Published: Nov 01, 2019

“The demand for ginger has spiked in the last four weeks or so," says Sophie Ye of the Belgian importer, KX Food. "This rise in demand has pushed prices up.

Published: Nov 01, 2019

Applications for £15.4 million from two UK fishing funds have been opened to deliver a boost from the English fishing and seafood industry.

Published: Oct 31, 2019

Commerce minister Tipu Munshi mentioned on Monday that 7,000 to 8,000 tons of onion will be brought in from Egypt by the first week of November, but added there is no scope for its price to come down until the consignments arrive.

Published: Oct 31, 2019

The monsoon season has caused prices of some vegetables in Singapore to rise by 70 percent and even triple for at least one type, according to importers of fruits and vegetables.

Published: Oct 31, 2019

This month, Australia saw the departure of the first mixed container of Goulburn River Gold® and Rico® branded pears bound for Thailand.

Published: Oct 30, 2019

Pears have been declining in popularity in recent years, but new blush varieties offer opportunities for an image makeover and a revival in fortunes.

Published: Oct 30, 2019

Persimmon trees in Bac Kan are mainly found in the districts of Cho Don, Ba Be and Ngan Son.

Published: Oct 30, 2019

Magura is a city (and a district) in south-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division.

Published: Oct 30, 2019

Agriculture Secretary William Dar has reiterated the Philippines’ request to Japan to lower the tariff imposed on Philippine bananas.

Published: Oct 30, 2019

Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) expects pomegranates export to drop by 50% this year.

Published: Oct 30, 2019

According to the government’s calculation, the amount of damage to the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry wrought by Typhoon No. 15 and No. 19, which devastated eastern Japan this autumn, topped 170 billion yen ($1.56 billion) as of Oct. 27.

Published: Oct 29, 2019

The Orri Running Committee (ORC) presented the new image of the Orri premium mandarin variety as part of a new communication and marketing strategy of the Orri Tangerine Producers Association.

Published: Oct 29, 2019

According to Jorge Calderon, the head of the Potato Program of the Ministry of Rural Development and Land, Bolivia usually produces 180,900 tons of potatoes for the winter season per year; however, the country only harvested 60 to 70 thousand tons this se

Published: Oct 29, 2019

The Turkish fig season has ended, but for one exporter this does not mean the end of the fig season overall.

Published: Oct 29, 2019

The Malaysian government is encouraging private firms and government-owned companies such as Khazanah Nasional Bhd to invest in large scale fruit and vegetable farming to reduce the nation’s food import bill, which has almost touched RM60 billion (€13 bln

Published: Oct 28, 2019

The most popular mushroom in Canada is the white button mushroom Agaricus bisporus, followed by brown and portabella mushrooms.

Published: Oct 28, 2019

Supplies of zucchini have begun transitioning out of local regions.

Published: Oct 28, 2019

After onions, the prices of garlic have jumped sharply over the last one month.

Published: Oct 28, 2019

According to industry experts, Bangladesh has been failing to export its fruits and vegetables due to a lack of quality and variety sought by importing countries.

Published: Oct 28, 2019

Most European countries have a reasonable production, with Poland as a major exception, as the volumes there have dropped by no less than 40%.