Ideal growing conditions have spurred on good production of strawberries in Salinas and Santa Maria. With fairly light demand, prices for fresh strawberries have been soft, possibly encouraging growers to divert more production to processing.
While grapefruit prices started high in China with big demand South African exporters are now nervous about late arrivals, as they don't think that the Chinese market will support those high prices for long.
As many as 1.7 million tonnes mango production is expected this year, almost 90 percent of the total capacity. It was stated by Progressive Mango Growers Multan (PMGM) president Muhammad Tariq Khan while talking to APP here on Sunday.
A light recovery is expected for the Brazilian global commerce in the second quarter. “The market is asking whether the Brazilian economy has finally reached rock bottom given that we are seeing in the first quarter an improvement over the weak import res
The Kenyan ministry of agriculture plans to strengthen collaboration with its counterparts from the Netherlands in potato and dairy farming.
Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture Will
On Sunday 12 June, state co-operatives minister Chandrakant Patil visited the town of Niphad tehsil, in Nashik; during his visit, farmers staged demonstrations in protest against the recent crash in onion prices.
Last January, American health authorities stopped Moroccan citrus fruit entering the country. Morocco normally exports 9% of their citrus fruit to the USA, 20% to the EU and almost half to Russia.
In comparison with May 2015, Turkish lemon exports fell by 30%. However, lemons still represent 38% of the total amount of exported citrus, followed by oranges (32%), pomelos (29%), and lagging far behind, mandarins (1%).
Yinshan honey peaches are a speciality of Wuxi, as the special climate and the quality of the volcanic soil makes the honey peaches fragrant, sweet and tender.
Mentioning the subject related to Guolian Aquatic Products Co.,Ltd, you maybe think that Guolian sold the shrimp produced in Zhanjiang to all over the world.
The pitahaya, also known as dragon fruit, may be relatively unknown amongst many consumers but a major Israeli grower believes it could become as established as mangoes or avocados.
All major destinations except Russia have received more South African citrus in the season to date, but the largest increase has come from its cornerstone market of Europe.
Peru's Exporters Association (ADEX) Chairman Juan Varilias stated that Peru's fresh chili and pepper (capsicum) exports will amount to US$286 million in 2016, a 20% increase from the previous year.
While children have always climbed trees to pick mangoes, now workers and parents are also lining up to do so, in face of the worsening food shortages being experienced in Venezuela.
