Published: Feb 17, 2016

Kamchatka berries are known mostly by people in the industry and finding them at Polish town squares is still quite rare. It is not as sweet as blueberries, but the Kamchatka could likely become a new Polish export hit, informs "Puls Biznesu".

Published: Feb 17, 2016

The strawberry harvest in the province of Huelva, leading European producer of this fruit, has doubled so far this year compared to the previous season; however, consumption has been insufficient to absorb the large volume available.

Published: Feb 17, 2016

Tucuman will be present in a new edition of Gulfood, the most important fair for the food and beverage industry for the Middle East and Africa.

Published: Feb 17, 2016

On February 10, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, Sergey Levin, met with the Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay, Tabare Aguerre, to discuss the prospects for cooperation in the field of agriculture.

Published: Feb 17, 2016

For the sixth year in a row, The Daily Meal has revealed their list of America's 50 most powerful people in food 2016. The list seeks to answer the question who has the most influence over what and how we eat? Featuring on the list are CEOs of giant corpo

Published: Feb 17, 2016

An internet platform that brings Spanish producers together has agreed to make direct sales of its products to the Saint Charles International centre, Europe's largest fruit marketing centre, which conducts 61% of its business with Spain.

Published: Feb 17, 2016

Pakistan is looking into areas of trade for cooperation with Iran; in order to take the much-awaited step towards reviving trade relations, Pakistan is considering enforcing its five-year bilateral trade roadmap, already envisaged with an ambitious target

Published: Feb 17, 2016

Figures from the research company Nielsen show that the sale of vegetables and potatoes in Norway increased by 8.1 percent in value last year, while fruits have grown by 10.2 percent. Overall, fruit and vegetable sales increased by 1.5 billion krone* last

Published: Feb 17, 2016

Looking at 2016, the important factors that will impact China's agricultural market operation are as follows: the adjustment of agricultural structure, less stock of the bulky products, changes in consumer demand & international prices.

Published: Feb 17, 2016

Symbio Polska, a producer of organic foods, has strongly increased sales in both the fourth quarters of 2015 and throughout 2015 as a whole; however, the company still recorded losses.

Published: Feb 17, 2016

According to Dutch fresh produce news site, GFActueel.nl, The Greenery has sold NorthBank Growers to APS Salads. The Greenery had owned NorthBank Growers since 2012.

Published: Feb 17, 2016

With the signed TPP agreement and eliminated tariffs, the trade of import and export foods such as fruits and vegetables between the twelve member states of the agreement will reach new heights in the near future.

Published: Feb 17, 2016

Polymer Logistics, the developer of the wood grain reusable plastic container (RPC), is opening a wash and distribution center in Northern Illinois and in Coastal Georgia to meet customer demand for its crates and other transport packaging assets.

Published: Feb 17, 2016

Growing tropical fruits in the snow looks like an impossible task, but the adventure of some entrepreneurs in the Japanese island of Hokkaido has proved to be a success. The coveted mangoes cultivated in this area, with a designation of origin, are sold f

Published: Feb 17, 2016

Colombia continues gaining ground in the global avocado market; a market in which it competes against Peru, South Africa, Chile, Israel, and Kenya. Last year, Colombia’s avocado sales increased by 188%.

Published: Feb 17, 2016

Andrew Brown, claims to have lost 30 pounds in just over 40 days, while still eating as much as he likes; albeit only potatoes. The Australian man—who weighed 333 pounds at the start of the year—says he decided to go on a spud diet after recognizing his “

Published: Feb 17, 2016

By the end of 2015 capsicum exports had reached 271.8 million dollars, i.e. 19% over the previous year, thanks to the increase in demand of canned and dried capsicum. According to the Exporters Association (Adex), this trend would continue this year and e

Published: Feb 17, 2016

Supply of Brazilian mangoes is currently limited, both in Brazil and in the Netherlands and Carlos Andre Faria from the European sales office of Sun City in Bleiswijk, NL, does not expect the situation to change before late March.

Published: Feb 17, 2016

Prices for green beans from Florida have been high as rain has soaked the state's fields and limited production. That strong market is expected to last until there's a respite from the rain and growers can catch up with demand, though that may not happen

Published: Feb 17, 2016

Up until this month, most of the domestic strawberry offerings in Israel came from greenhouses. But now that open field supplies are ramping up for the season, increased availability of fruit has driven down prices.