Published: Oct 26, 2015

“The German market is the core of our agricultural economy. However the possibility for growth for agricultural products is outside the EU, and part of the agricultural policies should be the increased and diversified export of agricultural products.

Published: Oct 26, 2015

The Vietnamese fruit and vegetables export in the first nine months of this year amounted up to 1.3 billion US dollars. This is an increase of 116% compared with the same period last year, resulting in a trade surplus of 882 million US dollars.

Published: Oct 26, 2015

Fruit, vegetable and mushroom producers in Romania will soon have access to a new online marketplace, where they will be able to carry out trade operations and consult prices in real time, reports the general manager of the Interprofessional Organization

Published: Oct 26, 2015

The Minister of Finance, Slim Chaker, says that following the crisis in the tourist sector following the attacks in Bardo and Sousse, Tunisia has economically “avoided the worst” in 2015 thanks to record agricultural exports.

Published: Oct 26, 2015

The freight train that connects the cities of Yiwu, China, and Madrid, Spain, has already been operating for one year and there are plans to make the connection more frequent as a result of the demand for the service.

Published: Oct 26, 2015

Elision UK – a specialist contract packer of fresh produce – has more than doubled its site capacity by expanding to a second site in Honeybourne, five miles east of its original base in Evesham, Worcestershire.

Published: Oct 26, 2015

McDonald's has reported its first rise this quarterly global sales in more than a year. This will continue into the current quarter.

Published: Oct 26, 2015

A report finding of imported onions from the US has interfered with an already crowded onion season in South Australia and Queensland, and Onions Australia has issued a warning to consumers and retailers to know the difference.

Published: Oct 26, 2015

"The inflows are limited due to the weather situation," explains Carsten Berger of Crasten Berger Kartoffelhandel from Hamburg. The rain impedes the potato harvest in Germany.

Published: Oct 26, 2015

So far, the current economic crisis affecting Ecuador has not negatively affected the country's banana production, in part because there have not been any considerable climate changes or natural disasters in the producing provinces.

Published: Oct 26, 2015

The 2015/16 tomato campaign is looking very promising in terms of profitability due to shortages, with volumes estimated to have dropped by between 30% and 35% compared to last season.

Published: Oct 26, 2015

Warm weather has caused problems for California's lettuce growers. The heat made for light supplies, and prices have been strong as a result. Picking in the Salinas and Santa Maria regions is expected to finish early, so there's the possibility of a gap i

Published: Oct 26, 2015

China is the world’s biggest producer of food. And yet, they’re increasingly opening their borders for products from elsewhere. Last year, the borders were opened for pears, and soon bell peppers will join them.

Published: Oct 26, 2015

On Wednesday 28 October, coinciding with the start of the fair Fruit Attraction, a delegation of about 40 people formed by importers, representatives of the Vegetables and Fruits Wholesale Market and government representatives of the People's Republic of

Published: Oct 26, 2015

King Baby strengthens its presence in China by opening five brand new stores – for a total of seven – in China.

Published: Oct 26, 2015

Global flexible packaging market size is expected to reach $293.03 billion by 2022, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc., San Francisco, Calif., due to the rising need for durable, lightweight and compact products among consumers.

Published: Oct 26, 2015

Walmart US, Bentonville, Ark., partnered with IFCO Systems US, Tampa, Fla., to provide Walmart’s U.S. stores with a new generation of wood grain reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for wet and dry produce.

Published: Oct 26, 2015

U.S. corn and soybean futures turned lower on Thursday, reversing from one-week highs on technical selling and pressured by steep gains in the dollar that made U.S. commodities less attractive in export markets.

Published: Oct 26, 2015

Prices of U.S. grain and soybean futures dropped on Thursday, pressured by a rising U.S. dollar and weak demand for some crops.

Published: Oct 23, 2015

Tim Brenneman, a University of Georgia plant pathologist based in Tifton has researched pecan truffles since he discovered them in the late 1980s.