Published: Mar 07, 2016

"The Spanish early potato campaign will kick off with serious problems this year because of the situation with exports to the UK," explains David Sánchez, director of PepSur Marketing. "Spain may have to stop exporting to this country this year because of

Published: Mar 07, 2016

Some revival in grain futures is on the way, ABN Amro said, even as it cut its estimate for values near-term – saying that these low prices were having an impact in quelling growth in supplies.

Published: Mar 07, 2016

India’s packaged juice market has charted a high growth trajectory, thanks to its easy availability, anytime-anywhere consumption, and convenience.

Published: Mar 07, 2016

The FAO Food Price Index was stable in February, as falling sugar and dairy prices offset a substantial jump in vegetable oil prices from the previous month.

Published: Mar 04, 2016

In January this year, cross-border fruit trade in Guangxi Province achieved rapid growth of 55.9% compared with the same period of last year, or 7.35 billion Yuan despite the overall grim export situation.

Published: Mar 04, 2016

One would normally expect gariguette strawberries around the 1st or 2nd March, but they arrived about 10 days early. Jean-Marc Pra, strawberry producer in Cours-de-Monségur, is not surprised.

Published: Mar 04, 2016

The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) reported a possible ban on the import of fruit and vegetables from Belarus with documents from Kenya, India and Liberia.

Published: Mar 04, 2016

India and Africa aim to change the global landscape of agriculture and food production, by partnering together to improve global food security.

Published: Mar 04, 2016

The Telangana State Food Laboratory has been conducting tests on fruit samples, for traces of carcinogenic calcium carbide, and ethephon pesticide; so far six varieties of fruits have failed tests and more results are expected in the coming days.

Published: Mar 04, 2016

As supermarkets compete to draw in customers, a price war has led to the lowest shopping bills in 15 months. Vegetable prices have reduced by nearly 14 percent, with mushrooms and broccoli recorded as the lowest priced items.

Published: Mar 04, 2016

Loblaw stores plan to introduce more ugly fruit and vegetables across Canada to appeal to shoppers who are looking to save money in the face of sky high food prices.

Published: Mar 04, 2016

Banana growers in Tiruchi who cultivated the Poovan and Karpooravalli banana varieties are suffering extensive losses. The growers have been delaying their harvest in the hope of receiving better prices, but this has not materialised.

Published: Mar 04, 2016

Recently published data by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) demonstrates that the economic value of the vegetable industry is set to grow significantly, with the gross value reaching $4.2 billion by 2020-2

Published: Mar 04, 2016

The ugly orange, a hybrid of pomelo and orange recently gained a lot of consumer favor in the Chinese fruit market. Though their skin looks crumpled and not smooth, they are rich in antioxidant carotenoids and vitamin, which are considered very beneficial

Published: Mar 04, 2016

Domestic supply of Russian cabbage season is in full swing and expected to last for another 1-2 months, at which point they will switch to Serbian supply.

Published: Mar 04, 2016

It is still early days as cabbage producers in Poland are preparing for the 2016 season. Polish vegetable producer and distributor Cool Fruit offers two cabbage varieties and Andrzej Mierzejewski said that he expects production this season to be in line w

Published: Mar 04, 2016

Many think that buying fresh produce versus processed is always best, but surprisingly, that is not always the case. According to Tomas Osencovas, from Lithuanian beetroot processor Jovaige, their packaged beetroot actually contains 60-70% more vitamins c

Published: Mar 04, 2016

The supply of Belgian asparagus from the greenhouse is gradually increasing week by week. "At the moment we are at a supply of a few hundred boxes per day," says Hein Beudts. "The greenhouse season is also starting to get going in Dutch growers' organisat

Published: Mar 04, 2016

Rice is a staple food for more than half of the world population. The world rice (paddy, unmilled) production in 2015 was estimated at 749.1 million tonne by FAO. India accounts for more than 21% of world production, ranking second only to China.

Published: Mar 04, 2016

A study conducted by Purdue University researchers shows that if the United States bans genetically modified organisms (GMOs), it may result in higher food prices, a boost in greenhouse gas emissions due to land use change, and major loss of forest and pa