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Exports during Chile’s 2016 kiwi campaign, which began a week late, are expected to slip to about 175,000 tons. While weather has played a role in this slowdown, the difficult […]
Mon 05/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Chilean cherries have once again played a big role in Alibaba’s sales on Singles’ Day in China. The e-commerce giant made a record RMB 120.7 billion (USD 17.8 billion) in […]
Wed 16/11/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
Chilean ministry of agriculture
Chile will be able to export its nectarines to China as of next month, Chile’s agriculture minister Carlos Furche has announced. After three years of negotiations and various meetings of […]
Wed 26/10/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Climatic conditions combined to prune yields of cherries, table grapes, apples, walnuts, and wine grapes in Chile during the 2015/16 marketing year, reports the USDA Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN). […]
Fri 03/06/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
Envy Apples
Sales of the Envy™ apple nearly doubled in volume between 2014 and 2015, reports Canada’s Oppenheimer Group (Oppy). And Envy’s dollar contribution rose by over 120%, growing faster than all […]
Wed 01/06/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Munger Brothers, LLC (California, US) and Hortifrut S.A. (Santiago, Chile) – both Naturipe Farms partners – have signed a memorandum of understanding to merge the Munger’s berry business with Hortifrut, […]
Mon 11/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Chilean lemons would be allowed into the US without needing methyl bromide fumigation under a change being considered by the US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Aphis). Fumigation is […]
Fri 01/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Agroberries is consolidated as one of the Southern Hemisphere’s leading exporters, producing in Chile, Argentina, Mexico and the US. In 2014 the company traded 25 million kilos of blueberries, blackberries […]
Thu 24/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Kiwifruit, just like bananas, mangoes and avocados, needs to be ripened. If the product is not properly ripened, it runs a considerable risk of being deemed bad fruit. The satisfaction […]
Mon 29/02/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
Huertos Collipulli
Huertos Collipulli is a grouping of six associated fruit producers in southern Chile. Total production includes 300ha of blueberries, 100ha of apples and 50ha of cherries. Recently, the group received […]
Wed 24/02/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Chilean capital company Frutera del Inka set out in Peru five years, initially with grape projects before expanding into pomegranates, mangoes, asparagus, citrus and avocados. Grapes were always the most […]
Wed 24/02/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
