Published: Mar 31, 2016

Only one-third of consumers think the agriculture community and food companies are transparent, according to new research from Sullivan Higdon & Sink FoodThink.

Published: Mar 30, 2016

Delhi is the major market for Anantapur muskmelon farmers, but the declining price of the fruit there is troubling farmers who invested heavily in its cultivation. A lack of cold storage means that farmers are having to sell at low prices, as there is an

Published: Mar 30, 2016

Michelle Debnath-Canning, a pharmacy masters student conducting research on the brain benefits of blueberries, says that blueberry leaves are actually much higher in antioxidants than the fruit itself.

Published: Mar 30, 2016

Prices on the grape market have been at a consistently high level for a few weeks now. "I expect the good prices will continue for a while longer still," says Jan Rozema of Olympic Fruit.

Published: Mar 30, 2016

Easter is coming! A busy period for Sous Fresh. The phone rings incessantly! Trucks drive in and out. Easter has always been busy, but as Sous Fresh has increasingly focused on gastronomy

Published: Mar 30, 2016

Egyptian exports to the United Arab Emirates increased by 9% in 2015, surpassing for the first time the barrier of one billion dollars, reaching nearly $ 1,061 million, compared to $ 974 million in 2014.

Published: Mar 30, 2016

According to the executive director of the Export and Investment Center (CEI-RD), Jean Alain Rodriguez, agro exports from the Dominican Republic have jumped 22% from 2012 to 2015, posting a total volume as high as US$6.04 billion.

Published: Mar 30, 2016

The Bolivian government plans to invest 40 million dollars supporting small and medium farmers in local food production, to make the country the sole producer of its own food by 2020.

Published: Mar 30, 2016

Zespri International and Tauranga Kiwifruit Logistics (TKL) will work with the Port of Tauranga under a new 10-year freight agreement to develop additional infrastructure to handle the increase in kiwifruit exports.

Published: Mar 30, 2016

Extreme weather that occurred by the end of January this year hit banana growing areas in China and southeast Asia countries, for example, Guangxi province, Yunnan province and Myanmar.

Published: Mar 30, 2016

A temporary ban on Ghanaian vegetables by the European Union, which took effect in September 2015, has affected foreign exchange inflows, income for farmers and youth employment, according to the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Li

Published: Mar 30, 2016

The price of domestic tomatoes in Bulgaria registered one of the sharpest increases last week, about 13.3%.

Published: Mar 30, 2016

As the market for tomatoes in Australia shifts and changes, Kapiris Bros has launched two new varieties that meet very different tastes and needs.

Published: Mar 30, 2016

Arjan Biesheuvel has been importing Egyptian garlic for a while, but now the garlic specialist from Slootdorp has a Premier. Together with an Egyptian grower he managed to market 'European' garlic without the undesirably high amount of cloves.

Published: Mar 30, 2016

The South African avocado season has started at Hagé International. Earlier this month Elena Rogojnikova visited supplier ZZ2 to view the production with her own eyes. "The market for avocados is very good at the moment.

Published: Mar 30, 2016

Supplies of mangos in the United States are currently light, and that's made for high prices for fruit coming from Central America. But supplies are expected to increase next month, when both Guatemala and Mexico ramp up production.

Published: Mar 30, 2016

The growth is the largest for blueberries and raspberries, which can rejoice in a 6 to 7 percent increase in consumption. The strawberry market, although noting a small growth of 2 percent, is saturated.

Published: Mar 30, 2016

While it may seem like much of the growing and exporting of fruit in South Africa remains the same, there are telling signs that the industry is shifting.

Published: Mar 30, 2016

Now it’s getting biblical. The southern US Plains, after in the last few years having suffered drought and floods, are witnessing wildfire.

Published: Mar 30, 2016

China plans to start allowing its corn prices to be set by the market, the latest step in reforming its huge agricultural industry that could further thresh weak global corn prices.