increased by 3.7%, said Hernando José Gómez, NAFTA Czar. These figures are for the period from May 15, 2012 to March 30, 2013.He argued that.....
Hortifrut’s shareholders approve merger with Vitalberry
On Tuesday, Hortifrut shareholders approved the company’s merger with Vital Berry Spa through the absorption of its assets and liabilities.The panel also agreed to commencethe operation on June 30 or "at a later date if the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance (SVS) issues the certificate of.....
Colombia: FIT presents MW technology to the fruit and vegetable
On May 7th 2013,theBogota official presentation on microwave technologywill be held at the Hotel Lancaster House.For Colombian exporters, this new technology could offer better product preservation and the possibility to reach the European markets using water transport.First, they have to get thetrade.....
Argentina: Authorities seize and destroy citrus and avocados of unknown origin
The National Health Service and Food Quality (Senasa) seized and destroyed more than 1,500 kilograms of citrus and avocados that didn’t have any documentation establishing their origin, in four branches of a popular supermarket located in the capital of Tucumán.During a control operation, Senasa’s South Noa.....
Argentina: Supermarket sales grew by 14.5% in March
The National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) reported last Friday that supermarket sales grew 14.5% in March over the same period of 2012 in seasonally adjusted terms. At current prices, they totaled $10,213.4 million, a 26.9 percent increase.The Supermarket Survey revealed that the variation with.....
Peru: La Libertad might lead blueberry production
The large international demand for blueberries has led agro-industrial companies from La Libertad, Peru, to commit to this fruit’s production. Taking up this new product for export is very important due to the demand by companies from the United States, which use this fruit in drugs to fight cancer, said the.....
Brazil: Pão de Açúcar profit rises 70%
Grupo Pão de Açúcar, Brazil's biggest diversified retailer, said on Monday that first-quarter net income rose 70 percent from a year earlier to 275 million reais ($138 million), according to a securities filing.Profit beat an average forecast of 244 million reais in a Reuters survey of eight.....
Walmart seeks to invest in Peruvian territory
The rapid growth of retail business in Peru has attracted interest from big chains like WalMart that is targeting a market dominated by Chilean companies with a strong presence in South America.Peru, one of the most dynamic economies in Latin America, has steadily seen its middle class and consumer demand.....
Bayer introduces vegetable seeds into the Colombian market
Bayer, under the brand Nunhems, will offer different crop seed varieties for specialized audiences.John Jairo Mejia, business manager of Fruits & Vegetables and responsible for the brand Nunhems in the Andean countries says that "strengthening this business is part of the company's global commitment to.....
New techniques to improve yields of garlic and onion
Nowadays, products that have phytohormone, amino acids, organic acids and nutrients to induce the emission of vigorous roots and bulbs are being used.Garlic is native to central Asia, its edible portion or bulb consists of cloves, called garlic seed, which are also used to propagate it.These garlic seed.....
Ive Lambert, Starfruit:
"Not enough mangoes on the market by far"
There is an enormous shortage of mangoes on the market. "Because Peru sent a lot less volumes duringthe last week and the arrivals from Ivory Coast are delayed, we are quite a bit short," Ive Lambert of Starfruit says. "Most from Ivory Coast will arrive by sea around the 7th of May and therefore there is a.....
Peru says no to GMO
Peru is the first country in the Americas to ban genetically modified foods, putting its food policy closer to that of Europe, than the United States or many of its South American neighbors.There isn’t much local Chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino won’t eat. His highly acclaimed Amaz restaurant is devoted to.....
Colombian project to send 100 containers of Hass avocados to Europe
The Government of Antioquia in Colombia has developed, through its Ministry of Agriculture, a project that seeks to place 100 containers (600 tons) of Hass avocado on the European market, allowing it to consolidate the department’s export process.To date, the first 10 containers of product have been sent to.....
Ecuadorian bananas promoted in Japan
Ecuadorian firms and ProEcuador conducted a promotion for Ecuadorian bananas at the Japanese supermarket chain Maruetsu.The organisers of the event arranged tastings of fresh bananas and chocolate fondue. Sales were made totalling 2,500 dollars. It is estimated that around 20,000 people attended the.....
“Camila” and “Amara”
Hortifrut launches its first remontant blackberry varieties
Camila and Amara are the first two remontant blackberries of Hortifrut's genetic improvement program.Camila is a remontant blackberry with thorny stems, very productive, with fruits of 8 to 10 grams, sweet and very tasty.Amara is the first non-thorny remontant variety in the world, with large, shiny, sweet.....
Peru: Procitrus event brings together growers from around the world
Peruvian Minister of Agriculture Milton von Hesse officially opened the 8th International Seminar on Citrus in the capital Lima on the 23rd April.The two day event seeks to make available to participants information on current and outstanding citrus trade in Europe, US and Asia.The event is aimed at all.....
Fewer Chilean apples to Europe
The Chilean apple season has started again. Fewer apples are expected to make their way to Europe this year. Marco Korpel of Total Produce notes that Europe is becoming less important for the Chilean exporters. "Markets such as the Middle and Far East and the USA are popular now, as are other countries in.....
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Polluted waters can be cleaned using banana peels
Research carried out by Cena / USP (Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture), identified the banana peel’s potential in the treatment of water contaminated with atrazine and ametrine, herbicides used mainly in sugar cane and corn plantations.Cena reported that, after treatment, the samples collected from.....
