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Chilean fruit losses triple after heavy rains

Two weeks after heavy rains, the president of Fedefruta, Jorge Valenzuela, says that in some regions there is no fruit...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Big Peruvian Hass avocado gains may stop after this season

Peru’s avocado growers plan to increase production for the upcoming season, but a law change is already starting to curtail...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Peruvian blueberries exports grew in 2020 with U.S. as top destination

Peruvian blueberries exports grew 22 percent in volume and 2 percent in value in 2020. Exports totaled 150,417 tons worth...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Ecuador sets banana export record in 2020

Despite the pandemic, Ecuador managed to set a new banana export record reaching 380 million boxes in 2020. The export...

4 years ago 2 minute read

U.S. ginger imports surge in 2020

The United States is the world’s largest importer of ginger, in part due to the high prices for this commodity...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Peruvian asparagus exports fell in volume and value in 2020

Asparagus exporters from Peru have many reasons to point to for exports being down last year. Peruvian asparagus exports in...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Mexican avocado exports forecasted to be up for Super Bowl

Mexico plans to send a huge volume of avocados to the U.S. in the lead up to the Super Bowl,...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Panamanian banana exports grew in 2020 despite the pandemic

Panama’s banana growth last year couldn’t be slowed by a virus. The production and exports of bananas in the Baru...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Mexican citrus faces dual threat

Mexican lime growers face the dual threats of lower quality and volume combined with weaker demand. According to Cesar Cortes...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Peruvian grapes see big 2020 gains

Peru saw a boom in table grape exports in late 2020, with the U.S. as the No.1 market. According to...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Chilean table grape exports to grow by 12.5%

Chilean grape exports should rebound from last season. As reported by the president of ASOEX BB #:156234, Ronald Bown Fernandez,...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Chilean cherry forecast puts exports even higher

Record Chilean cherry exports may be even larger. In its second estimate, the Cherry Committee of the Chilean Fresh Fruit...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Drought threatens Peruvian lime exports

A few weeks ahead of summer, a drought in the north threatens Peru’s lime harvests. For locals, this means a...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Argentine fresh fruit exports increase by 6%

The global pandemic couldn’t slow down Argentina’s fruit export growth. During the first ten months of 2020, Argentina’s exports of...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Ecuador is on track to set a new banana export record

Ecuador exported more than 315 million boxes of bananas from January to October this year, representing a 7.24 percent increase...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Blackberry production, exports drop in Michoacan, Mexico

As the debate continues whether Mexican imports harm U.S. domestic growers, Mexican growers report a significant decline in blackberry production...

4 years ago 2 minute read

The U.S. dominates pear exports to Mexico

The United States dominates in exports of pears to Mexico, especially from Oregon and Washington. According to statistics from the...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Argentina’s fresh fruit exports grow in 2020

Argentina, one of the largest exporters of pears and lemons in the world, has exported nearly 800,000 tons of fresh...

4 years ago 2 minute read

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