Published: May 25, 2016

The latest report issued by the Central Administration for Agricultural Quarantine of the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture revealed that agricultural product exports to countries in Europe and the Gulf are on the rise, with a total of 2 million 435 thous

Published: May 25, 2016

UF/IFAS hosted a public meeting to help Florida’s specialty crop industry understand what’s ahead as FDA begins implementing new food safety rules set out under the 2010 Food Safety Modernization Act.

Published: May 25, 2016

The U.S. International Trade Commission reports that U.S. agriculture would see significant gains with the implementation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. The recently released ITC report

Published: May 25, 2016

In Vellore, Tamil Nadu, the price of tomatoes has almost tripled over the past week. Tomatoes in Vellore come from Andhra Pradesh, where the supply has been limited by the harsh summer heat.

Published: May 25, 2016

The Federal Service Rospotrebnadzor has received a petition from the Association of Retail Companies (AKORT) requesting changes to the technical regulations of the Customs Union.

Published: May 25, 2016

India, the top producer of papaya with an overwhelming 38.6% contribution in the global market from 2008-2010, surprisingly, lags behind from its major producing counterparts in terms of exportation of the fruit.

Published: May 25, 2016

On Sunday 22 May, an Italian ship, the “Santa Francesca” left the port of Lobito, a town in Angola, with a cargo of 17 tons of bananas headed for Portugal. This was the first shipment of Angolan bananas headed to Europe in 42 years, Angolan national radi

Published: May 25, 2016

“In two to three weeks our natural flowering season starts. This means we will have more volumes again, which hopefully result in lower prices for our pineapples as well. We know that the first part of the year is always difficult, but with these expecta

Published: May 25, 2016

The agricultural sector of Ghana has been suffering from an intense drought. The dry season lasted for over three and a half months. Temperatures on average have been between 39 to 40 degrees Celsius, while the lack of rain impairs the irrigation of the

Published: May 25, 2016

The agricultural sector of Ghana has been suffering from an intense drought. The dry season lasted for over three and a half months. Temperatures on average have been between 39 to 40 degrees Celsius, while the lack of rain impairs the irrigation of the

Published: May 25, 2016

The asparagus market started the year with low productions and high prices, but in week 19 this changed when there was suddenly a massive supply causing a decrease in price. “The price for Double-A asparagus is currently around 3 Euro, so that is not ver

Published: May 25, 2016

The Spanish citrus season is coming to an end. There are still some small volumes coming in, but not much can be found on the market. Looking back at the season, William Willems of Central Fruit from Brussels is satisfied.

Published: May 25, 2016

An abundance of Chilean and Italian kiwifruit this season have kept prices down recently, and New Zealand imports may further boost available volumes in the coming weeks.

Published: May 25, 2016

The price of Ecuadorian bananas has increased considerably in recent months, probably because production costs have gone up on the farms supplying us the fruit. Fortunately, this is not affecting demand, but our best strategy is to maintain good business

Published: May 25, 2016

The citrus harvest in Victoria, Australia is looking to be inline with last year according to Richard Byllaardt from Seven Fields. "The Navels will be early due to an extremely hot summer, but the dry weather has now broken. We had 40mm of rain a coup

Published: May 25, 2016

Barely a year after ordering sugar mills to compulsorily export from a mountain of stockpiles, India is struggling to cope with spiraling prices and a potential shortage.

Published: May 25, 2016

The booming U.S. organic industry posted new records in 2015, with total organic food product sales reaching $39.7 billion, up 11% from the previous year, according to the Organic Trade Association’s 2016 Organic Industry Survey. This far surpassed the o

Published: May 25, 2016

After days of profit-taking and modest selling in the Chicago soybean pit, prices have once again jumped higher in today's trade.

Published: May 25, 2016

Wheat demand from Sub Saharan Africa is likely to outstrip that of the traditional large wheat importers in North African markets by 2025, Rabobank said.

Published: May 24, 2016

An intellectual property expert believes that New Zealand business are losing out on opportunities in China because of the country's pervasive image as the "Wild West" of intellectual property rights. Luke Minford, the Beijing-based chief executive of IP