Uruguay: GranaSur harvests first pomegranates of the season
Uruguay is not famous for being a large pomegranate producer, as there is no commercial production of the fruit, although pomegranates exist in the country since their introduction by Spanish immigrants in the 18th and 19th century.Around four years ago, GranaSur set up its first pomegranate plantations, and.....
Santis Frut's raisin supply surpasses demand
Over the past three seasons, Chilean raisin volumes have been low as a result of three straight years with adverse weather conditions. Because of this, the exporter Santis Frut, in Chile, is unable to meet demand.Just like any other Chilean raisin exporter, Santis Frut processes its own grapes not intended.....
Peru: New banana breeding technique "disease free"
Peru's National Institute for Agricultural Innovation (INIA) will release a new plant breeding technique at the end of the year that uses thermal multiplication chambers in organic banana plantations, INIA engineer Juan Carlos Rojas said.According to Rojas, the technological implementation seeks to spread.....
Argentina: The panorama of the processing plum is improving
The plum for the industry sector could get better this year because of the toned prices due to more favorable international scenario and a local production that has finally fallen below the official estimates. Producers and industrialists agree that the volume collected in 2013 is lower than that predicted.....
Peru: INIA to release new propagation technique for organic bananas
The National Institute of Agrarian Innovation (INIA) will release a new technique for plant propagation through thermal cameras field multiplication by the end of the year, said engineer Juan Carlos Rojas, researcher in organic banana and plantain of the Experimental Agricultural Station (EEA) El Chira -.....
Ceradis launches FytoFert® in Ecuador
Ceradis is pleased to announce the introduction of FytoFert® in Ecuador. FytoFert® is a unique line of fertilizers that increase crop yields and quality. Yields are increased by providing the plants with essential micronutrients needed for growth. Quality is enhanced by activating the plants defense system.....
DestapaBanana launched in Argentina
DetapaBanana, the product that transforms fruit into a natural tasty dessert, was launched at Jumbo and Vea supermarkets in Argentina in March, offering free samples and other promotions. The reaction from consumers was extraordinary and there appears to be a promising market for the product.Argenfruit S.A.,.....
They emphasize that the neighboring country’s offer will make the market grow
Chile’s avocado industry worried about virus from Peru
"The problem isn’t the Peruvian avocado. Sunblotch is the problem," says Adolfo Ochagavía, Chairman of the Committee of Hass avocados from Chile, regarding the draft protocol for theentryof Peruvian Hass avocado into the country.Ochagavía said that what worried the industry is the possible entry of this.....
Peru sends 10,734 tons of avocado to US
According to InfoHass.net, on April 7 this year, Peru’s share of the Hass avocado market in the United States was 10,734 tons (MT).Meanwhile, Mexico’s share was 408,457 tons, California’s was 123,316 MT and Chile’s was 14,417 MT.The Peruvian market share accounted for only 2% of the total, while Mexico,.....
Chinese distributors meet with ASOEX in search of new fruit business
Looking to promote new business ventures with the Chilean fruit sector, a group of leading importers from China met on Monday April 15th with representatives of the Association of Fruit Exporters from Chile, ASOEX.“The growing interest in having Chilean fruit shownby the Asian markets, especially China, is.....
Casino sales fuelled by Brazil
Casino has reported a 33.7% rise in consolidated sales for the first quarter, driven primarily by the full consolidation of GPA in Brazil. Sales from total continuing operations reached €11,681m, with French sales down 4% and international sales up 73.6%.Source: retailanalysis.igd.com
Peru: 10 companies account for 82% of exports from Lambayeque
Even though most of their exports fell on average 35% compared to 2011, 10 companies in the agro-industrial sector, out of 160 companies from Lambayeque that billed a total FOB value of US $331,791,082 corresponding to the region's exports, accounted for 81.57% (US 270,553,868) of total overseas shipments.To.....
Argentina: New markets growing in importance for fruit exporters
The financial crisis in the United States and Europe has changed the situation for exporters all over the world. The macroeconomic changes have affected currency values in many places, creating the conditions for Argentinian exporters to take new markets into consideration.Patagonian Fruits S.A. is a fruit.....
Argentina: Metalfor close major deal with Citrusvil
The factory at Marcos Juárez closed a major deal with Citrusvil SA, one of the world's leading firms in the lemon market. The sale includes the dispatch of 14 spray equipment itemsto Tucuman (Argentina).The lemon business is a sweet business for the Metalfor Company especially after closing an deal that.....
Ecuadorian Minister meets CIOPORA to discuss solutions after PBR fee increase
On the fringes of its upcoming Annual General Meeting in Angers, France, CIOPORA will discuss with a governmental delegation from Ecuador, headed by the Minister of Science and Human Talent, Mr. Augusto Espinosa, and the Director of the Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI), Mr. Andres Ycaza,.....
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Brazil: Agricola to expand melon acreage by 25,000 ha
Recent acquisitions of new areas and farms in Brazil will enable melon giant Agricola Famosa to supply its melon range on a year round basis. “More and more worldwide clients asked us to also supply them with melons in the spring season, furthermore we see that the internal market in Brazil is growing every.....
Rising tomato prices drive inflation in Brazil
The tomato, a staple of Brazilian cuisine, has seen its price more than double in the past year, in a worrying sign for an economy with a recent history of hyperinflation.While the price surge has been partly driven by seasonal factors, such as crop destruction from wetter-than-normal weather, the tomato is.....
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