11 March 2010New earthquake hits ChileThe major fruit-producing central zone of Chile has just been hit by another earthquake, this time registering 7.2 magnitude on the Richter scale. 11 March 2010Sunkist forecasts brighter 2010In 2009 payments to the citrus cooperative’s growers dropped 21.5% to US$646.3m with returns on the lemon crop worst affected. 11 March 2010Noboa goes ContinentalThe change in name of the vertically-integrated banana multi-national coincides with a rise in the percentage of bananas shipped in the first month of 2010. 11 March 2010Fall forecast in Southern Hemisphere kiwifruit volumesThe increase in Chilean shipments will be more than offset by a reduction in fruit from New Zealand according to IQonsulting. 11 March 2010No change in Florida grapefruit forecastThe USDA estimates that total citrus crop volumes have increased despite an historically cold January in the country’s largest producing State. |
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11 March 2010Cold sweeps through Southern EuropeA widespread hard frost has hit the Spanish stonefruit industry 24 hours after heavy snowfall damaged the principal Italian stonefruit production region. 10 March 2010Chile warns on grape supplyA late season means that total grape exports were already almost 20% lower than at the same date the previous year before the earthquake struck on 27 February. 10 March 2010Chiquita linked to Ethiopia banana productionRepresentatives from the multi-national have been spotted in Arbaminch, 505km south of Addis Ababa and one of the major sources of the fruit in the country. 10 March 2010Satisfactory result for SataraThe kiwifruit post-harvest handler said that although the number of trays it packed declined slightly in 2009, EBIT before one-offs at NZ$4.7m was a ‘strong result’. 10 March 2010Chile almost back to normalExporter association ASOEX claims that the distribution of fruit from most regions to Chilean ports and onwards to international markets is ‘back to normal schedules’. 10 March 2010Algeciras is ‘EU’s major entry port for cocaine’The Spanish container hub has become the single-largest nexus for onward distribution of cocaine shipped from Latin America. 09 March 2010DDC warns on Chilean fruit qualityOne of Chile’s largest integrated exporters claims that the lack of electricity supply at a critical time is likely to affect the quality and sizing of the fruit crop. 09 March 2010'Off year' predicted for Chilean citrus exportsAfter a bumper year in 2009 preliminary forecasts suggest a reduction in the exports of Chilean oranges, lemons and soft citrus. 09 March 2010Argentinean topfruit exports lagTo the end of February the volume of apples and pears shipped from San Antonio Este was down 25% compared to the same date in 2009. 09 March 2010South African topfruit exports forecast stableThe southern hemisphere’s third largest topfruit exporter will ship similar volumes of apples and pears in 2010 as in 2009. |
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