Freshway Foods plan to introduce new fresh-cut root vegetables at the upcoming Southern Exposure food show. The new value-added root vegetables are said to save time and money versus processing whole produce in-house.
The demand pull from the upcoming St. Patrick's Day is contributing to rising cabbage prices in the United States. With supermarkets locking down supplies, the product that's left on the open market is commanding higher prices.
Despite some challenges at the beginning of this year's pomegranate season in California, David Anthony from Ruby fresh said that, overall, the crop was pretty much the same size as the season before.
According to Aysel Oguz of the company Eren Tarim, lemon prices in Turkey currently stand at more than 1.10 Euro per kilo. She affirms that, due to the impact of bad weather
The sales of Egyptian oranges started slowly this year. "The expectations on the market were high. Because the price of Spanish and Moroccan oranges at the start of the Egyptian season were high, everyone expected the market to be easier," says Joey Deen
Last summer one of Chelan Fresh’s storage facilities went up in flames. The year before forest fires also caused damage. “The chance of forest fires is always present on the West Coast
Wheat futures hit a new six-year low on Tuesday, after US government data showed winter wheat crops coming out of dormancy in good condition, while corn and soybean prices are still facing the prospect of strong South American exports.
The issue of non-bioengineered ingredients and what rules should be in place regarding labeling of such products led to lively discussion at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 92nd annual Agricultural Outlook Forum held Feb. 26 at the Crystal Gateway Ma
In China, fruits and vegetables are easy to perish during transport and in transient storage, which increases the operating cost of fresh food retailers like supermarkets and stores.
A study published in the Journal of Food Science reveals what happens to food and its microstructure when it is fried. A University of Illinois food scientist set out to examine food’s uptake of oil during frying and how that oil gets distributed througho
An article published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDCs) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report shows that almost one-third of U.S. adults consume at least one sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) a day.
The annual Citrus Showcase will be held in Visalia on Thursday 3 March. At this years conference, growers from Florida and Texas will recount their struggles against the citrus killing disease Huanglongbing (HLB) carried by the Asian citrus psyllid.
Preparations for next seasons citrus harvest are being carried out normally and producers have been complying with all the provisions of the regulations stipulated in the Fresh Fruit Certification Program for the EU markets and other similar restrictions,
In January 2016, Ukraine cut its apple imports by more than half compared to the same month of the previous year, reports Fruit-Inform. This year's import volumes totalled just 3,000 tons against last year's 6,600 tons.
According to the Association of Exporters (ADEX), Peru's main non-traditional agricultural export in 2015 was the grape. Grape exports exceeded asparagus exports, which up to 2013 were the most demanded product, for the third consecutive year.
India's Union Budget 2016-17 has come under criticism for failing to address problems with the farming sector. Over the last two years India has made substantial savings to the national exchequer, but the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, complained Monday 29
The Chinese navel orange industry is going through a couple of rough patches. Asian Citrus Holdings, a prominent citrus producer and public company, has recently reported significant pretax losses due to damage done by the citrus greening disease and typh
