Published: Mar 09, 2016

Calm has returned to the onion market after a large amount of export in the first half of the season. "As a sector we had a fantastic presentation until week 5/6 with average export figures of over 23-24,000 tonnes per week.

Published: Mar 09, 2016

Imported oranges have started to arrive in bigger volumes on the Chinese market. American import oranges are the earliest in the season, followed by Egyptian and Spanish oranges.

Published: Mar 09, 2016

Prices for strawberry imports coming from Mexico were relatively strong up until recently, but a mini-surge in supply brought prices down. The market is steady now, but weather in Baja California could constrict imports and kick prices back up.

Published: Mar 09, 2016

Ulrick & Short are responding to the ever changing consumer buying trends and developing gluten free products. Products promoted as gluten free accounted for 10 per cent of total global food and drink launches in the year to April 2015, according to Innov

Published: Mar 09, 2016

Natural ingredients. Soda’s decline. The rise of energy drinks, dairy alternatives, and ready-to-drink tea and coffee — manufacturers are already aware of major movements sweeping through the beverage industry. But lesser-known trends are poised to be jus

Published: Mar 09, 2016

If genetically modified organisms in the United States were banned, consumers could expect higher food prices.

Published: Mar 08, 2016

The national government will take advantage of the visit to Argentina that the President of the United States, Barack Obama, will conduct on March 23 and 24 to advance negotiations for the reopening of the US market to Argentine lemon, in particular that

Published: Mar 08, 2016

Even though there were some sporadic sales during January and February 2016, Mexico sold 23,500 tons of lemon to the US market, especially in Texas, during the Italian lemon export that officially ended on December 15, 2015.

Published: Mar 08, 2016

A first-of-its-kind trade show in Kaohsiung aims to bring together international buyers and purveyors of fresh fruits, vegetables and agricultural technologies.

Published: Mar 08, 2016

Over the last ten years, Spain's fresh watermelon exports have doubled, according to data from the statistical service Estacom (Icex-Agency Tax), with code 080711 of the Tariff Integrated of the European Communities - (TARIC), and processed by Hortoinfo

Published: Mar 08, 2016

Latin American companies are finding new opportunities in the consumer-driven Chinese market. Some berry farmers, which previously exported to the United States, are now turning their focus to China because of its huge population and growing economy.

Published: Mar 08, 2016

Argentina's Ministry of Agro- Industry announced it would be implementing a series of measures with the governments of Rio Negro and Neuquen in response to the complex situation that the producers of pears and apples of these provinces were facing.

Published: Mar 08, 2016

Iranian watermelons are expected to flood the Bulgarian market in the summer, as their price, taking logistics costs into account, will be really low, predicts Alexander Yotsev, board member of the Bulgarian Industrial Association and executive director o

Published: Mar 08, 2016

A recently released report in Australia shows that the future for fruit exports is looking positive; exports are expected to increase from $821 million in 2015–16 to around $900 million by 2020–21.

Published: Mar 08, 2016

As part of a meeting to analyze the sector's situation, the directors of the chambers of industry food and drinks of Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay told EFE that they want Mercosur to achieve a trade agreement with the European Union (EU).

Published: Mar 08, 2016

According to data from the Commercial Office of Peru in Seoul, which is part of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), agricultural exports to South Korea amounted to $40 million dollars in 2015, i.e. 55% over the previous year.

Published: Mar 08, 2016

Imports of fresh fruits and vegetables are surging across Texas’ international ports of entry, driving industry and economic growth in the Lone Star state, a recent study reported.

Published: Mar 08, 2016

The dispute started thirteen years ago, when the Ministry of Finance and Taxes claimed the payment of 8.3 million Euro to the Federation of Horticultural Exporters of the province of Las Palmas (FEDEX), which had been granted for direct aid to tomato tran

Published: Mar 08, 2016

Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company (PHDEC) is conducting capacity building programmes for growers, processors, pack-houses and exporters on international compliances to ensure quality and enhance exports of fruits.

Published: Mar 08, 2016

The severe tropical cyclone Winston caused losses for many farmers in the Western Division; the subsequent shortage of produce has led to prices soaring, with most farmers charging double the usual price.