The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) delayed several major domestic and world crop reports because of the two-week-old partial government shutdown, the agency said on Friday.
For centuries, farmers have sought to shield their crops from weeds, pests, nematodes, and various diseases by using pesticides to protect and continue nourishing the food humans rely on to survive.
Colombia's most important banana producers' association has alerted producers about the arrival of El Niño phenomenon and invited them to take all preventive measures for the next six months.
The Tomato Growers Association of Nigeria (TOGAN) has called on the Federal Government to establish cottage processing plants in tomato producing areas.
ASAJA has asked for the enforcement of prevention and crisis management measures in order to prevent the collapse of the prices of some products, as has been the case of cucumbers in recent weeks.
After exporting mangoes to Germany last year, Andhra Pradesh is all set to take another leap by exporting ladies' fingers (also know as okra) to Europe.
Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Sahibzada Mehboob Sultan has announced that Pakistan’s fruit exporters can target two new international markets – the Philippines and China – this year for citrus shipments.
While India has shipped its first consignment of grapes to China to mark the beginning of the bumper season 2019, the potential of exporting to the newly opened market, Australia, looks grim due to geographical disadvantages.
The Indian Vizag Agency is increasingly and successfully experimenting with the cultivation of exotic vegetables and fruits, which require very cold climatic conditions to grow.
Speculators rang in 2019 with a much less pessimistic take on Chicago-traded grains and oilseeds than a year earlier, though trade tensions and the lapse in US government data are providing the market with plenty of uncertainty.
Eduardo Ledesma, the Executive Director of the Association of Banana Exporters of Ecuador (AEBE), spoke about the most fundamental aspects that will affect the banana sector in 2019.
According to the Andalusian Information and Phytosanitary Alert Network, the acreage sown with garlic in the province of Córdoba for the 2019 season is likely to be reduced by 10% compared to the 2018 campaign (when it shrunk by another 10%, reaching some
