Published: May 26, 2016

On a recent trip to Mildura, Victoria, FreshPlaza was invited to Colignan Park, owned by Tania and Adrian Chapman. On the farm they have 121 hectares which are mostly citrus. Previously there were also avocados, grapes and figs on the farm but the drough

Published: May 26, 2016

Drought conditions in Brazil have hampered papaya production there and have led to limited volumes of the fruit. With less product available for export, prices for the fruit in Europe have been strong.

Published: May 26, 2016

From the 15th to the 17th of May, iFresh organised its annual Spring conference in Shanghai that united Chinese participants in the fresh produce industry. On the Monday and Tuesday, a number of lectures were organised that covered current issues that ma

Published: May 26, 2016

The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA), Alexandria, Va., in conjunction with New York-based Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC), released 2015 bottled water statistics, which show that Americans’ consumption of bottled water increased by 7.

Published: May 26, 2016

Inclusion Technologies LLC will use this July’s IFT convention and IFT Booth #2852 to showcase its new allergen-free Bits-O-Flavor® Flakes. These customized flakes are flavor and color delivery systems that have been formulated without any of the “major

Published: May 26, 2016

After Brazilian farmers watched a drought drop 2015/16 soybean yields, the second-corn harvest (safrinha) faces big yield losses due to adverse weather. While it will turn to the U.S. for some corn imports, Brazil’s end users will look to Argentina t

Published: May 26, 2016

Chicago soybean futures rose on Tuesday, shaking off earlier losses, on support from higher soymeal prices and fresh export sales. Corn and wheat also rebounded from declines earlier in the session, helped by strong corn demand and rain soaking maturin

Published: May 26, 2016

U.S. wheat rose for a second session on Wednesday, with concerns over possible unfavorable weather in key producing regions pushing it further from a 12-day low touched the day before.

Published: May 26, 2016

Rabobank lifted price forecasts for futures in the likes of corn, soybeans, sugar and wheat, but to levels below those investors are factoring in, warning over dollar firmness, and of supply underestimates for many crops.

Published: May 26, 2016

With support from IICA, Caribbean countries studied Iceland’s experience with the aim of strengthening their value chains and sanitary and phytosanitary measures.

Published: May 25, 2016

No obvious change in the overall market statistics and price.

Published: May 25, 2016

25 producers from the Association of Agricultural Producers Cuenca Del Tulumayo (Apactu), in the region of Junin, will export a total of 120 tons of passion fruit to the Netherlands in the remainder of the year thanks to the joint work of Sierra Exportad

Published: May 25, 2016

The Deputy General Department of Health Agreements and Border Control (SGASCF) of the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Magrama, has announced the extension of the export season to China.

Published: May 25, 2016

Fruit-Inform reports that since the beginning of the 2015/16 season Kazakhstan has been reducing its apple imports; now imports of the fruit have reached a 5-year low.

Published: May 25, 2016

While several municipalities of the shire of Alto Palancia, especially Castellnovo, are still assessing the damage caused by the hailstorm recorded last Wednesday in La Salzadella, it has already become clear that the weather has caused massive losses to

Published: May 25, 2016

According to Liaoning Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, the exported fruits from Dalian region reached 10,300 tons from January to April this year, hitting a revenue of 8.121 million US dollars, which were a year on year increase of 2.2 times and 1.49 ti

Published: May 25, 2016

According to a study by the IESE Business School and Deloitte consulting, China has replaced the United States as the country that offers the most opportunities to food and beverages exports.

Published: May 25, 2016

Russia is still looking for alternative suppliers for fruits and vegetables and one of the countries it has set its eyes on is Uzbekistan. As reported by Russian sources, the total import of fruit and vegetables from Uzbekistan to Russia since January

Published: May 25, 2016

Saudi investors have held a number of meetings with their Turkish counterparts, resulting in a number of trade agreements signed, at a recent investment forum for fruit trade in the Middle East, held in the Turkish city of Antalya. Visits were also organ

Published: May 25, 2016

A State agency has reported that Uganda plans to target east African markets for its export drive over the next five years. Executive director of the Uganda Export Promotion Board (UEPB), Elly Twineyo Kamugisha, said the country’s exports to the EAC were