Published: Jul 23, 2015

Salad potato production is a potential growth area within the Irish tillage sector, according to Teagasc agronomist John Pettit.

Published: Jul 23, 2015

“The quality of this year’s California prune crop is very good,” says Mark Dorman of the California Prune Board UK.

Published: Jul 23, 2015

The table grape season is underway with good sales and higher prices in Murcia, Spain's largest producing area (followed by Alicante). Unlike last year, when there was a lower production, this year's harvest is normal.

Published: Jul 22, 2015

Tuesdays are, of course, by repute days when grain markets reverse a strong trend of the first session of the week. Meaning that this time prices should gain.

Published: Jul 22, 2015

Table grape growers say they are concerned that fruit is being sent to market too early and that some immature fruit is putting customers off.

Published: Jul 22, 2015

From the beginning of this week the rising price trend in the Ukrainian market has changed into a negative one for blueberries; the berry has become cheaper by 10-15%.

Published: Jul 22, 2015

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), Mexico's agri-food trade balance reached a surplus of 1,452 million dollars between January and May this year.

Published: Jul 22, 2015

CPMA is happy to announce the release of Canadian Nutrition Facts data, serving sizes and eligible nutrient content claims for the most commonly consumed fresh fruits and vegetables in Canada.

Published: Jul 22, 2015

Kenya and Pakistan have long enjoyed strong diplomatic ties, underpinned by robust commercial activities. Currently, trade between the two countries is worth about Sh81.8 billion ($800 million) annually, with Pakistan being a leading importer of Kenya’s t

Published: Jul 22, 2015

The FEGA has just published a resolution which provides information on the procedure to follow for the processing into juice for free distribution with payment in kind of 20,000 tonnes of peaches, nectarines and Paraguayo peaches.

Published: Jul 22, 2015

The value of Spanish fruit and vegetable exports in May increased by 8% compared to the same month in 2014, totalling 1,144 million Euro, while the volume declined by 5%, reaching 1 million tonnes, according to data of the Department of Customs and Specia

Published: Jul 22, 2015

The Coordinator of Organizations of Growers and Ranchers (COAG) has denounced the speculative use of the Russian veto by large market operators to the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture; an activity carried out to push down fruit and vegetable prices in a to

Published: Jul 21, 2015

Registration is now open for the Subtrop Marketing Symposium, which will take place on 4 November 2015 at the Ingwenyama Conference and Sports Resort in White River, and judging by last year’s record attendance it is advisable to register early.

Published: Jul 21, 2015

Berry Brothers started selling blueberries from Northern Portugal in mid-May. "The supply and quality were good, as well as the demand. We are seeing that the area is growing and therefore increasing supply is coming from Portugal," says Nijs van Zullen.

Published: Jul 21, 2015

Georgia is exporting fewer products and importing more from abroad, says the country’s National Statistics Office, Geostat.

Published: Jul 21, 2015

Kees van der Kwaak had the logistics world practically handed to him. In the family company, which was owned by his father and uncles, Kees started handling the transport for Dutch importers like Aartsenfruit, Westland Import and De Groot International.

Published: Jul 21, 2015

Avocados are here. The pear-shaped fruit, also known as butter fruit for its taste and texture, has arrived in the city markets from Kodaikanal a month earlier this year. About two tonnes of avocados have been flooding the Koyambedu market every day since

Published: Jul 21, 2015

Randall Benavides, president of the Chamber of Exporters and Importers of perishable products, confirmed that Costa Rica had imported 15 containers of avocado from Peru, which are priced 50% higher than the ones imported from Mexico, during the past seven

Published: Jul 21, 2015

The Secretary General of the Jordanian Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply, Yousef Shammali, stressed the importance of a commitment from all relevant authorities to enforce proper rules governing the functioning of the potato market in order to preven

Published: Jul 21, 2015

The Zhumino International LLC, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) import fruit and vegetables company, is the leading importer and distributor of fruit and vegetables in the UAE. Zhumino International LLC has a large network of subsidiaries in India, South Afri