Published: May 10, 2016

The United States is a growing market for lemons, but, despite this fact, exports of Argentinian lemons to this destination had been banned since 2001. Given this situation, the current Argentinian government did not hesitate to take action on the matter

Published: May 10, 2016

U.S. soybean futures rose for a second session on Monday as strong demand from top importer China and concerns over crop damage in Argentina buoyed the market.

Published: May 10, 2016

May 9 U.S. soybean futures rose for a second session on Monday as strong demand from top importer China and concerns over crop damage in Argentina buoyed the market.

Published: May 10, 2016

Merely promoting protein on the front of a package no longer may lead to successful food or beverage launches. As the protein-based product category matures, companies may think about highlighting specific traits such as plant-based sources or muscle mass

Published: May 10, 2016

Worldwide record wheat harvests are triggering a bearish market. Wheat futures dropped to their lowest point since mid-April under pressure from speculative funds buying back positions, the global glut and weak export demand, according to analysts.

Published: May 09, 2016

The London Produce Show and Conference announces the schedule for the brand new Foodservice Forum on June 8, 2016 from 8:45am – 5:25pm in the Ballroom of the Grosvenor House Hotel.

Published: May 09, 2016

The establishment of fruit drying companies in parts of Ghana is tackling the problem of post harvest losses, due to poor storage facilities. It is estimated that about a third of farm produce in Ghana goes to waste due to lack of or poor storage faciliti

Published: May 09, 2016

The fruit harvest has started in Aragon and prospects already point to a decline in volume. The UAGA has estimated the total at 490,000 tonnes, which is 11% less than last season. And despite the fact that the cherry production is expected to reach almost

Published: May 09, 2016

Cherries are one of Washington State's biggest fruit industries; this year's harvest is predicted to be similar to last year which was the third largest harvest in over two decades, with just over 20 million boxes of cherries.

Published: May 09, 2016

Growers have reported that up to half of this year's fruit production could have been lost due to the recent frosts and that prices may increase by up to 25%, as stated by Mr Csizmadia Györgyre, of the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organ

Published: May 09, 2016

Negotiations between Peruvian and Chilean agriculture authorities, concerning the export of Peruvian blueberries into neighboring Chile, are on the brink of completion, reports El Comercio.

Published: May 09, 2016

TOMRA Sorting Food, a manufacturer of sensor-based food sorting systems, is acutely aware of the food waste issue and works closely with farmers, processors and retailers to achieve the objective of reducing food waste.

Published: May 09, 2016

In 2016 the European Centre for fruit and vegetables will have existed for 35 years. It is set that until 2028 the import centre will remain located at the Werkhuizenkaai. Over the course of the years there have been various investments. One of the most r

Published: May 09, 2016

Fruit merchants in Karnataka are struggling to cope with the growing demand for mangoes cultivated in Mysuru, which are processed into beverages. But the farmers are having a field day as they can command nearly Rs. 26,000 per tonne, up from the prices la

Published: May 09, 2016

Last month, rumors surfaced that mango farmers in several Mekong Delta provinces are afraid to eat their own fruit due to safety concerns. This springs from the news that the fruits are wrapped in unsafe Taiwanese-made bags before harvest, and is said to

Published: May 09, 2016

This year, Cambodia's largest agro-industrial company, Mong Reththy Group, has sent 13 shipments of mangoes to Europe, totalling 54,000 kilograms, the owner reported May 5. According to Mong Reththy, the most recent shipment contained 4,500 kilograms o

Published: May 09, 2016

After cleaning the orchards and adding fertilizer to the pitahaya plants between November and February, the producers of pitahaya are performing the first cut of this fruit, which is well known for its red an yellow colors, in May so that they can place t

Published: May 09, 2016

The recent forest fires in the municipality of Tancitaro, the avocado region of the state, which is the largest global producer of avocado, did not directly damage any crops, but the change in land use concerns the authorities, said Arturo Olivera Gutierr

Published: May 09, 2016

Diseases, high transportation costs and insecurity in the North have all been blamed for Nigeria's tomato shortage, which has led to its price increasing. The high cost of the crop has forced restaurants, grocers, households and other consumers to cut

Published: May 09, 2016

Exceptional bad weather hit Apulia in the past 48 hours with terrible effects on early cherries. After yet another alarmist press release, FreshPlaza decided to investigate and verify whether the figures reported by Coldiretti Bari were indeed real.