Published: May 23, 2016

The drought in Brazil is causing a worldwide shortage. In Europe and the United States, the supply is falling and prices are on the rise. This is a bad situation, given the growing popularity of the fruit. Central America is a major papaya production area

Published: May 23, 2016

Sales of organic products in the United States rose 11% to a record $43.3 billion in 2015, outpacing the overall food market’s growth rate of 3%, according to a recent report from the Organic Trade Association.

Published: May 20, 2016

Niche food retailer Eataly is to launch in Copenhagen following a partnership with Coop Danmark. Eataly was established in 2007 by Oscar Farinetti and now has 30 stores in seven countries,‘providing quality products at reasonable prices, with the shortest

Published: May 20, 2016

The global market for fruit and vegetables processing is set to reach 319.9 billion by 2020, growing at 7.9% CAGR. The market report covers forecast and analysis for the fruit & vegetable processing market on a global and regional level.

Published: May 20, 2016

H.J. Baker, a global agriculture firm, has launched Tiger Greening Guard citrus mix- a new product backed by University of Florida research, which could help citrus growers with Huanglongbing in their groves.

Published: May 20, 2016

In 2015, Spain was the country that obtained the highest revenue from the export of watermelons, with a total of 298.81 million Euro. The value of the world's total exports reached 1,204.45 million Euro.

Published: May 20, 2016

Hot weather and a lack of rain caused by the El Nino phenomenon is affecting crop production in Malaysia and Thailand. As a result Singaporean consumers can expect to pay more for vegetables imported from Malaysia and coconuts from Thailand.

Published: May 20, 2016

A group of expatriate women in Hong Kong have launched a campaign, calling on supermarket chains to use less individual plastic packaging on fruit and vegetables. Sandra Carvajal, from Colombia, said she had seen an increasing use of plastic compared to w

Published: May 20, 2016

A report of the agricultural export industry in Israel has been published regarding 2015, and the results are not encouraging. The report, prepared by the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry, shows that exports of agricultural produce from Israel to

Published: May 20, 2016

Supplies of Golden papayas from Brazil have been scarce in the United States recently, as a drought in the South American country has made for low production. As consumption of the fruit increases, supplies of other papaya varieties remain steady. But dif

Published: May 20, 2016

Despite the hailstorms in recent months, packers expect the mango production volume will increase by 15 percent. "The harvest is coming with a lot of production, so producers are going to have a large volume for sale," said Rafael Antonio Villegas, dir

Published: May 20, 2016

Around 65 percent of global onion output comes from the 8 top onion producing countries. Onion trading dates all the way back to 2,000BC and for centuries, it has been one of the most consumed crops on the planet.

Published: May 20, 2016

According to evaluations performed by the Agricultural Research Institute of Panama (IDIAP), the producers in the highland and medium regions of the province of Cocle could start producing potatoes.

Published: May 20, 2016

At the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF, scientists are working on a prototype of a machine for harvesting cauliflower based on hyperspectral imaging. According to the researchers, the system, called VitaPanther, will be capab

Published: May 20, 2016

After last week’s announcement that the boycott would be extended, confirmation of at least the boycott of pumpkins and courgette followed in the Moscow Times yesterday. The boycott will be imposed on 19 May. “We decided to set up temporary import restric

Published: May 20, 2016

The global nutraceuticals market size in 2015 was placed at US$182.60 billion (Transparency Market Research). This market is said to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3 percent. The North American market is the largest in the world, follow

Published: May 19, 2016

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has presented its recommendations for India recently focussing on helping the smallholding farmers in getting access to the market through value addition in India. According to an independent evaluati

Published: May 19, 2016

Apples, originating from Central Asia, have been consumed throughout the world for several thousand years. The fruit has featured in many major mythologies and religions throughout the ages, including Greek, European Christian and Norse traditions.

Published: May 19, 2016

The Romanian government wants to introduce minimum selling prices for fruit and vegetables imported from countries outside the European Union. It would be a safeguard measure to protect domestic producers, especially against goods from Turkey, as Romanian

Published: May 19, 2016

Importing fruit and reselling it locally to individuals and other businesses is the norm in Botswana. But one man decided to buck the trend: Mr Thompson Majoo decided to produce fruits locally and sell them to meet the market demand.