Published: Mar 03, 2016

The Chinese navel orange industry is going through a couple of rough patches. Asian Citrus Holdings, a prominent citrus producer and public company

Published: Mar 03, 2016

Chinese traders now control most fruit shipments to China raising fears of future market dominance & control.

Published: Mar 03, 2016

The Indonesian government has set off on a track of increased self-sufficiency. Strong-rupiah policy, anti-foreign sentiments and increased Chinese competition have moved the Indonesian president Joko Widodo towards protectionism.

Published: Mar 03, 2016

In Rwanda's Kicukiro district, at least 2,500 agro forestry trees donated by a hotel, were planted during a joint activity undertaken by residents, hotel staff and local leaders.

Published: Mar 03, 2016

The State Phytosanitary Service (SFE), part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), conducted a Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) in order to open the market to Uruguayan citrus and it's about to finalize the corresponding notifications to allow import

Published: Mar 03, 2016

Polish apple exports in the second half of 2015 were significantly lower than in the same period a year earlier, mostly as a result of a large reduction of sales to non-EU countries.

Published: Mar 03, 2016

Sakata Seed America announced plans to establish a new research station on land the company has acquired in Woodland of California’s Yolo County.

Published: Mar 03, 2016

Belgian players from the private sector and the civil society are bundling their powers for a sustainable and inclusive development of the agro food chains in Africa.

Published: Mar 03, 2016

2 November 2015 marked the start of the latest tranche of aid associated with the temporary support mechanism for producers of certain fruits and vegetables, following the introduction of the Russian embargo on Polish products.

Published: Mar 03, 2016

On 18 February, the Director of the Phytosanitary Inspection Service of Ukraine, Vitali Romanchenko, proceeded to sign the veto on the import of leafy vegetables from Spain, which has entered into force, officially, from 1 March 2016.

Published: Mar 03, 2016

Farmers now are eligible for a tax credit when they donate food to a registered charity, B.C. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick announced Thursday 25 February.

Published: Mar 03, 2016

On Tuesday 1 March, a study was released at the American Heart Association’s epidemiology and lifestyle meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. The study by researchers at Harvard and Tufts Universities laid out concrete steps officials can take to reduce obesity, b

Published: Mar 03, 2016

Last year export volumes of Costa Rica banana, pineapple, melon, and other tropical fruit greatly declined. Producers, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) and the Promoter of Foreign Trade (PROCOMER), attribute the decline to several factors..

Published: Mar 03, 2016

The National Mango Board (NMB) has launched its 2016 marketing programs which focus on connecting with consumers to drive mango awareness and consumption, while delivering nutrition messages that are both meaningful and inspiring.

Published: Mar 03, 2016

Beginning next month, the Indian government will buy 15,000 tons of onions from farmers in Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, to create a buffer stock, which will be utilised for market intervention in the event of price increases if supplies later become tighter.

Published: Mar 03, 2016

Brazil imported 15,000 tons of product and prices remained high on the wholesale market. As a result of the lack of onion supply, Brazil had to increase onion imports in January by more than eleven times when compared with the same month last year.

Published: Mar 03, 2016

Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)'s Outlook 2016 agricultural commodities report, paint a somewhat bleak picture for Australian potato and tomato growers.

Published: Mar 03, 2016

Since January, the price of bananas in the world market have been increasing and this is expected to continue over the next six months. However, low production, which is the result of El Nino, and the entry of other countries like Ecuador

Published: Mar 03, 2016

The supply of Canary tomatoes isn't at too high a level at the moment. "The plants on the Canary Islands, but also Morocco and Spain, have done their job well. Now the night temperatures are significantly lower

Published: Mar 03, 2016

Spanish fresh and refrigerated cucumber exports have set a new export volume record, according to data from the statistical service Estacom (Icex-Agency Tax), with code 0707 of the Tariff Integrated of the European Communities (TARIC).