Published: Aug 18, 2015

Papua New Guinea has announced a ban on the import of more than ten different fruits and vegetables.

Published: Aug 17, 2015

Food banks across the country are seeing a rising demand for free groceries despite the growing economy, leading some charities to reduce the amount of food they offer each family.

Published: Aug 17, 2015

The U.S. potato industry likes to describe its product as "America's favorite vegetable." But the industry faces major challenges in maintaining that popularity, as well as great opportunities to increase foreign sales and consumption of spuds.

Published: Aug 17, 2015

The government has approved a three-year Export Promotion Policy banning overseas sell of items of everyday use like soybean oil, onions and garlic.

Published: Aug 17, 2015

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree that extends the list of countries that fall under Russian counter sanctions, he said at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, TASS reported.

Published: Aug 17, 2015

Italian food product exports towards the US and China have risen by 29% those to EU nations by 9.7%, according to the agricultural association Coldiretti.

Published: Aug 17, 2015

A team of Montana State University faculty members and graduate students has found that the quality of available produce at grocery stores is lower in rural areas compared to more urban areas.

Published: Aug 17, 2015

If a consumer wants fresh cut or processed mushrooms, he often has to make a choice based on compromises: processed mushrooms have a long shelf life but often contain salt and preservatives, and fresh cut mushrooms taste fresh but are perishable.

Published: Aug 17, 2015

“We will certainly be displaying blueberries and possibly apples,” says Eric Olshove with North Bay Produce. “Blueberries are our largest product in terms of value and we are seeing increased interest for blueberries in Asia.

Published: Aug 14, 2015

NatureSeal, Inc. focuses on extending shelf-life of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables. “The technology has been around for quite some time, but we continue to work on advancements and new introductions,” says Karen Murphy with NatureSeal.

Published: Aug 14, 2015

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree that extends the list of countries that fall under Russian counter sanctions, he said at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, TASS reported.

Published: Aug 13, 2015

The Republic of Angola will begin destroying 11 million eggs that have been imported illegally into the country.

Published: Aug 13, 2015

UK supermarket chain Morrisons is to launch a new milk brand where ten pence (€0.14)-per-litre of the retail price will go directly to dairy farmers.

Published: Aug 13, 2015

Grains prices slumped back downward on Tuesday, on growing fears for the future of Chinese demand, as well as some better than expected US crop data, with declines of over 3% for corn and wheat, with soybeans not much stronger.

Published: Aug 13, 2015

China’s surprise currency devaluation is the latest challenge for U.S. soybean exporters already facing their slowest sales pace in seven years as huge South American supplies and a strong dollar have been crimping demand for U.S. shipments for months.

Published: Aug 13, 2015

The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAOs) Food Price Index averaged 164.6 points in July 2015, down 1.7 points (1.0%) from June and almost 40 points (19.4%) less than in July 2014.

Published: Aug 13, 2015

Philippine banana growers and exporters are expecting a higher volume of exports to Iran this year.

Published: Aug 13, 2015

Although decreasing of 3,1% against last year, Spain, more precisely the province of Almeria, tops the list for pepper production. This emerged from a study conducted by Eurostat, elaborated on by the Council of Agriculture of Andalusia.

Published: Aug 13, 2015

The development of new blood orange grading technology is about appealing to the health conscious consumer, according to the grower involved. “We’re interested in supplying the correct information to people buying blood oranges for the health benefits the

Published: Aug 13, 2015

The Chinese currency, the yuan, has been devaluated by the Chinese government by 1.9%. The purpose is to boost exports. This move came as a big surprise to the market. Mike Su from Sufresh, a Chinese importer and exporter, was very happy with the governme