Published: Apr 28, 2016

SL Agritech Corp. (SLAC), is a hybrid rice producer, which has had some previous experience with exporting small volumes of bananas. But now the company is aiming higher and has entered the banana export business with a revenue target this year of P300 mi

Published: Apr 28, 2016

In comparison with the same period in the previous season, the price of early white cabbage in Crimea has almost halved, reports Fruit-Inform.

Published: Apr 28, 2016

In the city of Vijayawada, vegetables prices are increasing in the face of increasing demand and declining supply from other states and districts.

Published: Apr 28, 2016

Whilst France produces a lot of asparagus, heavy competition has recently come in from Asia. The 20,000 tons produced in France today is half the amount that was produced in the 90’s. France’s main competition comes from Peru and China - the world’s large

Published: Apr 28, 2016

Fruit-Inform reports that Crimean sellers were forced to reduce their Chinese cabbage prices over the weekend due to the worsening quality of the product connected to its storage and the lack of demand for it.

Published: Apr 28, 2016

The Peruvian mango campaign finished in late March with almost the same volume as that achieved in the previous season, despite the fact that the weather phenomenon El Niño has taken a toll on the mango production and affected the quality.

Published: Apr 28, 2016

The market for watermelons in the U.S. has been strong recently as supplies from Mexico have been light. More production is expected from Texas in the coming weeks, but adverse weather could mean prices won't come down substantially once domestic producti

Published: Apr 27, 2016

About three years ago, Alessandro Guagni, a construction engineer, came across giant bulbs of garlic being sold on a farmer's stand in Tuscany.

Published: Apr 27, 2016

Rolando T. Dy is the Vice-Chair of the M.A.P. AgriBusiness and Countryside Development Committee, and the Executive Director of the Center for Food and AgriBusiness of the University of Asia & the Pacific.

Published: Apr 27, 2016

The chairman of the committee of agricultural development and water resources of the state Congress, Hector Pedraza Olguin, disapproved of the more than 60 percent general increase in the price of lime.

Published: Apr 27, 2016

This week the GFI (Community to promote the interests of the German fresh produce markets) along with 30 wholesale and weekly market managers will go on a 3-day study trip to London.

Published: Apr 27, 2016

On Thursday 28 April, an apple exhibition will take place in Bengaluru city, organised by the horticulture department with the India China Economic and Cultural Council (ICECC). The event will exhibit technology for dehydrating apples and focus on the twi

Published: Apr 27, 2016

Sierra Exportadora is training small apple producers to cultivate new varieties that respond to consumer preference so that they gradually replace imports of this fruit, which last year amounted to 40.6 million dollars CIF, indicating that there is an uns

Published: Apr 27, 2016

With only three weeks to go before PMA Fresh Connections, an event for the entire fresh fruit, vegetable and floral industry, kicks off in Brisbane, all signs are pointing towards PMA Fresh Connections being the event to attend in 2016.

Published: Apr 27, 2016

The 8th edition of the European Short-Course on “Quality and safety of fresh-cut produce'' will take place during the next Macfrut 2016, on 14-16 September 2016, at the Fiera di Rimini exhibition premises.

Published: Apr 27, 2016

An increased supply of seasonal vegetables from across the country has seen the retail price of veg drop in Kathmandu in the past week. Meanwhile, fruit prices have remained stable.

Published: Apr 27, 2016

Whitey Basson, CEO, of Shoprite has warned against pushing through unnecessary price increases fuelled by recent media reports concerning spiralling costs.

Published: Apr 27, 2016

This year, Karnataka is preparing to export 10,000 tonnes of mangoes, according to the Karnataka State Mango Development and Marketing Corporation.

Published: Apr 27, 2016

Both farmers and traders are unhappy with recent trends at the Nunna Mango Market in Vijayawada. The market is said to be the biggest mango market in Asia with consignments accounting for 2000 metric tonnes being dispatched to different cities daily.

Published: Apr 27, 2016

To improve the productivity of potato farmers in Indonesia and the availability of high-quality seed potatoes, EWINDO (East-West Seed Indonesia) and the Salim Group have joined forces.