Published: Jan 14, 2016

Carl van de Wiel from Agro Centre Holland says that the market for red onions is developing well, "The prospects look good. There is plenty of demand for the red onions; in fact, demand is coming from all sides.

Published: Jan 14, 2016

According to the IDR, the surface cultivated with winter vegetables in the province of Mendoza amounted to 12,626 hectares, i.e. 16% less at the provincial level over the previous season.

Published: Jan 14, 2016

Turkey wants the WTO to make a ruling on the Russian boycott. According to Ankara, Moscow is breaching international agreements by closing its borders.

Published: Jan 11, 2016

Egypt, the world’s largest purchaser of wheat, has imposed restrictive import requirements, an agricultural authority official told Reuters, alarming traders who threatened to boycott tenders for the politically sensitive commodity.

Published: Jan 11, 2016

Wheat futures proved particularly weak in 2015, falling 20% in Chicago. Futures in rival grain corn fell by a more modest 14.5%.

Published: Jan 11, 2016

New York Style Sausage Co., a Sunnyvale, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,040 pounds of pork sausage products due to misbranding, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Published: Jan 11, 2016

Only until recently, the global dietary supplements and functional foods market operated as a single, large entity. It was not uncommon to see key global players doing meaningful business in multiple regions with a wide range of products.

Published: Jan 08, 2016

For the third time in 12 years the Darling River in south western New South Wales has run dry. Block banks have been placed across the river to hold up water for irrigators with permanent plantings and high security licenses.

Published: Jan 08, 2016

The Cherry Industry Administrative Board proposed to restrict sales on 20 percent of the cherry crop in the states this season, in order to balance supply and demand according to Perry Hedin, manager of the Cherry Industry Administrative Board.

Published: Jan 08, 2016

From 7 January, 2016, the Mexican government is introducing provisional duties on most U.S. apple exports. The measure is being taken in response to an antidumping complaint brought by growers in the Mexican border state of Chihuahua, for which the invest

Published: Jan 08, 2016

Despite the unfavourable economic climate, which has affected exports in 2015 and taken a negative toll to almost all sectors, olive oil, fruit and vegetables and processed products have shown even the most sceptical that Greece is still in a position to

Published: Jan 08, 2016

Thailand has suggested upgrading a temporary Thai-Lao border checkpoint in Nakorn Panom province through which fruits can be transported over land to southern China.

Published: Jan 08, 2016

The Government of the people's Republic of China has pledged to support organized agriculture business groups in Uganda; through the ambassador to Uganda, Zhao Yali, they will put aside sh60b towards projects aimed at commercializing agriculture.

Published: Jan 07, 2016

In 2015, domestic pear production reached 764,000 tons, 4% more than last year and 2% more than the 2010-2013 average.

Published: Jan 07, 2016

The Mexican market will provide a number of business opportunities for the Peruvian agricultural, agroindustrial and fishing sectors this year, as reported by the Commercial Office of Peru (OCEX) in Mexico.

Published: Jan 07, 2016

According to theguardian.com, a recent study has revealed that over half of the UK's food is coming from abroad and the importation of this food is having a negative environmental impact on poorer countries.

Published: Jan 07, 2016

Andalusian agro-food exports during the first ten months of 2015 reached a value of 7,334 million Euro, 6% more than in the same period of the previous year. The commodity groups that have grown the most are cereals, fruits and vegetables, with 21.9%, 18.

Published: Jan 07, 2016

As a new year begins, it's time to look at the trends that dietitians believe we will be following, with “Clean” eating being billed as 2016's biggest food trend.

Published: Jan 07, 2016

Spanish fruit and vegetable exports up to October 2015 increased by 7% in volume and by 14% in value compared to the same period of 2014, reaching a total of 10 million tonnes and 9,477 million Euro, according to the latest data updated by the Directorate

Published: Jan 07, 2016

The Chinese authorities' expected decision to lift quarantine measures for Chilean avocados in the regions between Valparaiso and O'Higgins took longer than expected. The decision was expected to take place in April, but it was only adopted in September,