Published: Oct 10, 2015

Sugar futures recovered to set a seven-month closing high despite an industry report showed output from Brazil’s main producing region growing a little faster than investors had expected.

Published: Oct 10, 2015

Cargill, Wichita, Kan., is ushering in a new era in meeting the world's demand for protein with the acquisition of EWOS, a Norway-based leader in salmon nutrition. In August, Cargill entered into an agreement with Altor Fund III and Bain Capital Europe II

Published: Oct 10, 2015

Yesterday, a new international food promotional campaign of food, called "Foods From Chile, Source of Life" was launched. The President of the Republic, Michelle Bachelet, representatives of Direcon-ProChile, and the Ministry of Agriculture attended the l

Published: Oct 10, 2015

After a tumultuous period for Israeli agriculture, characterized by severe weather events, supply shortages, and price spikes, several notable ministers have gone public in their attempts to address the issue.

Published: Oct 10, 2015

This Tuesday, the Romanian Senate adopted a bill that will require food retailers to sell a fixed share of meat, fruit and vegetables produced in Romania.

Published: Oct 10, 2015

"APK-Inform: Vegetables and Fruits" reports that Ukraine's produce price index for last week (from 26 September to 2 October 2015) increased by 11.7% after having fallen by 7.3% in the previous week.

Published: Oct 10, 2015

Bulgaria's apple production this season will be smaller than last year, reported producers in Plovdiv; by contrast, however, the quality of the fruit is better.

Published: Oct 10, 2015

In the first half of 2015, Australian apple exports to China has increased by approximately 50%. From January to June, Australian apple export reached 1,157 tons, with a market value of 3.2 million Australian dollars (about 14.4 million Yuan).

Published: Oct 10, 2015

Demand for import fruit in Shanghai rose sharply during the National Holiday. Popular were mangosteen, durian and mango from South East Asia, European kiwifruit and Australian blood oranges and cherries.

Published: Oct 10, 2015

Cool weather in Argentina has caused blueberry shipments to the United States to dip. Production is expected to return to normal in the coming weeks, and prices should adjust accordingly.

Published: Oct 10, 2015

“We started export to Russia several years ago. We would export around 50 containers a year, which is not a large volume for us. Since European producers no longer export to Russia we see our export growing.

Published: Oct 10, 2015

Rain in India caused problems for onion growers and limited production there. Along with strong demand, this made for high prices. Those high prices have kept a lot of the product at home.

Published: Oct 10, 2015

The Rojo Brillante (Bright Red) kaki campaign is already underway and significant volumes will hit the market within weeks.

Published: Oct 10, 2015

The new Kanzi apple season has started in Europe. Kanzi experienced good growing conditions in all production regions, resulting in a high quality harvest.

Published: Oct 10, 2015

With Turkish grapefruit still several weeks away, Israeli grapefruit shippers will enjoy a good export market to Europe for a few more weeks. As Turkish and Spanish fruit appear, prices will come down and Israeli shipments will phase out.

Published: Oct 10, 2015

Worldwide, demand for lemons is on the rise, partly because of a focus on positive health effects. Importers in Europe look back on the overseas season with satisfaction. The harvest around the Mediterranean has started with the Turkish lemons entering th

Published: Oct 09, 2015

Global dairy prices jumped for a fourth straight auction on dwindling milk supply in New Zealand, helping the currency in the world’s largest exporter reach a six-week high.

Published: Oct 09, 2015

World food prices rose in September for the first time in 18 months, pushed up by higher sugar and dairy prices, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said Thursday.

Published: Oct 09, 2015

Portuguese company GL S.A. produces and sells fresh fruit juices and smoothies under the 'so natural' brand. Owner Douglas Gilman says that drinking fresh fruit juice is the easiest way to consume the daily portion of fruit.

Published: Oct 09, 2015

A team of British researchers found that school children are better able to concentrate and memorize information after having consumed wild blueberries.