The one-time cost to American consumers associated with the Vermont G.M.O. labeling law could be as high as $3.8 billion, or $32 per household, according to a study funded by the Washington-based Corn Refiners Association.
On Monday, the CME Group’s corn and soybean prices advanced on support from USDA’s export inspection data and a fresh corn sale, while wheat closed lower.
Milk prices are to “start going up” – but not significantly, at least for the first half of the year, US dairy giant Dean Foods said, although the outlook failed to prevent a sharp drop in its shares.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) cold treatment pilot program that has previously been rolled out in South Florida and in Savannah, Ga
High tariffs and import barriers are blamed for Israel's high commodity prices which are much more expensive than in Europe. On Sunday 21 February, Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, pledged to reduce food prices by loosening import restrictions.
In the framework of the China Plan, launched by Prodeca, an export promoting company under the Department of Agriculture, the Catalan Councillor Meritxell Serret met on Tuesday afternoon with representatives of major distribution platforms for Chinese agr
The South African government has announced R5 billion in support for firms affected by the global slowdown. The news comes after the President delivered his State of the Nation Address in Parliament last Thursday 11 February
Climate change is creating fruit fly-friendly conditions in Tasmania, which could threaten the island state's fruit exports to Asian markets. Fruit growers and a biosecurity scientist have warned exporters that millions of dollars worth of product could s
Over the past year, increasingly expensive fruit and vegetable prices in Canada have contributed to driving up the annual inflation rate which measured 2 per cent in January.
Australian consumers have indicated that they want o incorporate more vegetables into their diets, according to research commissioned by the Dietitians Association of Australia released to coincide with the launch of Healthy Weight Week.
Last year, the Malaysian Agriculture Representative Office in The Hague (PPP The Hague), Netherlands, started promoting Malaysian agriculture produce in Scandinavia.
Pineapple producers from the district of La Chorrera demand the Ministry of Agricultural Development complies with Law 25 of 2012, which provides a subsidy to export for small producers who have 3 to 5 hectares.
Orlando Solorzano, the Minister of Development, Industry and Commerce, (MIFIC), presented the latest monitoring report of the supply and price of vegetables and perishables in the country's markets.
The prices currently being negotiated for potato contracts in the 2016 campaign are stable or even higher in Europe's major producing countries, as reported by the Lonja de León in a press release.
Over the past few years, the introduction of hybrid variety seeds has increased the production of vegetables such as carrot, cabbage, beetroot and potato by at least 20% in the Nilgiris region of India, despite the area of farming remaining the same.
The initiative of the Russian Economic Development Ministry to reduce import duties on a number of vegetables, dates, pistachios and dried grapes has been endorsed by member-states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), which will make a final decision on
The president of the Association Horticulture and Fruit Producers of Guanajuato, José Aguirre Gallardo, and Virginia Acosta, a member of the Strawberry Product System in Guanajuato, said that strawberry exports between October 2015 and February 2016 had s
With the grape season in full swing, SAFE is harvesting a host of different grape varieties, such as Crimson seedless, Scarlotta, Red Globe, Autumn Royal, Barlinka, and Dauphine.
The South Australian Produce Market (SAPM) has welcomed the privatisation and sale of Perth’s wholesale fruit and vegetable market (Market City), saying it will “enable the sector to control its own destiny”.
