Published: Jul 04, 2016

As we have previously reported, the tomato pest Tuta absoluta is ravaging Nigeria's tomato crops.

Published: Jul 04, 2016

Suddenly, from one day to another, there was a big turnaround for the tomato market. Growers can breathe freely once again.

Published: Jul 01, 2016

Farmers in the city of Erode are unsure whether to prepare for the Kharif season, as the water situation is precarious.

Published: Jul 01, 2016

The demand for bananas in Russia is low due to quality issues with the boxes of yellow bananas they are receiving from Ecuador.

Published: Jul 01, 2016

In Germany the strawberry is the queen of the summer fruit. And after apples strawberries are the most popular fruit in Germany.

Published: Jul 01, 2016

Armenia's deputy minister of agriculture Robert Makaryan has reported that Armenian canneries are paying 70-80 drams for a kilogram of apricots, up from 40-50 drams they paid last year.

Published: Jul 01, 2016

More than two weeks after the melon harvest started in the municipality of San Pedro some producers have recorded a 40 to 50 percent decrease in yields.

Published: Jul 01, 2016

"Mid June, our laboratory obtained the approval of the Indonesia agricultural department, so the oranges from Quzhou now have access to Indonesia."

Published: Jul 01, 2016

It has been a struggle for apple growers this season in the Czech Republic. A Czech grower located in the hardest hit region of Moravia, reported as high as 50% losses for this year's crop.

Published: Jul 01, 2016

Recent banana shortages from Ecuador and other regions has not reduced imports for UK banana importer and ripener Pratt's Bananas.

Published: Jun 30, 2016

Rare cube-shaped watermelons are intended to be used as an ornaments, rather than eaten. On Wednesday 29th June, shipments of the fruit from western Japan began at a wholesale price of around 10,000 yen ($97) per fruit.

Published: Jun 30, 2016

With bananas at the top of most supermarkets’ register rings, it pays for distributors and produce managers to keep their banana inventories and displays in top-notch form.

Published: Jun 30, 2016

“The supply for Fancy and Choice eggplant is good,” according to Kellen Copeland of Southern Valley Fruit & Vegetables, Inc.

Published: Jun 30, 2016

An early start to this year's Washington cherry harvest has brought on peak volumes just in time for the July Fourth holiday.

Published: Jun 30, 2016

Spinach production along California's Central Coast was challenged by adverse weather earlier this year, but better conditions have made for improved quality. With good demand, the market for spinach has been steady.

Published: Jun 30, 2016

The tomato sector has been experiencing a difficult situation for some years, but the fall in prices has worsened this campaign and both producer associations and cooperatives are already talking about a structural crisis of the crop that could affect hor

Published: Jun 29, 2016

Due to cold weather in early spring, a part of the onion spouts were frozen to death, therefore the total output has shrunk to some extent. We forecast that the lost output is approximately 20%.

Published: Jun 29, 2016

Banana prices continue to drop, so do their sales. As the temperature increases, bananas will gradually leave the market, while other summer season fruits such as watermelons and peaches take their place. The low consumer demand for bananas keeps pushing

Published: Jun 29, 2016

The giant Piccadilly Circus billboard is the latest London location to feature Chiquita Bananas as the company expands its ‘Just Smile’ marketing campaign.

Published: Jun 29, 2016

President of the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) Alexander N. Valoria has called on stakeholders of the banana industry to uphold security and discipline in order to maintain global competitiveness.