Published: Mar 10, 2016

Faraway destinations are becoming increasingly important for Spanish citrus. This is the experience of Gert Bouman of the Spanish private producer Frutaria.

Published: Mar 10, 2016

The citrus market in the UK is surprisingly buoyant at the moment, according to Maja Jerkovic from Jacana Produce. "Egyptian Navels are finished and the Valencias are coming in. Quality is very good this year, a big difference to last year when there were

Published: Mar 10, 2016

Although the weather conditions will be crucial in the coming few weeks to determine how the start of the campaign will be, the first cherries are expected to arrive from the second week of April in the province of Tarragona, one of the earliest areas in

Published: Mar 10, 2016

Following an outbreak of the Mediterranean fruit fly in Adelaide, New Zealand is tightening biosecurity measures for passengers arriving from Australia.

Published: Mar 10, 2016

Fruit and vegetables prices in Ukraine have decreased for the fourth week in a row, reports fruit-inform.com. According to the site, the Ukrainian fresh produce price index decreased by 4.6% in the week from February 27th to March 4th. Over 4 weeks the pr

Published: Mar 10, 2016

Good Foods, makers of the America's favorite Tableside® guacamole, has announced that its new line of Grab & Go snack cups are now available nationwide. The four varieties – Guacamole, Salsa

Published: Mar 10, 2016

"It is a wholesale market where you can find everything. This time of year, 90% of the produce comes from Spain, but you can also find products from Morocco and apples, kiwis and radishes from Italy

Published: Mar 10, 2016

On March 8, Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce announced that $800,000 in funding would be provided to train four hundred more industry-based officers, joining 1063 already in the field. The program allows horticulture exporters to have their staff traine

Published: Mar 10, 2016

A boom in the opening of supermarkets is creating huge opportunities for international agriculture companies.

Published: Mar 10, 2016

The trade in fruit and vegetable products has been among the most dynamic areas of international agricultural trade, due to rising incomes and increased consumer interest in product variety, freshness, convenience and year-round availability.

Published: Mar 10, 2016

In spite of the fact that Vietnam has fulfilled the necessary procedures to enter new markets, such as Australia and Taiwan, uptake of Vietnamese products is still very slow.

Published: Mar 10, 2016

"These last four years we focused on delivering top quality ready-to-eat pineapples. We work in close cooperation with growers in Taiwan that produce the local Golden Diamond pineapple variety.

Published: Mar 10, 2016

Potato prices in the Hungarian city of Kecskemét range between HUF 120 and 210 per kilo (0.39-0.68 Euro), while last year they stood at around HUF 70 (0.22 Euro).

Published: Mar 10, 2016

At an International Women's Day Afternoon Tea, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was presented with a basket of premium South Australian red, white and brown onions, by Onions Australia chief executive Lechelle Earl. Unlike his predecessor, Tony

Published: Mar 10, 2016

In 2015, almost 4 million tonnes of potatoes were processed into refrigerated and frozen fries, puree, crisps, pre-boiled potatoes, flakes and granule. With the 3,970,595 tonnes of potatoes processed, the sector recorded a 4.4% growth compared to 2014.

Published: Mar 10, 2016

Since last week, the third week after the Spring Festival, fruit and vegetable trading in China has gone back to its normal level. The price of garlic has returned to off-peak season prices

Published: Mar 10, 2016

Cameroon's banana association (ASSOBACAM) reported that in comparison with January 2015, when 26,366 tons of bananas were exported, January 2016 recorded a drop in dessert banana exports by 341 tons.

Published: Mar 10, 2016

The supply of bell peppers coming into the United States from Mexico has been slowed by cool, rainy weather in the states of Sinaloa and Sonora. With light supplies, prices have been strong.

Published: Mar 10, 2016

Consumers’ aversion to wasting food at home is now becoming a key driving factor in what products they choose to buy, which is influencing the growth of Australia’s $12.1bn fresh fruit and vegetable retail market

Published: Mar 10, 2016

The US has extended the sanction against Russia by a year. The sanctions will run until March 2017. The Russian coin went up a little last week in the wake of the slightly rising oil price.