Published: Jun 01, 2016

Citrus export from South Africa is going well at the moment although some traders say that they are not doing lemons or grapefruit because they just cant get a hold of it. Volumes of grapefruit are short but with lemons it is the huge demand which is maki

Published: Jun 01, 2016

“The first container vessel of the season with South African clementines arrived in the US on May 18,” says Mark Hanks with DNE World Fruit. “The fruit was released last week and is about two weeks ahead on maturity compared to last year.” South African

Published: Jun 01, 2016

Because of the constantly changing weather and the cold air in the beginning of this year, the golden pompano fry production dropped a lot, which resulted in the significant rise of fry price.

Published: May 31, 2016

China and Chile have tentatively agreed in concept to begin allowing Chilean fruit imports via refrigerated cargo ships. This comes following a risk analysis by the Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ).

Published: May 31, 2016

Chinese farmer Li Fengchun has won the title of 'melon king' at a Beijing competition for the largest watermelon, with his 176 pound fruit, which is roughly the weight of an adult man.

Published: May 31, 2016

Russia's Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev has told reporters that Russia does not plan to expand the list of banned products. However, the Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev has ordered ministers to draft proposals to extend the food import ban to the

Published: May 31, 2016

New Zealand is the latest nation to join the global fight against food waste with the Love Food Hate Waste campaign launching on 1 June.

Published: May 31, 2016

The alleged ineptitude of a unit inside the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Daff) is accused of losing South African an estimated R150-million in trade annually. Exporters are concerned that the department's poor communication and administrative

Published: May 31, 2016

The 2016 IESE Food and Beverage Attractiveness (FBA) Index demonstrates that China is the most attractive export market for food and beverage companies, meaning that the United States has dropped to second place. Germany holds steady as the most attracti

Published: May 31, 2016

Sorma Group was previously in the news mostly because of its new developments in the field of innovative fresh produce packaging concepts. The new packaging is unique, in particular because Sorma produces both the (packaging) machinery and the materials

Published: May 31, 2016

The head of the Union of Domestic Manufacturers Vazgen Safaryan, told journalists that the ban on imports of Turkish vegetables into Armenia could lead to unjustified price increases.

Published: May 31, 2016

In the lead up to its second Annual General Meeting (AGM) in November, Horticulture Innovation Australia has five Director roles opening up on its Board, and it is calling for applications from growers, and others with an interest in the future of the na

Published: May 31, 2016

At the end of June Maersk Line will be adding a third loop to the AC network. The aim of the new service is to provide Maersk's customers with reduced transit times and greater port coverage on certain corridors, while maintaining the network’s stability

Published: May 31, 2016

USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will amend 7 CFR 319.56-30 of the “Fruits and Vegetables” regulations to allow importation of fresh Hass avocado fruit into the continental United States, Hawaii and Puerto Rico from all areas of Mexi

Published: May 31, 2016

Pakistan's first mango shipment arrived in Dubai from Karachi on Thursday 26 May. Two varieties, the Sindhri and Almas were exported. According to the importers, the mangoes sold out within two days of their arrival.

Published: May 31, 2016

The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, through Sierra Exportadora, is preparing the first shipment of four metric tons of passion fruit from Olmos and Motupe going to the Dutch market at the end of May.

Published: May 31, 2016

The Indian government has exceeded its target of buying 15,000 tonnes of onion for buffer stock and has procured 20,000 tonnes to be used in case of price increases in the lean season.

Published: May 31, 2016

The onion market has currently reached a point at which demand is no longer sufficient to provide work for all sorters. “Expectation is that demand will only decrease more in the coming weeks.

Published: May 31, 2016

Members of the NEPG have estimated that potato acreage in the 5 main producing countries (UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France) could reach 546,500 hectares (+19,500 hectares/2015), i.e. back to the levels reached in 2010 and 2014 with an inc

Published: May 31, 2016

A new study has linked high potato consumption to increasing your risk of high blood pressure, yet the researchers themselves have acknowledged the study presents an interesting paradox, and Australian experts have question the validity of it altogether.