Aperture 2.1.4 Colors lost on export

I'm working with Aperture 2.1.4 on Mac OS 10.7.5.
I shoot in RAW. Make adjustments in Aperture. Export jpegs. Color profile: sRGB.
I have begun to intermittently have an issue where certain colors in certain photos do not get exported. In the past, I've simply tweaked the dials a bit (white balance, color, what have you) and re-exported. This has always fixed the problem. But now I'm finding that, with certain photos, no matter what I do, color will be missing from the exported jpeg.
For instance, attached is a comparison:
On the left, a screenshot of how the photo looks within Aperture. On the right, a screenshot of the exported jpeg.
No matter what I do (change levels, switch to Adobe RGB, restart Aperture, etc.), the greens will not show up in the exported jpeg.
I know that Aperture is doing something wrong because other photos within the same project, that were shot at the same time, do not have this problem. But I also suspect I may be missing something here.
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Hmm, that's how I originally uploaded it. Trying again here:
The image upload is a bit buggy, lately.
That is really a big difference between the two shots. Which program is used to show the exported jpeg? Does it also use the AdobeRGB color profile?
other photos within the same project, that were shot at the same time, do not have this problem. But I also suspect I may be missing something here.
Is there any common property for the images in question? Have they been externally edited?

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