Published: Apr 19, 2016

RCF, which works under the umbrella El Grupo Crespo, has been active in the mango market for years, starting with the sale of conventional mangoes around the border.

Published: Apr 19, 2016

Avocado sales in the UK are up 30% Year on Year and and supply cannot keep up with demand. At the moment there are Spanish, Israeli and Moroccan avocados available which have been good quality through the season, according to Steve Maxwell, CEO at Worldwi

Published: Apr 19, 2016

With the average domestic grown strawberry season in Sweden kicking off around Mother's Day, producers are now in the final stages of preparing for a busy season. With the first boxes expected around the 10th of May.

Published: Apr 19, 2016

The Chinese import season of cherries form the Southern hemisphere is ending in April. This coincides with the start of the domestic cherry season.

Published: Apr 19, 2016

New products were showcased at Expo West in the Food Category, from products made with ancient grains to products fortified with probiotics.

Published: Apr 18, 2016

International crime rings targeting California’s booming agriculture industry are increasingly stealing truckloads of high-value nuts, prompting authorities and the firms falling victim to ramp up efforts to break the spree costing millions.

Published: Apr 18, 2016

The Indonesian market will remain open to Greek fruit and vegetables after the publication of the necessary documentation, as reported by the special advisor to the Association of Greek Fruit, Vegetable and Juice Exporting Companies

Published: Apr 18, 2016

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull began his first visit to China since taking office by calling for enhanced trade ties with Australia's biggest export market, saying he is "here to help Australian exporters' open doors which had been locked."

Published: Apr 18, 2016

China is eliminating a complex web of subsidies the country has been using to boost its exports of agricultural, medical, textile and other goods, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman announced Thursday.

Published: Apr 18, 2016

The price of vegetables at supermarkets targeting the low-income retail market in Pietermaritzburg dropped month on month, possibly because of an affordability crisis, according to research by the Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action.

Published: Apr 18, 2016

"I expect a tough season for Bulgarian fruit and vegetable producers due to market pressure from other countries," stated Mariana Miltenova, secretary of the National Growers Association of Bulgaria (NSGB) in an interview with "Focus News".

Published: Apr 18, 2016

Greek fruit and vegetable and processed food exporters have significantly good opportunities on the Polish market. According to a study published by the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (ECA) of the Greek embassy in Warsaw with regard to bilateral

Published: Apr 18, 2016

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced a third draught restriction for the Canal due to drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon.

Published: Apr 18, 2016

As a result of the ban on Mexican Hass avocados, avocado prices in Costa Rica are 90% more expensive than in 2015 and there has been an increase in the smuggling of this fruit from Panama.

Published: Apr 18, 2016

Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fishing Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi stressed Thursday in Algiers that potato exports will continue during the three upcoming years to reach 70,000 tons.

Published: Apr 18, 2016

In India the onion has the power to bring the government to its knees, be it BJP or Congress, it does not differentiate. We have seen governments crashing in 1980, 1998 and 2010 mainly due to onion shortage.

Published: Apr 18, 2016

A group of farmers in Canelones -Uruguay- is establishing an onion export business to Brazil, where they have already traded more than 200,000 kilos of onions at prices that are higher or equal to the prices in the domestic market.

Published: Apr 18, 2016

Roger Portobanco, the treasurer of the Association of Banana Producers from Rivas (Aplari) and producer of bananas from Tolesmayda, in the municipality of Buenos Aires, asked the government to support producers from this department that are affected by dr

Published: Apr 18, 2016

Pre-tax profits have almost doubled at an independent family-owned banana ripener and supplier in Bedfordshire despite a marginal decline in turnover.

Published: Apr 18, 2016

New garlic from Yunnan province in the South of China has arrived on the market in the beginning of April. Usually, this leads to a drop in garlic prices. This year, however, garlic prices keep on going up.