Published: Oct 29, 2015

Chicory is doing really well this year, "Export is doing especially well this year," says Rudi Coosemans. "And we are not only talking about chicory, in the U.S. there was particular demand for greenhouse grown vegetables.

Published: Oct 29, 2015

The lack of an export route that allows Mendoza to place its apples and pears abroad and an internal market with a weak demand has forced Mendoza to discard some 8 million kilos of apples and pears.

Published: Oct 29, 2015

EU figures show that the export of agricultural produce has increased, but a side note is that this positive development doesn't apply to fruit and vegetables.

Published: Oct 29, 2015

Avocados from Kenya are seen by some in the trade as a lower quality product compared to Southern Hemisphere supplies from Peru and South Africa according to Anthon Bothma from Eagle Fruit Alliance.

Published: Oct 29, 2015

2014 was not the best year for multinationals Fyffes on the British market. Revenue fell by 4.8%, the cost of sales fell by 5.3% and operational expenses rose by 4.1%; which all led to a decline in profits.

Published: Oct 29, 2015

Last year UK company Worldwide Fruit, an international fruit importer and distributor exported their first Envy apples to Singapore.

Published: Oct 29, 2015

The European Union is poised for its worst sugar production in more than four decades, pushing domestic prices higher and spurring a wave of imports by the region’s refiners.

Published: Oct 28, 2015

Dried fruit exports from the Southeast have increased. In the January to October period, 152 million dollars of dried fruit exports were realized; Italy, the USA and Germany were the biggest buyers of dried fruits.

Published: Oct 28, 2015

Western Australia citrus producers are exporting fruit to China amongst other countries such as Thailand and South Korea for the first time.

Published: Oct 28, 2015

The German fruit trade association (DFHV) recently commissioned a study at the University of Göttingen to examine the constant state of flux in retail, especially in the fresh produce trade.

Published: Oct 28, 2015

The apple season has begun in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and the first types are available on the market. “We have received the first marketing results and we are quite optimistic,” CEO Klaus-Dieter Wilke of producer’s organization Mecklenburger Ernte

Published: Oct 28, 2015

During a visit to a fruit farm in Uleńcu, in the Polish province of Mazowieckie, Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Janusz Piechociński, emphasised that Poland remains the world's leading apple exporter, ahead of China, and that Polis

Published: Oct 28, 2015

The embargo imposed on EU exports has boosted interest for Armenian products in Russia. This year, a huge increase has been registered in the export of fruits and vegetables just to that market.

Published: Oct 28, 2015

The prices of food products in Russia from January to September this year, grew by 9.9% according to Rosstat. In the EU, from the beginning of the year, prices grew by 0.3%. Thus inflation in Russia was 33 times higher than in the EU.

Published: Oct 28, 2015

High air transport fees have made it difficult for Vietnamese fresh fruit exports this year.

Published: Oct 28, 2015

Condor Nuts, a cashew processing company in Mozambique, has received an international certificate from the African Cashew Alliance allowing the company to export nuts to the USA, Europe and Africa.

Published: Oct 28, 2015

Turkey may have new opportunities for Ecuador's bananas. Diego Aulestia, Minister of Foreign Trade, was able to confirm the demand for this fruit in his recent visit to the Mediterranean port of Mersin, gateway to countries in Asia, North Africa and the A

Published: Oct 28, 2015

Armenian fruits and vegetables have seen a boost in production and exports this year.

Published: Oct 28, 2015

Last week new origin labels for fruits, vegetables and potatoes were introduced in France.

Published: Oct 28, 2015

Frost in Argentina affected blueberry production, so imports of Argentine berries have been light in the United States. That's made for erratic pricing, but, with volumes from Argentina increasing, the market looks to stabilize in the coming weeks.